HOTELS
The social heart - living room & bar
In a standard hotel , the first thing guests see is the check-in counter . Instead , when exiting the lift , W Osaka guests immediately see the bar , the social heart of the hotel . To connect and separate the spaces that serve the W Osaka guests on this floor – like an endless shoji screen – a continuous white , sheer curtain with sharp origami-style pleats flows from here to there and around again .
Guests are welcome to relax ( and people-watch ) in the hotel ’ s Living Room – half indoors , and half outdoors . Above the indoors lounge floats a wild cloud of rectangular lamps , hanging vertically and horizontally , at various heights . White zigzag “ neon ” lights shine through the translucent acrylic forms , in a desaturated homage to Osaka ’ s electric nightlife scenery . It ’ s like the colors of the neon have dripped on top of the furniture , and are arranged from purple to pink to orange to yellow to blue to green .
Restaurant oh . lala …
The interior design for this French themed bistrodiner draws its inspiration from traditional copper pots and pans , as well as the typical Breton blue and white striped shirt . Along the wall stainless steel shelves are styled with unique porcelain objects decorated in blue dots – combining traditional French shapes & colors with the circle obsession of W Osaka . Adding sparkle from above , are clouds of small ball pendant lights , suspended at different heights within the waves of the curtain .
The WET deck , bar & courtyard
Inspired by the Japanese love for nature , the WET area is characterised by smooth walls and round corners . The endless line of the horizon is the simplest abstraction of nature . This line becomes a playful element connecting all the spaces on this floor , as a chrome horizon flows along the walls . Each area has its own character – color-coded in shades of green , grey , blue or pink tiling – defining the space ’ s function .
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