HBA Completes Park Hyatt Hyderabad

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. April 26, 2012

April 25, 2012 - Leading the hospitality interior design industry since 1965, HBA continues their rich tradition of integrating faraway cultures with the height of modern luxury with the design of the Park Hyatt Hyderabad, the first city Park Hyatt hotel in India. Now open and situated only minutes from the city's banking and financial district, the Park Hyatt Hyderabad represents top of the line luxury to an emerging location, where HBA has showcased local Indian cultures and materials in their innovative design while crafting a memorable hospitality environment.

Park Hyatt Hyderabad marks HBA's 45th completed project in India and their ongoing commitment to the region. Since HBA's 1997 Juhu Beach Marriott and Grand Hyatt Mumbai, HBA has grown their portfolio in the country to encompass some of the world's finest nameplates including the Four Seasons, Hyatt, JW Marriott, Sheraton, Shangri-La and Taj. HBA's presence in India is growing even stronger with over 20 new projects set to open in the coming years.

The financial, economic and political capital of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad is one of the richest cities in India and has been named the second best Indian city for doing business, according to a World Bank Group report. It is one of India's prominent biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical hubs and has large tracts of land devoted to software development and information technology research.

In order to design the five star deluxe hotel in Hyderabad, HBA worked with the Park Hyatt brand and the architects from John Portman & Associates to create a contemporary environment that offers the discerning traveler an atmosphere of understated elegance and luxury, coupled with gracious service and the welcoming warmth of a personal residence.

HBA took inspiration from their surroundings for the overall design. During the initial design stages, HBA designers spent time getting acquainted with the environment visiting local museums, viewing historical architecture and studying local culture and fashion.

The result translates into Indian colors, patterns and fabrics that can be seen throughout the hotel. Indian motifs are found in the carpets which feature traditional henna patterns but are massively oversized in scale to look contemporary and not traditional. Silk accents and vibrant colors influenced by Indian saris also permeate throughout the hotel's design.

The modern, eight-story Park Hyatt Hyderabad includes 185 guestrooms and 24 Suites on the first six floors with 42 service apartments on the two uppermost floors. Clad in natural Madurai granite from South India, the façade is clean and modern with expansive glass doors and windows, and an impressive porte-cochere with a shimmering steel mesh ceiling fixture which gives a chandelier effect at the entrance.

The impressive lobby is designed with sparkling water features and plants that surround the hotel's signature 35-foot tall white, abstract John Portman sculpture. Titled “Becoming,” the sculpture is a twenty-seven foot high (8.23 meter) undulating form in a matte white finish prominently positioned at the end of a 131 foot long (40 meter) linear reflecting pool that runs the length of the lobby. Serving as a contemplative counterpoint to the dramatic atrium space, it is mounted on a thin reflective stainless steel platform that creates the impression that the sculpture floats just above the surface of the water.

According to HBA Senior Associate Greg Bates, “The most distinguishable design feature in the seven story hotel is the open atrium. We were able to create a space that is both tiered and staggered allowing an enormous amount of light to break through. The space feels intimate because of the atrium's cocooning affect.”

Hotel Rooms
Spacious, welcoming and modern, each of the hotel's guestrooms are among the largest in Hyderabad, measuring at least 463 square feet. Soft, neutral earthy tones and shades of silver and green in the guestroom furnishings create a soothing ambience, while large glass windows add natural daylight within the room.

The guestroom plan is revolutionary where guests may walk in the middle of the room and the bathroom is on both sides. The opulent, spa-inspired bathrooms include unique wet areas with oversized soaking bathtubs and glass enclosed showers.

Dining
Tastefully furnished, with generous touches of contemporary features, all restaurants at Park Hyatt Hyderabad are designed with interactive show kitchens, which are central to the guest experience. Tre-Forni, the hotel's signature restaurant is furnished in muted earth tones, dark polished hardwood floors, and hand carved Italianate tiles.

For a traditional Indian menu, the formal Dining Room offers light and flavorful Hyderabadi dishes and classic European favorites. For a light bite to eat, The Living Room offers the hotel's signature selection of freshly prepared macaroons and other French pastries, as well as elegant Western and Indian-inspired high tea in the afternoon. The friendly and warm Oriental Bar and Kitchen is a gathering place to meet friends or business associates for drinks and offering Southeast Asian comfort snacks and other dishes.

Spa
The hotel offers exquisite spa experiences designed specifically to provide guests with a total sense of purity, tranquility and peace of mind and spirit. The 10,000 square foot facilities include five well-equipped treatment rooms, an outdoor swimming pool with sweeping views of the Banjara Hills, beauty and grooming studios for men and women, a state-of-the-art Fitness Center, private cabanas and a meditation garden.

HBA used a color scheme that consisted of a creamy neutral background with lavender, lilac, pink and amber. The treatment rooms have custom wood counters cut from whole logs with rough 'live bark edge' topped with hand cast bronze decorative sinks. Walls are scored and stacked with teak plank accents.

Meetings and Events
Designed to accommodate large and small groups, the hotel will be the first in India to offer Hyatt's unique residential-style multi-function facility - The Meeting Residence. The hotel's flexible and intimate meeting spaces will exude a warm and welcoming home-style ambience for small and large functions. Park Hyatt Hyderabad's total meetings and events facilities measure more than 17,000 square feet/nearly 1,600 square meters and feature a separate entrance and spacious parking facilities.

For more information, please visit www.hyderabad.park.hyatt.com.

About Park Hyatt
Park Hyatt provides discerning, affluent individual business and leisure guests with elegant and luxurious accommodations. Guests of Park Hyatt receive highly attentive personal service in an intimate environment. Located in many of the world's premier destinations, each Park Hyatt is custom designed to combine sophistication with distinctive regional character. Park Hyatt features well-appointed guestrooms, meeting and special event spaces for smaller groups, critically acclaimed art and food and beverage programs, and signature restaurants featuring award-winning chefs. There are currently 29 Park Hyatt hotels in the following locations: Abu Dhabi, Baku, Beaver Creek, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Canberra, Chicago, Dubai, Goa, Hamburg, Hyderabad, Istanbul, Jeddah, Maldives, Melbourne, Mendoza, Milan, Moscow, Ningbo, Paris, Saigon, San Diego, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington D.C., and Zurich. www.parkhyatt.com

About HBA
World-renowned as the “Number 1 Hospitality Design Firm” (Interior Design) and honored in 2011 by the Perspective Awards, the Boutique Design Awards and the European Hotel Design Awards; HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates, unveils the world's most anticipated hotels, resorts, and spas. Leading the hospitality interior design industry since 1964, HBA remains keenly attuned to the pulse of changing industry trends governed by today's sophisticated traveler. The company's international presence, depth of experience, and detailed industry knowledge enables them to identify interior design trends at their source, make definitive predictions about new directions and innovations, and influence design standards at a global level. HBA's ultimate objective is to add value, raise standards and enhance the brand of a project's owner and operator.

HBA creates the signature look of traditional luxury brands, independent contemporary boutiques, urban resort spas, world-class residences, restaurants, casinos, and cruise ships. From continent to continent, each HBA interior is the result of a unique and sensitive response to location, architecture, and client vision. With over 500 designers around the globe in 13 offices and a recent expansion in Asia, HBA is a true global company with more than 75% of its employees now outside the United States. HBA's international presence, combined with its extensive knowledge of the interior design industry, has facilitated the ability to rewrite the language of design with each new project.

For HBA in Los Angeles, Atlanta, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore, Brisbane, Melbourne, New Delhi, Dubai and Manila, visit www.hba.com.