Grand Hyatt SF Lobby

Completed with CCS Architecture. The concept, which drove the design, is about identifying the local region of Northern California, while also recognizing the international brand of the Grand Hyatt and international travel itself. Locally sourced woods were added throughout to accent this concept, and are meant to evoke the forests of Northern California. In the lobby, a red glass accent wall evokes the Golden Gate Bridge and the streetscape of San Francisco is acid etched into three large plate glass windows.

The concept for the lobby itself is meant to re-imagine the reception lobby as a space that blends the spatial relationship between employee and guest. The central reception desk shape presents itself as a "Y" shape with no discernible front or back. The satellite tables likewise are circular in shape which removes the idea of front and back.

All of the reception desks were designed using the 3d modeling software Rhinoceros and molds were CNC milled directly from the digital model and fabricated by local fabricator Concreteworks. The GFRC shells were packed by hand and into the CNC milled molds and hand polished by the skilled team to give the final appearance.