UOL, Hilton sign deal for first NoMad Hotel in Apac at former Faber House site
Faber House was an eight-storey commercial structure situated across the street from 313@somerset. In 2021, UOL received in-principle authorizations to redevelop the site into a 19-storey resort under URA’s Strategic Development Initiative (SDI) system. The lodging is going to additionally include business and retail place.
Other features of the hotel consist of an entrance hall on level five with an adjacent sky patio and an infinity balcony swimming pool overlooking Orchard Road, and a roof bar and restaurant.
NoMad is a luxury lifestyle resort brand emphasizing sophisticated layout, exceptional eating and immersive cultural channels. Established by United States hospitality business Sydell Group, the company joined the Hilton portfolio adhering to the team’s purchase of a bulk stake in Sydell Group in 2024. At present, NoMad has one front runner establishment in London, with intentions to increase around the world.
Made by WOHA, the accommodation is going to feature a biophilic design with a 15-storey waterfall and a “cliff-like verdant vertical landscape” established into the front. There will additionally be an “urban verandah”: a public space on the 3rd level that will be used for art and style programs. UOL claims the city verandah will also assist in future connections to bordering developments.
Andrew Zobler, owner and executive of Sydell Group, says that the brand name’s released in Singapore is just the beginning, with a number of deals “in advanced discussions in destinations in North America, Europe and further”.
UOL Group is joining forces with international hospitality forerunner Hilton to launch the first NoMad Hotel in Asia Pacific. Hilton will manage procedures of the 173-room high-end hotel, which will be situated at the former Faber House on Orchard Road. The hotel is set to open in very early 2027.
“With demand for high-end, experience-driven stays surging across the region, the high-end gateway of Singapore provides the perfect background to debut NoMad’s uniquely local deluxe hospitality– and will certainly be the first of lots of metros in Asia to welcome the brand name,” claims Alan Watts, head for Asia Pacific at Hilton.
“We are delighted to introduce NoMad to Singapore as part of our placemaking goal for Orchard Road, together with UOL’s upcoming private and unique preview of its luxurious residential project, UpperHouse at Orchard Boulevard, and the acclaimed Pan Pacific Orchard, forming a trio that will certainly add to the improvement of Orchard Road,” says Liam Wee Sin, UOL’s ceo.
