Catering to each short-term and extended-stay vacationers, the dual-branded, 148-key Fairfield Inn & Suites and TownePlace Suites Lodges in Tempe, Arizona, debuted in March. Managed by Aqua-Aston Hospitality, the properties characteristic the Previous West-themed Manner Station restaurant and bar, providing signature dishes together with the Cowboy Burger and Manner Station Nachos. Additionally supporting the Previous West theme is the design of the out of doors pool space, which features a scorching tub and a coated pool deck with a firepit the place company can lounge beneath the desert sky and luxuriate in weekly stay music. “We needed the pool space to ship a resort expertise to our company,” mentioned Ebbie Nakhjavani, president and CEO, EKN Improvement. “The meticulously designed focus of vitality created by the occasion house, indoor/out of doors bar, and resort-style pool lends itself to delivering on a kaleidoscope of experiences.” The custom-designed pool space integrates a 30-meter saltwater pool and “peninsula” lounge with seating round firepits. The raised spa deck with a sheer-descent water characteristic ties into desert landscaping and shaded poolside lounge areas. Reflecting each the native atmosphere and tradition was a tenet for the pool space design, Nakhjavani defined. “Our design group selected luxe materials in wealthy colours that replicate and refine the encircling desert. They conceived a story based mostly on fashionable western cultural inspiration.”
1Poolside Mural
Artist Randi Egley crafted the poolside mural, Vistas and Valleys, after “exploring the undeveloped areas close to the resort and gleaning visible inspiration from the native desert,” mentioned Nakhjavani. “She was then in a position to create this fictional desertscape from the perspective of somebody stepping exterior of the city atmosphere to benefit from the surrounding fantastic thing about the desert and mountains.”
2Peninsula Dwelling Room
“Our group designed the ‘lounge’ to be a snug respite surrounded by water, in a position to accommodate small teams to assemble and luxuriate in intimate moments in a resort setting,” he famous.
3Sail-Like Canopies
“By finding out constructions employed in different desert climates, the intention behind our sail constructions is to create a lightweight, ethereal feeling and to seize the breeze on our terrace and pool space,” mentioned Nakhjavani.
4Native Flora
EKN Improvement’s inner landscaping design group makes use of indigenous flora to “embrace environmental consciousness and have a good time the native magnificence,” based on Nakhjavani. “In Tempe, our inspiration was the Sonoran Desert, and we sourced our vegetation at quite a lot of native nurseries.”
