SINGAPORE – Wimberly Interiors unveils the design of their newest constructed mission – the Shanghai Snow World Lodge, Vignette Assortment, probably the most luxurious* lodging inside The L+Snow Indoor Snowboarding Theme Complicated. A novel one-off luxurious ski resort themed lodge, the design goals to enhance the grandeur and ambition of the groundbreaking indoor, all-season ski resort that holds the Guinness World Document for the “World’s Largest Indoor Ski Facility”.
A snowboarding vacation spot spanning over 98,800 sq. meters, accessible year-round and designed for fanatics of all ability ranges, The L+Snow Indoor Snowboarding Theme Resort Complicated in Shanghai, China is the brand new iconic vacation spot attracting skiers from across the globe. Providing an array of leisure choices in a very revolutionary setting, it goals to encourage a brand new wave of home fanatics desperate to embrace the Alpine life-style.
Wimberly Interiors’ design for the Shanghai Snow World Lodge redefines luxurious, elevating it to match the resort’s international prominence whereas providing a recent tackle conventional ski retreats. By deep diving into the essence of the ski expertise, consulting seasoned skiers and drawing inspiration from iconic ski locations, the design evokes that the magic of Alpine journey via a recent lens.
Impressed by conventional Swiss ski resorts, the design incorporates darkish, textured wooden to evoke rustic allure, paired with a impartial palette for a simple and enjoyable ambiance. Luxurious accents of marble, leather-based, and opulent cover add refinement whereas sustaining a sense of heat and intimacy. Transferring past the rusticity of conventional ski chalets, the design embraces a contemporary urban-alpine fusion, mixing cosmopolitan vitality with the heat and luxury of a basic ski resort.
For over a century the Alps have been a winter playground for sports activities fanatics in Europe to navigate the problem of the mountain slopes. From Courcheval to St. Moritz, the sheer drama of the undulating terrains, lined in snow, have been a spot to attach with nature and an energizing retreat from city life.
At Shanghai Snow World Lodge, the custom continues. Influenced by the grand lodges of the outdated, regarded for his or her indulgent consolation and hospitable heat, we goal to recreate this ambiance, however reinterpreted for the fashionable world – without delay acquainted, however equally distinctive. Our design language is impressed by the pure magnificence and geometry of the Alpine panorama, specifically the sample of tracks that skiers carve out on the slopes, creating a fragile tracery. Deepu Mahboobani, Principal & Studio Director of Wimberly Interiors Singapore
The principle foyer, with its placing four-story quantity, captivates friends with a bespoke hanging centerpiece—a collection of patterned panels impressed by ski trails—making a grand but human scale expertise. The reception desk is thoughtfully positioned in a lower-ceilinged nook to steadiness the area’s grandeur with intimacy.
To boost visitor journeys, dynamic wall artwork depicting the fluid actions of skiers transforms usually monotonous corridors, making certain visible engagement as friends traverse via the area.
The Après Ski Bar offers a quintessential post-slope retreat, mixing leisure with a vibrant connection to the motion exterior. The all-day eating venue is designed for versatility, seamlessly reworking right into a co-working area throughout non-meal instances, catering to trendy vacationers.
The double-story Presidential Suite, the grandest room providing throughout the resort, takes flexibility additional with a design that permits the 2 flooring to be closed off for unique company occasions throughout low-occupancy seasons, maximizing the property’s performance and income potential. Additionally it is designed with a unprecedented array of facilities from its personal therapeutic massage room, chef’s kitchen to an leisure room, elevating the bar for personalised luxurious and elevated visitor experiences. Suites are additionally designed with direct entry to ski slopes, for ski-in ski-out comfort. This design strategy balances luxurious, performance, and luxury, providing friends an unforgettable Alpine-inspired expertise that feels each timeless and revolutionary.
Ski Suites with ski-in ski-out entry
Wimberly Interiors blended a recent urban-Alpine aesthetic with time-honored design ideas, making a property that not solely captivates friends but in addition ensures enduring worth. Leveraging in depth experience in lodge design and operations, the staff seamlessly built-in performance with strategic revenue-generating alternatives to safe the property’s long-term viability and success. As snowboarding continues to realize recognition amongst a youthful, extra numerous demographic—together with rising markets desperate to immerse themselves within the Alpine life-style—the design responds to this shift by providing experiences that enchantment to each seasoned fanatics and newcomers searching for one thing novel.
The design of Shanghai Snow World Lodge stands as a testomony to Wimberly Interiors’ means to craft revolutionary and trend-responsive hospitality experiences throughout a variety of typologies.
*‘Most luxurious’ based mostly on per night time price throughout the theme complicated.
About Wimberly Interiors
Since its founding in 2011, Wimberly Interiors – a design studio of WATG – has established itself on the forefront of hospitality, leisure and residential design. In its tenth anniversary 12 months, the studio was longlisted in Dezeen’s Rising Inside Design Studio of the Yr class. In 2023, Wimberly ranked 4th within the Prime 100 Hospitality Giants and fiftieth in Inside Design Giants.
From high-voltage nightclubs and stylish eating places to grand lobbies of stately lodges and intimate salons of personal properties, Wimberly Interiors creates inside experiences that transcend aesthetics. With a ardour for distinctive design, its small however mighty staff throughout New York, Los Angeles, London, Singapore and Shanghai is equal elements collaborator and disruptor – a aptitude that has led to over 60 awards and accolades, and a formidable portfolio of constructed work that features the Belmond Venice Simplon
Orient-Specific Grand Suites, the Bentley Suite on the St. Regis New York, EDITION Abu Dhabi, Dream Lodge Downtown New York, Marquee New York, Chroma Seoul, Lodge del Coronado, Park Hyatt Aviara, Bellagio Shanghai, Rosewood Baha Mar, Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, Kempinski Lodge Jinan, 4 Seasons Maui at Wailea, 4 Seasons Los Angeles, Lodge 50 Bowery NYC, Viceroy Kopaonik Serbia, Viceroy Ombria Resort in Portugal and extra.
About WATG
Based in Honolulu in 1945 by George «Pete’ Wimberly, WATG is the preeminent chief in built-in luxurious hospitality design. Grounded in rigorous technique and incomparable area experience, WATG creates bespoke, exhilarating and culturally important locations.
WATG stays unbiased to at the present time with a profound respect for its heritage. Its 5 studios – Advisory, Grasp Planning, Structure, Panorama and Wimberly Interiors – keep true to their values, designing areas that respect, defend and improve the pure magic of their environment whereas delivering long-term worth for shoppers and communities.
As of 2022, its international but native staff – representing greater than 45 nationalities throughout workplaces in Honolulu, Irvine (California), Los Angeles, New York, London, Cairo, New Delhi, Singapore and Shanghai – has designed and delivered over 500 constructed tasks in 170 international locations and territories, pushing the boundaries of chance whereas delivering enduring shopper success throughout the globe.
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Eileen Tan
Regional Advertising and marketing & Communications Supervisor, APAC WATG
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