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Hyatt Centric Bangalore by Studio HBA

Located in the heart of the bustling city centre of Bengaluru, the property features 143 well-appointed guestrooms that will serve as a platform for guests who want to explore and share all that is vibrant and dynamic about the garden city. The property was designed as more than a hotel – it’s a launchpad to seeing, tasting and feeling everything the city has to offer.

Upon being appointed for the landmark design, Studio HBA’s team took to the streets of Bengaluru to find out what was at its heart and the lifelines leading to it. The property’s immediate vicinity to the historical layers of found throughout the city allowed the designers to pull from a rich history. They quickly learned that the site was at the edge of Kempegowda’s kingdom, who is credited with founding Bengaluru in the early 16th century. As such, Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Road, where the property sits, has seen the lavish parades of the British cantonment, the lush green landscapes of the botanical city, and is now the at the centre of this pulsating and rhythmic metropolis.

Upon further exploration, the team uncovered a stencilled piece of street art of a traditional elderly Indian woman riding a Harley-Davidson Chopper. This piece of art served as the ideal metaphor for the city and the hotel’s personality – it embodied the zeitgeist of modern Bangalore. The woman in the photo is visibly at peace – her layered history allows her to embrace change and constantly look to the future. The design team began to craft a narrative around this image and expanded it in to the design of the hotel.

Studio HBA Partner Rahul Shankhwalker describes his team’s story of this fabled woman. “Here is a woman who has eaten, drank, and driven through change. Here is a woman who encapsulates the romance of the cantonment, the spirit of the Roaring Twenties and the inquisitiveness of today. The flapper, who rejected the lethargy of a suburban debutante, bobbed her hair, put on her choicest hat with a great deal of audacity and went into the battle of life. She refused to be bored, chiefly because she wasn’t boring. She was conscious that the things she did were the things she always wanted to do.”

The design team further envisioned the how the woman’s personality was influenced by the neighbourhood and how it acted as a lens for her environment –the things she saw, collected or found significant. It was important for the design process to maintain the idea of this metaphor, the constant juxtaposing of old and new, the nostalgic with the playful.

Boutique-style hotel rooms are fresh and current, making every moment spent within them invigorating and engaging. The Hyatt Centric brand touchpoints include pieces of local artistry, each adding individual characteristics to tailor each stay. The woman’s metaphor is woven throughout the property - the guestrooms feature stencilled graffiti on the walls portraying traditional characters in contemporary scenarios, each exploring different aspects of this juxtaposition. In one, there is a classical dancer playing an electric guitar, in the second a lady appears in a sari riding a motorcycle, and finally in the third, there is a lady wearing a dhoti riding a skateboard while gripping the side of an auto rickshaw.

Additional design touches inspired by the woman are bathroom tiles, the baroque furniture details inspired by the Indo-Saracenic era, the colourful hand painted trunks, the globe lights inspired by the street lamps in the British cantonment and the blue and white striped fabric throws pulled from the stripes that enliven the streets as one drives by.

The lobby took inspiration from elements found in the immediate surrounding stretch, from Commercial Street to Shivajinagar to Indiranagar. The lush, green tile mural was inspired by the botanical city that was once Bangalore. The “Tea Khade” created for the lobby is a typical chai point where people gather on the roadside for a quick conversation. The lighting detail over the reception was inspired by the street lighting in the Cantonment area, while the styling and artefacts were all curated from local designers, handicraft vendors or items from the Shivajinagar markets.

The hotel restaurant is a contemporary all-day-dining concept that comes alive through its hanging plants and biophilic connection to the outdoors. A five-metre-high ceiling is filled with ivy and ferns – a full-height sliding glass door creates a harmonious balance between the indoor and outdoor. In a city that was once a laboratory for botanical gardens, this space aims to connect its patrons to nature at a podium in the heart of the city.

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The “Tea Khade” created for the lobby is a typical chai point where people gather on the roadside for a quick conversation. The lighting detail over the reception was inspired by the street lighting in the Cantonment area, while the styling and artefacts were all curated from local designers, handicraft vendors or items from the Shivajinagar markets.
The “Tea Khade” created for the lobby is a typical chai point where people gather on the roadside for a quick conversation. The lighting detail over the reception was inspired by the street lighting in the Cantonment area, while the styling and artefacts were all curated from local designers, handicraft vendors or items from the Shivajinagar markets.
Additional design touches inspired by the woman are bathroom tiles, the baroque furniture details inspired by the Indo-Saracenic era, the colourful hand painted trunks, the globe lights inspired by the street lamps in the British cantonment and the blue and white striped fabric throws pulled from the stripes that enliven the streets as one drives by.
Additional design touches inspired by the woman are bathroom tiles, the baroque furniture details inspired by the Indo-Saracenic era, the colourful hand painted trunks, the globe lights inspired by the street lamps in the British cantonment and the blue and white striped fabric throws pulled from the stripes that enliven the streets as one drives by.
The design team further envisioned the how the woman’s personality was influenced by the neighbourhood and how it acted as a lens for her environment –the things she saw, collected or found significant. It was important for the design process to maintain the idea of this metaphor, the constant juxtaposing of old and new, the nostalgic with the playful.
The design team further envisioned the how the woman’s personality was influenced by the neighbourhood and how it acted as a lens for her environment –the things she saw, collected or found significant. It was important for the design process to maintain the idea of this metaphor, the constant juxtaposing of old and new, the nostalgic with the playful.
Upon further exploration, the team uncovered a stencilled piece of street art of a traditional elderly Indian woman riding a Harley-Davidson Chopper. This piece of art served as the ideal metaphor for the city and the hotel’s personality – it embodied the zeitgeist of modern Bangalore. The woman in the photo is visibly at peace – her layered history allows her to embrace change and constantly look to the future. The design team began to craft a narrative around this image and expanded it in to the design of the hotel.
Upon further exploration, the team uncovered a stencilled piece of street art of a traditional elderly Indian woman riding a Harley-Davidson Chopper. This piece of art served as the ideal metaphor for the city and the hotel’s personality – it embodied the zeitgeist of modern Bangalore. The woman in the photo is visibly at peace – her layered history allows her to embrace change and constantly look to the future. The design team began to craft a narrative around this image and expanded it in to the design of the hotel.
A five-metre-high ceiling is filled with ivy and ferns – a full-height sliding glass door creates a harmonious balance between the indoor and outdoor. In a city that was once a laboratory for botanical gardens, this space aims to connect its patrons to nature at a podium in the heart of the city.
A five-metre-high ceiling is filled with ivy and ferns – a full-height sliding glass door creates a harmonious balance between the indoor and outdoor. In a city that was once a laboratory for botanical gardens, this space aims to connect its patrons to nature at a podium in the heart of the city.
The hotel restaurant is a contemporary all-day-dining concept that comes alive through its hanging plants and biophilic connection to the outdoors.
The hotel restaurant is a contemporary all-day-dining concept that comes alive through its hanging plants and biophilic connection to the outdoors.
They quickly learned that the site was at the edge of Kempegowda’s kingdom, who is credited with founding Bengaluru in the early 16th century. As such, Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Road, where the property sits, has seen the lavish parades of the British cantonment, the lush green landscapes of the botanical city, and is now the at the centre of this pulsating and rhythmic metropolis.
They quickly learned that the site was at the edge of Kempegowda’s kingdom, who is credited with founding Bengaluru in the early 16th century. As such, Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Road, where the property sits, has seen the lavish parades of the British cantonment, the lush green landscapes of the botanical city, and is now the at the centre of this pulsating and rhythmic metropolis.
Upon being appointed for the landmark design, Studio HBA’s team took to the streets of Bengaluru to find out what was at its heart and the lifelines leading to it. The property’s immediate vicinity to the historical layers of found throughout the city allowed the designers to pull from a rich history.
Upon being appointed for the landmark design, Studio HBA’s team took to the streets of Bengaluru to find out what was at its heart and the lifelines leading to it. The property’s immediate vicinity to the historical layers of found throughout the city allowed the designers to pull from a rich history.
Located in the heart of the bustling city centre of Bengaluru, the property features 143 well-appointed guestrooms that will serve as a platform for guests who want to explore and share all that is vibrant and dynamic about the garden city. The property was designed as more than a hotel – it’s a launchpad to seeing, tasting and feeling everything the city has to offer.
Located in the heart of the bustling city centre of Bengaluru, the property features 143 well-appointed guestrooms that will serve as a platform for guests who want to explore and share all that is vibrant and dynamic about the garden city. The property was designed as more than a hotel – it’s a launchpad to seeing, tasting and feeling everything the city has to offer.