Speaking of landmark hotels,it is easy to conjure up Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. The unique hotel architectureand the unforgettable experience closely integratedwith local essenceand adhering to the purpose of“Let the guests remember the good moments forever”never let us down.
Known as the “pearl of the desert”, Qatar has a luxurious but not conventional architectural aesthetic. The numerous contemporary buildings with regional characteristics and artistry make it a cultural leader in the Middle East. Among them, Katara Towers Lusail, located in the north of capital Doha, is one of the most high-profile landmarks of Qatar’s state investment.
With a construction area of about 300,000 square meters and a height of 211 meters, the unique and spectacular architectural outline with a strong futuristic style is inspired by the national emblem of Qatar, base on the traditional crescent machete, crossing to form two arch towers that reflect each other, standing as a unique view of the dazzling coastline of Doha. And the protagonist of this article, Fairmont Doha, is located on the right tower of this landmark.
Fairmont Doha is the first five-star hotel in the country to be rated five stars by the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS), and is officially presented to the world as one of the official bases of FIFA and its VIP delegation during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Combining the positioning concept of the hotel design and inspired by the local natural landscape and endemic culture, the combination of tradition and modernity integrates the regional characteristics of Qatar “desert and sea” into the interior design, and these elements are presented by JNJ Mosaic brand by using more than 20,000 square meters of glass mosaic. Among them, the use of real gold mosaic is more than 10,000 square meters. Let’s go~ Follow the steps of Little J and experience the application of artistic mosaic in various space at the Fairmont Hotel Doha.
Entering the hotel lobby, you will be overwhelmed. Within the patio design of the lobby, there is a 56.5 meters-high chandelier, which is the highest in the world and about to break the Guinness World Record. Surrounded by dynamic real gold artistic mosaic patterns, which is more than 5,000 square meters from bottom to top, applying this 24K real gold mosaic layer by layer and even extend to corridor walls and floors, everything in your eyes are glittering and unparalleled. Inspired by pearls, shells and waves, the sand dune line elements are integrated to fully display the experience of the luxurious but not conventional, while paying tribute to Qatar’s cultural history and traditional industries.
There are 362 deluxe guest rooms and suites, most of which have panoramic terraces and floor-to ceiling windows, showing the stunning views of Arabian Gulf and ultra-modern landscape of Lussel city. Applying more than 8,000 square meters glass mosaic, of which real gold mosaic accounts for 50%, with sand dune line pattern design made by platinum mosaic, the local culture of “desert and sea” runs through walk-in shower and washroom. The seemingly placid lines shows the extreme aesthetics, giving the guests the impression of Middle East culture.
The ocean theme restaurant located on the 2nd floor of the hotel is also amazing. One corner of the bar dinning area is constructed with a colorful undersea scene, with striking elements such as tropical fish, coral, seaweed and sea water, outlines wave, fish diving and undersea views by glass mosaic in different techniques. Echoing with the Arabian Gulf out of window, giving a great taste and visual feast during dining process.
The hydrophilic experience is more than that, the restroom on the same floor has different beauty. Stepping in the 2nd floor restroom, the three-dimensional mosaic lotus brings a different kind of natural style, flowers and leaves floating on the blue water. With the collocation of mass area of Strips Series, stretch and purify body and mind by static and static harmony, makes you alive.
The fusion of tradition and modern, art and practicality, mosaic brings unique charm making the hotel full of surprising.
The project from the early plan, sampling and bidding for more than half a year, JNJ Mosaic team created 18 mosaic products originally, covering sand dunes, lotus, undersea world, waves water patterns and other elements. Selected a variety of mosaic materials, made more than 2000 design sketches, gathered nearly 100 mosaic artists, used different techniques, took more than 10-months production, 3-years to complete.
Customer has high requirements for materials and designs, from material texture, space collocation, to the precision of each line of the mosaic can be reflected. The project works use real gold mosaic as the main material, and the amount of real gold mosaic exceeds 10,000 square meters, and some specifications and materials need to be customized. The materials and production of different batches of mosaic should be unified, and the gaps should be strictly controlled to maintain the accurate size of 1mm. The uniform control is undoubtedly a big challenge for the JNJ Mosaic team. Meanwhile, in order to ensure the smooth line arrangement, the Mosaic of the sharp part of the line is specially cut by water jet machine. The process is meticulous and complicated.
During application, it should maintain the unity and integrity of the line direction. JNJ Mosaic is equipped with a professional construction team to manually adjust the corner areas of high difficulty at the site, and to hand-polish the overall surface Mosaic area. With many details, tight deadlines and high quality requirements, the JNJ Mosaic construction team still ensures supreme results with exquisite and meticulous service
| Project name: | Qatar Katara Towers-Fairmont Hotel Doha Project Case |
| Project location: | Doha, Qatar |
| Application area: | Public areas/guest rooms/restaurants/bars/fitness rooms/powder rooms/bathrooms, etc. |
