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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Macalister Mansion in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia by Ministry of DesignJune 21st, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Ministry of Design Housed in a beautiful 100 year old historic mansion that has been conserved and adapted, each of the 6 different F&B and Hotel entities can be enjoyed as part of the overall Macalister Mansion experience but are branded as distinct rooms or spaces that are typically found in a mansion – the dining room, the den, the living room, the lawn & eight rooms.  Image Courtesy © Ministry of Design
 Image Courtesy © Ministry of Design The name Macalister Mansion honours Penang’s British Governor Colonel Norman Macalister and you will find numerous references to this historic figure captured in the a host of specially commissioned installation art pieces throughout the grounds and spaces.  Image Courtesy © Ministry of Design  Image Courtesy © Ministry of Design Featuring 8 luxurious guestrooms and 4 bespoke F&Bs, this boutique hotel has been included in Conde Nast Traveler’s prestigious Hot List of World’s Best New Hotels, 2013. The editors spent 10 months selecting the top 154 from 1000 hotels, evaluating style, location, service and chic; Macalister Mansion scored full marks, getting 3 out of 3 stars. Macalister Mansion has also been chosen by Travel + Leisure for the 2013 Best New Hotels “It List” as 1 of 63 international hotels (the only one from Malaysia), and featured in Destinasian’s 2013 Luxe List.  Image Courtesy © Ministry of Design  Image Courtesy © Ministry of Design “Colin’s role as a visionary has provided the project with an important overarching concept to tie the whole project together. The idea of bringing the rooms and F&Bs together under the umbrellas a mansion was both holistic and conceptually attractive. Paired with tremendous rigor and dedication, Colin and his team worked hard to put together the design, drawings and site management to completion. I highly commend Colin and his team to you.”  Image Courtesy © Ministry of Design  Image Courtesy © Ministry of Design
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