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THIS PAGE: Guestrooms were designed by Hirsch Bedner Associates, with a soft tonal palette of gold and beige, accented with punchy reds. The Singapura Suite is a 142m2 space featuring two bedrooms, living room, and a games room with its own pool table


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Suspended amber glass lighting blocks with LED lamps fabricated by Preciosa demarcate each elevator bank. Two lighting groups of stunning white and blue hand-blown glass drops designed by Rockwell Group, meanwhile, adorn the entrance to the VIP lounge and the lobby elevators to Paiza, an invitation-only club for the high rollers who frequent the resort’s casino. Not only does the casino, a collaboration between Rockwell and Safdie Architects, house one of the world’s largest chandeliers, a contemporary interpretation comprising 132,000 Swarovski crystals inset into the ceiling, but the escalator leading to the private gaming rooms is adorned with an arresting champagne- coloured canopy of hundreds of LED strands in hand-blown glass.


An additional design company, Hirsch Bedner Associates, has developed interiors


for the hotel rooms where golden thread- patterned wallcoverings by Goodrich, and limed oak form the basis of a soft tonal palette, accented by pops of colour including punchy reds. Afyon Beige stone runs through the comfortable bathrooms with a shimmering Palissandro Blue chosen for the vanities. HBA is also responsible for the interiors of the largest MICE facility in Singapore, where it has employed textured wallcoverings and patterned carpets supplied by Tai Ping to break up the extensive space. Despite its expansive size, Marina Bay Sands manages to function as a cohesive ‘microcosm of a city’ both on a human and mega scale. In seeking to create a landmark rooted in local culture and life, Safdie has succeeded in delivering a multi-layered experience unique to Singapore.


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„ 2,561 rooms including 230 suites ‰ 50 dining choices including celebrity-led restaurants helmed by Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud, Wolfgang Puck, Santi Santamaria, Guy Savoy, Tetsuya Wakuda and Justin Quek  Several bars and nightclubs including Ku Dé Ta [ Banyan Tree Spa + 1.3 million sq ft Sands Expo and Convention Centre, 800,000sq ft retail and dining space at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Sands SkyPark, casino, two theatres, Event Plaza, ArtScience Museum, Crystal Pavilions


Owner/ Operator: Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp Architect: Safdie Architects Designers: Safdie Architects (theatres, retail), Safdie Architects and Rockwell Group (casino), CL3 Architects (hotel atrium), Hirsch Bedner Associates (hotel rooms and MICE)


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