The 19th Annual HD Awards Project Winners and Finalists

Hospitality Design presents the jury-selected finalists and winners of its 2023 project awards
Published: June 7, 2023

Lifestyle Hotel

WINNER
Ace Hotel Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Architecture and Interior Design Firms:
Bates Smart and Flack Studio (hotel), Melbourne
Owner:
Golden Age Group
Operator:
Ace Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm:
Marques Interior Services

Canoe Place Inn & Cottages, Hampton Bays, New York
Interior Design Firm: Workstead, Brooklyn, New York
Owner: Rechler Equity
Operator: Main Street Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: GS Associates

Our Habitas San Miguel, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Owner, Operator, Purchaser, Architect, and Interior Design Firm: The Habitas Group

Sisan·Shuanglang Hotel, ShuangLang, DaLi, YunNan, China
Architecture, Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: Signyan Design, Chongqing, China
Owner: Dali Qishang Hotel Management Co., Ltd.

Fan Woods Hotel, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, China
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: China Railway Construction Engineering Group Co. LTD, Beijing; and Chinese BDD Global Interior Design Firm, Chengdu
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Fulong Davos Chongli Real Estate Co. LTD

Lifestyle Hotel Public Space

WINNER
The Tampa EDITION
, Florida
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Morris Adjmi Architects, and ISC Design Studio, New York
Owner: Strategic Property Partners
Operator: Marriott International
Purchasing Firm: The Parker Company

Ace Hotel Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Bates Smart and Flack Studio (hotel), Melbourne
Owner: Golden Age Group
Operator: Ace Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: Marques Interior Services

The Standard, Hua Hin, Thailand
Architecture Firm: Onion Architects and Sansiri PLC, Bangkok
Interior Design Firms: The Standard In-House Design Team, New York; Shelley Kwok Design, Bangkok; and Studio Freehand, Bangkok
Owner and Purchasing Firm: Sansiri PLC
Operator: Standard International

Luxury Hotel

WINNER
The Londoner
, London
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Woods Bagot, London, and Yabu Pushelberg, Toronto
Owner and Operator: Edwardian Hotels London

Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection, Gardiner, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Electric Bowery, Venice, California; and Ward and Gray, New York
Owners: Kristin Soong Rapoport, Phillip Rapoport, and Zachary Kleinhandler
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection
Purchasing Firm: Waivada Consulting

Kimpton Bamboo Grove Suzhou, China
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: SHUISHI and SCDA Interiors Pte Ltd, Shanghai
Owners and Purchasing Firm: China Overseas Development Group CO.,LTD. Suzhou & China Overseas Commercial Properties Co., Ltd.
Operators: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

Luxury Hotel Public Space

WINNER
The Madrona
, Healdsburg, California
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Strening Architects, Santa Rosa, California; and Jay Jeffers, San Francisco
Owners: Jay Jeffers, Kyle Jeffers, and investors
Operator: Mosaic Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: Summa International

​​The Madrid EDITION, Spain
Architecture Firm: John Pawson, London, and François Champsaur, Paris
Interior Design Firms: ISC Design Studio, New York, and John Pawson, London
Owner: KKH – ARCHER
Operator and Purchasing Firm: Marriott International

Pillows Maurits at the Park, Amsterdam
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Office Winhov and Studio Linse, Amsterdam
Owner, Operator, and Management Firm: IHGM (International Hotel Management Group)

Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection, Gardiner, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Electric Bowery, Venice, California; and Ward and Gray, New York
Owners: Kristin Soong Rapoport, Phillip Rapoport, and Zachary Kleinhandler
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection
Purchasing Firm: Waivada Consulting

Upscale Hotel

WINNER
Six Senses Rome

Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Patricia Urquiola Design, Milan
Owner: Six Senses

HAY boutique hotel & SPA by Edem Family, Polyanytsya village, Bukovel, Ukraine
Architecture, Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: YOD Group, Kyiv, Ukraine
Owner: Andriy Semaniv

The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Thailand
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Buro Ole Scheeren, Bangkok; The Standard In-House Design Team, New York; Hayon Studio, Valencia, Spain; and Studio Freehand, Bangkok
Owner and Purchasing Firm: King Power
Operator: Standard International

Belmonte Hotel Krynica Zdrój, Poland
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: P-W-A sp. z o.o., Kraków, Poland; and BUCK Studio, Wrocław, Poland
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Belmonte Hotel sp. z o.o. S.K.A.

Upscale Hotel Public Space

WINNER
The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon
, Thailand
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Buro Ole Scheeren, Bangkok; The Standard In-House Design Team, New York; Hayon Studio, Valencia, Spain; and Studio Freehand, Bangkok
Owner and Purchasing Firm: King Power
Operator: Standard International

Thompson Buckhead, Atlanta
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, Atlanta; and Studio 11 Design, Dallas
Owners: Regent Partners and The Loudermilk Companies
Operator: Hyatt
Purchasing Firm: Neil Locke & Associates

The Royal, Picton, Ontario
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Giannone Petricone Associates, Toronto
Owner: 247 Main Street Picton LP
Operator: Structure Corp.
Purchasing Firm: P360 Concepts Inc.

Midscale Hotel

WINNER
Ace Hotel Toronto

Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, Toronto, and Atelier Ace, New York
Owners: Alterra, B-right, Finer Space Corporation, Prowinko, and Zinc Developments
Operator: Ace Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West

High Country Motor Lodge, Flagstaff, Arizona
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Synectic Design, Tempe, Arizona; and Adean Studios, San Francisco
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Marc & Rose Hospitality (formerly Classic Hotels & Resorts)

Albor San Miguel de Allende, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Guanajuato, Mexico
Architecture Firm: PRODUCTORA, Mexico City
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: Esrawe, Mexico City
Owner: Proyectos Residenciales y Habitacionales
Operator: Optima Hoteles De Mexico

Hotel Indigo Jiuzhai Sichuan Province, China
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Yashida Construction Company Decoration Engineering Co.,Ltd., Chengdu; and Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd., Shenzhen
Owner: SICHUAN JIUZHAI LUNENG ECO-TOURISM INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT CO.,LTD.
Operator: IHG Hotels & Resorts
Purchasing Firm: CHINA STATE DECORATION GROUP COMPANY LIMITED

Midscale Hotel Public Space

WINNER
Ace Hotel Toronto

Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, Toronto, and Atelier Ace, New York
Owners: Alterra, B-right, Finer Space Corporation, Prowinko, and Zinc Developments
Operator: Ace Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West

Albor San Miguel de Allende, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Guanajuato, Mexico
Architecture Firm: PRODUCTORA, Mexico City
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: Esrawe, Mexico City
Owner: Proyectos Residenciales y Habitacionales
Operator: Optima Hoteles De Mexico

Crystal Orange Hotel Shanghai Pudong Lujiazui, China
Interior Design Firm: Vermilion Zhou Design Group, Shanghai
Owner and Purchasing Firm: Huazhu Group

High Country Motor Lodge, Flagstaff, Arizona
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Synectic Design, Tempe, Arizona; and Adean Studios, San Francisco
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Marc & Rose Hospitality (formerly Classic Hotels & Resorts)

Select Service Hotel

WINNER
The Beach Motel
, Southampton, Ontario, Canada
Architecture, Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: Common Good Studio, Toronto
Owner: DASA Properties

Hotel Tupelo, Tupelo, Mississippi
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Sarah Newton Architect, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and Thrash Group, Dallas
Owner: The Thrash Group
Operator: Tandem Hospitality Management
Purchasing Firm: J Desterbecq & Associates

The Shàng | Artyzen Qiantan Shanghai
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, Shanghai
Owner: Artyzen Hospitality Group

Select Service Hotel Public Space

WINNER
Hotel Tupelo
, Tupelo, Mississippi
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Sarah Newton Architect, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and Thrash Group, Dallas
Owner: The Thrash Group
Operator: Tandem Hospitality Management
Purchasing Firm: J Desterbecq & Associates

The Beach Motel, Southampton, Ontario, Canada
Architecture, Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: Common Good Studio, Toronto
Owner: DASA Properties

Guestrooms

WINNER
Centara Reserve Samui
, Koh Samui, Thailand
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Begray and AvroKO, Bangkok
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Centara Hotels & Resorts

Central Hotel Macau, China
Interior Design Firm:
CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Owner:
NEW CENTRAL DEVELOPMENTS COMPANY LIMITED, Macau, China
Operator:
HOTEL CENTRAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED, Macau, China

Albor San Miguel de Allende, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Guanajuato, Mexico
Architecture Firm: PRODUCTORA, Mexico City
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: Esrawe, Mexico City
Owner: Proyectos Residenciales y Habitacionales
Operator: Optima Hoteles De Mexico

Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection, Gardiner, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Electric Bowery, Venice, California; and Ward and Gray, New York
Owners: Kristin Soong Rapoport, Phillip Rapoport, and Zachary Kleinhandler
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection
Purchasing Firm: Waivada Consulting

Suites

WINNER
Venice Simplon Orient Express
, Vienna, Budapest, and Prague
Interior Design Firm: Wimberly Interiors, London
Owner: Belmond

The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Thailand
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Buro Ole Scheeren, Bangkok, and Hayon Studio, Valencia, Spain
Owner: King Power
Operator: Standard International
Purchasing Firm: Sansiri PLC

Sands Premier Suite, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: SAA Architects Pte Ltd., Singapore; and Peter Silling & Associates, Hong Kong
Owner and Operator: Marina Bay Sands
Purchasing Firm: Sands Macau Procurement

Lodges + Camps

WINNER
AutoCamp Joshua Tree
, California
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: HKS and Narrative Design Studio, San Francisco
Owner and Operator: AutoCamp
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West

AutoCamp Catskills, Saugerties, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Owner and Operator: AutoCamp
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West

Getaway Outdoor Suites, Ottawa, Illinois
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Creates Cool and Getaway, Brooklyn, New York
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Getaway

Restorations, Transformations + Conversions

WINNER
Tin Building by Jean-Georges
, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Cass Calder Smith and Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors, New York
Owner: Howard Hughes Corporation
Purchasing Firm: Summa International

Aman New York
Architecture Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: Denniston International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Owner: Aman Hotels

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh
Architecture Firm: ICA Studio: Architect & Interior Design, Glasgow
Interior Design Firms: Four-by-Two (primary) Edinburgh; Joelle Reid Interiors (FF&E for select spaces), Edinburgh; ICA (Interior Designer of Record), Glasgow
Owner: Flenyn
Operator: Virgin Hotels Collection
Purchasing Firm: Blue Moon Procurement

Casa Cody, Palm Springs, California
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Urrutia, Palm Springs; and Electric Bowery, Venice, California
Owner and Operator: Casetta Group
Purchasing Firm: Summa International

Ace Hotel Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Bates Smart and Flack Studio (hotel), Melbourne
Owner: Golden Age Group
Operator: Ace Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: Marques Interior Services

New Brand Launch

WINNER
Blue Iris by Life House
, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Emeritus, Nantucket, Massachusetts; and Life House, New York
Owner: Blue Flag Partners
Operator and Purchasing Firm: Life House

Revo Munich, Germany
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA) and BWM Designers & Architects, Vienna
Owner: SWI Schimpel & Winter Projektbau GmbH
Operator: Revo München GmbH

The Julius, Prague
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Matteo Thun & Partners, Milan and Munich
Owner and Operator: Julius Meinl Living PLC
Purchasing Firm: PPH Nove Mesto s.r.o.

Sweetbee Café + Bar, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture, Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: STORWICK, New York
Owners: Martina Castro and Ryan Winter

Resort

WINNER
Naviva
, A Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita, Mexico
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Luxury Frontiers
Owner: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Etéreo, Auberge Resorts Collection, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Migdal Arquitectos, Mexico City; and Meyer Davis, New York
Owner: GIM Desarrollos
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection
Purchasing Firm: HGPI International

Centara Reserve Samui, Koh Samui, Thailand
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Begray and AvroKO, Bangkok
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Centara Hotels & Resorts

Casual Restaurant

WINNER
Great White – Melrose
, Los Angeles
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Natalie Kazanjian Architect and Great White Partners in partnership with Buca Studios, Los Angeles
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Great White Partners

Marcus at Baha Mar, Nassau, Bahamas
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: SB Architects, San Francisco; and Meyer Davis, New York
Owner: CTF Development
Operator: Marcus Samuelsson Group
Purchasing Firm: The Parker Company

MOVA, Dnipro, Ukraine
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: balbek bureau, Kyiv
Owner: Mova Brewing Company

Good Ground Tavern at Canoe Place Inn & Cottages, Hampton Bays, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Rechler Equity, Plainview, New York; and Workstead, Brooklyn, New York
Owner: Rechler Equity
Operator: Main Street Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: GS Associates

Shikigiku Japanese Restaurant (ifc mall) – Café & Bar Area, Hong Kong
Interior Design Firm: Steve Leung Design Group, Hong Kong
Owner: The Royal Garden

Upscale Restaurant

WINNER
Oiji Mi
, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: David Bucovy Architect and AvroKO, New York
Owner: Oiji Hospitality

Amal, Miami
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: MAKWork, Miami; and Studio Munge, Toronto
Owner: INK Entertainment Group
Purchasing Firm: Studio Munge Procure

53, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Anthony Mrkic Architect and ICRAVE, New York
Owner: Altamarea Group

Terra, Vynnyky, Lviv, Ukraine
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: YOD Group, Kyiv, Ukraine
Owner: Emily Resor

Bar, Club + Lounge

WINNER
Andra Hem
, Philadelphia
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Stokes Architecture + Design, Philadelphia, and Ghislaine Viñas, New York
Owner: Paige West

Punch Room, Tampa, Florida
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Morris Adjmi Architects, and ISC Design Studio and Roman and Williams, New York
Owner: Strategic Property Partners
Operator and Purchasing Firm: Marriott International

Le Ritz Bar, Paris
Interior Design Firm: Saguez & Partners, Saint-Ouen, Seine St Denis, France
Owner and Operator: The Ritz Paris
Purchasing Firm: Room2Fit

Bar Cima, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Peter Poon Architects and Dutch East Design, New York
Owners: Fortuna Realty Group and Kalimian Equities
Operator: Apicii
Purchasing Firm: The Ness Group

Gair, Brooklyn, New York
Owner and Interior Design Firm: Kevin Cimini, Brooklyn
Architecture Firm: Jeshua Paone Architecture Studio, Brooklyn

Equipment Room, Austin, Texas
Architecture Firm: RIOS, Austin
Owner: Music Lane Vinyl LLC
Interior Design Firm, Management Firm, and Purchasing: Bunkhouse Group, Austin

Visual Identity

WINNER
Saint June
, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Greater Antilles
Branding and Interior Design Firm: Goodrich, New York
Owner: Dart
Operator: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Purchasing Firm: The Parker Company

Zou Zou’s and Chez Zou, New York
Branding Firm: Brand Bureau, New York
Interior Design Firm: AvroKO, New York
Owner: Quality Branded

Uniforms at the Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Thailand
Branding Firm: Standard International
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Buro Ole Scheeren, Bangkok; The Standard In-House Design Team, New York; Hayon Studio, Valencia, Spain; and Studio Freehand, Bangkok
Owner and Purchasing Firm: King Power
Operator: Standard International

Orto, Belfast
Branding Firm: Crown Creative
Architecture and Interior Design: Lara Woods
Owners: Paul Catterson and Ashley French

Student

WINNER
Hotel Cirque
, Montreal
Student: Sarah Choudhary, New York School of Interior Design

Hotel Rina, Rome
Students: Bryann Brophy, Brittany Noble, Olivia Fletcher, and Hannah Randall, Iowa State University

A Transitional Place of Love, New York
Student: Hsiang-Ting Huang, School of Visual Arts, New York

Event Space

WINNER
Seattle Convention Center Summit Building

Architecture and Interior Design Firm: LMN Architects, Seattle
Owner: Seattle Convention Center

The Madrona, Healdsburg, California
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Strening Architects, Santa Rosa, California; and Jay Jeffers, San Francisco
Owners: Jay Jeffers, Kyle Jeffers, and investors
Operator: Mosaic Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: Summa International

The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Thailand
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Buro Ole Scheeren, Bangkok; The Standard In-House Design Team, New York; Hayon Studio, Valencia, Spain; and Studio Freehand, Bangkok
Owner and Purchasing Firm: King Power
Operator: Standard International

Hybrid Hospitality

WINNER
Little Banchan Shop + Meju
, Queens, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: David K. UH, New York; and CRÈME, Brooklyn, New York
Owner: Chef Hooni Kim

Capital One Hybrid Bank and Café, New York
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: O’Neil Langan Architects, New York; and Islyn Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Owner: Capital One
Operator: JLL

Changsha Fundolandπ, China
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: X+Living, Shanghai
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: LEDI Culture Pty., Ltd.

Beyond Hospitality

WINNER
The Water Drop Library
, Shuangyue Bay, Huizhou, China
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: 3andwich Design / He Wei Studio, Beijing
Owner: Huizhou Shuangyue Bay Real Estate Investment and Development Co., Ltd.

The Africa Centre, London
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Freehaus and Tola Ojuolape Studio, London
Owner: The Africa Centre

Aqua Foro Pool Club at Piazza Alta, Philadelphia
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: Digsau Architects and Post Brothers, Philadelphia
Owner and Operator: Post Brothers

Wellness + Wellbeing

WINNER
Paste Dental
, Toronto
Interior Design Firm: Studio Author, Toronto
Owner: Dr Derek Chung

Naviva, A Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita, Mexico
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Luxury Frontiers
Owner: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Dundas Square Barbers, Toronto
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: NIVEK REMAS, Toronto
Owner: Tony Sadiku

Sustainable Project

WINNER
Chleo
, Kingston, New York
Interior Design Firm: Islyn Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Owners: Hope and Charles Mathews
Purchasing Firm: Wagner Hamill

WINNER
Six Senses Rome

Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Patricia Urquiola Design, Milan
Owner: Six Senses

Villa Le Blanc Gran Meliá, Sant Tomàs, Illes Balears, Spain
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Alvaro Sans Arquitectura Hotelera, Mallorca, Spain
Owner: Victoria Hotels & Resorts
Operator: GMA

1 Hotel Nashville
Architecture and Interior Design Firms: LK Architecture, Wichita, Kansas; and Workshop/APD and the SH Hotels & Resorts Internal Design Team, New York
Owner: Starwood Capital Group
Operator: SH Hotels & Resorts
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West