RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka Vignette Collection

The venerable RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka, which has a history dating back 90 years since its founding and has been loved by many guests, including state guests and the Imperial family, as the "Guest House of Osaka," has made its grand opening as the "RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka Vignette Collection," introducing the Vignette Collection, one of the brands of IHG Hotels & Resorts, in preparation for the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo in April 2025. By inheriting the hotel's history and identity and incorporating the charm of the surrounding beautiful scenery unique to the city of water, the hotel has been reborn as a space that will be loved for all times.

For this renovation, our company was responsible for concept design of the entrance, reception, public areas, guest rooms, banquet halls, and gym, and was also in charge of working drawings and construction of the guest room area, art, and FF&E.

・Incorporate the charm of the Nakanoshima area, which is surrounded by rivers
・The plan makes use of the existing building, designed by architect Isohachi Yoshida, which incorporates "traditional Japanese beauty."
・Relieve congestion in waiting lines at the reception counter
・Ensure the necessary number of waiting seats in the lobby and lounge
・Renovation work will be carried out simultaneously while the hotel remains open, with approximately 1,000 guest rooms being renovated.
 

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By deepening the relationship with the "water" of Nakanoshima, which is surrounded by rivers that have had a major impact on people's lives and cultural development, we have created a hotel space that is one of a kind and produced a new experiential value through the concept of "combining traditional beauty with water."

At the reception, a folding screen made of Nishijin-ori fabric is installed on the front wall to welcome guests. concept design intent was to combine the original meaning of a folding screen, which is to greet guests with respect, with the hotel's spirit of hospitality, while boldly applying the traditional technique of "Fukurashi-ori" to express the dynamic movement of majestic water as concept design unique to folding screens. In addition, by setting back the reception counter from its existing position, waiting space was secured, creating a spacious space for smooth hospitality for guests staying at the hotel.

Additionally, sofas have been newly installed in the lobby area to allow guests to relax and enjoy the garden.

The bedrooms of the guest rooms use calligraphy, one of the most representative art forms of Japan, to express the power of water, the driving force behind the cultural development of this region, through the movement, strength and three-dimensionality of the water's surface expressed through the use of light and dark ink.The color scheme that makes up the space is based on royal green, the hotel's corporate color, and by making use of existing designs such as the moldings and fittings that incorporate classical Western styles, a dignified space that inherits history has been created.

For this large-scale renovation of approximately 1,000 guest rooms, we placed emphasis on understanding the existing facilities in advance, and by establishing a smooth implementation scheme for renovations that continued while the hotel was open, including on-site inspections of all rooms using 3D scanning (point cloud scanning) and outsourcing various inspections, we were able to complete all rooms within the limited period of time.