The 2025 HD Awards Project Winners

LANDSCAPE + OUTDOOR SPACES
Silver Sands Motel & Beach Bungalows, Greenport, New York

Home to an 18-acre protected salt marsh, a 15-acre underwater oyster farm, and 1,400 feet of beachfront, the refreshed landscape design of the Silver Sands Motel & Beach Bungalows emphasizes a strong connection to nature. Indeed, mature trees were retained, native flora replaced turf, and beach grass now anchors the dunes. The renewed biodiversity has also encouraged the return of nesting ospreys and other shore birds. A standout feature is the “deep bed of native perennials planted directly into sand that provides paths through the breezy grasses and areas to sit among the flowers, birds, and pollinators,” says Melissa Reavis, partner at Hollander Design Landscape Architects. “It’s an invitation to engage with nature.”

Architecture Firm: Leroy Street Studio, New York | Interior Design, Purchasing Firm, and Contractor: Highland Peak Group, Greenport, New York | Landscape Architecture Firm: Hollander Design Landscape Architects, New York | Landscape Lighting: Luminism Design | Owner: Alexander Perros | Operator: Happiness Forgets Hospitality