Winners have been announced for the 41st annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design, the industry’s oldest and most prestigious awards program for hospitality interiors, sponsored by Boutique Design magazine. The 2021 Gold Key judges selected these standout projects from a competitive field of nearly 400 submissions from more than 100 design firms around the world.
Winners in 23 categories, as well as the Judges’ So Cool award winner and the Designer of the Year, were revealed during a ceremony on November 15th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York in conjunction with BDNY. In addition, winners for two categories— Emerging Hotel Concept and Best Eco- or Socially Conscious Hotel—were announced during the event. Both winners and finalists will also be highlighted in the Winter 2021 issue of Boutique Design magazine.
The Gold Key Awards competition recognizes the influential and innovative design work in the international hospitality industry. To be eligible, new construction, conversion or renovation projects must have been completed from July 1, 2020 to August 2, 2021. Finalists and winners were determined by a jury of industry leaders from the hospitality operations, design, development, and investment sectors.
Judges for the 41st annual Gold Key Awards:
- Wing T. Chao, Founder, Wing T. Chao Global Adviser
- Ken Cruse, Co-Founder & CEO, Soul Community Planet
- Gary Dollens, Global Head -Design / Product and Brand Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
- Tim Flowers, Vice President F&B – Development, Mina Group
- Julie Frank, SVP Design, Highgate
- Stacey Greene, VP Project Management, Pyramid Hotel Group
- Lori Horvath, Managing Director, Project and Development Services, Hotels, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Linda Laucirica, Senior Director, Design & Project Management, Lifestyle Full -Service Brands, Marriott International
- David McCaslin, Chief Development Officer, HHM
- Michael Medzigian, Chairman & CEO, Watermark Lodging Trust
- Mitch Patel, President & CEO, Visions Hospitality Group, Inc.
- Thomas Prins, Principal, TQP Capital Partners
- Rachel Rangelov, SVP Design and Construction, Longview Senior Housing Advisors
- Christine Shanahan, Principal, HVS Design
- Julienne Smith, Senior Vice President, Development, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Below are the finalists and winners each category. Winners are in bold.
BEST LOBBY FOCUSED SERVICE
Hyatt House Chicago – Medical / University District
Design Firm: KOO LLC, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago | Client: Civic Health Development Group, Chicago | Purchasing Firm: Neil Locke & Associates, Chicago
Moxy Hamburg City, Germany
Design Firm: JOI-Design, Hamburg
Architecture Firm: KPW PapayWarncke and Partner, Architects, Hamburg | Client: SV Hotel
Dübendorf, Switzerland
Moxy Oakland Downtown
Design Firm: C McKEOUGHunLTD, Williamstown Massachusetts
Architecture Firm: RSP Architects, Minneapolis | Client: Graves Hospitality, Minneapolis | Purchasing Firm: Absolute Procurement, Portland, Oregon
Noland Hotel Wuhan, China
Design Firm: Si Han Design, Wuhan
Client: Noland Hotel Management Co., Ltd, Wuhan | Purchasing Firm: Hubei Sihan Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd, Wuhan
BEST LOBBY MIDSCALE
The Alloy King of Prussia, DoubleTree by Hilton, Pennsylvania
Design Firm: HVS Design, Rockville, Maryland
Architecture Firm: Nehmer, Rockville, Maryland | Clients: Whitman Peterson, Westlake Village, California; and Concord Hospitality Enterprises, Raleigh, North Carolina | Purchasing Firm: Concord Hospitality Enterprises
Canopy by Hilton Baltimore Harbor Point
Design Firm: Braytonhughes Design Studios, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Beatty Harvey Coco Architects, Baltimore | Client: Beatty Development Group LLC, Baltimore | Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West, Louisville, Colorado
The Clancy, San Francisco
Design Firm: EDG Interior Architecture + Design, Novato, California
Architecture Firm: Axis Architecture, San Francisco | Client: Braemar Hotels and Resorts, Dallas | Purchasing Firm: Premier Project Management, Dallas
Union Club Hotel at Purdue, West Lafayette, Indiana
Design Firm: KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago
Architecture Firm: HKS Architects, Chicago | Client: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana | Purchasing Firm: White Lodging, Merrillville, Indiana
BEST LOBBY UPPER MIDSCALE
Canopy by Hilton Philadelphia Center City Hotel
Design Firm: AvroKO, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: BLTA, Philadelphia | Client: National Real Estate Development, Philadelphia | Purchasing Firm: The Cardy Group, Toronto
The Glenn Hotel, Atlanta
Design Firm: Sims Patrick Studio, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: Stevens & Wilkinson, Atlanta | Client: Legacy Ventures, Atlanta | Purchasing Firm: ADM Associates, Atlanta
The Grady Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
Design Firm: Sims Patrick Studio, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: Campo Architects, New Orleans | Client: Vision Hospitality Group, Chattanooga, Tennessee | Purchasing Firm: Pinnacle South, Franklin, Tennessee
Grand Madison Wuhan, China
Design Firm: Si Han Design, Wuhan
Architecture Firm: Hemmings & Berkley, Hubei, China | Client: Huazhu Hotels Group Ltd, Wuhan | Purchasing Firm: Hubei Zhengxin Construction Engineering Co., Ltd, Wuhan
Hotel Kansas City, Missouri
Design Firm: KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago
Architecture Firm: O’Bryan Partnership Architecture, Frisco, Colorado | Client: MFH Properties, LLC, Jefferson City, Missouri | Purchasing Firm: Neil Locke & Associates, Chicago
BEST LOBBY UPSCALE
Canopy by Hilton Paris Trocadero
Design Firm: Studio Jean-Philippe Nuel, New York and Paris
Architecture Firm: DTACC, Paris | Client: Scor Investment Partners, Paris
Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska
Design Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis
Architecture Firm: Leo A Daly, Omaha | Client: Clarity Development Company, Omaha | Purchasing Firm: Beyer Brown, Orlando
Surety Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa
Design Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis
Architecture Firm: Slingshot Architecture, Des Moines | Client: Aparium Hotel Group, Chicago | Purchasing Firm: Neil Locke & Associates, Chicago
Viceroy Santa Monica, California
Design Firm: EDG Interior Architecture + Design, Novato, California
Architecture Firm: Rossi Architecture, San Diego | Client: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Bethesda, Maryland | Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler, Centennial, Colorado
BEST LOBBY LUXURY
Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, Phoenix
Design Firm: Virserius Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: PHX Architecture, Scottsdale, Arizona | Client: The Blackstone Group, New York | Purchasing Firm: DH Companies, Manassas, Virginia
Capella Bangkok
Design Firms: BAMO, San Francisco; PIA Interior Co., Ltd, Bangkok; and HBA Bangkok, Bangkok
Architecture Firm: Hamiltons International, Singapore | Client and Purchasing Firm: Country Group Development, Bangkok
Newbury Boston
Design Firms: Jeffrey Beers International, New York; Champalimaud, New York; and Ken Fulk, New York
Architecture Firm: CBT Architects, Boston | Client: Highgate, New York | Purchasing Firm: HPG International, Walnut Creek, California
Waldorf Astoria Xiamen, China
Design Firm: AB Concept, Hong Kong
Architecture Firm: Aedas, Hong Kong | Client and Purchasing Firm: Paragon International, Hong Kong
BEST GUESTROOM MIDSCALE
Hyatt Centric Center City Philadelphia
Design Firm: CRÈME, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture Firm: DAS Architects, Philadelphia | Client: Rodina and Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Chicago | Purchasing Firm: Rosemont Project Management, Chicago
Le Méridien, St. Louis Clayton, Missouri
Design Firm: HOK, New York
Architecture Firm: HOK, St. Louis | Client: Silverwest Hotels, LLC, Denver | Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler, Centennial, Colorado
Renaissance Milwaukee West Hotel
Design Firm: KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Kahler Slater, Milwaukee | Client: HKS Mayfair Hotel, LLC, Milwaukee | Purchasing Firm: Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, Raleigh, North Carolina
BEST GUESTROOM UPPER MIDSCALE
Canopy by Hilton Philadelphia Center City Hotel
Design Firm: AvroKO, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: BLTA, Philadelphia | Client: National Real Estate Development, Philadelphia | Purchasing Firm: The Cardy Group, Toronto
Hotel Kansas City, Missouri
Design Firm: KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago
Architecture Firm: O’Bryan Partnership Architecture, Frisco, Colorado | Client: MFH Properties, LLC, Jefferson City, Missouri | Purchasing Firm: Neil Locke & Associates, Chicago
The Peregrine Omaha Downtown, Curio Collection by Hilton
Design Firm: EoA, Coral Gables, Florida
Architecture Firm: Trivers Architecture, St. Louis, Missouri | Client: ViaNova Development, Chattanooga, Tennessee | Purchasing Firm: D Hospitality, Columbus, Ohio
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton
Design Firms: Studio Collective, Venice, California; Klai Juba Wald Architects and Interiors, Las Vegas
Architecture Firm: Klai Juba Wald Architects and Interiors, Las Vegas | Client: Juniper Capital Hospitality, Las Vegas | Purchasing Firm: Paradigm Purchasing, Las Vegas
BEST GUESTROOM UPSCALE
The Cloudveil, Jackson, Wyoming
Design Firm: TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design, Burlington, Vermont
Architecture Firm: CLB Architects, Jackson, Wyoming | Client: Crystal Creek Capital, Jackson, Wyoming | Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler, Centennial, Colorado
Omni Oklahoma City Hotel
Design Firm: Bill Rooney Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, Atlanta | Client: Omni Hotels & Resorts, Dallas | Purchasing Firm: Sue Dulmage& Associates, Toronto
One11 Hotel, New Orleans
Design Firm: dash design, Long Island City, New York
Architecture Firm: Williams Architects, New Orleans | Client: Tchoupitoulas Partners, New Orleans | Purchasing Firm: Sue Dulmage& Associates, Toronto
Surety Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa
Design Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis
Architecture Firm: Slingshot Architecture, Des Moines | Client: Aparium Hotel Group, Chicago | Purchasing Firm: Neil Locke & Associates, Chicago
BEST GUESTROOM LUXURY
The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel, New York
Design Firm: tonychi studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York | Client: Rosewood Hotels, New York | Purchasing Firm: The Parker Company, Miami
Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest
Design Firm: MKV Design, London
Architecture Firm: PéterDajka and PuhlAntal, Budapest | Client: Melis Investment Kft, Budapest
Park Hyatt Suzhou, China
Design Firm: HBA, Singapore
Architecture Firm: KPF, New York | Client and Purchasing Firm: Gold Mantis Enterprise, Suzhou
BEST SUITE
Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, Phoenix
Design Firm: Virserius Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: PHX Architecture, Scottsdale, Arizona | Client: The Blackstone Group, New York | Purchasing Firm: Carroll Adams, Orlando
Capella Bangkok
Design Firms: BAMO, San Francisco; PIA Interior Co., Ltd, Bangkok; and HBA Bangkok
Architecture Firm: Hamiltons International, Singapore | Client and Purchasing Firm: Country Group Development, Bangkok
Four Seasons Hotel Madrid
Design Firm: BAMO, San Francisco
Architecture Firms: EstudioLamela, Madrid; BG Arquitectura, Madrid | Client: OHL Desarollos, Grupo OHL, Madrid | Purchasing Firm: Proffetional, Madrid
Karsh Suite at Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa, Canada
Design Firm: CHIL Interior Design, Vancouver, BC
Client and Purchasing Firm: Larco Hospitality, Vancouver, BC
Park Hyatt Suzhou, China
Design Firm: HBA, Singapore
Architecture Firm: KPF, New York | Client and Purchasing Firm: Gold Mantis Enterprise, Suzhou
Six Senses Douro Valley, Samodães, Portugal
Design Firm: Clodagh Design, New York
Architecture Firm: Rebelo de Andrade, Lisbon | Client: Six Senses, Bangkok | Purchasing Firm: The Parker Company, London
BEST SPECIALTY DESIGN
Chief, Chicago
Design Firm: AvroKO, New York
Architecture Firm: GREC Architects, Chicago | Client and Purchasing Firm: Chief, New York
Platán Tata Mirror Spa, Tata, Hungary
Design and Architecture Firm: Varrodesign KFT, Budapest
Client and Purchasing Firm: PlatánKávéház KFT, Tata, Hungary
One&OnlyPortonovi, Montenegro
Design Firms: HBA, Singapore; Denniston Architects, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Architecture Firm: Denniston Architects, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Client: Azmont Investments, Portonovi, Montenegro
Voroninskie Bani, St. Petersburg, Russia
Design and Architecture Firm: Megre Interiors, Moscow
Client: Voroninskie Bani, St. Petersburg, Russia
BEST NIGHTCLUB/LOUNGE
Argo at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Design Firm: AB Concept, Hong Kong
Architecture Firm: Rocco Design Architects, Hong Kong | Client and Purchasing Firm: Sun Hung Kai Propertiesbu
BKK Social Club, Bangkok
Design Firm: AvroKO, Bangkok
Architecture Firm: Hamiltons International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Client: Country Group Development, Bangkok | Purchasing Firm: Cairncross Martin, Bangkok
The Cigar Club at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, Missouri
Design and Architecture Firm: The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry, Atlanta
Client: The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis | Purchasing Firm: The Parker Company, Miami
Mezcalista at Moxy South Beach, Miami
Design Firm: Saladino Design Studios, Miami
Architecture Firm: Kobi Karp, Miami | Client and Purchasing Firm: Lightstone, New York
BEST RESTAURANT CASUAL DINING
Ámbar Restaurante, El Paso, Texas
Design and Architecture Firm: The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry, Atlanta
Client: Franklin Mountain Management, El Paso | Purchasing Firm: Hersha Purchasing & Design, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Churchill’s Table, The Londoner Macao
Design Firm: AvroKO, New York
Architecture Firm: Aedas, Macao | Client and Purchasing Firm: Venetian Orient Limited, Macao
La Central by Mario Pagán, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Design and Purchasing Firm: Jeffrey Beers International, New York
Architecture Firm: Design + Development, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Client: PRISAGROUP, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Yardbird Dallas
Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York
Architecture Firm: HBC, New York | Client: 50 Eggs, Miami | Purchasing Firm: Dorothy Vogt Consulting, Croton on Hudson, New York
BEST RESTAURANT FINE DINING
The Aubrey at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
Design Firm: Silverfox Studios, Singapore
Architecture Firm: Wilkinson &Cilley, Hong Kong | Client: Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong | Purchasing Firm: Procurement Plus Co. Limited, Hong Kong
Firangi Superstar, Singapore
Design Firm: EDG Interior Architecture + Design, Novato, California
Client: The Dandy Partnership, San Rafael, California
Mico Restaurant, Charlotte, North Carolina
Design Firm: The Kessler Collection Design Studio, Orlando
Architecture Firm: Sottile&Sottile, Savannah, Georgia | Client: The Kessler Collection, Orlando | Purchasing Firm: HPGI, Walnut Creek, California
Peacock Alley at Waldorf Astoria Xiamen, China
Design Firm: AB Concept, Hong Kong
Architecture Firm: Aedas, Hong Kong | Client and Purchasing Firm: Paragon International, Hong Kong
BEST RESORT
Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, Phoenix
Design Firm: Virserius Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: PHX Architecture, Scottsdale, Arizona | Client: The Blackstone Group, New York | Purchasing Firm: DH Companies, Manassas, Virginia (lobby), and Carroll Adams, Orlando (suites)
Ikos Andalusia, Málaga, Spain
Design and Architecture Firm: Studio Gronda, Madrid
Client and Purchasing Firm: Ikos Resorts, Halkidiki, Greece
Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, Autograph Collection, California
Design Firm: Kay Lang + Associates, Los Angeles
Architecture Firm: Architects Orange, Orange, California | Client: Mission Commercial Properties, Inc., San Juan Capistrano, California | Purchasing Firm: HPG International, Walnut Creek, California
One&Only Portonovi, Montenegro
Design Firms: HBA, Singapore; Denniston Architects, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Architecture Firm: Denniston Architects, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Client: Azmont Investments, Portonovi, Montenegro
BEST SENIOR LIVING
Heartis Yardley, Pennsylvania
Design Firm: dash design, Long Island City, New York
Architecture Firm: Katus Design Group (KDG), Austin | Client: CADDIS, Dallas | Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West, Chicago
Inspir Carnegie Hill, New York
Design and Architecture Firm: Handel Architects, New York
Client: Maplewood Senior Living, Westport, Connecticut | Purchasing Firm: Carroll Adams, Orlando
The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, New York
Design Firm: Lemay+Escobar Architects, New York
Architecture Firm: Montroy DeMarco Architecture, New York | Client: The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, New York | Purchasing Firm: Commercial Furniture Interiors, New York
The Watermark at Westwood Village, Los Angeles
Design Firm: HBA, Santa Monica, California
Architecture Firm: Callison RTKL, Seattle | Client: The Watermark at Westwood Village, Los Angeles | Purchasing Firm: HBA Procurement, Santa Monica, California
BEST HOTEL FOCUSED SERVICE
AC Hotel by Marriott Scottsdale North, Arizona
Design and Architecture Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis and Overland Park, Kansas
Client: Host Hotels & Resorts, Bethesda, Maryland | Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West, Louisville, Colorado
Hampton Inn & Suites Los Angeles/Sherman Oaks, California
Design Firm: Studio HBA, Santa Monica, California
Architecture Firm: AlajajianMarcoosi Architects, Glendale, California | Client: Nandinvestments, Sherman Oaks, California | Purchasing Firm: HBA Procurement, Santa Monica, California
IBIS Hotel Tianjin Jinwan Plaza, China
Design Firm: GLC Enterprises, LLC, Guangzhou, China
Client: Huazhu Group IBIS Brand Project Department | Purchasing Firm: Huazhu Group Purchasing Department
TownePlace Suites Nashville Downtown/Capitol District
Design Firm: The Gettys Group Companies, Chicago
Architecture Firm: DLR Group, Chicago | Client: Nashville PropCo, LLC | Purchasing Firm: Populate Procurement – The Gettys Group Companies, Chicago
BEST HOTEL MIDSCALE
Bellyard, West Midtown Atlanta, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Design and Architecture Firm: NELSON Worldwide, Minneapolis
Client: Bellyard Hotel, Atlanta | Purchasing Firm: Carroll Adams, Orlando, Florida
Canopy by Hilton Baltimore Harbor Point
Design Firm: Braytonhughes Design Studios, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Beatty Harvey Coco Architects, Baltimore | Client: Beatty Development Group LLC, Baltimore | Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West, Louisville, Colorado
The Monsaraz San Diego, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Design Firm: KNA Design, Los Angeles
Architecture Firm: JWDA, San Diego | Client: Lamming Co. and Alliance, San Diego | Purchasing Firm: Purchasing Management International, Dallas
The Ryder Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina
Design and Purchasing Firm: Cortney Bishop Design, Charleston
Architecture Firm: Goff D’Antonio Associates, Charleston | Client: The Ryder, Charleston
BEST HOTEL UPPER MIDSCALE
DongFengYun Hotel Mi’Le – Mgallery, Mile City, China
Design Firm: Cheng Chung Design (CCD), Shenzhen, China
Architecture Firms: Artist Luo Xu, Mile City, China; YIC Architectural Design Co. Ltd., Kunming, China | Client: Yunnan Urban & Rural Const ruction and Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., Kunming, China | Purchasing Firm: Haihua Engineering, Shanghai
Hotel Kansas City, Missouri
Design Firm: KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago
Architecture Firm: O’Bryan Partnership Architecture, Frisco, Colorado | Client: MFH Properties, LLC, Jefferson City, Missouri | Purchasing Firm: Neil Locke & Associates, Chicago
The Grady Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
Design Firm: Sims Patrick Studio, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: Campo Architects, New Orleans | Client: Vision Hospitality Group, Chattanooga, Tennessee | Purchasing Firm: Pinnacle South, Franklin, Tennessee
Kinley Cincinnati Downtown
Design Firm: Streetsense, Washington, DC
Architecture Firm: Campo Architects, New Orleans | Client: | Purchasing Firm: Pineapple Procurement, Torrance, California
Surety Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa
Design Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis
Architecture Firm: Slingshot Architecture, Des Moines | Client: Aparium Hotel Group, Chicago | Purchasing Firm: Neil Locke & Associates, Chicago
BEST HOTEL UPSCALE
Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska
Design Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis
Architecture Firm: Leo A Daly, Omaha | Client: Clarity Development Company, Omaha | Purchasing Firm: Beyer Brown, Orlando
The Lodge at Sonoma, California
Design Firm: Wilson Ishihara, Sonoma, California
Architecture Firm: Stanton Architecture, San Francisco | Client: DiamondRock Hospitality, Bethesda, Maryland | Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler, Centennial, Colorado
Moxy South Beach, Miami
Design Firms: Rockwell Group (Guestrooms and Hotel Public Spaces), New York; Saladino Design Studios (Serena, Como, and Mezcalista Restaurants)
Architecture Firm: Kobi Karp Architecture, Miami | Client: Lightstone, New York
Suning Zhongshan Golf Resort, Nanjing, China
Design Firm: Cheng Chung Design (CCD), Shenzhen, China
Architecture Firms: WATG, Shanghai; JSAD/Jiangsu Provincial Architectural D&R Institute Ltd, Nanjing, China | Client: Suning Group, Nanjing, China | Purchasing Firm: Wowu Art Consultancy, Shenzhen, China
BEST HOTEL LUXURY
Equestrian Hotel, Ocala, Florida
Design and Purchasing Firm: Roberts Design, Ocala, Florida
Architecture Firms: ODA Architecture, Charlotte, North Carolina; MJS Designers Group, Alamonte Springs, Florida | Client: RLR Investments LLC, Wilmington, Ohio
Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest
Design Firm: MKV Design, London
Architecture Firm: PéterDajka and PuhlAntal, Budapest | Client: Melis Investment Kft, Budapest
Montage Healdsburg, California
Design Firm: EDG Interior Architecture + Design, Novato, California
Architecture Firms: Delawie, San Diego; Robert C. Glazier Architect Inc., Santa Barbara | Client: The Robert Green Company, San Diego | Purchasing Firm: Project Dynamics, Inc., Las Vegas
Splendido Mare, a Belmond Hotel Portofino, Italy
Design Firm: Festen Architecture, Paris
Architecture Firm: Discreet Architecture, Fiesole, Italy | Client: Belmond (UK) Ltd, London | Purchasing Firm: Argenta Projects, London
EMERGING CONCEPT
Stay KooooK, Bern, Switzerland
Design Firm: JOI-Design, Hamburg, Germany
Architecture Firms: GWJ Architektur AG and Astoc Architects and Planners GmbH, Cologne, Germany | Client: SV Hotel, Zürich
SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS HOTEL
I PROMISE Village by Graduate Hotels, Akron, Ohio
Design Firm: Graduate Hotels, Nashville
Architecture Firm: AJ Capital Partners, Nashville | Purchasing Firm: Summa International, Kailua Hawaii
JUDGES SO COOL
The Cottonwood Tree at the Cottonwood Room, Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska
Design Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis
Architecture Firm: Leo A Daly, Omaha | Client: Clarity Development Company, Omaha | Purchasing Firm: Beyer Brown, Orlando
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
DLR Group
Photo: Capella Bangkok, designed by BAMO, PIA Interior Co., Ltd, and HBA
