Halekulani
OKINAWA, JAPAN
The design for Halekulani Okinawa is a symbolic bridge between air and sea and a celebration of the latest extension of the Halekulani brand. Champalimaud Design sought to create a hospitality experience where guests are not only able to find reprieve and calm on the shores of the Okinawan coast, but also where they’re able to bear witness to a new open plan hotel where one’s surroundings merge with the environment and vice versa.
A symbolic bridge between air and sea.
Collectively, the interiors of the hotel’s public spaces and guestrooms place an emphasis on a natural palette with an inviting tactility, blurring the lines between interior and exterior space. Through the use of materials like travertine, marble, wood, and leather, the studio desired to create something softer and richer than what one would expect from a typical resort experience, arriving with guests at a new type of luxury celebrating a life well lived.
The studio desired to create something softer and richer than what one would expect from a typical resort experience.
