PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay Location

PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay

PARKROYAL COLLECTION MARINA BAY RECENTLY OPENED AFTER A NINE-MONTH TRANSFORMATION. DESIGNED BY FDAT, IT IS SINGAPORE’S FIRST “GARDEN-IN-AHOTEL”.

PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay facade. Photo: © Pan Pacific Hotels Group P an Pacific Hotels Group’s PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay – Singapore’s first “garden-in-a-hotel” – opened on 1 December 2020 after a nine-month transformation. Right after that, it earned the highest accolade, “5-star Best Hotel Interior”, at the International Property Awards 2021.

With this recognition, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay joins the ranks of its sister hotel, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, which has been consistently awarded for its green design.

A perfect balance of iconic design, eco-friendliness and well-being

Central to its commitment to sustainable development, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay’s original architecture – designed by neo-futuristic American architect John Portman in 1985 – was retained. Doing so prevented the production of 51,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide – equivalent to wiping out 8.7 million trees or an area larger than all of Singapore’s nature reserves – that would come with demolishing a typical high-rise1 .

Featuring a 13-metre-high green wall at the entrance for a commanding

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PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay concierge. Photo: © Darren Soh welcome, the hotel’s greenery, with 2,400 indoor plants, acts as a natural air purifier. The four-storey-high ‘Sky-Bridge’, a key feature, creates an immersive treetop walk experience accompanied by the aria of live songbirds. The overall ambience gives rise to a new concept of interior urbanism by bringing Singapore’s lush gardens within the hotel.

During the renovation, all 583 guestrooms were overhauled to create a conscious living environment. Carpets were stripped and replaced with timber flooring (engineered wood) to reduce the volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions, optimising indoor air quality. A large bay window area in the rooms also maximises daylight. Motion sensors have also been installed to conserve energy by turning off unnecessary usage of lights and air-conditioning when guests are not in the room.

Sustainable dining in a glass house, complete with an urban farm

Peppermint, the hotel’s all-day dining restaurant, offers hand-harvested produce from its urban farm, which contributes 20 percent of the herbs and vegetables used at the restaurant. It also uses sustainable and locally sourced ingredients, keeping in line with the hotel’s green push forward.

Food waste is also responsibly handled via a food waste bio digester. Every kilogram of food waste sent to the food waste digester is a kilogram diverted away from general waste incineration.

Leveraging green technology and sustainable practices

The Group’s unyielding efforts in sustainability have earned PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay the BCA Green Mark Gold certification and made a visible impact on its carbon footprints. Green technology interwoven with the innovative designs of the hotel have also resulted in real energy savings.

At PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, solar panels are expected to generate 121,000 kwh of energy

PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay reception. Photo: © Darren Soh

per year. The hotel’s design has also incorporated double-glazed glass ceilings, which help to optimise chilled water systems and promote energy efficiency, estimated to save more than 160,000kwh per year.

Sustainability is an urgent global priority, with concerted efforts across industries to prioritise green growth and clean energy. As a pioneer for sustainable hospitality, Pan Pacific Hotels Group is paving the way for a more sustainable future through its demonstrated success in sustainable, innovative design at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay.

PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay sky bridge. Photo: © Darren Soh

Donovan Soon Photo: © Memphis West Pictures

“PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay explores Singapore’s garden city within a new context - inverting the relationship between nature and architecture, and breathing new life into the older but still exuberant 21-storey urban scaled atrium complex – creating a one of its kind Garden-in-a-Hotel!”

Donovan Soon, Director of FDAT, Designer of PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay

PROJECT DATA

Project Name: PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay Location: 6 Raffles Blvd, Singapore 039594 Client: Pan Pacific Hotels Group Architecture Firm: FDAT Gross Floor Area: 56,824 square metres Completion of Renovation: 2020