Inspired by the original post-modern design aesthetic of the Conrad Centennial Singapore, Brewin Design Office breathes new life into the hotel’s public spaces. Having occupied a prominent spot in Singapore’s skyline for over 22 years, the quintessentially post-modern Conrad Centennial Singapore was long due for a facelift when the hotel engaged local architectural firm Brewin Design Office to renovate the hotel’s public areas.

Anchoring on Brewin Design Office’s reputation for designing highly detailed residential projects with an emphasis on programmatic function, fabrication and construction processes, the client’s brief called for a design that felt intimate and complementary to the existing spaces of the hotel and created a contemporary response that stayed true to Conrad’s brand.

“The design approach to the Conrad Centennial Executive Lounge and Pool Lounge & Spa had to be different to serve the different programmes,” says Robert Cheng, founder of Brewin Design Office. “However, we had taken care to ensure both were complementary and relevant to the building’s existing interior design by Johnson Burgee, a post-modern 90s style.”

The resulting parallels between the design of the existing hotel spaces and Brewin Design Office’s freshly unveiled lounges and spa are palpable. The Executive Lounge echoes the hotel’s iconic burgundy and granite finishing while evoking the comfort and warmth of a residential interior – an appropriate solution for the semi-private function space for the hotel’s club members and VIP guests.

The resulting spaces within the Conrad Centennial are, at once, timeless and respectful to the time period when the hotel was built, a subtle nod to the post-modern aesthetic updated in a contemporary way. “We could have used any approach. However, we chose a palette that would have relevance to the materials used in the existing building,” he explains. “As a result, when one arrives at the new spaces, he or she still feels immersed in the ground level environment.”