Clarks Inn Suites

One gets a glimpse of their innate sense of design, eye for detailingand modern refined approach when one enters the hotel itself. The double-heightlobby features striking triangular patterned black and white Italian marbleflooring, columns latticed with brass strips and a gorgeous gold-toned frontdesk. Bold, beautiful and oozing with sophistication, this front deskpositioned opposite the main door, has been given a fluid wave-like form. Madefrom wood and flexi ply, it is enveloped in gold leafing giving the table anopulent look. Behind the desk, a huge 10-ft wide painting hangs proudly on afluted wood panel with black PU and brass edgings. 

The hotel also comprises of 2 restaurants on the ground flooritself. The black and white flooring continues throughout thefloor with a different pattern for each space balanced out with jeweltoned furniture, bespoke light fixtures, finishes and spurts of green. Thedesigners have laid out checkerboard flooring in the fine-dinerestaurant and contrasted it with pink leather upholstered chairs and sofashaving metal legs. A circular private dining area encased in metal bars standsin the centre of the restaurant. Creepers hanging from the metal crate on thepillar, the wall with metallic texture and glass ribbed lights fixturesemanating a sun-like pattern are some beautiful elements that make the spacetruly unique. On the other hand, the all-day diner adjoining the lobby hasa warm appeal, achieved through the use of wood on both the floor and ceiling.Exuding charm and richness in equal doses, the green and blue furniture hereadd pop of colour while the custom made light fixtures and brass jaali arethe well-etched out details that amplify the design quotient of thespace. 

This yin-yang theme is continued in the look and feel of therestrooms on the ground floor as well. Zig-zag stripes adorn the floor andone half of the walls here. The other half gets a back painted glass covering.Green planters and a red leaf painting bring some relief to the monochromaticspace.While the thoughtfully planted greenery on the lower floor is for theguests to experience a fresh-outdoorsy atmosphere in an indoor otherwisemonotone setting, a dedicated indoor herb room called “SabzBagh” has beencreated to lay emphasis on the fact that the hotel uses its own freshly-grown herbs in the restaurants.

In direct contrast to the very expressive, contemporary lobby andadjoining areas on the ground floor, a more pared-back design approach is takenin the bedrooms at Clarks Inn Suites that exude a warm and comforting vibe. Aharmonious colour palette through shades of grey along with elegant furnitureand no over-the-top trimmings make these rooms a perfect example of understatedluxury. The bathrooms too have been done up in white with a similarethos.  

The designers focused strongly on form as the major element ofexpression in the interiors, choosing elegant materials to build up layers ofpatterns, ultimately expressing a unified message throughout. The bespokereception table, bathroom vanities, light fixtures, varied finishes on thewalls using paint, metal foil and glass are elements that give each space inthe hotel its own characteristic appeal while also being part of the larger,truly inspired design scheme.