Our second move was to dedicate each of the three volumes to one technique. The lounge uses green Celadon glazing. The restaurant and spa are committed to the methods of using cobalt for blue coloring. The meeting and ballroom are all about the lightness and transparency of porcelain. To move through the hotel is to move through different techniques of porcelain. An array of marble in a standard hotel is transformed here to a kaleidoscope of skill and technique.
The hotel is a tribute to the technique and experience of porcelain in the heart of its birthplace. It is worth a journey now as much as it was in the times of the Portuguese or Dutch tradesmen and emperors. Here, ceramic is commemorated in a way it has never been, expressing both as an honest material and exploring its versatility and power in interior design.
Each space explores and uses ceramic differently, pulling out different colors and textures. Each area is a piece of the journey. The project seeks to unite raw and refinement, turning ceramics into architecture, interior, furniture, and patterns.
