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Interior Design                                                                                                                                                                                  Contractors News






             Blending Corporate and Hospitality Design


            Kristina Zanic Consultants delivers a unique office


                  space with a luxury hotel aesthetic for Accor





           Dubai – Leading interior design studio Kristina Zanic  guests for its luxury brands. It included a lift lobby,
           Consultants has designed a stylish new office space  reception and lounge, spacious conference area
           in Dubai for French hospitality group Accor.       with food and beverage facilities, informal meeting
           The headquarters office for India, Middle East, Africa  space with relaxed social areas, and two lavish guest
           and Turkey features a newly refurbished reception  washrooms.
           and corporate hospitality area that welcomes visitors  The new corporate hospitality area reflects the
           in a sumptuous style rarely seen in workplaces, and  Group’s expertise in delivering luxury hotels and
           blurs the lines between hospitality and office design.  gives a taste of the Accor guest experience. Visitors
           Accor  appointed  Kristina  Zanic  Consultants  to  help  stepping out of the elevator doors are immediately
           realise its vision for the new space to be an accurate  immersed in a sophisticated ambience of sumptuous
           reflection of its brand ethos, and to display the same  velvets, natural marble, intricate wall paneling and
           luxury elements and feel as seen in its exclusive  gold detailing.

           hotels and resorts around the world.               The design is inspired by the exclusive Parisian
           The scope involved the design of a 300sqm area to  mansions  that showcase  haute  couture  collections,
           host meetings with partners, collaborators, and VIP  and pays homage to extravagant French luxury and
                                                                                                                                            timeless character. A colour palette with a black  able to easily align with Accor’s style direction, having

                                                                                                                                            and white base  has pops of colour added  through  worked with the Group on various projects for many
                                                                                                                                            rich jewel tones of warm rusts, mustard yellows and  of  its  brands such as  Sofitel,  Fairmont,  Swissotel,
                                                                                                                                            midnight blues used in the bespoke lounge-style  SO/, Movenpick, Novotel, and Grand Mercure.
                                                                                                                                            furniture and carpeting.                           “This was a one-of-a-kind project to work on where
                                                                                                                                            Although  the dominant  style is  classic,  it also  we got  to translate the luxury  hospitality  aesthetic
                                                                                                                                            blends in touches of mid-century and contemporary  into an everyday office space,” said Justin Condon,
                                                                                                                                            design in the lighting and furniture selections. This  Design Director at Kristina Zanic Consultants. “We›ve
                                                                                                                                            is demonstrated further in its eclectic collection of  designed luxury hotels and offices before, but never
                                                                                                                                            artwork, focusing on style and fashion that adorn the  one that is a perfect blend of both. The challenge
                                                                                                                                            meeting room walls and corridors.                  was in finding the right balance between creating an
                                                                                                                                            “We wanted a space that welcomes visitors and puts  experience of luxury hospitality but also delivering on
                                                                                                                                            them at ease, while reflecting the luxury experience  the functionality needed from an office space.”
                                                                                                                                            of an Accor hotel brand,” said Aly Alsharif, Vice  “Workplaces more than ever are expected to embody

                                                                                                                                            President - Construction, Design & Technical Services  a company’s brand and work culture. The standard
                                                                                                                                            at Accor India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey. “We  run-of-the-mill designs are completely out the door
                                                                                                                                            were looking to create a workplace that was uniquely  today, and are being replaced by highly customized
                                                                                                                                            our own, one that lives and breathes our brand values,  spaces that reflect personality, promote well-being,
                                                                                                                                            and offers a stylish setting for business interactions.”  and enhance collaboration and productivity.
                                                                                                                                            The design team at Kristina Zanic Consultants was




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