Old English Embodiment Ọrụ Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Boutique Hotel by Chaos Design Studio

Old English Embodiment Ọrụ Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Boutique Hotel by Chaos Design Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ime Ụlọ na Ngosipụta Competition Category.

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Old English Embodiment Ọrụ Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Boutique Hotel

by Chaos Design Studio

Client: Bagan Eighteen Sdn. Bhd.

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ime Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Old English Embodiment Ọrụ Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Boutique Hotel

Old English Embodiment bụ nhazi ime ụlọ nke otu boutique hotel dị n'ime otu ụlọ ukwu oge ndịda-ochichi (colonial mansion) e wughachiri, nke e wuru na mmalite afọ 1800 na George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Hotel a nwere ọnụ ụlọ asatọ, ma ọnụ ụlọ ọ bụla e ji ụdị nkume marble dị iche iche mee ka ọ dị mma. Tebụl nnabata bụ eserese abstract nke gosipụtara marble asatọ ahụ niile ka a kpokọtara ha ọnụ, nke mere ka oghere niile jikọta ọnụ. Lobby na landing ka e doziri ka ha yie ụlọ ọgụgụ akwụkwọ oge ochie nke ndị Bekee (old English study) maka ndị ọbịa nọ na-eche. Steepụ dị n'usoro gbagoro agbago na-eduba ndị ọbịa na ọwa ụzọ dị n'elu. Nhazi a na-ejikọta àgwà akọrọ nke omenala na ikuku ọ dị ka n'ụlọ obibi n'otu n'otu.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Old English Embodiment Ọrụ Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Boutique Hotel meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Old English Embodiment Ọrụ Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Boutique Hotel ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Old English Embodiment Ọrụ Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Boutique Hotel na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The site is a restored colonial mansion built in the early 1800s. Quantity over quality is evidently true in this project as it only has 8 rooms with 8 different marble slabs placed respectively. To create a connection between spaces and pivotal point of the hotel; the reception, its table is an abstract plan view of the 8 marbles placed together. Waiting areas like the lobby and landing are camouflaged into an old English study.
Dimensions & Packaging: Inspired by Sir Norman Macalister, the British Governor of Penang from year 1808 to 1810. It serves as a homage to Penangs rich colonial past. It holds the the UNESCO World Heritage Site status (WHS) in 2008. Given its pre-war inception, this two-storey building is a load bearing wall, with no proper columns and wall like it is today. Throughout its alterations following legislation of its heritage, post and beam structure has been used, which is fairly new in Malaysia.
Tags: Hotel, Hospitality, Colonial Mansion, White Washed Timber Wainscot, Marble Wainscot, Luxurious Homey, Old English, Design Hotels
Production Technology: In sequential steps, we start off with team brainstorming, researches on its heritage and concept, moodboard for concept storytelling, hand drawn sketches for its form and massing, 2D to test the technicality and workability of our ideas, 3D overwritten by hand drawn sketches and to finally reach a final 3D visualization for all angles.
Design Challenge: Due to its UNESCO World Heritage Site status, we had to comply with design limitations in addition to our local heritage legislation by law. We had to analyze the ancient building structure before hacking works, given it is a load bearing wall without proper columns. Wall timber panels have cavity in between as the rising damp issue causes dampness from the floor to the wall. Combination of lux materials and craftmanship needed are lacking in our Malaysian market, challenging our design vision.
Research: We studied various classical architecture books and case studies from Londons prestigious hotels to local pubs. Our aim is to find the right balance between luxury and homey hence, we searched for classical architecture found in typical homes. The workability of the design was experimented via various hand drawn sketches and 3D test renders. By confirming the right balance of classical elements, we further researched its technicality through the workmanship our local carpenter can allow.
Inspiration: Our client takes pleasure in vacationing in London and wanted to recreate this boutique hotel into something that could be an expression of it. If we go into details, there are various elements such as Edwardian, Victorian or even Art Deco fused into the modern architecture in the streets of London as of 2021. Our client wanted to create a very comfortable approach to its users where class could be felt yet it feels homey.
Project Duration: Project started in August 2019 and finished in September 2020. Located in 228, Jalan Macalister, 10400 George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
Operation Flow: Upon entering, the user will be greeted with a grand Old English study which is the lobby of the hotel. Reception is located adjacent to it where users can check in their stay in either flexible areas. The multi-purpose room equipped with audio-visual can cater public guests easily accessible from main entrance. Heading towards the end of the lobby is the curvature staircase which will lead private guests to a landing area and corridors guiding them to their respective rooms.
Team Members: Charles Khor
Vivian Khor
Ng Ke Quan
Edlyn Tan
Image Credits: All images: TWJPTO