{"id":239651,"date":"2024-10-07T10:40:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=canvasflow&p=239651"},"modified":"2024-10-08T02:50:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T06:50:05","slug":"wild-palms-hotel-refresh-by-bhdm","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/wild-palms-hotel-refresh-by-bhdm\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience Joie De Vivre At This Colorful Silicon Valley Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Columns in the dining lounge, newly connected to the lobby, are clad in fluted ceramic tiles. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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October 7, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Edie Cohen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Garrett Rowland<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Experience Joie De Vivre At This Colorful Silicon Valley Hotel<\/h1>\n\n\n

No need to inquire about the ethos of Hyatt\u2019s JdV brand: It\u2019s in the name, an acronym for joie de vivre. \u201cEffervescent, bubbly, bright, and celebratory,\u201d is how Dan Mazzarini, principal and creative director of New York\u2019s BHDM Design<\/a>, describes the global JdV identity. Those descriptors certainly apply to the portfolio\u2019s Wild Palms Hotel in tech-centric Silicon Valley, which BHDM recently completed. Know what else fits that description? An Aperol spritz. In fact, a vintage ad for the trending aperitivo sparked the direction for the five-year renovation effort\u2014\u201cone of our smallest yet longest projects,\u201d continues Mazzarini, whose firm has left its mark on hospitality interiors from Atlanta and New York to Honolulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BHDM was commissioned to redesign the two-story hotel\u2019s public areas\u2014lobby, F&B, conference zone, corridors\u2014totaling 16,500 square feet. (The 207 keys had been refreshed over the years during changes in ownership.) The property gave off \u201ceasy, breezy, mid-century California vibes,\u201d Mazzarini says, \u201cand we wanted to exploit what we had.\u201d The chief inherited asset was the loftlike double-height lobby. Lacking, however, was a strong connection with the adjacent dining lounge and the outdoor pool, not to mention an overall sense of cohesion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A dimensional painted-wood artwork by Tilde Grynnerup backs reception\u2019s custom MDF desk, inset with ombr\u00e9 vinyl circles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Working with staff designers Sheila Cahill and Mattie Over\u00admyer, Mazzarini initially devised a less ambitious and more sedate solution. But COVID halted the project for two years, and when it was rebooted, the team pivoted. \u201cWe changed the narrative to optimism,\u201d Mazzarini recalls. \u201cWe also needed a drink!\u201d So, the team paired Aperol spritz allusions with an apropos tagline: \u201962 and sunny, a double entendre referencing the locale\u2019s climate and the decade of the hotel\u2019s origins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To instate clarity, walls that separated reception, lobby, and dining functions were razed and structural work implemented. Checking in, guests now perceive a singular, joyous space with unobstructed sight lines all the way to the pool. Interiors are populated with a plethora of circles (think bubbles, beach balls) in a riot of cheerful colors: sunny yellows, clear-sky blues, rosy pinks. A custom mobile of acrylic discs takes center stage in the loftlike lobby, while a sculptural painted-wood artwork by Tilde Grynnerup backdrops the reception desk, an MDF construction with ombr\u00e9 vinyl insets. Cabana stripes and poolside-appropriate furniture reference the indoor-outdoor setting. Extending the spirited theme into the grab-and-go dining lounge at the lobby\u2019s rear is a punchy, graphic mural wallcovering. It was designed by BHDM, as was the powder-coated aluminum face lamp\u2014pure whimsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk Through The Wild Palms Hotel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Columns in the dining lounge, newly connected to the lobby, are clad in fluted ceramic tiles. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A custom composition of iridescent acrylic discs fills the double-height lobby\u2019s volume. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Below it, a custom rug and coffee table anchor the seating area, lit by a wicker floor lamp. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The MDF stair rail, perforated to reiterate the circular theme, extends to become the second-floor overlook\u2019s balustrade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Each wing of the hotel features a different door color for easy wayfinding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The pool, now visible from the public spaces, boasts vintage solid-iron \u201cface\u201d chairs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cabana stripes\u2014from the custom wallcovering to the slipper chairs\u2019 indoor\/outdoor polyester upholstery\u2014distinguish the lobby-adjacent dining lounge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Custom wallcovering perks up the dining lounge\u2019s laminate-faced coffee counter. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An Anthony Land Yoom sectional and Filter Studio\u2019s Rita lounge with powder-coated steel frame furnish the lobby seating area. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

PRODUCT SOURCES FROM FRONT: WOLF-GORDON:<\/strong> CUSTOM MURALS, BANQUETTE UPHOLSTERY (LOUNGE), SOFA FABRIC (LOBBY). AMTREND:<\/strong> SCONCE BRACKETS (LOUNGE), ORANGE TABLE (LOBBY). HBF TEXTILES:<\/strong> BLUE PILLOW FABRIC (LOUNGE, LOBBY). COLOR CORD COMPANY:<\/strong> SCONCES (LOUNGE). DIVISION TWELVE:<\/strong> BLUE CHAIRS. BLUDOT:<\/strong> CAF\u00c9 TABLES, OTTO\u00adMANS. ASH NYC:<\/strong> UPHOLSTERED CHAIRS. SCHUMACHER:<\/strong> STRIPED CHAIR FABRIC, FRINGED PILLOW FABRIC. MOROSO:<\/strong> SOFA. KVADRAT:<\/strong> SOFA FABRIC. TRANS-LUXE:<\/strong> CUSTOM FACE LAMP. HEDGE HOUSE FURNITURE:<\/strong> WOOD COCKTAIL TABLE. MOWAX VISUAL:<\/strong> WALL DECORS, MOBILE (LOBBY). STYLEX:<\/strong> SOFA. BD:<\/strong> YELLOW CHAIR. GRAND RAPIDS CHAIR COMPANY:<\/strong> RED CHAIR. MY HOME:<\/strong> MARTINI TABLE. CRATE & BARREL: <\/strong>BOOKSHELF, CEILING FIXTURES (LOUNGE), ANGLE-BASE SIDE TABLE (LOBBY). VISUAL COMFORT: <\/strong>LAMPS (RECEPTION). TOMNUK:<\/strong> COLUMN SCONCES (LOUNGE). HKLIVING: <\/strong>TREE LAMP. PETITES POMMES:<\/strong> FLOATS (POOL). BUSINESS & PLEASURE CO.: <\/strong>UMBRELLAS, TOWELS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRODUCT SOURCES THROUGHOUT<\/strong>: ROYAL THAI:<\/strong> CUSTOM RUGS. BRERETON ARCHITECTS: <\/strong>ARCHITECT OF RECORD. PHIL STEIN DESIGN COLLECTIVE:<\/strong> ART CONSULTANT. SAN JOSE WOOD\u00adWORK\u00adING:<\/strong> MILLWORK. MARTIN SIGN CO.: <\/strong>CUSTOM SIGNAGE. GIDEL & KOCAL CONSTRUCTION CO.:<\/strong> GENERAL CONTRACTOR.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n