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Mondrian Singapore Duxton to provide gathering place for creative community

Mondrian Singapore Duxton to provide gathering place for creative community
January 23, 2023

When Mondrian Singapore Duxton opens in March 2023, the hotel will be helmed by a team of change-makers from across the fields of hospitality, cuisine, design, fashion, nightlife and art.

Mondrian Singapore Duxton was designed from the ground up by the forward-thinkers at Los Angeles-based hotshop Studio Carter, led by the inimitable Robbyn Carter, and imbued with a philosophy of ‘deconstructed shophouse chic.’ Eschewing the traditional lobby, the space fully immerses guests in a bustling restaurant and bar from the moment they arrive. The 302 rooms and suites take inspiration from traditional Singaporean architecture and are executed with contemporary flair.

This approach manifests throughout the hotel.

Carter shares “rather than a direct translation of the classic shophouse, we took its parts and deconstructed it into contemporary forms. We wanted to recognise it, but also reinvent it, that Singapore silhouette, and rediscover old details in contemporary and unexpected touches.”

Carter also mined Singapore’s rich melting pot of cultures and trade route neighbours for inspirations for art, furniture and materials and notes “It’s a beautiful merger of the botanical green city, the shophouses, the cultural convergence, the new with the historical.”

The Mondrian Singapore Duxton art collection further compliments the design narrative, inviting guests to broaden their horizons and journey through the property. The multi-disciplinary curated artworks feature both emerging and established Singaporean and international artists and were specifically selected for the element of surprise they create.

From the breathtaking Shophouse Suites that repurpose historical icons in bold and unexpected ways to a gleaming tower with 360-degree views from the rooftop, Mondrian stirs the spirit of the Duxton neighbourhood.

Duxton Hill has a colourful and controversial history; backtrack 100 years and its streets were filled with adventurers and thrill-seekers searching for a taste of the forbidden. Fast-forward to now, where Mondrian Singapore Duxton provides a gathering place for a creative community abuzz with barista cafes, world-class eateries and bars, avant garde galleries and boutiques.

At the Rooftop Bar and Poolside Cabanas, guests will be transported to the glitz and glamour of 1970s Hollywood at Canyon Club, surrounded by the sweeping cinematic views of the glittering Singapore skyline. Fresh seafood dishes and colourful crafted cocktails are the highlights of this California-inspired menu.

Mondrian Singapore Duxton will continue and expand upon this drive to be different, offering a home, a hub and a hive for the dreamers, the change agents, the confronters, the avant garde, the unswerving, the action takers and the doers.

General Manager, maverick and all-round mischief-maker Robert C. Hauck and his team of ‘unexpected talents’ sourced from within and outside the hospitality industry, are promising a rolling series of launch events that will rally Singapore’s cultural connoisseurs and offer memorable moments in art, music, fashion and food, providing a new playground and a spiritual home for like-minded provocateurs.

Hauck shares “It’s all about gathering a true community of creatives and free-thinkers, and provoking conversations, imaginations and culture. I see Mondrian becoming the beating heart of this extraordinary city, a catalyst to forge connections with like-minded people, innovators and the wild at heart.”

For more information, visit The Mondrian Singapore Duxton website 

Images. Credit: Mondrian Singapore Duxton

About the author

Karen Sweaney

Co-founder and Editor, Australasian Leisure Management

Artist, geoscientist and specialist writer on the leisure industry, Karen Sweaney is Editor and co-founder of Australasian Leisure Management.

Based in Sydney, Australia, her specific areas of interest include the arts, entertainment, the environment, fitness, tourism and wellness.

She has degrees in Fine Arts from the University of Sydney and Geological Oceanography from UNSW.

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