Mandarin Oriental, Honolulu

LOCATION: Honolulu, Hawaii
CLIENT: Salem Partners dba Mana'olana Partners
SCOPE: Entitlements and Architectural Design
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT: Architects Hawaii Ltd.
INTERIORS: Dianna Wong Architecture + Interior Design
SPECIALTY RESTAURANT INTERIORS: Meyer Davis
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: Hart Howerton
WATER FEATURE DESIGN: Fluidity Design
HOTEL OPERATOR: Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Sunset above Kapiolani Boulevard

With the Honolulu Convention Center visible at lower left.

Residences Walkthrough

A detailed look at the project’s context, entries, amenities, and residences, directed at potential residential owners.

Art direction, music and additional footage licensing and selection, and production coordination by [au]workshop.

Animation by Bogza.

Magic Island

Project visible below the Flag logo.

Ala Moana Beach

Project visible below the flag logo.

Tower "Nose"

With oculus and double-height residential penthouse visible at corner.

Tower "Tail"

With views of Diamond Head.

Public Plaza

Water features by Fluidity. Wind Art by Ned Kahn.

Vehicular Entry

View from Atkinson with Porte Cochere in background.

Hotel Porte Cochere

With LED day-lit oculus and water wall by Fluidity.

Residential Entry

Sky Garden

The first view guests have when the elevator doors open at the sky lobby. Infinity-edge pool by Fluidity reconnects visitors to the horizon.

Sky Garden

With hotel bar visible in background.

Hotel Pool

With private cabanas visible in background.

Hotel Pool

Looking back at the tower.

Huna Bar

View of cantilevered sky garden. The structurally necessary truss shape contains a hidden bar.

Residential Amenity Deck

Hotel Spa

Couple’s Treatment room terrace.

Hotel Spa

Tea Lounge and terrace.

Specialty Restaurant

Interiors by Meyer Davis.

Residential Bathroom

Double-height Penthouse

Typical Corner Residence

With Diamond Head visible in background.

Residential Penthouse

Looking across Waikiki and to the ocean.

Penthouse Bath

“[au]workshop’s concept is a modern, vertical interpretation of an indoor-outdoor sense of place and connection to the landscape, embodied in the concept of lanai. ”

Anchored by a 125-room five-star luxury hotel and 99 branded residences, Mana'olana Place in Honolulu blends the characteristics of the tropical urban high-rise with with the subtleties of the hotel brand, Hawaiian lifestyle and the Oahu climate, while respecting the urban streetscape.

Using dramatically carved terraces and balconies to provide deeply shaded areas and frame views from these lanai, we sought pleasant contrast and variety, integrating gardens into nearly every front-of-house experience. A sky-lobby provides a dramatic introduction to surrounding views, with a reflecting pool that seamlessly extends the ocean and reorients guests to the horizon. Twice each year at Lahaina noon, the sun is perfectly vertical, and an oculus 400' above highlights the generous public plaza.

When complete, the 37 story tower will represent the first implemented project in the newly adopted Ala Moana Transit-Oriented District. With the Hawaii Convention Center immediately across the street and the largest mall in the state —Ala Moana Center—located within a five minute walk, the project will be an instrumental catalyst in the continued revitalization of the Ala Moana Neighborhood.

ARCHITECTS + URBANISTS

Mandarin Oriental, Honolulu