Park Hyatt Changsha

Conran and Partners

Agency: Conran and Partners
Client: Wharf Holdings

Completed in June 2024, Park Hyatt Changsha occupies the top 22 floors of a tower originally built as office space known as IFS Tower 22. Conran and Partners was tasked with creating a sophisticated home away from home for a discerned world traveller. The client wanted a design that nodded to the local culture and design in a sophisticated and contemporary way, and that reflected Changsha’s dynamic essence as a city of fashion, lifestyle and culture.

Having previously collaborated with Park Hyatt, our goal for the new Changsha outpost was to craft its own true 'sense of place'—a home that is both fashionable and reflective of the city's dynamic essence, as well as a celebration of the natural wonders of the Hunan region. By blending clean architectural lines, both in the interiors and in the courtyard architecture, with eclectic elements, we've created a destination where modern luxury meets the rich tapestry of Changsha's local culture The overall design is inspired by the vibrancy of Changsha and the fashionable IFS mall that the hotel sits on, whilst capturing the spirit of the stunning Hunan landscape with soaring volumes, organic forms and a raw expression of nature through natural materials and local craft. The hotel sits within a tower originally built as office space and the design team had to work around restricted ceiling heights to create spacious and bright hotel spaces and to include inn the design all the amenities of a Park Hyatt hotel, including a 25-meter pool on the 48th floor. The hotel features 230 guestrooms across 18 different typologies, as well as communal areas including restaurant, tearoom, bar, library, function rooms and wellness facilities. Guests are welcomed via a courtyard where Conran and Partners created, in collaboration with landscape designers ADI, a natural oasis in the heart of Changsha, including a new cladding and canopy to the tower and an elegant extension connecting the former office tower to the Garden Room. Ascending to the 62nd floor, the double-height check-in space with detailed timber panelling features a dramatic chandelier by Lasvit inspired by the famous local fireworks and a woven metal paravent screen that reflects the welcoming and celebratory nature of the city. The communal areas are designed as an enfilade of flexible communal areas called ‘Lilan’, set around a central service area, and culminate on the 63rd floor with three large function rooms designed to evoke the feeling of stepping into a grand residential penthouse. Staying true to the overall design concept, the palette of the guestrooms is restrained with residential inspired elements including elegant green silk screens around the bed and custom-designed pendant lighting, juxtaposed by the bold colours of the furniture.