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PPRESTIGERESTIGEJAMESJAMES E.E. GRAF,GRAF, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFEDITOR-IN-CHIEF the 2006Prestigious‘PlatinumCircle’ofHospitalityDesign. won countlessprestigiousawards.Jean-Michelwasrecently enrolledin St. Regis,Shangri-La,One&Onlyandbuildingsdesignedby Gathyhave also provingsuccessfulforotherluxurygroupslikeAman, Park Hyatt, in Mexico,Thailand,Dubai,Oman,CroatiaandGreece.Denniston is Denniston isalsocurrentlyworkingonseveralhotelprojects forGHM The SetaiMiami,theAmanyaraandOne&OnlyReethi Rahbut projects implementedbyGathy’scompanyincludeTheChedi Muscat, Jenni andhisAmanResortspartnerAdrianZecha.Themost recent his timeinMalaysia,madetheacquaintanceofGHMPresident Hans qualified staffinthreecontinents.In1987,Gathy,whospends mostof pany, whichspecialisesinthehospitalitysector,employsover 100highly International Architects&PlannersinHongKong.Today,thatcom- as aconsultanttotheUniversityofLiège.In1983hefoundedDennis Jean-Michel GathyqualifiedasaBelgianarchitectin1978andstartedout role istosetthemodereachproductenvisioned.My intricate machineswithasoul:allcomponentsarearticu- “I’ve neverworkedasingledayinmylife.Itisallabout GHM isthe‘freedomtodesignbeautywithoutarestrictive and HansJenni,twogiantsofthehotelindustry, gavemea people takealongtimebeforerationalisingtheirchoices. peaceful andseamless.ThesuccessenjoyedbyeveryGHM design servicesi.e.;architecture,interiorandhard- of theirdemandingclientele.Thekeycharacteristic that expectation,soGHM’s approachisalreadyspoton!” to feeltotallycomfortableandatease.Mosthotelbrands boutique hotelswillbeidentityandpersonality. Guests designs aresometimestheatrical,emotional, in thefascinatingworldofboutiquehotels.Hotelsare a hobbythatnevertires.Yet mypassionisneithercare- technical brief’. HansJenniandRalfOhletzconstantly technical brief’. I didn’t; Ijustgotlucky. GettingtoknowAdrianZecha hotel bearsoutthevalueofthisspecialapproachand designing anyGHMhotelisthatwecoverthefullrangeof are consciousofthisandgearinguptocomplywith require ‘somethingspecial’fortheirholiday. Theyyearn lated towardsavisionwithspecificidentity, andour but alwayscharismatic.Akeyfeatureofworkingfor golden opportunitytodiscoverandgetinvolved free noremotional.Designcoversseveralfieldsand scape. It’s thisthatmakestheendresulthomogeneous, re-adjust theirfocustoadheretheeverchangingneeds synergy. Over thenext20years,‘magicformula’for ton
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