Gym & Health Club (US$620k), Sunset Bar(US$300k) & Water Sports Facilities                                                2010-2012

(US$1.5m excl Marina Pier) at Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa                                          

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia                                                                                                                             

(www.shangri-la.com/kotakinabalu/tanjungaruresort/)

 

The Brief

As part of the continued upgrade and expansion of the facilities at Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, three areas in need of attention and development were the Marina Jetty and Dive Centre, the aging under sized Gym and the vastly popular, but under serviced Sunset Bar.

 

Gym & Health Club

Design Bube were requested to expand and redesign the existing Gym and Health Club facilities with the addition of an adjacent space to provide a state of the art facility for the resorts guests, and to establish a premier fitness facility for outside members.

 

Sunset Bar

Situated on a point overlooking 5 of the most beautiful islands in the South China Sea, The Sunset Bar as its name suggests is ideally located to capture one of the most breath taking sunsets available. Replacing the original small and inappropriately placed bar, the new development has been enlarged and repositioned to allow more guests to experience the magnificent sunset with an uninterrupted view. Taking architectural cues from the local aesthetic and continuing the stylized development of the facilities within the resort, the Sunset Bar combines local ironwood shingles for the roof and hardwood timber for the columns, carvings and bar top with detailed stone work at the bar face and an under lit glass ice display as a central feature.

 

Marina & Water Sports/ Dive centre

The existing dilapidated Marina Jetty and Dive Centre were completely removed and brand new state of the art facilities were added. A new pontoon and arrival pavilion pier allowed greater access to the water, whilst the Hotels Water Sports Activities were combined with a new Dive Centre. Incorporating a Dive Shop, Management Facilities,  Harbour Masters Office, Classroom, Change Rooms, Dive Equipment Support Facilities and Compressor room the new building aimed at providing first class facilities for the dynamic dive community, whilst allowing guests of the Hotel to freely choose from the vast array of water sports facilities on offer.

 

Services Rendered

Planning, Architectural Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Integration, Construction Observation.

 

Client: Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort Sdn Bhd