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March 19, 2026

Finalists Announced for the 22nd Annual HD Awards

This year’s winners will be unveiled at a ceremony on May 5th in Las Vegas during HD Expo + Conference

Words by: HD Staff • Photos by Read McKendree

The Atlas Hotel in Boston, a finalist in the Lifestyle Hotel Public Space category
The Atlas Hotel in Boston, a finalist in the Lifestyle Hotel Public Space category

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Business + People
March 19, 2026

Finalists Announced for the 22nd Annual HD Awards

This year’s winners will be unveiled at a ceremony on May 5th in Las Vegas during HD Expo + Conference

Words by: HD Staff • Photos by Read McKendree

Hospitality Design (HD) magazine is thrilled to announce the finalists of the 22nd annual HD Awards, recognizing excellence in design across 34 project and 15 product categories.

The yearly event—lauded as the most prestigious awards for the hospitality industry—honors the best and most innovative design achievements from around the globe, as well as the creative teams behind them.

Two dedicated judges panels meticulously evaluated more than 1,000 total entries to select this year’s finalists and winners in projects and products. Winners will be unveiled live during a ceremony on May 5th in Las Vegas during HD Expo + Conference. (Buy tickets to the event now!)

The 2026 Project Finalists:

 

Lifestyle Hotel

Hotel Daphne, Houston
Interior Design Firm: Bunkhouse Hotels, Austin
Architecture Firm: Blanchard A+D, Arlington, Massachusetts
Owner: Wood Lane Partners
Operator: Bunkhouse Hotels
Purchasing Firm: Wood Lane Partners

Populus Seattle
Interior Design Firm: Curioso, Chicago
Architecture Firm: The Miller Hull Partnership, Seattle
Owner: Urban Villages
Operator: Aparium
Purchasing Firm: Raeder-Whaler

Hotel Albatross, Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Interior Design Firm: Mapa Mueller, Ballston Spa, New York
Architecture Firm: Mark Alexander Pavliv (principal design architect) and Brendan McHugh (architectural project manager), Spring Lake, New Jersey
Owner and Operator: RC Management Collective
Purchasing Firm: Hospitality Source Collective

The Standard, Brussels
Interior Design Firms: Bernard Dubois, Brussels; in collaboration with Verena Haller and the Lifestyle Group, Hyatt Design Team, New York
Architecture Firm: Jaspers-Eyers Architects, Brussels; 51N4E, Brussels; and l’AUC, Paris
Owner: Befimmo
Operator: Standard International
Purchasing Firm: Dynamo

 

Lifestyle Hotel Public Space

Populus Seattle
Interior Design Firm: Curioso, Chicago
Architecture Firm: The Miller Hull Partnership, Seattle
Owner: Urban Villages
Operator: Aparium
Purchasing Firm: Raeder-Whaler

The Atlas Hotel, Boston
Interior Design Firm: INC Architecture & Design, New York
Architecture Firm: Marlon Blackwell Architects, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Owner: Tishman Speyer
Operator: Highgate
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West

The Standard, Brussels
Interior Design Firms: Bernard Dubois, Brussels; in collaboration with Verena Haller and the Lifestyle Group, Hyatt Design Team, New York
Architecture Firm: Jaspers-Eyers Architects, Brussels; 51N4E, Brussels; and l’AUC, Paris
Owner: Befimmo
Operator: Standard International
Purchasing Firm: Dynamo

 

Upscale Hotel

Hyatt Centric Shanghai Zhongshan Park
Interior Design Firm: Red Design, Shanghai
Architecture Firm: Sherman Kung & Associates Architects, Hong Kong
Owner: Fungseng Prosperity (China) Limited / Shanghai Ramada Plaza Limited
Operator: Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Purchasing Firm: Shanghai Zhongning Construction Installation & Advanced Decoration Co., Ltd.

A by Adina Vienna Danube
Interior Design Firm: BWM Designers & Architects, Vienna
Architecture Firm: project A01 architects, Zt GmbH, Vienna
Owner: TFE Hotels
Operator: Adina Hotels
Purchasing Firm: Adina Hotels

Canal House of Georgetown, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Washington, DC
Interior Design Firm: Saguez & Dash, New York
Architecture Firm: Fillat + Architecture, Washington, DC
Owner: Douglas Development
Operator: TPG Hotels & Resorts
Purchasing Firm: Stroud Group

 

Upscale Hotel Public Space

Kimpton Miralina Resort & Villas, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Interior Design Firm: Saguez & Dash, New York
Architecture Firm: Allen + Philp Architects, Scottsdale, Arizona
Owner: Trinity Investments
Operator: Highgate Hotels
Purchasing Firm: SUMMA International

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Kissimmee, Florida
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: BLUR Workshop, Atlanta
Owner: Ryman Hospitality
Operator: Marriott International
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West

The Sanderling Resort, Outer Banks, North Carolina
Interior Design Firm: Ward + Gray, New York
Owner: Brookfield Properties
Purchasing Firm: HPGI – Cole Rothrock

Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, New Jersey
Interior Design Firm: Suomi Design Works, New York
Architecture Firm: DYAMI Architecture PC, Chestnut Ridge, New York
Owner: HEI Hotels
Operator: Ground LVL
Purchasing Firm: Taconic Capital

 

Upper-Upscale Hotel

The Nickel Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina
Interior Design Firm: Morris Adjmi Architects, New York, and Method Studios, Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: Morris Adjmi Architects, New York
Owner and Operator: Method Co.
Purchasing Firm: The Cardy Group

Hotel Saint Augustine, Houston
Interior Design Firms: Post Company, New York and Bunkhouse Hotels, Austin
Architecture Firm: Lake|Flato Architects, Austin
Owner: The Marchbanks Company
Operator: Bunkhouse Hotels
Purchasing Firm: Summa International

Hotel Indigo Hainan Clear Water Bay
Interior Design Firm: Yang & Associates Group, Guangdong, China
Architecture Firm: SIADR, Shanghai and YOSAAN Architects, Beijing
Owner: Hainan Zhenbo Real Estate Co. Ltd.
Operator: IHG
Purchasing Firm: Hainan Zhenbo Real Estate Co. Ltd.

TFT Chongqing, Vignette Collection
Interior Design Firm: WE Design, Chengdu, China
Owner: Chongqing Bolian Hotel Management Co. Ltd.
Operator: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG)

OKU Andalusia, Spain
Interior Design Firm: OKU Hotels’ in-house design team, London
Architecture Firm: dAAR, Madrid
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: OKU Hotels

 

Luxury Hotel

Fairmont Tokyo
Interior Design Firm: BAR Studio, Melbourne
Architecture Firm: Maki and Associates, Tokyo
Owner: Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.
Operator: Accor
Purchasing Firm: ILYA Corporation

Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
Interior Design Firm: G.A Group, London
Architecture Firm: Fender Katsalidis Architects, Melbourne
Owner: PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd
Operator: Hyatt / PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd
Purchasing Firm: Turner International

Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Collection, Florence
Interior Design Firm: ArchFlorence, Florence
Architecture Firm: Esteva i Esteva, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Owner: Leeu Collection
Operator: Auberge Collection
Purchasing Firm: The Friedkin Group

 

Luxury Hotel Public Space

Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Dubai
Interior Design Firm: AvroKO, Bangkok
Architecture Firm: Killa Design, Dubai
Owner: North 25
Operator: Jumeirah Hotel Group

Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
Interior Design Firm: Muza Lab, London
Architecture Firm: GCA Architects, Barcelona
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Royal Mansour Collection

Fairmont Tokyo
Interior Design Firm: BAR Studio, Melbourne
Architecture Firm: Maki and Associates, Tokyo
Owner: Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.
Operator: Accor
Purchasing Firm: ILYA Corporation

Delphi Hotel Hangzhou
Interior Design Firm: ShichaoDaniel, Hong Kong
Architecture Firm: Hanjia Design Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Hangzhou Junqi Hotel Management Co., Ltd.

 

Midscale Hotel

ONTO Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City
Interior Design Firm: Estudio M:A, Mexico City
Architecture Firm: CRB Arquitectos, Mexico City
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: ONTO Stay

The Compton, Bentonville, Arkansas
Interior Design Firm: CRÈME / Jun Aizaki Architecture & Design, New York
Architecture Firm: BRR Architecture, Bentonville, Arkansas
Owner: Blue Crane
Operator: Practice Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: R-W Purchasing Partners

Union Hotel, Toronto
Interior Design Firm: Frank Architecture, Calgary, Canada
Architecture Firm: KALP Architect Inc., Toronto
Owner and Operator: Silver Hotel Group

Hotel Brookmere, Saratoga Springs, New York
Interior Design Firm: Sims Patrick Studio, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: Balzer & Tuck Architecture, Saratoga Springs, New York
Owner and Operator: Bonacio Development
Purchasing Firm: ADM Associates

 

Midscale Hotel Public Space

Hyatt Lobby Bar Union Square, New York
Interior Design Firm: Legeard Studio, New York
Owner: Hyatt
Operator and Purchasing Firm: Opus Interior

Spier Hotel, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Fusion Design & Architecture, London
Owner: Spier Wine Farm

M Social Hotel New York Downtown
Interior Design Firm: Mazzarini & Co., New York
Architecture Firm: Nehmer, Rockville, Maryland
Owner: Millenium Hotels
Operator: Highgate
Purchasing Firm: Alternate Resources

 

Budget/Select Service Hotel

AC Hotel by Marriott Bentonville, Arkansas
Interior Design Firm: INK + ORO, Dallas
Architecture Firm: 5G Studio Collaborative, Dallas
Owner: Walmart
Operator: Coury Hospitality

Tiller House, Laguna Hills, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, California
Interior Design Firm: Atwater Inc., Northridge, California
Architecture Firm: HMR Architecture, Huntington Beach, California
Owner: Kevin Akash, Elite Hospitality, INC.
Operator: 24seven Hotels
Purchasing Firm: Eclipse Hospitality

Hyatt Place Springdale / Zion National Park, Utah
Interior Design Firm: STUDIO a28
Owner and Operator: Ensign Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Linc Hospitality

 

Budget/Select Service Hotel Public Space

AC Savannah Historic District
Interior Design Firm: Design Continuum, Inc., Atlanta
Architecture Firm: GM Shay Architecture, Savannah, Georgia
Owner and Operator: North Point Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Slaton Rivera

Hyatt Place Springdale / Zion National Park, Utah
Interior Design Firm: STUDIO a28, Tomball, Texas
Owner and Operator: Ensign Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Linc Hospitality

TownePlace Suites and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Paris, Texas
Interior Design Firm: Nuance Interiors, Dallas
Architecture Firm: Type Six Architecture, Grapevine, Texas
Owner: TekMak Development
Operator: Peachtree
Purchasing Firm: Marriott

 

Hotel Guestrooms

Hotel Wren, Twentynine Palms, California
Interior Design and Architecture Firm and Owner: Manola Studio, Los Angeles

The Louie, a Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Washington
Interior Design Firm: Harken Interiors, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Perkins Eastman, Seattle
Owner: KSL Capital Partners
Operator: Davidson Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Absolute Procurement

Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
Interior Design Firm: G.A Group, London
Architecture Firm: Fender Katsalidis Architects, Melbourne
Owner: PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd
Operator: Hyatt / PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd
Purchasing Firm: Turner International

Desert Rock Resort, the Red Sea, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Interior Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Oppenheim Architecture, Miami
Owner: Red Sea Global

 

Hotel Suites

Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna
Interior Design Firm: DesignAgency, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Nopp Innenarchitektur, Traun, Austria
Owner: Minor Hotels

Shebara Resort, the Red Sea, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Interior Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Killa Design, Dubai
Owner: Red Sea Global

Desert Rock Resort, the Red Sea, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Interior Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Oppenheim Architecture, Miami
Owner: Red Sea Global

Four Seasons Hotel Milan
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Pierre-Yves Rochon, Paris
Owner: Gruppo Statuto, Paris
Operator: Four Seasons

 

Restorations, Transformations + Conversions

Red Cliffs Lodge Moab
Interior Design Firm: Sormeh Rienne, Austin
Architecture Firm: Vanzeben Architecture, Ogden, Utah
Owner: Garn Development
Operator: Azul Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: HPG International

Songtsm Travel Hotel Jiuzhai, China
Interior Design and Architecture Firm and Owner: Thinking Design and Lanting Design, Hangzhou, China
Mandarin Oriental Vienna
Interior Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Owner: Brisen Group

W Prague
Interior Design Firm: AvroKO, London
Architecture Firm: Chapman Taylor, Prague, Czech Republic
Owner: Hotel Evropa Praha
Operator: Marriott

 

Amenity Spaces

300 Main Residential Tower, San Antonio, Texas
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Stantec (formerly Page), Austin
Owner: Weston Urban

The Langham, Columbus, Ohio
Interior Design Firm: Crimson Design Group, Columbus, Ohio
Architecture Firm: Sullivan Bruck, Columbus, Ohio
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Preferred Living

Oxenfree Princeton, Texas
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: Studio K Creative, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Northworks, Chicago
Owner: Core Spaces
Operator: Core PBSFR Management

The Wendy, Arlington, Virginia
Interior Design Firm: Edit at Streetsense, Washington, DC
Architecture Firm: Cooper Carry, Arlington Virginia
Owner and Operator: Greystar
Purchasing Firm: Price Modern

 

Student Housing

Rambler Atlanta
Interior Design Firm: LV Collective and Archie Bolden, Austin
Architecture Firm: Niles Bolton Associates, Atlanta
Owner and Operator: LV Collective

Hub Tucson First, Arizona
Interior Design Firm: Studio K Creative, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Antunovich Associates, Chicago
Owner and Operator: Core Spaces

Hub Knoxville Upscale Collegiate Housing, Tennessee
Interior Design Firm: Parini, Detroit
Architecture Firm: Dwell Design Studio, Atlanta
Owner and Operator: Core Spaces

Rambler Columbus, Ohio
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: Variant Collaborative, Chicago
Architecture Firm: OZ Architecture, Denver
Owner and Operator: LV Collective

 

Transportation

Oceania Cruises Allura, Marshall Islands
Interior Design Firm: Studio DADO, Miami
Architecture Firm: Fincantieri, Trieste, Italy
Owner: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Operators: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Fincantieri

 

Small Hotel

Hotel Wren, Twentynine Palms, California
Interior Design and Architecture Firm and Owner: Manola Studio, Los Angeles

Hotel Albatross, Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Interior Design Firm: Mapa Mueller, Ballston Spa, New York
Architecture Firm: Mark Alexander Pavliv (principal design architect), Spring Lake, New Jersery; and Brendan McHugh (architectural project manager), Manasquan, New Jersey
Owner and Operator: RC Management Collective
Purchasing Firm: Hospitality Source Collective

Belden House & Mews, Litchfield, Connecticut
Interior Design Firm: Champalimaud Design, New York
Architecture Firm: PBDW Architects, New York
Owner and Operator: Dutchfield
Purchasing Firm: Champalimaud Sourcing

Le Petit Pali Laguna Beach, California
Interior Design Firm and Operator: Palisociety, Los Angeles
Architecture Firm: JR van Dijs, Long Beach, California
Owner: Paloma Communities

Hotel Sevilla, Mérida, Yucatán, México
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Zeller y Moye, Mexico City
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Grupo Habita

 

Landscape + Outdoor Spaces

The Ritz-Carlton, Bangkok
Interior Design Firm: PIA Interior, Bangkok
Architecture Firms: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Architects 49 Limited, Bangkok
Landscape Architecture Firm: Shma Company Limited, Bangkok
Owners: Marriott International and Frasers Hospitality

Frame Hotel – SoCo, Austin
Interior Design, Architecture, and Purchasing Firm and Operator: Frame Hospitality Group, Austin
Architecture Firm: Frame Hospitality Group
Landscape Architecture Firm: Campbell Landscape Architecture, Austin
Owner: Girls Hotel

The Standard, Pattaya Na Jomtien, Thailand
Interior Design Firms: Din Studio and Studio Lupine, Bangkok
Architecture Firm: Onion, Bangkok
Landscape Architecture Firm: P Landscape Co. Ltd., Bangkok
Owner: Syntec Construction PLC / SCX Corporation Co. Ltd.

 

Upscale Restaurant

Mamani, Dallas
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: Bryan O’Sullivan Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Fusion AE Texas, Irving, Texas
Owner: Brandon and Henry Cohanim
Operator: Feels Like Home

Remy’s Loose, Newport, Rhode Island
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Studio Valerius, New York
Owner: Lani Shufelt

Lucia, Los Angeles
Interior Design Architecture, and Purchasing Firm: Preen Inc., Los Angeles
Owner: Sam Jordan

Carbone Riviera, Las Vegas
Interior Design Firm: Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Bergman, Walls & Associates, Henderson, Nevada
Owner: Major Food Group
Operator: MGM Resorts Design & Development

CÉ LA VI London
Interior Design Firm: Prospect Design International, Dubai
Architecture Firm: RPBW, Paris
Owner: ADMO Lifestyle Holding
Operator: INFINI Concepts

 

Casual Restaurant

Testa Rossa, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Stokes Architecture + Design, Philadelphia
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Fearless Restaurant Group

Super Peach, Los Angeles
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: INC Architecture & Design, New York
Owner: Momofuku
Purchasing Firm: Petite Friture

Papa San, New York
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: INC Architecture & Design, New York
Owner and Purchasing Firm: Tishman Speyer

Westmoreland, New York
Interior Design Firm: Bryan O’Sullivan Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Selldorf Architects, New York
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: The Frick Collection

 

Bar, Club + Lounge

Swim Club, Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong, Kowloon
Interior Design Firm: Steve Leung Hospitality, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Owner: Empire Group Holdings

Peridot Bar, Central District, Hong Kong
Interior Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Zaha Hadid Architects (design architect), London and Ronald Lu & Partners (architect of record), Wanchai, Hong Kong
Operator: Henderson Land Group

Jo’s Bar, Miami
Interior Design, Architecture, and Purchasing Firm: Saladino Design Studios, Miami
Owner: The Setai Miami Beach

Mimi, Edmonton, Canada
Interior Design Firm: Ste Marie, Vancouver
Owner: Corso 32
Purchasing Firm: Ensemble Projects

Filthy Martini Bar, Phoenix
Interior Design Firm: PETERMAX Co., Phoenix
Architecture Firm: AG Architectural Solutions, Scottsdale, Arizona
Owner: Pretty Decent Concepts

 

Resort

Lagen El Nido, El Nido, the Philippines
Interior Design Firm: Wimberly Interiors, Singapore
Architecture Firm: WATG, Singapore
Owner and Operator: Ayala Land Hospitality

ZOLAND·Emei, Leshan City, China
Interior Design and Architecture Firm and Owner: Studio J. Bridgland, Development
Operator: ZOLAND

Rosewood Mandarina, Mexico
Interior Design Firm: Bando x Seidel Meersseman (BxSM), New York
Architecture Firm: Manuel Cervantes Estudio and IDEA Asociados, Mexico City
Owner and Purchasing: RLH Properties
Operator: Rosewood Hotel Group

Desert Rock Resort, the Red Sea, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Interior Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Oppenheim Architecture, Miami
Owner: Red Sea Global

 

New Brand Launch

Appellation, Healdsburg, California
Interior Design Firm: EDG, Novato, California
Design Consultant: John Hill, Carmel, California
Architecture Firm: Hart Howerton, New York
Owner: Comstock Homes
Operator: Appellation
Purchasing Firm: The Cardy Group

The River Electric, Guerneville, California
Interior Design Firm: Jessie Galloway Design, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Boundary Works, San Francisco
Owner: MKOR Holdings

 

Branded Residences

J.W. Marriott Reston Station, Reston, Virginia
Interior Design Firms: Michael Graves Architecture (guestrooms, suites, branded residences), Princeton, New Jersey; and EDG (hotel public spaces), Novato, California
Architecture Firms: Nunzio Marc DeSantis Architects, Dallas and WDG Architecture, Washington, DC
Owner: Comstock Holding Companies, Inc.
Operator: Crescent Hotels
Purchasing Firm: To The Source

Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve Residences, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Interior Design Firm: Gensler and BAMO, San Francisco
Architecture Firms: 10 Design, formerly SB Architects (design architect); and Gensler, San Francisco (executive architect)
Owners: Gencom and Mohari Hospitality, developed by the Athens Group
Operator: DDP
Purchasing Firm: The Parker Company / ITG Interlogic

 

Wellness + Wellbeing

Bedrock Aquatics and Athletics at Moss, New York
Interior Design Firm: Charles & Co, New York
Architecture Firm: Kohn Pedersen Fox, New York
Owner: Moss New York
Purchasing Firm: Dorothy Vogt Consulting

Smile House, New York
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: SPAN Architecture, New York
Owner: JBL New York City

BASIN Glacial Waters, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Matteo Thun & Partners, Milan
Owner and Purchasing Firm: Oxford Properties
Operator: Accor / Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay, Morocco
Interior Design Firm: Muza Lab, London
Architecture Firm: GCA Architects, Barcelona
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Royal Mansour Collection

Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
Interior Design Firm: G.A Group, London
Architecture Firm: Fender Katsalidis Architects, Melbourne
Owner: PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd
Operator: Hyatt / PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd
Purchasing Firm: Turner International

 

Sustainable

Populus Seattle
Interior Design Firm: Curioso, Chicago
Architecture Firm: The Miller Hull Partnership, Seattle
Owner: Urban Villages
Operator: Aparium
Purchasing Firm: Raeder-Whaler

Intercontinental the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
Interior Design Firm: Kristina Zanic Consultants, Dubai
Architecture Firm: Foster+Partners, London
Owner: Red Sea Global

Renaissance Amsterdam
Interior Design Firm: Bowler James Brindley (public space), London; and Stylt Trampoli (guestrooms), Halfweg, the Netherlands
Architecture Firm: Kentie Architecten
Owner: Archer Hotel Capital B.V.
Operator: Archer Hotel Management Limited
Purchasing Firm: DeGraffenreid Purchasing International

1 Hotel Melbourne
Interior Design Firm: ODO (One Design Office), Victoria, Australia
Architecture Firm: Fender Katsalidis (FK Architecture), Victoria, Australia
Owner: Riverlee
Operator: Starwood Hotels
Purchasing Firm: Hotel Purchasing Group International

 

Beyond Hospitality

Avenir Creative’s Design Studio, Chicago
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm, and Owner: Avenir Creative, Chicago

POP MART Bangkok ICON SIAM Flagship Store
Interior Design Firm: X+Living Architecture and Interior Design, Shanghai
Owner: Beijing POP MART Culture and Creative Co.

Korman Jewel House, Austin
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Austin
Owner: Korman Jewel House (Kat and Larry Stokes)

Alice + Olivia Madison Avenue Flagship, New York
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Sugarhouse Design + Architecture, New York
Owner: Alice + Olivia

LucidWild Estate, Dundee, Oregon
Interior Design Firm: L.J. Nicholas, Encinitas, California
Architecture Firm: Anacapa Architecture, Santa Barbara, California
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Blair and L.J. Nicholas

Under the Reed Roof Guesthouses, Kyiv
Interior Design, Architecture, and Purchasing Firm and Operator and Owner: YOD Group, Kyiv

 

Hybrid Hospitality

The Willow Play Cafe, Toronto
Interior Design Firm: Denizens of Design Inc., Toronto
Architecture Firm: DS Studio Inc., Toronto

Ballers, Philadelphia
Interior Design Firm and Owner: Good City Studio, Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: Hexagon Studio Architects, Philadelphia
Operator: Ballers Opco
Purchasing Firm: P’ferred, Megan Sosik

Everyman at the Whiteley, London
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Fusion Design & Architecture, London
Owner: Everyman Media Group

Manifest, Washington, DC
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: INC Architecture & Design, New York
Owner: MAAHK

 

Event Space

The Loft at Lune, Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Interior Design Firm: Studio Author, Toronto (lead designer and interior architecture)
Owner: Lisa Mok and Ezra Silverton

Fairmont Tokyo
Interior Design Firm: BAR Studio, Melbourne
Architecture Firm: Maki and Associates, Tokyo
Owner: Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.
Operator: Accor
Purchasing Firm: ILYA Corporation

J.W. Marriott Reston Station, Reston, Virginia
Interior Design Firm: EDG, Novato, California
Architecture Firm: WDG Architecture, Dallas
Owner: Comstock Holding Companies, Inc
Operator: Crescent Hotels
Purchasing Firm: To The Source

 

Lodges + Camps

andBeyond Suyian Lodge, Suyian Conservancy, Kenya
Interior Design Firm: Fox Browne Creative, Johannesburg, South Africa
Architecture Firm: Nicholas Plewman Architects, Stellenbosch, South Africa and Michaelis Boyd Architects, London
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: andBeyond Travel

AutoCamp Sequoia, Three Rivers, California
Interior Design Firm: HVS Design, Rockville, Maryland
Architecture Firm: Waechter Architecture, Portland
Owner and Operator: AutoCamp
Purchasing Firm: Whitman Peterson

Baines’ Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Luxury Frontiers, Johannesburg, South Africa
Owner and Operator: A&K Sanctuary, Johannesburg, South Africa

Birch Cabins, County Down, Northern Ireland
Interior Design Firm: Crown Creative, Belfast + London
Architecture Firm: 2020 Architects, Belfast
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Lagan Family

 

Members Club

Moss, New York
Interior Design Firm: Charles & Co, New York
Architecture Firm: Kohn Pedersen Fox, New York
Owner: Moss New York
Purchasing Firm: Dorothy Vogt Consulting

Club 1902, Delafield, Wisconsin
Interior Design Firm: Jay Franke Design, Delafield, Wisconsin
Architecture Firm: Groth Design Group, Milwaukee
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: The Bartolotta Restaurants

The Camel Club, Lexington, Kentucky
Interior Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Gibson Taylor Thompson, Lexington, Kentucky
Developer, Partner, and Purchasing Firm: Morris & Atlas

 

Visual Identity

Camp DeForest, Lincolnville, Maine
Branding Firm: Might & Main, Portland, Maine
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: Joanne Palmisano Design, Burlington, Vermont
Owner: Jessica and Brady Brim-DeForest
Operator: Camp DeForest

Mister Cheeks, Brooklyn, New York
Branding Firm: Paperwhite Studio, Brooklyn
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Yakka Studio, New York
Owner: Mister Cheeks

ROW 34, Kenmore Square, Boston
Branding and Interior Design Firm: ROY Hospitality, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Defy Architecture, New York
Owner: Shore Gregory

Uniforms at the Standard, Brussels
Interior Design Firm: Gresham Blake, England; in collaboration with Verena Haller and the Lifestyle Group, Hyatt Design Team
Architecture Firm: Jaspers-Eyers Architects
Owner: Befimmo
Operator: Standard International
Purchasing Firm: Dynamo

 

Student Project

Mt. Shootao Hotpot Restaurant
School: School of Visual Arts
Student: Jessie Wang

SENSA Hotel
School: Marymount University
Student: Joy Xu

Mental Health Clinic Design – Bee Well
School: Sheridan College
Student: Monica Shemtov

Hospitality Design – Vespera
School: Sheridan College
Students: Monica Shemtov + Carleigh Hobberlin

361 Broadway – Adaptive Reuse Boutique Hotel
School: Vancouver Island University
Student: Nathan Beauchamp

 

The 2026 Product Finalists:

 

Accessories + Specialty Products

Nestable Luggage Cart from Forbes Industries
RS Folding Monochrome from RS Barcelona
Toulon Shade Series from Summit Furniture

 

Architectural Solutions

R-WEAVE Retractable Fabric Pergola from Azenco Outdoor
Rubik from EzoBord
Neolith ARCHITECTURAL from Neolith
Pantheon from Turf

 

Art: Individual Piece

Breaching and Diving: Suspended Sculpture from Local Language
Art Deco Paper Relief from Soho Art Consulting

 

Art: Program or Installation

The Dearborn Inn from Farmboy Fine Arts
Chamonix Casino Hotel from Kevin Barry Art Advisory
Miraval Arizona Spa from Local Language

 

Bath

Fireclay Bath Foundry from Fireclay Tile
Dearborn Universal Pop Down Sink Drain from Oatey Co.
Vue from Thermasol

 

Casegoods + Furniture

Rhine from HBF
Vacia from Punt Mobles
Ballet from Punt Mobles
Freda Dining Table from StyleNations

 

Flooring

Armstrong Flooring TimberTones Densified Hardwood from Armstrong Flooring, a brand of AHF Products
Glassfall from Nourison Hospitality
Flow as Form from the Rug Company
Pathstone from TileBar

 

Lighting

Lido from Boheme by Ward + Gray
SkLO + AvroKO Collection: Perla Sconce from HOST on Howard
Crystal Links from Preciosa Lighting
Yvette Pendant from dumae

 

Outdoor Furnishings

Meridies Collection from Expormim
WRAP Outdoor Seating Collection from Gloster
Saturno Planter from Stone Yard

 

Seating

Swage Collection from Design By Them
Hiro Accent Chair from Workshop Collection

 

Surfaces

Musea from AKDO
Worn Clay Paver (in char) from ORCA
Opera Terracotta from TileBar
Trevino from TileBar

 

Sustainable Solutions

Xorel Luxe from Carnegie
DOWN to Earth Organic Collection from Down Inc.
Bioplates from Studioneves

 

Technology

ALMA from Addition
Moorgen x Steve Leung – Salute from Moorgen Smart Home

 

Textiles + Fabrics

Rodeo Leather from Demar Leather
Layered from HBF Textiles
Indulgence Collection from Mayer Fabrics

 

Wallcoverings

Bucolique from Arte
Eterna Nouveau from Astek
Studio Collection from Carnegie

 

Special Judges’ Award

Stone Born Collection from Arto Brick

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