The Residence by Cenizaro

Branding Reinvigoration
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The Residence by Cenizaro

In a world where luxury is too often used in marketing speak, being tasked with developing the brand position for a hotel group whose DNA has always been to embellish life’s moments, we knew the task ahead of us was going to be a challenge. But with over 20 years of hospitality branding experience – it was a challenge we passionately embraced. After a four way pitch involving some of the best creative minds and strategic agencies in Asia, Qube was appointed as the agency of record in March 2013 to re-launch The Residence Hotel brand aligning it with its holding company, Cenizaro Hotels & Resorts.

Part of the project included building the hotel chain’s new image library for each of the 4 properties: Maldives, Mauritius, Zanzibar and Tunis. An enviable task you may think for any creative director. It was during one photo shoot in the Maldives that Quentin caught a unique photo of two models as they cycled back to their villa. Light bathed their backs and the white powder sand in front of them lit up their faces as they joyfully enjoyed their moment. It was only when Quentin had returned to the studio in Singapore and opened the file that he realised this was the image we had all been looking for all along. It was the essence of pure bliss caught in a split second. It’s that place we all go to when we need an escape where moments are enriched. The shot was an accident of pure genius. The sunlit bathed photo lent itself perfectly to a colour correcting mix of retro and de-saturation to become something unique in the hospitality environment. Typography and grid had to remain timeless and with a cheeky hand-scripted headline the campaign was born.

On the heels of the new global campaign came digital applications, print and on-property collateral culminating in the re-launch of the brand back into the hospitality limelight with stunning results. More of the complete work here.
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Photography: Quentin Berryman & Masano Kawana
Art Direction & Design at Qube
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