Consisting of 342 studios, one and two -bedroom apartments and penthouses, Mondrian South Beach will combine the most exhilarating design elements of a fantasy modern get-away with all  the comforts and conveniences of home. Facilities will include Agua spa featuring wet and dry treatment rooms, a state-of-the-art gym, a world-class, five-star restaurant, a dynamic night life experience, chic event spaces and a private 40-slip marina with a private dock master and sand barge. The residences may be purchased, offering the owners the opportunity to participate in  the hotel rental program. This allows them the flexibility of a vacation or an extended stay in their  own residence, while also providing rental income between visits.

Wanders, a world-famous design star and an original member of the influential Droog collective in the Netherlands, has conceived of the Hotel Residences as “Sleeping Beauty’s castle.” Guests will step into a magical world, entering a leisurely oasis of gardens that leads to the spectacular interior. The gardens are designed as indoor/outdoor living spaces, with seating areas, an outdoor  bar, a hanging chandelier above the glamorous pool, and cabanas for all ages, including tented play spaces with a sandbox and bouncy toys in the children’s area. 

Wanders will extend the existing curvilinear building to form a semicircular sculptural structure,  in which the rooms resemble theatrical boxes over looking the gardens be low, “so that everyone  has the best seat in the house,” as the designer says. The residences are loft-like spaces,  flooded with light and flowing seamlessly between bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen and  terrace, unified with the same dark wood flooring inside and out. Using a sophisticated color palate of white, gold, browns, grays, blues and black, Wanders plans to create romantic interiors  with welcoming, open living areas and a generous sense of space. 

A designer who prefers never to repeat himself, Wanders will furnish Mondrian South Beach with original pieces from his design studio, where he produces everything from lighting to flooring, including chairs, tables and sofas. Mondrian South Beach is one of several interiors projects he has completed. “Unlike product design, interiors are about theater, leading you from one idea to  the next and the next, ” he says. “You need to breathe life into a space, which is a fascinating  process for me.”

"Morgans Hotel Group is excited to be working with Marcel Wanders. We fee l that Marcel represents  the very finest in bold, new, innovative design. With Mondrian South Beach, we are extending  the diversity of our brands in a market we know well and where we have had great success with  Delano and The Shore Club, ” said Ed Scheetz, President and Chief Executive Officer. “The South  Beach market is strong and continues to be an international destination of choice for savvy travelers who prefer the exclusivity and sophistication of our properties. When the project is complete, we expect Mondrian to be one of the most sought after properties in Miami Beach. ” 

Aboutt Morgan's Hotel Group Morgan's Hotel Group Co. 

(Nasdaq: MHGC), which is widely credited with establishing and developing the rapidly expanding boutique hotel sector, owns and operates Morgan's, Royalton and Hudson in New York, Delano and The Shore Club in Miami, Mondrian in Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Clift in San Francisco, and Sanderson and St Martins Lane in London. MHG has other property transactions in various stages of completion including projects in Miami Beach, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada, and continues to vigorously pursue its strategy of developing unique properties at various price points in international gateway cities in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia and around the world. 

About Sanctuary Sanctuary Hotel Group, a conglomeration of various affiliated companies including Sanctuary West Avenue and Sanctuary South Beach, is a fully integrated real estate company focused on the acquisition, development, rehabilitation and conversion of hotels. The company has developed condominium hotels in southeast Florida for the past 17 years. Sanctuary South Beach recently completed The Sanctuary, a full service boutique hotel in Miami Beach. The principals of the Sanctuary Group have been involved in the conversion of like properties, as well as in the residential condominium conversion market, throughout the United States for the past two decades and the principals have over 75 years of real estate development experience. The Company’s philosophy is to deliver superb real estate value with an unparalleled customer experience.