The 152-room, six-floor boutique hotel, Sparkling Hill Resort and Wellness Hotel, is located in Vernon – a region recognized for its majestic mountains, refreshing waters, lush vineyards, world-class golf courses, and skiing.
Chiseled from granite bedrock, the 240,000 square feet wellness hotel is built in a fluid style that respects and infuses the natural landscape. Guest rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows showcasing mountaintop views. They are equipped with unique bathing fixtures that extend the spa experience.
The hotel features 20,000 square feet wellness center and spa, laid out as an internal “street” lined with treatment areas along its east side.
Swarovski crystals and lighting systems are integrated into the hotel’s fixtures, finishes, lighting, and overall architecture, including an 18 meter high window wall in the hotel lobby.
Reception spaces reflect the sensory qualities of the treatments occurring within, with sub-corridors stretching deeper into the building toward individual treatment chambers and cubicles, providing glimpses to the natural landscape at their ends. In some rooms, crystalline windows fill “fractures” in the dense outer wall, bathing the interiors with natural light.
Efficient water and energy use, and sustainable construction, indoor environment, and materials criteria are considered to be the fundamental goals while developing the hotel. The hotel sits on a geo-exchange field projected to provide approximately 110% of required heating and cooling energy.
Sparkling Hill Resort has confirmed that its hotel will be the first such project in North America incorporating Swarovski crystal elements into every aspect of its design. The 150-room full-service hotel is scheduled for completion in 2010.
Founded in 1945, Cannon Design provides services that include planning, exterior and interior architectural design, engineering, and project management. The firm specializes in health care and educational facility designs, as well as sports facilities, science and technology sites, and commercial facilities.
