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As an increasingly dynamic lifestyle brand within Marriott's portfolio, AC Hotel Suzhou Industrial Park ingeniously integrates neo-modernism with Suzhou's distinctive aesthetic. It incorporates Suzhou's local lifestyle philosophy of "slow living and savoring details" throughout the hotel design, just like the harmonious resonance of Spanish melodies and Suzhou’s refined aesthetics. Strategically located in the heart of Suzhou Industrial Park, adjacent to Jinji Lake, the hotel features simple design, flexible social spaces and artistic details, offering business and leisure travelers a stay experience that's "streamlined in form yet meticulous in heart".
The core public areas of the hotel, such as the reception, AC Lounge, and AC Kitchen, are lined up on the 3rd floor, with sharp blocks and clean lines outlining the modern vision. They complement the beautiful scenery of the city's central park outside the window, melting the boundaries between the inside and outside.
While adhering to functionalist principles and minimalist aesthetics, the design teams have also reinterpreted Suzhou's cultural DNA through contemporary lenses. The background of the reception area is reconstructed with the traditional roofing tile elements of the local architecture with glass to form a luminous art screen. The lobby is reconstructed with a deconstructive approach to reorganize the region’s iconic whitewashed walls and dark tiles, creating an abstract art installation that combines ceramics and wood art, sublimating it into a visual focus. These subtle gestures whisper Jiangnan Watertown heritage through the language of modern design.
It is worth mentioning that the AC Lounge, full of creativity, creates an all-day living space for guests from daytime coffee leisure and mobile office to evening sipping and drinking, demonstrating a distinctive concept of flexibility and versatility in terms of meeting the needs of functional design and diversified scenarios. At the same time, its spatial layout draws inspiration from the gardening wisdom of Suzhou Classical Gardens, which emphasizes "connected yet discrete, flowing yet intimate", thus achieving a perfect balance between openness and privacy.
The hotel's 458 guest rooms and suites feature a relaxing atmosphere of soft neutral colors and natural materials, with floor-to-ceiling windows that bring in light and city views. As far as the eye can see, the clean geometric compositions organically connect all the functional areas, creating an air of simplicity, purity and comfort. As an iconic element of the AC brand, the map artistically presents the streets network of Suzhou where the hotel is located, transforming the city's street texture into a unique spatial narrative that resonates deeply with the travel experience and urban memory.
Rooted in neo-modernism yet breathing Suzhou's cultural essence, AC Hotel Suzhou Industrial Park skillfully blends romantic European style with Suzhou style elegance. It redefines the balance between business and leisure through artisanal design, making it an ideal gateway to explore the charm of Suzhou's past and present.
