Final Proposal

This is the sunrise moment of the hotel, and the first thing every guest sees. It is the one arrangement that can never look tired, and it's where our team's experience matters most.

• Position: Ø1200mm honed stone pedestal table, seen in the round and from above as guests arrive and as they pass through to the pool.
• Scale: approximately 900mm–1m above the table surface, with a spread of 600–800mm. Tall and generous rather than wide, so it holds the room without crowding the table.
• Light: backlit by the pool glazing, so silhouette and luminosity do most of the work. Pale, structural material reads beautifully here; deep tones disappear against the glass.
• Palette: tonal to the sand and blush interior — bone, cream, blush, champagne and muted sage. Contrast comes from form and texture rather than colour.
• Composition: fully resolved with no flat side. The strongest gesture faces the arrival approach, with nothing unfinished from the pool exit.
• Care: refreshed weekly with a mid-week check, so it looks as considered on day six as it did on day one.

This is the full sun of the Gold Coast day, and the space where the hotel is at its most relaxed. We agree with your brief that it should lean lusher leaf over floral.

• Position: the curved celadon stone bar, in the hotel-supplied faceted ceramic vessel, set against the textured wall and its ring of lights. The green of the leaf, the stone and the tiles work as one palette.
• Scale and form: upright and sculptural, roughly one and a half times the height of the vessel, with broad leaves giving width at the base. A focal point at the bar rather than a spread along it.
• Design: foliage does the work. Fan palm, monstera and broad paddle leaves build the structure, with a single warm accent colour lifting it. Attitude rather than prettiness, and nothing that looks like it was flown in.
• Material: leaf-based, with the accent chosen for its tolerance of heat and humidity. Semi-outdoor conditions mean chlorine, sun and breeze, so we select materials suited to those conditions.
• Direction: developed with Margie, drawing on what our local growers can supply consistently through the seasons.

Nove is the heart of the day at Andaz, serving from breakfast through to dinner. One arrangement carries the whole venue, so it has to be felt from across the room without ever getting in the way of the people working behind the bar.

• Position: the end of the black-and-gold marble bar, in the hotel-supplied faceted ceramic vessel, framed by the wine wall and the lit back bar.
• Scale and form: an open, fanning shape with height at the centre and movement out to the sides, kept within the end of the bar so the service area stays clear.
• Design: Mediterranean warmth. Olive foliage, citrus and long-lasting blooms in coral, apricot and blush, sitting warmly against the peach walls and gold detailing. Fewer varieties, cleaner form, and nothing that competes with the movement in the stone.
• Material: low-shed, long-lasting stems only, de-anthered before installation. Pollen or petal fall on a dark bar top where drinks are served is not acceptable, so we account for this in our material selection and preparation.
• Scent: kept minimal so the flowers never compete with the food and drink.
• Direction: developed with Margie, with our knowledge of what local growers can supply consistently through the seasons.

Verde is where the Gold Coast day ends, with the sun setting over the hinterland. It's the most beautiful light in the hotel, and the hardest on flowers. Longevity governs material selection here more than anywhere.

• Position: the black terrazzo bar, with its large pale aggregate, in a dark textured vessel that sits into the surface rather than on it, set against the blue-grey plaster column.
• Scale and form: tall and asymmetric, with a clean outline that reads against the wall and holds its shape when backlit at golden hour. Mechanics stay invisible.
• Design: the sunset itself. Rust, copper, burgundy and amber, warm against the cool of the wall and the stone. Contrast comes from temperature rather than lightness, and the pale aggregate in the terrazzo does the lifting.
• Material: native-led and built for heat. Banksia, leucadendron and hardy foliage carry the piece, chosen because they hold their form and colour through a west-facing afternoon. We select stems for their ability to maintain form and colour through the rotation.
• Care: a felt or cork pad under the vessel as standard. Condensation on a matt-sealed dark surface leaves mineral rings, and we'd rather prevent that than ask your team to wipe around it.
• Direction: developed with Margie, with our knowledge of what local growers can supply consistently through the seasons.

A VIP arrival is personal. The flowers in the suite are often the first thing a guest touches, and they say something about how the hotel sees them. We treat these pieces with the same care as the arrival lobby, just at a different scale.

• Position: the coffee table, in the hotel-supplied low vessel, seen from the sofa and from the door. Low and resolved in the round, so nothing blocks the eyeline across the room.
• Design: warm neutrals with a touch of teal to sit with the suite interior. Refined rather than showy, and never competing with the view.
• Material: We select materials with minimal fragrance and no pollen for the enclosed guest-room setting, helping protect bedding and upholstery while keeping the arrangement comfortable to live with. Long-lasting stems, so the arrangement still looks considered on the last morning of the stay.
• Ordering: Suite arrangements are ordered on request and priced separately. We'd propose agreeing two or three standard suite specifications with Margie in advance, each defined and priced, so your team can order in one line without a design conversation. For short-notice VIP arrivals, that matters.
• Direction: developed with Margie, with our knowledge of what local growers can supply consistently through the seasons.