Seven years after its closure, the global Hilton brand has returned to dowown Shanghai with a project that is both a coinuation of the past and a creative reinveion. The new “Hilton Shanghai City Ceer Hotel” is not only a luxury accommodation, which is a deep connection with the multi-layered urban and cultural ideity of Shanghai; A city that has flourished with the iermingling of dynamic culture of East and West as well as tradition and modernity. (Love That Design)
Photographer: Unknown / Love That Design
The return of Hilton Hotel is a recreation of the brand’s pioneering ery io Shanghai in 1988. Inspired by the church organ and the famous piece “Toccata and Fugue” by Bach, the architects of this project have created an architectural narrative that is a metaphor of coinuity, resonance and renewal. In this way, Hilton’s return is not just a simple reopening; Rather, it is considered a reinvestme in the symbolic and experieial heart of Shanghai’s urban story.
In the structure and materials used for the design of the Hilton Hotel, a corasting layering strategy has been used, in which the memorable elemes of Shanghai architecture are reflected through a coemporary lens. The lobby floor is inspired by musical notes, and its magnifice semi-circular ceiling with cascading chandeliers showcases the grandeur of the former Hilton hotel in a new coext.
Historic works such as the statue of Venus and Cello, the work of Arman and the iconic spiral staircase have been preserved as main motifs to establish coinuity with the past while setting the stage for a new ierpretation. In other parts, the tubular geometry of the banquet hall is reminisce of the vertical pipes of an organ, evoking both structural solidity and fabric-like softness.
In terms of space and atmosphere, the Hilton Hotel project fulfills the promise of creating an eertainme and cultural ceer by designing changing spaces throughout the day. A restaura with a cinematic mural and a parametric ierior recreates the 20th ceury saloon culture of Shanghai in a modern format.
The link with cultural backgrounds coinues in guest rooms with simple color palettes of white and gray; Where classic curves combine with modern precision against a backdrop of stunning city views. Together, like a magnifice orchestra, these spaces evoke a feeling that focuses not only on luxury, but also on urban rhythm, memory, and poetry, making Hilton’s return a new and resounding moveme in Shanghai’s cultural composition.
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Cover photo source: Love That Design | Photographer: Unknown
