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Set amongst the verdant mature trees of Jalan Putri Hijau, the Marriott Cafe acts as a stage set for the dynamic primitive artworks of the local Batak people. Originating from the shores of majestic Lake Toba, these descendants of the first Austronesians, once known as the Proto-Malay people, migrated from somewhere in Southern China or Taiwan as far back as 6,000 years ago. |
HORAS ! Marriott Cafe + Marriott Gourmet
The entire life of the Batak is saturated by magic-religious beliefs - a dynamic, animistic, spiritual labyrinth that only datu priests had the pure knowledge to navigate.
G.L. Tichelman, 1941
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The 6,000 sq ft space faces onto Jalan Putri Hijau with it's massive trees adding lush greenery to the space that forms Marriott Gourmet. LED chandeliers that resemble frozen raindrops hovering in space hang from the white ceiling above each round marble topped table. Lush wool carpets with a bamboo pattern in lime green soften the cavernous space.
JW Marriott is a non smoking hotel. But there are zones available, such as the alfresco garden at Marriott Cafe, protected from rain by a frosted glass ceiling and surrounded by lush Bamboo. Soft flowing 'Rain chandeliers' are suspended over the dining tables along the alfresco window wall. Made from 25 kilometers of Japanese fiber-optic tubing and electronically controlled for very slow color changing effects. |
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Columns and lighting details have been created from molded gloss-white fiberglass so that the LED lighting placed throughout the space reflects in fresh true colors. The many layers of glass panels and the tint of the green carpet give the space a freshness not unlike that of crisp greens of a fresh Caesar salad, with some areas being punctuated with bright red abstracted paintings that are enlarged details of the Rafflesia bloom, found in the jungles nearby. The three theatre cooking zones include counters for Coffee + desserts, Asian cooking, and Western cooking. A semi-private Chef's table is situated next door to the Western kitchen. Batak carved staffs form a privacy wall onto the main dining room, while a glass pass-thru allows the chef to converse with the patrons in the 12 seater room. Walls are upholstered in silver velour fabric to soften the room acoustically. |
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Massive fiberglass 'pod' lamps mounted to the ceiling, can change colors to create different moods throughout the day, such as at the Sushi counter. The giant abstract Rafflesia bloom punctuates the space with bright color. Below, pod lamps over the Dessert counter and Marriott Gourmet coffee counter
< Handmade ceramic tiles from Chiang Mai, Thailand. VIENGPING CARGO & TRADING CO.,LTD. e:mail > vctcm@yahoo.com |
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 Marshmallows ready for dipping in the chocolate fountain
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The dessert counter features a chocolate fountain and hundreds of glass jars filled with sweets. The use of daylight LED spotlights gives the counter a fresh clean coloration that brings out the vibrancy of the candies and fruits.
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The Pod shape appears again in a transparent form, encasing the entry to Prime Steakhouse + Bar located below this floor, in a towering 4.2m tall capsule. |
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Carved 'Magic staffs' create a screen along the chef's private dining room and a second private dining room in the background. 5-prong leg Podiums will have fresh seasonal flora on display. These images were taken at opening, Christmas + Chinese New Year 2008. |
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Intimate dining in the evenings along a row of seating that faces the Alfresco Bamboo garden. |
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The Pod Light over the Sushi counter captured in different color modes. In reality, the color changing is subtle, from morning till late.
Marriott Cafe as seen from Jalan Putri Hijau |
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