Nagasaki Joe I have a treat for you: I managed to get these renderings after a lot of patience on my part. Images are computer generations of the exterior, a room, the Woobar and a ballroom.

So far, I'm supremely underwhelmed by the room design - boring conventional layout, the wood and white walls come off as a boggo Marriott, and the silver-purple shag rug/bar stools look like an early 2000s bachelor pad. Can you believe this is the same firm that designed W London and W Amsterdam? I had the highest hopes they'd turn their ideas up to 11 for the first W in freaking Japan - but yikes. I think the bar is awesome - nice to have a bright one for a change, although I'm sure it'll be color- and brightness-adjustable. Ballroom looks pretty good too.

I'd expect to see more renderings of different spaces crop up soon, especially as the opening is four months away.

khabah

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