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Hospitality interiors

A first impression, then one look carried through the property.

The brief

Hotels, resorts and lounges need materials that make an impression on arrival and hold one look across the property. Acrylic solid surface gives reception desks and counters a finish without visible joints. Polyclay brings travertine and stone textures to exterior and feature walls.

Fabric panels add soft plain, metallic and velvet textures to meeting rooms and lounges. Parametric ceilings are designed to the space, with shape, texture and lighting set to the project.

Lobbies and receptions set the first impression. Acrylic solid surface is shown in 6 mm and 12 mm sheets, in plain colours, fine speckles and granite-look chips, and a reception desk can follow a curve. Stone Skin is a 2 mm veneer of real stone that can follow a column or a curved wall. Parametric ceilings are shown in nine designs, in white or wood tones. For counters and reception desks, see Tristone - acrylic solid surface in India.

Corridors repeat over a long distance, so pattern matters more than any single piece. Interlocking panels are 40 mm moulded tiles in 28 designs, in white, grey, silver, champagne and gold. Carpet tiles are 500 x 500 mm squares, so a banquet hall can change colour from one zone to the next.

Specifiers usually ask for three things: samples of the shortlisted finishes, the catalogues, and a viewing of the lobby materials side by side. Catalogues are shared on WhatsApp, the full range can be seen at the Choolai showroom, and samples can be sent to offices in Chennai. A sample request holds up to 12 samples.

01

Arrival and lobby

Stone, clay and a counter without a visible seam.

02

Corridors

Patterned walls and carpet that zones by colour.

03

Rooms and suites

Soft walls behind the bed, wood and stone looks underfoot.

04

Lounges and bars

Rustic and solid wood walls for rooms lit low.

Start with the lobby wall and counter at the showroom, then match the rooms to them.

For specifiers