Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina Hawaii Photos, Central Pacific Luxury Accommodation Architecture
Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina
October 13, 2021
Design: de Reus Architects
Location: Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii, Central Pacific, United States of America

Photos by Andrea Brizzi
Four Seasons Resort Oahu, Ko Olina, Hawaii
The assignment?a $100 million transformation and rebranding of an aging hotel into a five-star Four Seasons Resort in Oahu, Hawaii. Encompassing architecture, interior design, landscape, pools, and signage, the former 617,906-square-foot JW Marriott, originally designed by Edward Killingsworth in 1993, the de Reus team lead the massive overhaul.

The result is a fully repositioned, one-of-a-kind luxury experience for guests and a valuable holding for the developer and investors?all delivered on a fast-track schedule to meet the hoteliers targeted opening.
While the extant hotel had a durable and expressive structure and graciously sized guest rooms, it suffered from inadequate and tired amenities, neglected finishes, and mediocre landscaping, furniture, and fixtures. The refresh was extensive.

It called for refurbishing 358 guest accommodations (including 52 suites), reworking all four restaurants, and updating the existing circular pool. Refurbished guest rooms strike a balance between signature Four Seasons? quality and luxury Hawai?ian hospitality. Banana bark wall coverings, jute-inspired carpets, and an art program produced by renowned local ...