Andaz Shanghai


Words: Shiraz Randeria Photography: Courtesy of Andaz Shanghai


Hyatt has introduced its vibrant lifestyle brand to Asia with a newbuild property in the Xintiandi neighbourhood, designed by Kohn Pederson Fox and Super Potato.


n the heart of one of Shanghai’s newest commercial districts lies this standout property – already a multi- award winner – yet somehow it feels as if it is hidden in plain sight. Perhaps because of its convoluted birth as the building changed owners and tenants, and even lay dormant for some time. Originally designed for Jumeirah (who relocated to the city’s new Himalayas Center), Hyatt has breathed new life into the former shell, retaining some of the previous occupant’s style. The 28-storey newbuild from Kohn Pederson Fox forms


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part of a twin complex – the almost identical Langham is sited on an adjacent parcel of land. The development responds sensitively to the district’s architecture with a warm-grey stone cladding and low-rise podiums that engage the neighbourhood at street level. Both buildings feature the same exoskeleton – the Langham’s creates sharp oblongs possibly to denote its business-like agenda, while the leisure- oriented Andaz has softer, more organic forms.


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