Located on the 17th floor of a tower over the beach, the Hilton Pattaya Hotel lobby was designed to draw visitors from a central elevator towards the windows and sea view beyond. The fabrics sheets were placed in a manner to be swayed by the air conditioning and create a ripple across the ceiling.
The design of this space is based on a fabric installation inspired by rippling lighting reflection on ocean surface as it appears to a diver’s eyes. Natural light infiltrates the space during the day. At night, certain translucent fabric strips are illuminated up from above casting a warm glow throughout the interior. This expression of hundreds of curved fabric lines, helped by a mirror wall and a long strip of wooden wall with cave-like alcoves, creates an illusion of endlessly long indoor bar space.
The overall effect of the decor transforms more than half of the outdoor bar area into a large reflecting pond with floating droplet-inspired daybeds connected by a narrow walkway.
