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 Approach Station restaurant and bar, providing signature dishes together with the Cowboy Burger and Approach Station Nachos. Additionally supporting the Previous West theme is the design of the outside pool space, which features a sizzling tub and a coated pool deck with a firepit the place friends can lounge beneath the desert sky and revel in weekly stay music. “We needed the pool space to ship a resort expertise to our friends,” mentioned Ebbie Nakhjavani, president and CEO, EKN Growth. “The meticulously designed focus of vitality created by the occasion house, indoor/outside 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 atmosphere and tradition was a guideline for the pool space design, Nakhjavani defined. “Our design crew selected luxe materials in wealthy colours that replicate and refine the encompassing desert. They conceived a story based mostly 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 resort and gleaning visible inspiration from the native desert,” mentioned Nakhjavani. “She was then capable of create this fictional desertscape from the viewpoint of somebody stepping outdoors of the city atmosphere to benefit from the surrounding fantastic thing about the desert and mountains.”
2Peninsula Residing Room
“Our crew designed the ‘lounge’ to be a snug respite surrounded by water, capable of accommodate small teams to assemble and revel in intimate moments in a resort setting,” he famous.
3Sail-Like Canopies
“By learning constructions employed in different desert climates, the intention behind our sail constructions is to create a light-weight, ethereal feeling and to seize the breeze on our terrace and pool space,” mentioned Nakhjavani.
4Native Flora
EKN Growth’s inner landscaping design crew makes use of indigenous flora to “embrace environmental consciousness and rejoice 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.”
