Catering to each short-term and extended-stay vacationers, the dual-branded, 148-key Fairfield Inn & Suites and TownePlace Suites Motels in Tempe, Arizona, debuted in March. Managed by Aqua-Aston Hospitality, the properties characteristic the Previous West-themed Means Station restaurant and bar, providing signature dishes together with the Cowboy Burger and Means Station Nachos. Additionally supporting the Previous West theme is the design of the out of doors pool space, which features a scorching tub and a coated pool deck with a firepit the place friends can lounge below the desert sky and revel in weekly dwell music. “We needed the pool space to ship a resort expertise to our friends,” stated Ebbie Nakhjavani, president and CEO, EKN Growth. “The meticulously designed focus of vitality created by the occasion area, indoor/out of doors bar, and resort-style pool lends itself to delivering on a kaleidoscope of experiences.” The custom-designed pool space integrates a 30-meter saltwater pool and “peninsula” lounge with seating round firepits. The raised spa deck with a sheer-descent water characteristic ties into desert landscaping and shaded poolside lounge areas. Reflecting each the native setting and tradition was a guideline for the pool space design, Nakhjavani defined. “Our design staff selected luxe materials in wealthy colours that replicate and refine the encircling desert. They conceived a story primarily based on trendy western cultural inspiration.”
1Poolside Mural
Artist Randi Egley crafted the poolside mural, Vistas and Valleys, after “exploring the undeveloped areas close to the lodge and gleaning visible inspiration from the native desert,” stated Nakhjavani. “She was then in a position to create this fictional desertscape from the standpoint of somebody stepping exterior of the city setting to benefit from the surrounding fantastic thing about the desert and mountains.”
2Peninsula Residing Room
“Our staff designed the ‘lounge’ to be a snug respite surrounded by water, in a position to accommodate small teams to collect and revel in intimate moments in a resort setting,” he famous.
3Sail-Like Canopies
“By finding out buildings employed in different desert climates, the intention behind our sail buildings is to create a lightweight, ethereal feeling and to seize the breeze on our terrace and pool space,” stated Nakhjavani.
4Native Flora
EKN Growth’s inner landscaping design staff makes use of indigenous flora to “embrace environmental consciousness and have a good time the native magnificence,” in line with Nakhjavani. “In Tempe, our inspiration was the Sonoran Desert, and we sourced our crops at a wide range of native nurseries.”
