Finalists have been announced for the 43rd Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design, the industry’s oldest awards program for hospitality interiors, sponsored by Boutique Design magazine. The 2023 Gold Key judges selected these standout projects from a competitive field of more than 400 submissions from design firms and hospitality brands around the globe.
Winners in 22 categories, as well as the Judges’ So Cool award winner and the Design Firm of the Year, will be revealed during a ceremony on November 13th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, held in conjunction with BDNY. In addition, Boutique Design’s 2023 Boutique 18 class and Up-and-Coming Hoteliers of the year will be honored.
Gold Key winners and finalists will also be highlighted in the Winter 2023/2024 issue of Boutique Design magazine. Purchase tickets to the gala event today!
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 1st, 2022 to July 30th, 2023. Finalists and winners are determined by a jury of industry leaders from the hospitality operations, development, and investment sectors.
And the finalists are:
ECO- OR SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS HOTEL
1 Hotel San Francisco
Design Firms: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco, and Dawson Design Associates, Seattle, in collaboration with the SH Hotels & Resorts internal design team
Architecture Firm: Rossi Architecture, San Diego
Purchasing: Bray Whaler
Client: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Sendero
Design Firm: Cola Blanca, San Jose, Costa Rica
Architecture Firm: LOOP Design Studio, San Jose, Costa Rica
Purchasing: J53 LLC
Client: Sendero
LOBBY FOCUSED SERVICE
The Darwin Hotel, Atlanta
Design and Architecture Firm: C+TC Design Studio, Atlanta
Purchasing: Beyer Brown & Associates
Client: Hospitality Ventures Management Group, Inc.
Hotel Avante, Mountain View, California
Design and Architecture Firm: BHDM Design, New York
Client: JDV by Hyatt
LOBBY MIDSCALE
Bluebird Lake Placid, New York
Design Firm and Purchasing: Elder & Ash, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Architecture Firm: AJA Architecture and Planning, Glens Falls, New York
Client: Lark Hotels
High Country Motor Lodge, Flagstaff, Arizona
Design Firm: Adean Studios, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Synectic Design, Tempe, Arizona
Purchasing: Direct Consulting & Purchasing
Client: Marc & Rose Hospitality (formerly Classic Hotels & Resorts)
LOBBY UPSCALE
21c Museum Hotel St. Louis
Design Firm: Hufft, Kansas City, Missouri
Architecture Firm: Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel, Pittsburgh
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: 21c Museum Hotels
Ace Hotel Toronto
Design and Architecture Firms: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, Toronto, and Atelier Ace, New York
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: Atelier Ace
The Countrypolitan, Nashville
Design Firm: Studio 11 Design, Dallas
Architecture Firm: Delawie, San Diego
Purchasing: Bray Whaler
Client: JMI Realty
The Manchester, Lexington, Kentucky
Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Design & Creative, New York
Architecture Firm: EOP Architects, Lexington, Kentucky
Purchasing: Riad L’Atelier Marrakech
Clients: Hank Morris and Nik Feldman
LOBBY LUXURY
Capella Sydney, Australia
Design Firm: BAR Studio, Melbourne
Architecture Firms: Make Architects (design architect) and Webber Architects (executive architect), Sydney
Client: Pontiac Land Group
The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne
Design Firms: BAR Studio, Melbourne, and Layan (Atria restaurant), Cremorne, Australia
Architecture Firm: Cottee Parker, Melbourne
Client: Far East Consortium
GUESTROOM FOCUSED SERVICE
The Darwin Hotel, Atlanta
Design and Architecture Firm: C+TC Design Studio, Atlanta
Purchasing: Beyer Brown & Associates
Client: Hospitality Ventures Management Group, Inc.
Mello, Holmes Beach, Florida
Design Firm: Studio J & Co, Miami Beach, Florida
Architecture Firm: Create+Co, Tampa, Florida
Purchasing: Mainsail Lodging & Development
Client: Dahl Investments
GUESTROOM MIDSCALE
Central Hotel Macau
Design Firm: CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Architecture Firm: JPC Architectural Consultancy Limited, Macau
Purchasing: Let Go Construction & Engineering Company Limited
Client: New Central Developments Company Limited
Hotel Hartness, Greenville, South Carolina
Design Firm: Sims Patrick Studio, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: C+TC Design Studio, Atlanta
Purchasing: ADM Associates
Client: Hartness Holdings, Inc.
Sea Ranch Lodge, Sea Ranch, California
Design Firm: NICOLEHOLLIS
Purchasing: Canoe Hospitality
Wayfinder Waikiki, Honolulu
Design Firm: The Vanguard Theory
Architecture Firm: WORKSHOP-HI, Honolulu
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: Dovetail + Co.
GUESTROOM UPSCALE
21c Museum Hotel St. Louis
Design Firm: Bill Rooney Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel, Pittsburgh
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: 21c Museum Hotels
The Manchester, Lexington, Kentucky
Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Design & Creative, New York
Architecture Firm: EOP Architects, Lexington, Kentucky
Purchasing: Riad L’Atelier Marrakech
Clients: Hank Morris and Nik Feldman
Mayfair House Hotel & Garden, Miami
Design Firm: Goodrich, New York
Architecture Firm: DN’A Design & Architecture, Miami
Purchasing: Beyer Brown
Client: Brookfield Properties
GUESTROOM LUXURY
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet, Turkey
Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Architecture Firm and Client: Astay, Levant, Istanbul
The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad
Design Firm: SUSURRUS International, Key Biscayne, Florida
Architecture Firm: Rafael Viñoly Architects, New York
Client: Flag Luxury Group
The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Design Firm: Chapi Chapo Design, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Edmonds International, Mexico City
Client and Purchasing: Grupo Alhel
HOTEL FOCUSED SERVICE
The Darwin Hotel, Atlanta
Design and Architecture Firm: C+TC Design Studio, Atlanta
Purchasing: Beyer Brown & Associates
Client: Hospitality Ventures Management Group, Inc.
The Incline Lodge, Incline Village, Nevada
Design and Architecture Firm: OneStudio D+A, Reno, Nevada
Purchasing: Project Dynamics, Inc.
Client: Ali and Natasha Warner
HOTEL MIDSCALE
Blind Tiger Burlington, Vermont
Design Firm: Elder & Ash, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Client: Lark Hotels
High Country Motor Lodge, Flagstaff, Arizona
Design Firm: Adean Studios, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Synectic Design, Tempe, Arizona
Purchasing: Direct Consulting & Purchasing
Client: Marc & Rose Hospitality (formerly Classic Hotels & Resorts)
Moxy NYC Lower East Side
Design Firms: Michaelis Boyd and Rockwell Group, New York
Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York
Purchasing: HPG International
Client: Lightstone
HOTEL UPSCALE
21c Museum Hotel St. Louis
Design Firm: Hufft, Kansas City, Missouri; and Bill Rooney Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel, Pittsburgh
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: 21c Museum Hotels
Ace Hotel Toronto
Design and Architecture Firms: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, Toronto, and Atelier Ace, New York
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: Atelier Ace
Faraway Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Design and Architecture Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Purchasing: The Ness Group
Client: Blue Flag Partners
The Manchester, Lexington, Kentucky
Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Design & Creative, New York
Architecture Firm: EOP Architects, Lexington, Kentucky
Purchasing: Riad L’Atelier Marrakech
Clients: Hank Morris and Nik Feldman
The Royal Hotel, Picton, Ontario, Canada
Design and Architecture Firm: Giannone Petricone Associates, Toronto
Purchasing: P360 Concepts Inc.
Client: 247 Main Street Picton LP
HOTEL LUXURY
Capella Sydney
Design Firm: BAR Studio, Melbourne
Architecture Firms: Make Architects (design architect) and Webber Architects (executive architect), Sydney
Client: Pontiac Land Group
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet, Turkey
Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Architecture Firm and Client: Astay, Levant, Istanbul
The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad
Design Firms: Lázaro Rosa-Violan, Barcelona (lobby lounge and bar and the Bazaar); SUSURRUS International, Key Biscayne, Florida (guestrooms); Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, New York (Nubeluz); and Rockwell Group, New York (Zaytinya)
Architecture Firm: Rafael Viñoly Architects, New York
Client: Flag Luxury Group
SUITES
Capella Sydney
Design Firm: BAR Studio, Melbourne
Architecture Firms: Make Architects (design architect) and Webber Architects (executive architect), Sydney
Client: Pontiac Land Group
Ikos Porto Petro, Illes Balears, Spain
Design and Architecture Firm: GRONDA, Madrid
Client and Purchasing: Ikos Resorts
Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Design Firm: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Walker Warner Architects, San Francisco; and Delawie, San Diego (architect of record)
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: Kennedy Wilson
The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Thailand
Design Firms: The Standard in-house design team, New York; and Hayon Studio, Valencia, Spain
Architect: Buro Ole Scheeren, Hong Kong
Purchasing and Client: King Power
RESORT
Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Design Firm: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Walker Warner Architects, San Francisco; and Delawie, San Diego (architect of record)
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: Kennedy Wilson
The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Design Firm: Chapi Chapo Design, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Edmonds International, Mexico City
Client and Purchasing: Grupo Alhel
Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection, Gardiner, New York
Design Firm: Ward and Gray, New York
Architecture Firm: Electric Bowery, Venice, California
Purchasing: Waivada Consulting
Client: Auberge Resorts Collection
SENIOR LIVING
The Apsley, New York
Design Firm: Champalimaud Design, New York
Architecture Firm: SLCE Architects, New York
Purchasing: Inhouse Purchasing
Client: Hines
Coterie Hudson Yards, New York
Design Firm: MAWD, New York
Architecture Firm: Handel Architects, New York
Client: Related Companies
The Watermark at West Palm Beach, Florida
Design Firm: Lemay_id, New York
Architecture Firm: MSA Architect, Miami
Client: Watermark Retirement Communities
WELLNESS
Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Design Firm: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Walker Warner Architects, San Francisco; and Delawie, San Diego (architect of record)
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: Kennedy Wilson
The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Design Firm: Chapi Chapo Design, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Edmonds International, Mexico City
Client and Purchasing: Grupo Alhel
Mii amo, Sedona, Arizona
Design Firms: Gluckman Tang Architects, New York; and EDG Interior Architecture + Design, Novato, California
Architecture Firm: Gluckman Tang Architects, New York
Purchasing: Project Dynamics
Client: Enchantment Resort and Mii amo
NIGHTCLUB/LOUNGE
Equipment Room, Austin
Design and Purchasing Firm: Bunkhouse Group, Austin
Architecture Firm: RIOS, Austin
Client: Music Lane Vinyl, LLC
Florattica, London
Design and Architecture Firm: ACME, London
Client: 4C Hotel Group
Rouge Room, Las Vegas
Design Firm: Avenue Interior Design, Los Angeles
Architecture Firm: DezMotif Studios, Las Vegas
Purchasing: Procure LLC
Client: Station Casinos
Simmer Down, Wilmington, Delaware
Design Firms: Stokes Architecture + Design and Method Co., Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: Stokes Architecture + Design, Philadelphia
Client: The Buccini/Pollin Group
RESTAURANT CASUAL
Che Mono, Buenos Aires
Design Firms: MTVD Design Studio, Cordoba, Argentina; and Ensemble, Columbus, Ohio
Architecture Firm: MTVD Design Studio, Cordoba
Purchasing: Gipe Arq
Client: Che Mono
Darling Jack’s Tavern, Philadelphia
Design Firm: Rohe Creative, Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: Boxwood Architects, Philadelphia
Client: Safran Turney Hospitality
Edie’s All Day Cafe & Bar, Chicago
Design Firm and Purchasing: Variant Collaborative, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Oomo Studio, Riverside, Illinois
Client: Edie’s All Day
GG’s Chicken Shop, Chicago
Design Firm: Brand Bureau, New York
Architecture Firm: Jonathan Splitt Architects, Chicago
Purchasing: The Getty’s Group
Client: Boka Restaurant Group
Little Goat Diner, Chicago
Design Firm: Brand Bureau, New York
Architecture Firm: Jonathan Splitt Architects, Chicago
Purchasing: The Getty’s Group
Client: Boka Restaurant Group
Palmilla Cocina y Tequila, Newport Beach, California
Design and Architecture Firm: Atelier Gulla Jonsdottir, Los Angeles
Client: Baja Sharkeez Restaurant Group
RESTAURANT FINE DINING
Daphne, Toronto
Design and Architecture Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Client: Dream Unlimited / Ink Entertainment
Mesa by José Avillez, Cotai, Macau
Design Firm: CHIL Interior Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Architecture Firm: DLN, Hong Kong
Purchasing: ARCADIS
Client: SJM Holdings
Zaytinya, New York
Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York
Architecture Firm: Howell Belanger Castelli Architects, New York (architect of record)
Purchasing: The Parker Company
Clients: Think Food Group (operator) and Flag Luxury Group (developer)
SPECIALTY DESIGN
American Airlines Admirals Club DCA, Arlington, Virginia
Design and Architecture Firm: DMAC Architecture & Interiors, Evanston, Illinois
Purchasing: Goodmans Interior Structures
Client: American Airlines, Inc.
Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming
Design Firm: TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design, Burlington, Vermont
Architecture Firms: CLB Architects, Jackson, Wyoming; and Miller Dunwiddie, Minneapolis
Purchasing: Bray Whaler
Client: Jackson Hole Airport
AutoCamp Catskills, Saugerties, New York
Design and Architecture Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: AutoCamp
ULUM Moab, Utah
Design Firm: Design 360 Unlimited, Santa Monica, California
Architecture Firm: DTJ Design, Boulder, Colorado
Client: Under Canvas
EMERGING HOTEL CONCEPT
Blind Tiger
Design Firm: Elder & Ash, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Client: Lark Hotels
Grand Bohemian Lodge
Design Firms: The Kessler Collection and The Hotel Design Group, Orlando
Architecture Firm: Sottile & Sottile, Savannah, Georgia
Purchasing: Neil Locke & Associates
Client: The Kessler Collection
The Pinch
Design and Architecture Firm: Morris Adjmi Architects, New York
Client: Method Co.
The 2023 Gold Key Awards judges:
Leo Eskenazi, Vice President – Architecture and Design, Hilton
Jason E. Goldberg, Director of Procurement, BRE Hotels & Resorts
Nigel Hatcher, Vice President Design, Global Design | US & Canada, Marriott International
Keith Mack, Vice President, Development, CIM Group
Jason Millhouse, Director of Design Management, Luxury, Lifestyle & Premium Brands, Americas Design & Construction, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Melinda Nettelbeck, Chief Development Officer North America, Nando’s Restaurant Group
Diane Nguyen, Director of Design, Highgate
My Nguyen, Director of Interior Design, Holland America Group
Suzanne Saunders, Senior Vice President, Design & Construction, Hospitality Ventures Management Group
