Riyadh Capital appointed David T’Kint to rebrand the Burj Rafal hotel into the first luxury JW Marriott on King Fahd Road in Riyadh. The multi-year transformation embraces the region’s enticing nature in the interior elements, which incorporate earthy tones accentuated with green.
The studio’s inspiration came from one of the most inspiring ancient poems of the Arabian Peninsular, which reads, ‘For when the south wind blows the sand over them, the north wind sweeps it away’. As a result, the lines are organic and delicate, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s ever-changing windblown deserts. The colors are earthy and infused with green hues, reminiscent of lush landscapes when ‘rain finally comes to the land’, an excerpt from an ancient inspirational poem.
Guests are surrounded by a variety of green accents that have been carefully interwoven into the various interior areas as they travel through the hotel, allowing them to immerse themselves in a world of calm, tranquillity, and harmony.
T’Kint finished the first phase in just over a year and a half, which was three times faster than expected.
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