Wynn Magazine - Las Vegas
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82 project for Steve Wynn. Each of the five Garden Villas is situated at the head of a garden whose dramatic center- piece is a 150-foot-long private pool that seems to exist in glorious isolation—a seemingly simple that re- quired much t from Thomas and the entire design team. "With Mr. Wynn's close involvement," says Woog- master, "we explored multiple iterations of the garden's planting format and even the design of the pool's mosaic artwork so we could have it feel that beyond it, there was just expanse, nothing else at all—a clear view to infinity, like the greatest of the ancient palace vistas." Perhaps the most impressive element in the entire hotel, though, is simply the color white, which serves as the base from which all those imperial tones pop. Standardized across every surface, whether lacquer, paint, or porce- lain—even the T3 hair dryers and Bang & Olufsen bed- side stereos are clad in the color—it's no ordinary white. Rather, this is a proprietary shade, approved only after more than 30 attempts by multiple paint suppliers until the team was satisfied. In a tribute to the hotel's locale, they dubbed it Cotai White, and it's an achievement even a Chinese emperor would admire. PhotograPhy by roger Davies (living room, Detail); barbara Kraft (Pal ace King;) Perhaps the most important element is simply the color white, from which all the imperial tones pop. The imperial colors and auspicious symbols of the Palace come together—with custom carpets, specially designed light fixtures, and incredible views—in four Penthouse villas. The Chinese cloud- inspired mosaic on villa bathroom floors is made of hundreds of hand-lain custom Venetian glass tiles. A Palace King room in Wynn's own sunrise yellow. Describe the scene of the deer and the pine tree in the bas relief above the bed in Mandarin and it means "prosperity and longevity."