HOTEL REVIEW


LEFT: The ‘Creature Comforts’ rooms on the fourth floor were designed by multi-disciplinary agency fFurious. In the ASCII room, individual text characters printed on MDF blocks are coated in silver paint to dramatic effect ABOVE: Another of the fFurious rooms features a giant typewriter wall seat design


Tai Lee Siang and Chua Soon Hoon of DP Architects created this ‘Is it just Black and White?’ level. Conceived by multi-disciplinary creative


agency, fFurious, the nine split-level loft rooms on floor four are united by an overarching theme of ‘Creature Comforts’. “We thought about a facet of travel that we treasured most and remembered it was the friends who we met and made us feel welcome that made our holidays so amazing,” recalls creative director Little Ong. “That is how we arrived at our idea – friendly creatures welcoming travellers as they step into their room.” Of the five different whimsical creatures, a tree monster constructed of walnut veneer greets guests as they enter a room sheltered by a felt-leaf canopy. The mosaic forest carpet and tree-patterned wallpaper serve to reinforce the visual story. In another, a giant custom-made typewriter


doubles as a cushioned place of rest, while in the space room, a floor-to-ceiling rocket sits next to genial aliens and fibre optic lights embedded into black walls simulate stars. Perhaps the most intriguing, though, is the ASCII room in which individual text characters are printed on hundreds of MDF blocks of varying height, coated in silver paint, to form the body of a wall monster – with window blinds also providing eyelids. fFurious has employed special effects paint on a contrasting wall to create a textured, silver covering while ceramic floor tiles come with a metallic coating to evoke a rust effect. The end result may not be to everybody’s


taste but it is certainly bold and irreverent – a hotel that intrepid travellers will enjoy discovering. As Ong concludes: “Wanderlust conjures a notion of freedom and escapade, which is especially relevant to the constantly surprising location of Little India.”


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Wanderlust Hotel 2 Dickson Road Singapore 209494 Tel: +65 6396 3322 www.wanderlusthotel.com


„ 29 rooms ‰ Cocotte Restaurant [ Outdoor jacuzzi


Owner/ Operator: Loh Lik Peng Architect: DP Architects Designers: Asylum, Phunk Studio, DP Architects, fFurious


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