Magnificent Exteriors of ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru

Designed by the renowned architect, Rajinder Kumar, the exterior of the hotel uses Gwalior sandstone and Malaysian red bricks, interspersed by panels of specially treated smoked oak and highlighted with strips of copper in a matt copper-sulphate patina. The copper­ sulphate material had also been utilized for the roof, while the flooring of the entire hotel is blonde Italian marble.