Winners have been announced for the 44th Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design. Presented by Boutique Design magazine, Gold Key is the industry’s longest-running awards program for hospitality interiors.
The 2024 Gold Key judges selected the following standout projects from a competitive field of 425-plus entries submitted by design firms and hospitality brands from across the globe.
The winners in 24 categories, as well as the Judges’ So Cool award winner and the 2024 Designer of the Year, were celebrated during a ceremony on November 11th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, held in conjunction with BDNY.
In addition, Boutique Design honored its 2024 Boutique 18 class and Up-and-Coming Hotelier of the Year, Neena Gupta of Miiro Hotels, at the event.
The 2024 Gold Key winners and finalists:
ECO-CONSCIOUS HOTEL
Hometown and Field, Chengdu, China – WINNER
Design Firm: Chinese BDD Global Interior Design Firm, Chengdu
Architecture Firm: Chengdu yiarchitecture Design Consulting Co.
Purchasing: Sichuan Kunfeng Construction Engineering Co., LTD
Client: Sichuan Lvcui Ecological Environment Co., Ltd.
1 Hotel Hanalei Bay
Design Firms: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco, in collaboration with the SH Hotels & Resorts internal design team
Architecture Firms: G70, Honolulu, and Lake Flato, San Antonio
Purchasing: HPG International
Client: SH Hotels & Resorts
Six Senses Kyoto, Japan
Design Firm: BLINK Design Group, Singapore
Architecture Firms: BLINK Design Group and Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo
Client: World Brand Collection Hotels & Resorts
LOBBY FOCUSED SERVICE
Wild Palms Hotel, Sunnyvale, California – WINNER
Design and Purchasing Firm: BHDM Design, New York
Architecture Firm: Brereton, San Francisco
Client: JDV by Hyatt
Moxy Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Design and Architecture Firm: Baskervill, Richmond, Virginia
Purchasing: Contract Purchasing & Design, Inc.
Client: Suburban Capital
The Ozarker Lodge, Branson, Missouri
Design and Purchasing Firm: Parini, Detroit
Architecture Firm: Clockwork, Kansas City, Missouri
Clients: Eagle Point Hotel Partners and Longitude Branding
LOBBY MIDSCALE
Romer Hell’s Kitchen, New York – WINNER
Design Firm: GOODRICH, New York
Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York
Purchasing: Parker International
Client: LUCID / Highgate Design & Construction Studio
Marina Grand Resort, New Buffalo, Michigan
Design Firm: Curioso, Chicago
Architecture Firm: DXU Architects, Chicago
Purchasing: Slate Procurement
Client: Toast Hotel Group
Radisson RED Tai’an Tai Mountain, Shandong, China
Design Firm: ADD Design, Guangzhou, China
Architecture Firm: Tai’an City Co., Ltd., Tai’an, China
Client: Tai’an Lipeng Hotel Management Co., Ltd., Shandong, China
LOBBY UPSCALE
The Jay, San Francisco – WINNER
Design Firm: AvroKO, New York
Architecture Firm: AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design, San Francisco
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: KHP Capital Partners
Hyatt Regency Irvine, California
Design Firm: Gensler, Oakland, California
Architecture Firm: GREC Architects, Chicago
Purchasing: Rosemont Project Management
Client: Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Kimpton Hotel Theta, New York
Design Firm: CRÈME/Jun Aizaki Architecture & Design, New York
Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York
Purchasing: Parker International
Client: LUCID / Highgate Design & Construction Studio
LOBBY LUXURY
Six Senses Kyoto, Japan – WINNER
Design Firm: BLINK Design Group, Singapore
Architecture Firms: BLINK Design Group and Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo
Client: World Brand Collection Hotels & Resorts
1 Hotel Mayfair, London
Design Firms: G.A. Group, London, in collaboration with the SH Hotels & Resorts internal design team
Architecture Firms: Studio Moren and AHMM (façade), London
Purchasing: Chris Turner Procurement
Client: Crosstree Real Estate Partners
GUESTROOM FOCUSED SERVICE
The Ozarker Lodge, Branson, Missouri – WINNER
Design and Purchasing Firm: Parini, Detroit
Architecture Firm: Clockwork, Kansas City, Missouri
Clients: Eagle Point Hotel Partners and Longitude Branding
Freebird Motor Lodge, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Design Firm and Purchasing: Studio 59 East, North Grafton, Massachusetts
Client: Reverie Boutique Collection
Teewinot Lodge, Alta, Wyoming
Design Firm and Purchasing: EDGEiD, Salt Lake City
Client: Grand Targhee Resort
GUESTROOM MIDSCALE
Romer Hell’s Kitchen, New York – WINNER
Design Firm: Islyn Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York
Purchasing: Parker International
Client: LUCID / Highgate Design & Construction Studio
Dawn Ranch, Guerneville, California
Design Firm: Bridgeton Studio in collaboration with Brian Smith and Whitney Clark
Client and Purchasing: Bridgeton
Trailborn Highlands, North Carolina
Design Firm: LOVEISENOUGH, Hudson, New York
Architecture Firm: Houston Tyner, Torrance, California
Purchasing: Barson Procurement
Client: Castle Peak Holdings
GUESTROOM UPSCALE
The Hotel Chalet at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, Tennessee – WINNER
Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: River Street Architecture, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Purchasing: The Parker Company
Client: Trestle Studio
The Crawford Hotel, Denver
Design Firm: DLR Group, Denver
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: Sage Hospitality Group
The Jay, San Francisco
Design Firm: AvroKO, New York
Architecture Firm: AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design, San Francisco
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: KHP Capital Partners
GUESTROOM LUXURY
Six Senses Southern Dunes, Ulmuj, Saudi Arabia – WINNER
Design Firm: Muza Lab, London
Architecture Firm: Foster + Partners, London
Purchasing: Parker
Client: Red Sea Global
La Playa Hotel, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California
Design Firm: Post Company, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture Firm: Synectic Design, Tempe, Arizona
Purchasing: Barson Procurement
Client: Marc & Rose Hospitality
One&Only Aesthesis, Athens, Greece
Design Firm: Muza Lab, London
Architecture Firms: K-Studio, AUDO, and A6 Architects, Athens
Purchasing: DPI
Client: Grevalia Hospitality
HOTEL FOCUSED SERVICE
The Ozarker Lodge, Branson, Missouri – WINNER
Design and Purchasing Firm: Parini, Detroit
Architecture Firm: Clockwork, Kansas City, Missouri
Clients: Eagle Point Hotel Partners and Longitude Branding
Field Station Moab, Utah
Design Firm: CID Design Group, Naples, Florida
Architecture Firm: Architectural Squared, Moab
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: AutoCamp
SpringHill Suites Sandpoint, Ponderay, Idaho
Design Firm: STUDIO a28, Tomball, Texas
Architecture Firm: The Richardson Design Partnership, Salt Lake City
Purchasing: Innvision Hospitality, Inc.
Client: Providence Development
HOTEL MIDSCALE
Romer Hell’s Kitchen, New York – WINNER
Design Firm: GOODRICH, New York, and Islyn Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York
Purchasing: Parker International
Client: LUCID / Highgate Design & Construction Studio
Hotel Vesper, Houston
Design Firm: Pixel Design Collaborative, Atlanta, Georgia
Architecture Firm: Perry M. Petrillo Architects, Park Ridge, New Jersey
Purchasing: Driftwood Hospitality
Client: Driftwood Capital
Lodge at Marconi, Marshall, California
Design Firm: Home Studios, New York
Architecture Firm: BAR Architects, San Francisco
Purchasing: Marconi Hospitality
Client: Oliver Hospitality
Radisson RED Tai’an Tai Mountain, Shandong, China
Design Firm: ADD Design, Guangzhou, China
Architecture Firm: Tai’an City Co., Ltd., Tai’an, China
Client: Tai’an Lipeng Hotel Management Co., Ltd., Shandong, China
HOTEL UPSCALE
The Jay, San Francisco – WINNER
Design Firm: AvroKO, New York
Architecture Firm: AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design, San Francisco
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: KHP Capital Partners
Moxy Banff, Alberta, Canada
Design Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Architecture Firm: Metafor Studio, Calgary, Canada
Purchasing: Marriott International
Client: Canalta
Rivet House, Athens, Georgia
Design Firm: Jessica Whitley Studio, Athens, Georgia
Architecture Firm: Studio BNA Architects, Athens, Georgia
Purchasing: ADM Associates
Client: James and Jessica Whitley
HOTEL LUXURY
The Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York – WINNER
Design Firm: Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, New York
Architecture Firms: Perkins Eastman and PBDW Architects, New York
Client and Purchasing: Flâneur Hospitality
Shangri-La Nanshan, Shenzhen, China
Design Firm: CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd., Shenzhen
Architecture Firm: AUBE Conception, Shenzhen
Client: China Vanke Co., Ltd.
Six Senses Kyoto, Japan
Design Firm: BLINK Design Group, Singapore
Architecture Firms: BLINK Design Group and Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo
Client: World Brand Collection Hotels & Resorts
SUITE
Six Senses Southern Dunes, Ulmuj, Saudi Arabia – WINNER
Design Firm: Muza Lab, London
Architecture Firm: Foster + Partners, London
Purchasing: Red Sea Global
Client: Six Senses
The Hyde Park Balcony Suite at the Emory, London
Design Firm: Champalimaud Design, New York
Architecture Firm: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, London
Purchasing: Rainey & Best
Client: Maybourne Hotel Group
One&Only Aesthesis, Athens, Greece
Design Firm: Muza Lab, London
Architecture Firms: K-Studio, AUDO, and A6 Architects, Athens
Purchasing: DPI
Client: Grevalia Hospitality
RESORT
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Cabo San Lucas at Cabo Del Sol, Mexico – WINNER
Design Firms: Meyer Davis, New York, and EDG, Novato, California
Architecture Firm: Robert Glazier Architects, Santa Barbara, California
Purchasing: The Parker Company
Client: Four Seasons Resorts
Dawn Ranch, Guerneville, California
Design Firm: Bridgeton Studio in collaboration with Brian Smith and Whitney Clark
Client and Purchasing: Bridgeton
One&Only Aesthesis, Athens, Greece
Design Firm: Muza Lab, London
Architecture Firms: K-Studio and A6 Architects, Athens
Purchasing: DPI
Client: The Kerzner International Limited Group
RESTAURANT FAST-CASUAL
Jrk! Downtown, Miami, Florida – WINNER
Design Firms: FictionWorks and Third Round, Miami
Architecture Firm: ALMACODI
Client: Jrk!
Mr. Tuna, Portland, Maine
Design Firm: Mey & Co, Portland, Maine
Client: Mr. Tuna
Temakase Nomad, New York
Architecture and Design Firm: Studio Valerius, New York
Client: Temakase Nomad
RESTAURANT CASUAL
Din Tai Fung, New York – WINNER
Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York
Architecture Firm: Howell Belanger Castelli Architects, New York
Purchasing: Carroll Adams
Client: Din Tai Fung
Abrielle, Toronto
Design Firm: DesignAgency, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Pacific Coast Architecture Inc., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Client: The Ascari Group
Bar Primi Penn District, New York
Design and Architecture Firm: Meyer Davis, New York
Client: NoHo Hospitality
Straight Wharf Fish, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Design and Architecture Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Client: Straight Wharf
RESTAURANT UPSCALE
Chicago Rare, Doha – WINNER
Design Firm: AvroKO, New York
Architecture Firm: Dara Engineering Consultants, Lusail City, Qatar
Client: Q Bayraq Real Estate Investments
COQODAQ, New York
Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York
Architecture Firm: Michael Zenreich Architect PC, New York
Purchasing: Dorothy Vogt Consulting
Client: Gracious Hospitality
Maison Boulud, Singapore
Design Firm: Joyce Wang Studio, London
Architecture Firm: EcoID Architects, Singapore
Client and Purchasing: Marina Bay Sands
Title, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Design and Architecture Firm: Lines Design Creation & Consultancy, Sharq, Kuwait
Client: Chayah Group
BAR, CLUB, LOUNGE
Long Bar & Terrace – Raffles Boston – WINNER
Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Architecture Firm: The Architectural Team, Chelsea, Massachusetts
Client: Trinity Stuart Development LLC
Obsidian Bar at La Casa Dragones, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Design Firm: Meyer Davis, New York
Architecture Firm: Marco MartÃnez Valle, San Miguel de Allende
Purchasing: Tequila Casa Dragones
Client: Casa Dragones
Wax Rabbit, Durango Casino & Resort, Las Vegas
Design Firm: Studio Munge, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Friedmutter Group, Las Vegas
Purchasing Firm: Pro.Cure LLC
Client: Station Casinos
NEXT-GEN HOUSING
The Commodore, Arlington, Virginia – WINNER
Design Firm: Edit at Streetsense, Washington, DC
Architecture Firm: Cooper Carry, Alexandria, Virginia
Purchasing: Price Modern
Client: Greystar
Heming, McLean, Virginia
Design Firm: Edit at Streetsense, Washington, DC
Architecture Firm: CallisonRTKL, Washington, DC
Purchasing: Price Modern
Client: Skanska
Whistler, Atlanta
Design Firm and Purchasing: Variant Collaborative, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Niles Bolton Associates, Atlanta
Client: LV Collective
WELLNESS
Six Senses Kyoto, Japan – WINNER
Design Firm: BLINK Design Group, Singapore
Architecture Firms: BLINK Design Group and Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo
Client: World Brand Collection Hotels & Resorts
Bathhouse, New York
Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York
Architect of Record: Colberg Architecture, Brooklyn, New York
Clients: Jason Goodman and Travis Talmadge
DESIGN AT SEA
Atrium, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Viva – WINNER
Design and Architecture Firm: Studio DADO, Coral Gables, Florida
Client and Purchasing: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Entourage
Design Firm: BURDIFILEK Inc., Toronto
Architecture Firm: Espen Øino International, Monaco
Client: Private
Onda by Scarpetta, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Viva
Design and Architecture Firm: Studio DADO, Coral Gables, Florida
Client and Purchasing: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
SPECIALTY DESIGN
Bar Area – Haikou Gaoxingli Insun Cinema, Hainan, China – WINNER
Design Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong
Client: Hainan Xin Tian Di Insun Film Limited Company
Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club at LaGuardia Airport, New York
Design and Architecture Firms: ICRAVE (conceptual designer and brand architect); and Corgan (lead design architect and Architect of Record), New York
Client: JPMorgan Chase
La Casa Dragones, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Design Firms: Meyer Davis, New York; and Ana Elena Mallet (curator) with craftsman curator Raul Cabra, Mexico City (of Oax-i-fornia Studio, Oaxaca, Mexico)
Architecture Firm: Marco MartÃnez Valle, San Miguel de Allende
Purchasing: Tequila Casa Dragones
Client: Casa Dragones
EMERGING HOTEL CONCEPT
Trailborn Highlands, North Carolina – WINNER
Design Firm: LOVEISENOUGH, Hudson, New York
Architecture Firm: Houston Tyner, Torrance, California
Purchasing: Barson Procurement
Client: Castle Peak Holdings
Field Station Moab, Utah
Design Firm: CID Design Group, Naples, Florida
Architecture Firm: Architectural Squared, Moab
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: AutoCamp
The Radical, Asheville, North Carolina
Design Firm: Suomi Design Works, New York
Architecture Firm: Rowhouse Architects, Asheville
Purchasing: Beyer Brown
Client: Hatteras Sky
JUDGES’ SO COOL
The Hotel Chalet at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, Tennessee – WINNER
Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: River Street Architecture, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Purchasing: The Parker Company
Client: Trestle Studio
Jrk! Downtown, Miami, Florida – WINNER
Design Firms: FictionWorks and Third Round, Miami
Architecture Firm: ALMACODI
Client: Jrk!
Title, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Design and Architecture Firm: Lines Design Creation & Consultancy, Sharq, Kuwait
Client: Chayah Group
The Gold Key winners and finalists will also be highlighted in the Winter 2024/2025 issue of Boutique Design magazine. Finalists and winners were determined by a jury of industry leaders from the hospitality operations, development, and investment sectors.
The 2024 Gold Key Awards judges:
Jack Coble, Vice President Design & Environmental Stewardship, Urban Villages
Andrew Connorton, Vice President of Programming & Design, Aparium
Michael Doneff, Vice President, F&B Concept & Brand Development, Global, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Paige Harris, Vice President of Architecture & Design, Valor Hospitality Partners
Chelsea Hershelman, Vice President of Design & Development, CoralTree Hospitality
Eric Jassin, Senior Vice President of Project & Development Services, JLL
Kat Kim, Head of Creative, Dream Hotels, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Kelly McFadden, Director, Development & Design, Left Lane
Stefan Merriweather, Head of Creative, The LINE, The Ned (US) & Saguaro Hotels
Paris Swann, Senior Director, Concept Architecture, Architecture & Resort Development, Universal Creative
