CHANGE OF THE SEASONS

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney:

199 George St, Sydney NSW
(02) 9250 3100 or www.fourseasons.com/sydney

It’s spring at the Four Seasons Sydney. After shedding its coat and embarking on a $1.2m refurbishment of its public areas, hot on the heels of a $16m facelift to the hotels rooms and suites last year; the hotel has sprouted a new look. The three-tiered atrium lobby design, spearheaded by Joseph Pang, has plenty of fancy lights, including seven hand-made Le Lebo ‘Bubble’ chandeliers imported from Paris, a new feature carpet that complements the blend of luxurious chocolate brown and tan leather furniture. The wall behind the reception desk is finished in mother of pearl, and there are three sculptures from emerging Aussie artists in the lobby — one carved out of a single block of Belgian marble — that go a long way to ensuring the Four Seasons sense of style is retained. The Grand Ballroom has also undergone an intensive AV makeover, with AV Partners installing 60 Martin MX-10 scanners to be able to easily pin spot all the tables, as well as MA Lighting grandMa console to control them all. The MX10 mirrors are positioned above a hole in the ceiling so they can shine light down below without cluttering the room with the technology. Plus, Nigel Taylor of AV Partners said: “The colours that we can get out of them plus the intensity of the light that we can pull, really adds to the show aspects of productions.”