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Love is in the air at Pan Pacific Orchard
Love is in the air at Pan Pacific Orchard

Business Times

time4 days ago

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Love is in the air at Pan Pacific Orchard

IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO: YOU'RE INVITED to a wedding in the city and your view is one of azure sky, drifting snow-white clouds, and a lush tropical landscape. This is the Cloud Terrace, high above the streets of Orchard Road. Poised on the 18th storey of Pan Pacific Orchard, this landscaped outdoor space is where guests can mingle before entering the Claymore Ballroom – the highest ballroom in Singapore. The building, designed by award-winning Woha Architects, has become an iconic landmark, with the Cloud Terrace as its crown. The other terraces are located in 'voids' cut into the striking orthogonal structure. Jason Leung, general manager of Pan Pacific Orchard, points out that this is the hotel's most celebrated quality, offering 'a rare blend of nature, architecture and elevated hospitality across four open-air terraces – Forest, Beach, Garden and Cloud'. On the 11th floor, the Garden Terrace is another special location for wedding ceremonies. A gargantuan, greenery-wrapped column and a massive mirrored ceiling reflecting the wedding festivities beneath accent this capacious venue. The Garden Terrace. PHOTO: PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD 'Each wedding venue is intentionally designed to offer beauty, versatility and emotional impact, whether couples are planning an intimate solemnisation or a large-scale celebration,' Leung says. A NEWSLETTER FOR YOU Friday, 2 pm Lifestyle Our picks of the latest dining, travel and leisure options to treat yourself. Sign Up Sign Up For instance, the Claymore Ballroom, while providing a traditional large-scale setting, is special due to its elevated location – most enclosed hotel ballrooms are typically on the ground floor with the reception areas. The hotel's culinary team can help couples craft bespoke wedding menus. PHOTO: PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD 'With floor-to-ceiling windows framing panoramic city views, the ballroom is filled with natural light in the day and looks out to a glittering skyline at night,' says Leung. In contrast, the Chairman's Lounge offers utmost privacy and intimacy. The private dining space serves up exquisite Chinese cuisine for pre-wedding meals, and is suited for solemnisations and tea ceremonies. These thoughtfully crafted spaces mean the wedding possibilities at Pan Pacific Orchard are limitless. The nearly 12,000 square metres of greenery across the four themed terraces give the hotel the ambience of a secret garden – right behind the shopping street, but away from traffic bustle, and featuring pockets of vertical gardens. To fully indulge in the hotel's best offerings, couples can select the Pristine or Euphoria wedding package. PHOTO: PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD This uniqueness inspired six wedding themes for 2025 and 2026 that the couples can choose from. These include Enchanting I and II, which comprise eight-course Chinese or four-course Western menus, champagne toasts and other perks. To fully indulge in the hotel's best offerings, couples can select the Pristine or Euphoria wedding package and enjoy two nights' stay at either the Garden Terrace Suite or Cloud Terrace Suite. Pan Pacific Orchard is dedicated to crafting a personalised experience for its clients. PHOTO: PAN PACIFIC ORCHARD Of course, the team at Pan Pacific Orchard tailors these packages to suit each couple. 'We love working closely with each couple to personalise their big day – whether it's transforming the venue for a specific theme, accommodating cultural traditions, or creating a menu that tells their story,' says Leung. For architecture buffs, choosing Pan Pacific Orchard for their celebration means a rare chance to wed in a world-famous building – since opening in June 2023, Pan Pacific Orchard has received numerous accolades, including the Prix Versailles World Selection title for Most Beautiful Hotel. But it is not just the prized architecture that takes the cake – the hotel's statement biophilic architecture means that couples need not travel far to have a 'destination wedding'.

NoMad Hotel by Hilton to open in Singapore with 15-storey waterfall, infinity pool and cliff-like facade
NoMad Hotel by Hilton to open in Singapore with 15-storey waterfall, infinity pool and cliff-like facade

Time Out

time08-05-2025

  • Time Out

NoMad Hotel by Hilton to open in Singapore with 15-storey waterfall, infinity pool and cliff-like facade

If you haven't already heard, Singapore's beloved Orchard area – crowned the coolest neighbourhood in Singapore for 2024 – is currently in the midst of a big revamp. Some telltale signs? The revival of monthly street bazaar Night at Orchard, new foodie mall Taste Orchard, and an upcoming live music and entertainment venue that's shaping up as we speak. And there's plenty more to come. Naturally, this puts more eyeballs on Orchard as a go-to place for hangouts and stays – both for locals and tourists. Hotels have been jumping onto the opportunity to grab a share of that prime land, with Artyzen, Pan Pacific Orchard, and most recently The Standard, Singapore, opening along the stretch. Soon to join the stylish line-up is Asia-Pacific's first-ever NoMad Hotel, a luxury lifestyle hotel brand under Hilton. Set to take over the current Faber House building at 230 Orchard Road, NoMad Hotel Singapore is said to have a nature-centric design, with features including a cascading 15-storey waterfall, and a lush cliff-like, botanical elements interwoven as part of its facade – bringing a literal breath of fresh air to the concrete jungle that it's set in. Of course, one cannot expect any less of WOHA Architects, the world-renowned firm behind the striking design concept of the hotel. The homegrown architecture company also also counts Punggol Digital District, 21 Carpenter, and Pan Pacific Orchard as some of its other projects, and the latter of the three even won a global Best Tall Building award last year. Housing a total of 173 guest rooms, NoMad Hotel at Orchard Road Singapore will have plenty of attractive facilities like an infinity pool, a sky terrace, events spaces, as well as in-house food and drink options – so it's safe to say that we can look forward to trying out some new restaurants and bars there in time to come. No matter which branch you're staying in, part of the whole NoMad Hotel experience is meant to provide guests with an experience that combines modernity with local elements, so expect lots of Singapore-centric touches here including works by local artists.

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