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NORWOOD, Mass. –Four Points by Sheraton Norwood, a business-class hotel and full-service conference center, announced today that it has just completed $1M in renovations to Zachariah’s Restaurant, located within the hotel. Zachariah’s re-opened its doors on March 28, 2009.
The newly renovated Zachariah’s has been transformed into a modern function room with the capability to host smaller weddings and social gatherings, corporate parties and meetings. The renovations included the installation of built-in buffets, chafing dishes and bars; marble tops on all service furniture; as well as all new carpet, tables, chairs, and lighting. Two permanent serving stations, one at each end of the room, include built-in heating elements and are used for breakfast and luncheon buffets, dessert displays, and liquor and cappuccino bars when needed. |
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After renovations...A LED light wall can be pre-set to eight different colors. Picture courtesy of Warren Patterson Photography. |
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This new renovation allows the catering staff at the Four Points by Sheraton Norwood to showcase the fare on a continuous curve of maple woodwork capped by an elegant stone top with a floating light canopy above.
The renovation posed two distinct challenges to Allegro Interior Architecture, the design firm hired to update the space. The first challenge was that the room did not have access to an exterior wall and therefore could not provide a view. The solution was to create an LED light wall using a double-layer theatrical curtain that can be pre-set to eight different colors depending on the customer’s theme. Formerly this window wall to the service corridor was hidden by heavy drapes, but the space is now a feature that allows the user to customize the décor.
The second challenge was that the ceiling was relatively low for the room’s 44- by 90-foot proportions. Unable to lift the ceiling any higher because the hotel’s building services distribution is situated directly above, Allegro employed an optical illusion to make the ceiling appear grander than it really is. The tiles in the center of the room were wrapped in fabric and washed with a soft light giving the impression of a higher ceiling.In addition, the perimeter ceiling tiles were dropped slightly and painted a dark color to bolster the impression of height at the main part of the room. Firefly lights were added to this portion to add glitz and drama before opening the room up to the cleaner, higher space.
The contractor for the renovation was Majestic Construction of North Attleboro, Mass.
Hobbs Brook Management, LLC is owner and operator. |
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The Four Points by Sheraton Norwood before renovations. Picture courtesy of the Four Points by Sheraton Norwood.
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