Over the course of three days, our 10 judges carefully evaluated nearly 750 entries via Zoom to select the finalists and winners of the 19th annual HD Project Awards. The distinguished panel considered design innovation, function, sustainability, purpose, and overall impressiveness of each of the submissions (which debuted between December 2021 and March 2023).
This year’s projects portion spans 26 categories, including Visual Identity, Hybrid Spaces, Lodges + Camps, a comprehensive Guestrooms segment, and so much more.
Peruse the 2023 Project Awards finalists and winners in the gallery below. Winners were revealed during a ceremony in New York on June 6th. To learn more about the awards program, visit hospitalitydesignawards.com.
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