Award-winning strategy, branding and interior design firm EDG Design has launched its latest hospitality project for the newly opened Pullman Singapore Orchard. An ambitious undertaking from day one, the entire project from initial concept through construction and opening took less than 18 months end-to-end, which included fully re-zoning the majority of the public spaces left over from the previous Grand Park Orchard hotel.
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Photography by Owen Raggett.
The developer behind the Swisshôtel Jakarta consulted EDG’s Singapore arm after concluding that the property lacked multiple restaurants, not to mention a dedicated breakfast area. Up for the challenge were partner and managing director Michael Goodman a former executive chef and creative director Piya Thamchariyawat, who responded with a sprawling culinary destination for the hotel, one that serves as a single breakfast space by day and four distinct eateries at night.
Photography by Owen Raggett.
For Letterpress, the tea lounge and bar, Chinoiserie panels and a metal rail inspired by printing blocks craft a vintage vibe. Meanwhile, at the adjoining dumpling/noodle shop Iron and Needle, stained glass nods to the urban landscape of Hong Kong, while marble tabletops and painted wood paneling evoke traditional teahouses. The firm t