MGA&D Resorts World Sentosa Experience Book

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RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA

MICHAEL GRAVES ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

WE BELIEVE HUMANISM IS THE SOUL OF DESIGN AND

ENABLES TRANSFORMATIVE RESULTS. WE VIEW EACH DESIGN

OPPORTUNITY AS AN UNFOLDING STORY – AND THE PERSON

OCCUPYING THE SPACE OR USING A PRODUCT – AS THE

CENTRAL CHARACTER. BY FOCUSING ON THE INDIVIDUAL, WE

HUMANIZE DESIGN. AS A RESULT, PEOPLE EXPERIENCE OUR

WORK SPATIALLY, VISUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

ARCHITECTURE

PLANNING

INTERIOR DESIGN

PRODUCT DESIGN

BRANDING

GRAPHIC DESIGN

MGA&D

“ DESIGN IS A TOOL WE USE TO TOUCH PEOPLE,

ENGAGE THEIR SENSES AND ENHANCE THEIR LIVES.”

| RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA2

Founded by AIA Gold Medalist

Michael Graves in 1964, Michael

Graves Architecture & Design

(MGA&D) is recognized as one

of the leading design firms in

the world. Through approaching

projects aesthetically and

empathetically, MGA&D achieves

transformative results for clients.

MGA&D offers a full spectrum

of architecture and product

design services. Architecture

projects span the globe, while

the firm has brought to market

over 2,000 products for clients

such as Kimberly-Clark, Stryker

Medical, Alessi, JCPenney, and

Target. MGA&D is a unique, highly

integrated, practice that offers

strategic advantages to clients

worldwide. For more information,

visit michaelgraves.com.

The architectural practice has

designed over 400 buildings

worldwide encompassing many

building types: large-scale master

plans, corporate headquarters

and other office buildings, hotels

and resorts, restaurants and retail

stores, facilities for sports and

recreation, healthcare facilities,

civic projects such as embassies,

courthouses and monuments,

a wide variety of university

buildings, museums, theaters,

public libraries, housing and

private residences. MGA&D has

received over 300 awards for

design excellence.

MGA&D’s Interiors Studio provides

design services for all of its

architectural projects and also has

a stand-alone practice. MGA&D’s

interiors studio has extensive

experience in the hospitality

industry, including the design of

hotel guest rooms, suites, public

amenities, conference centers,

restaurants and clubs, as well as

serviced apartments, luxury suites

and penthouses, and villas. The

Interiors Studio often custom-

designs furniture and artwork that

complement the character of the

firm’s architecture and interiors.

MGA&D has designed over 2000

consumer products, which include

both building components such

as lighting, hardware, bath and

kitchen products, and a wide

variety of consumer products for

home, office and personal use.

MGA&D’s strategic partnerships

include manufacturers such as

Alessi, Steuben, Dansk, Disney,

Baldinger Architectural Lighting,

David Edward Furniture, Glen

Eden, Stryker Medical, Drive

Medical, Delta Faucet and Progress

Lighting, among others, and

also retailers such as JCPenney,

Target Stores and international

distribution companies. MGA&D

has designed innovative packaging

and graphic identity programs for

many of its projects.

WE ARE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIRM.

INTERIOR DESIGN

We believe interior design should reflect each client’s culture and communicate their values while meeting both their functional and aesthetic goals. Our projects range from company headquarters to international hotels to interiors for public institutions. Working in conjunction with MGA&D’s product designers, our interior designers often custom-design furniture and artwork that complement the character of the firm’s architecture and interiors.

ARCHITECTURE

We believe that architecture is inextricably tied to use, place, client aspirations and cultural traditions. We also believe that the greatest buildings are those that cannot be imagined anywhere else in the world. Thus, it is our mission to provide clients around the globe with highly functional, intuitive design solutions that are sensitive to an ever changing built environment in both scale and context. We bring design excellence to all building types.

PLANNING

We see planning as a vital part of the built landscape, a process that begins with the development of a hierarchical organization of spatial relationships between buildings and the surrounding built or natural context. Our master plans impart a distinct sense of community and place, while establishing a framework for current and future decisions. Throughout the world, we have created award-winning designs that are functional, efficient, site specific and sustainable.


PRODUCT DESIGN

We provide integrated product design services. We are well known for designing products that deliver an inspired balance of form and function. We have brought over 2000 Michael Graves-branded consumer products to market across all retail distribution channels. Among our branded partnerships are: Kimberly-Clark, Alessi, Target Stores, Stryker, JCPenney, Disney and Steuben.

BRANDING

We have extensive experience in brand building – beginning with the management of our own consumer brand Michael Graves Design. For our clients, our integrated team of industrial designers, graphic designers and brand managers provide extensive brand building services in the development of standout consumer brands.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

We provide complete graphic design services ranging from product-specific graphics and marketing collateral to retail planogram layout and environmental graphics for a diverse client base. We have designed everything from watch faces, to restaurant logos, to environmental signage for the world’s largest integrated resort.

MGA&D and DP Architects in

Singapore partnered to produce a

master plan for the award-winning

3.5 million-SF Resorts World

Sentosa in Singapore. MGA&D

was then the design architect for

the resort exclusive of the theme

parks and also the interior designer

for a large number of the resort

components. This integrated

resort was conceived as an iconic

tourist attraction for the growing

Asian tourist market and the RWS

casino is ranked among the top

three most profitable elite gaming

destinations. Resorts World is also

a family destination with six hotels

and a world-class spa, a maritime

museum, extensive convention,

banquet & event facilities, signature

shopping and food service

providing non-stop entertainment

and two theme parks – a Universal

Studios park and a Marine life and

water park.

RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA


Resorts World Sentosa occupies

121 acres of the Island of Sentosa, a

“holiday” island located a quarter-

mile from downtown Singapore.

Sentosa Island is the fourth largest

island of Singapore, outside of the

main island. Sentosa is also covered

by 70% of rainforest.

SITE & LOCATION

Sentosa Island, Singapore


Aerial Perspective


MGA&D emphasized the local

tropical character and created an

evocative context where buildings

and landscape integrate to create a

warm, friendly atmosphere.

Eco-cooled pedestrian areas are

just one of the environmentally-

senstive design features which won

Resports World Sentosa the BCA

Green Mark Gold Plus award.

The resort’s design is a tour de

force at every scale, matched only

by a successful, highly complex and

fast-paced construction process.

CENTRAL ZONE

View of Central Zone towards Merlion Statue


Eco-Cooled Canopies in Central Zone


Aerial View Towards Downtown Singapiore


Named after Michael Graves,

this 470-room boutique hotel

is a tribute to the firm’s broad

design repertoire.

The smartly designed guestrooms

feel balanced and calm, featuring

carpet designs made from Graves’

drawings combined with honey

maple millwork.

HOTEL MICHAEL

Exterior


Guestoom


The 9-story building, an all-suite

exclusive 120-key hotel was

designed to reflect the highest

level of luxury and sophistication.

Using sumptuous materials

and deep rich colors, the hotel

displays a level of personalized

luxury that connotes both power

and pampering.

CROCKFORDS TOWER


Lobby (left)

Guestoom (opposite)


Festive Hotel’s use of pitched

roofs, terraces and awnings, and

the use of lattice and other small

scale wooden elements reinforce

its tropical character.

The guestrooms are playfully

modern, with bold colors and

oversized orchid graphics.

They feature a sleeping chamber

and a family-friendly loft bed in

the sitting area.

FESTIVE HOTEL


Guestoom


The Hard Rock Hotel combines

the tropical character of the

resort’s architecture and dramatic

light fixtures to suit the glamorous

Hard Rock Brand.

With its sleek stylish, modern

design, unique pool court, hip

dining options, and legendary

entertainment, the Hard Rock

Hotel provides an exciting

guest experience.

HARD ROCK HOTEL



View of Pool Court

The rustic character of the

360-key Equarius Hotel property

reinforces the experience of its

tropical forest setting.

EQUARIUS HOTEL


The exclusive beachfront hotel

contains 40 guestrooms located

either on the beach or above the

water on stilts.

The gracious guestrooms are

generous in size and have large

and well-appointed materials to

be as open as possible.

BEACH HOTEL


Exterior (top)

Guestooms (bottom left and opposite)


The spa village, comprised of

freestanding structures with

deluxe treatment suites, palace

suites and a wellness center,

redefines luxury.

An oasis of tranquility designed

for total relaxation and recreation,

the ESPA Spa Village provides for

total pleasure and discovery.

ESPA VILLAGE

Interior Views



The museum is an iconic structure

inspired by sea-going vessels,

alluding to the stories told in its

programs and exhibits.

Throughout the day, dappled light

and shadows cast by the ribbed

frame enliven the interiors.

MARITIME EXPERIMENTAL MUSEUM

View from Across the Water


Interior Views


The casino at Resorts World

Sentosa occupies a lower level

within the central zone of the resort.

The casino contains a main gaming

hall and two exclusive VIP gaming

areas, one branded Maxim and the

other Crockfords.

CASINO


Main Gaming Floor (left)

VIP Gaming Floor (opposite)


MGA&D designed the Italian

restaurant Palio, inspired by the

colorful banners of the famous

annual horse race in Siena.

The Brazilian restaurant in the

Festive Hotel captures the fiery

characteristics of Carnival.

The casino offers varied dining

options, including a large circular

buffet, a traditional Japanese

restaurant and a high-end wine

bar and grill.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Palio Restaurant


Brazilian Restaurant


Hotaru Restaurant


MGA&D designed numerous

retail facilities located throughout

Resorts World Sentosa. Festive

Walk is a semi-enclosed retail and

restaurant environment.

RETAIL

Festive Walk


The Crane Dance combines

groundbreaking audiovisual

technologies, and stunning light and

water effects to perfectly illustrate

the cranes’ graceful courtship.

The Lake of Dreams is a

spectacularly choreographed

display of fire, water and light.

ATTRACTIONS

Crane Dance


Lake of Dreams


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609.924.6409341 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08540

[email protected]

MICHAELGRAVES.com

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MGA&D Resorts World Sentosa Experience Book