1,930 SQM, BUILT 2010
AN ODE TO RAFFLES_ Inspired by the historic “Raffles Hotel” and attempting to create a contemporary version of it, The Club is Ministry of Design’s heritage design boutique hotel offering in the uber chic Club Street conservation area with 22 distinctly unique rooms, a rooftop skybar with alfresco deck and a destination F&B venue with a tapas bar on the ground floor. Conceptualizing The Club's branding, we have orchestrated a unified design vision to all related collateral, signage and spatial environments. Targeted at the design and lifestyle savvy global nomad, The Club's blend of sophisticated and comfortable design is at once distinctly local as it is cutting edge global.
In a whimsical reference to the area's early 20th century fame as a remittance hub for Chinese immigrants, MOD Design Director Colin Seah asked artist Wyn-Lyn Tan to paint murals of birds, squirrels, frogs and carp as message carriers
The hotel is entered from a chamfered corner, the lobby formed a little like the famous Aalto vase. A cloud of folded fabric drops from the ceiling, obscuring the outlook of a super-sized Sir Stamford Raffles, reminding us of the other great colonial hotel in this city.
"Sir Raffles, head in the clouds; Singapore's colonial past mixed with modern chic forms the basis for the consistent corporate design of this boutique hotel."
1. Winner, Gold, Best Green Design Award, 2010 at Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards, China
2. Winner, Gold Trophy, Heritage Design, 2010 at Perspective Awards, Hong Kong
3. Winner, Merit, Best Design for Boutique Hotel, 2010 at Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards, China
