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MICHAEL GRAVES ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
WE BELIEVE HUMANISM IS THE SOUL OF DESIGN AND ENABLES TRANSFORMATIVE RESULTS. WE VIEW EACH DESIGN OPPORTUNITY AS AN UNFOLDING STORY – AND THE PERSON OCCUPYING THE SPACE OR USING A PRODUCT – AS THE CENTRAL CHARACTER. BY FOCUSING ON THE INDIVIDUAL, WE HUMANIZE DESIGN. AS A RESULT, PEOPLE EXPERIENCE OUR WORK SPATIALLY, VISUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.
ARCHITECTURE PLANNING INTERIOR DESIGN PRODUCT DESIGN BRANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN
MGA&D “ DESIGN IS A TOOL WE USE TO TOUCH PEOPLE, ENGAGE THEIR SENSES AND ENHANCE THEIR LIVES.”
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Founded by AIA Gold Medalist Michael Graves in 1964, Michael Graves Architecture & Design (MGA&D) is recognized as one of the leading design firms in the world. Through approaching projects aesthetically and empathetically, MGA&D achieves transformative results for clients. MGA&D offers a full spectrum of architecture and product design services. Architecture projects span the globe, while the firm has brought to market over 2,000 products for clients such as Kimberly-Clark, Stryker Medical, Alessi, JCPenney, and Target. MGA&D is a unique, highly integrated, practice that offers strategic advantages to clients worldwide. For more information, visit michaelgraves.com. The architectural practice has designed over 400 buildings worldwide encompassing many building types: large-scale master
plans, corporate headquarters and other office buildings, hotels and resorts, restaurants and retail stores, facilities for sports and recreation, healthcare facilities, civic projects such as embassies, courthouses and monuments, a wide variety of university buildings, museums, theaters, public libraries, housing and private residences. MGA&D has received over 300 awards for design excellence. MGA&D’s Interiors Studio provides design services for all of its architectural projects and also has a stand-alone practice. MGA&D’s interiors studio has extensive experience in the hospitality industry, including the design of hotel guest rooms, suites, public amenities, conference centers, restaurants and clubs, as well as serviced apartments, luxury suites and penthouses, and villas. The Interiors Studio often custom-
designs furniture and artwork that complement the character of the firm’s architecture and interiors. MGA&D has designed over 2000 consumer products, which include both building components such as lighting, hardware, bath and kitchen products, and a wide variety of consumer products for home, office and personal use. MGA&D’s strategic partnerships include manufacturers such as Alessi, Steuben, Dansk, Disney, Baldinger Architectural Lighting, David Edward Furniture, Glen Eden, Stryker Medical, Drive Medical, Delta Faucet and Progress Lighting, among others, and also retailers such as JCPenney, Target Stores and international distribution companies. MGA&D has designed innovative packaging and graphic identity programs for many of its projects.
WE ARE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIRM.
ARCHITECTURE
PLANNING
INTERIOR DESIGN
We believe that architecture is inextricably tied to use, place, client aspirations and cultural traditions. We also believe that the greatest buildings are those that cannot be imagined anywhere else in the world. Thus, it is our mission to provide clients around the globe with highly functional, intuitive design solutions that are sensitive to an ever changing built environment in both scale and context. We bring design excellence to all building types.
We see planning as a vital part of the built landscape, a process that begins with the development of a hierarchical organization of spatial relationships between buildings and the surrounding built or natural context. Our master plans impart a distinct sense of community and place, while establishing a framework for current and future decisions. Throughout the world, we have created award-winning designs that are functional, efficient, site specific and sustainable.
We believe interior design should reflect each client’s culture and communicate their values while meeting both their functional and aesthetic goals. Our projects range from company headquarters to international hotels to interiors for public institutions. Working in conjunction with MGA&D’s product designers, our interior designers often custom-design furniture and artwork that complement the character of the firm’s architecture and interiors.
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PRODUCT DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN
BRANDING
We provide integrated product design services. We are well known for designing products that deliver an inspired balance of form and function. We have brought over 2000 Michael Gravesbranded consumer products to market across all retail distribution channels. Among our branded partnerships are: Kimberly-Clark, Alessi, Target Stores, Stryker, JCPenney, Disney and Steuben.
We provide complete graphic design services ranging from product-specific graphics and marketing collateral to retail planogram layout and environmental graphics for a diverse client base. We have designed everything from watch faces, to restaurant logos, to environmental signage for the world’s largest integrated resort.
We have extensive experience in brand building – beginning with the management of our own consumer brand Michael Graves Design. For our clients, our integrated team of industrial designers, graphic designers and brand managers provide extensive brand building services in the development of standout consumer brands.
RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA MGA&D and DP Architects in Singapore partnered to produce a master plan for the award-winning 3.5 million-SF Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. MGA&D was then the design architect for the resort exclusive of the theme parks and also the interior designer for a large number of the resort components. This integrated resort was conceived as an iconic tourist attraction for the growing Asian tourist market and the RWS casino is ranked among the top three most profitable elite gaming destinations. Resorts World is also a family destination with six hotels and a world-class spa, a maritime museum, extensive convention, banquet & event facilities, signature shopping and food service providing non-stop entertainment and two theme parks – a Universal Studios park and a Marine life and water park.
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SITE & LOCATION Resorts World Sentosa occupies 121 acres of the Island of Sentosa, a “holiday” island located a quartermile from downtown Singapore. Sentosa Island is the fourth largest island of Singapore, outside of the main island. Sentosa is also covered by 70% of rainforest.
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CENTRAL ZONE MGA&D emphasized the local tropical character and created an evocative context where buildings and landscape integrate to create a warm, friendly atmosphere. Eco-cooled pedestrian areas are just one of the environmentallysenstive design features which won Resports World Sentosa the BCA Green Mark Gold Plus award. The resort’s design is a tour de force at every scale, matched only by a successful, highly complex and fast-paced construction process.
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Eco-Cooled Canopies in Central Zone 14 | RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA
Aerial View Towards Downtown Singapiore 16 | RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA
HOTEL MICHAEL Named after Michael Graves, this 470-room boutique hotel is a tribute to the firm’s broad design repertoire. The smartly designed guestrooms feel balanced and calm, featuring carpet designs made from Graves’ drawings combined with honey maple millwork.
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CROCKFORDS TOWER The 9-story building, an all-suite exclusive 120-key hotel was designed to reflect the highest level of luxury and sophistication. Using sumptuous materials and deep rich colors, the hotel displays a level of personalized luxury that connotes both power and pampering.
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FESTIVE HOTEL Festive Hotel’s use of pitched roofs, terraces and awnings, and the use of lattice and other small scale wooden elements reinforce its tropical character. The guestrooms are playfully modern, with bold colors and oversized orchid graphics. They feature a sleeping chamber and a family-friendly loft bed in the sitting area.
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HARD ROCK HOTEL The Hard Rock Hotel combines the tropical character of the resort’s architecture and dramatic light fixtures to suit the glamorous Hard Rock Brand. With its sleek stylish, modern design, unique pool court, hip dining options, and legendary entertainment, the Hard Rock Hotel provides an exciting guest experience.
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View of Pool Court
EQUARIUS HOTEL The rustic character of the 360-key Equarius Hotel property reinforces the experience of its tropical forest setting.
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BEACH HOTEL The exclusive beachfront hotel contains 40 guestrooms located either on the beach or above the water on stilts. The gracious guestrooms are generous in size and have large and well-appointed materials to be as open as possible.
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Exterior (top) Guestooms (bottom left and opposite) 38 | RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA
ESPA VILLAGE The spa village, comprised of freestanding structures with deluxe treatment suites, palace suites and a wellness center, redefines luxury. An oasis of tranquility designed for total relaxation and recreation, the ESPA Spa Village provides for total pleasure and discovery.
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MARITIME EXPERIMENTAL MUSEUM The museum is an iconic structure inspired by sea-going vessels, alluding to the stories told in its programs and exhibits. Throughout the day, dappled light and shadows cast by the ribbed frame enliven the interiors.
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CASINO The casino at Resorts World Sentosa occupies a lower level within the central zone of the resort. The casino contains a main gaming hall and two exclusive VIP gaming areas, one branded Maxim and the other Crockfords.
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FOOD AND BEVERAGE MGA&D designed the Italian restaurant Palio, inspired by the colorful banners of the famous annual horse race in Siena. The Brazilian restaurant in the Festive Hotel captures the fiery characteristics of Carnival. The casino offers varied dining options, including a large circular buffet, a traditional Japanese restaurant and a high-end wine bar and grill.
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Brazilian Restaurant 54 | RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA
Hotaru Restaurant 56 | RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA
RETAIL MGA&D designed numerous retail facilities located throughout Resorts World Sentosa. Festive Walk is a semi-enclosed retail and restaurant environment.
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ATTRACTIONS The Crane Dance combines groundbreaking audiovisual technologies, and stunning light and water effects to perfectly illustrate the cranes’ graceful courtship. The Lake of Dreams is a spectacularly choreographed display of fire, water and light.
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MGA&D 609.924.6409 341 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08540 info@michaelgraves.com MICHAELGRAVES.com