the park navi mumbai

The ambition behind the latest Park Hotel was to create an iconic hotel for New Mumbai. The interiors mix traditional Indian patterns and textures with clean lines and modern shapes, bringing together East and West. The facilities include reception, bar, coffee shop and poolside area on the ground floor as well as the 'Bamboo' restaurant seating up to 60 people. On the upper floors there is a large banqueting hall adjacent to three interconnecting business suites. The bedrooms are arranged around an enclosed atrium, bringing natural light into the circulation areas. On the top floor are larger rooms with a larder facility for long stay guests; there is one master suite, a gym and small spa.

The building had been abandoned for 20 years, never having been completed. We installed a window system and painted the building white. By night the elevation is illuminated by amber and blue LED lights. The poolside terrace is characterised by a huge abstract glass mosaic pattern in blues, greys and oranges creating a graphic backdrop for the dramatic black elliptical pool. To the rear of the building is our 'white' garden. Inside, a free-form series of pods on the ground floor have been inserted. The orange plastered bar breaks out to address the terrace, while the reception zone houses the snug and is clad in hand finished plaster Jali.

The bedrooms are generously proportioned with high ceilings, decorated in a classic neutral palate lifted by flashes of bright colour. The bathrooms all have huge showers and a teak vanity counter the length of the room, which is clad in pristine white tiles. The wardrobe is a one-stop-shop for the guest containing hanging space, a safe, a fridge and a tea tray.

Project Orange designed all the furniture and most of the fabric for this project.

The hotel was listed in the top 10 Wallpaper Business Hotels 2008.