17th Annual HD Project Awards Winners and Finalists
Hospitality Design presents the jury-selected winners and finalists of the 2021 project awards
Words by: HD Staff
Over two days in May via Zoom, our 10 judges carefully considered nearly 800 entries to select the 103 finalists and 34 winners of the 17th annual HD Project Awards. The esteemed panel took into consideration design innovation, function, sustainability, purpose, and overall impressiveness of these entries (which opened between December of 2019 and March of 2021).
This year’s projects portion spans 27 categories, including Visual Identity, Hybrid Spaces, Camps + Lodges, and Suites. We introduced the New Brand Launch category, which honors hospitality concepts that have at least one location opened within our timeframe and have one or more in the works, and we also saw the return of the Special Judges’ Award for Small Key Hotel. Both speak to the direction the industry is headed and what we have to look forward to.
In the gallery below, find the 2021 Project Awards winners and finalists. To learn more about the awards program, visit hospitalitydesignawards.com.
17th Annual HD Project Awards Winners and Finalists
Hospitality Design presents the jury-selected winners and finalists of the 2021 project awards
Over two days in May via Zoom, our 10 judges carefully considered nearly 800 entries to select the 103 finalists and 34 winners of the 17th annual HD Project Awards. The esteemed panel took into consideration design innovation, function, sustainability, purpose, and overall impressiveness of these entries (which opened between December of 2019 and March of 2021).
This year’s projects portion spans 27 categories, including Visual Identity, Hybrid Spaces, Camps + Lodges, and Suites. We introduced the New Brand Launch category, which honors hospitality concepts that have at least one location opened within our timeframe and have one or more in the works, and we also saw the return of the Special Judges’ Award for Small Key Hotel. Both speak to the direction the industry is headed and what we have to look forward to.
In the gallery below, find the 2021 Project Awards winners and finalists. To learn more about the awards program, visit hospitalitydesignawards.com.
Luxury Hotel
WINNER
Ruralation Museum Hotel, Nanjing, China
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: AZL Architects, Nanjing
Owner: Nanjing Tangshan Construction Investment Development Co. Ltd.
Operator: Ruralation
Purchasing Firm: LAVA Lab
Luxury Hotel
FINALIST
Commodore Perry Estate, Auberge Resorts Collection, Austin
Architecture Firms: Moule & Polyzoides, Pasadena, California; Clayton Korte, Austin
Landscape Architecture Firm: Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Austin
Interior Design Firm: Ken Fulk, San Francisco and New York
Owner: 4100 Red River
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection
Luxury Hotel
FINALIST
Emeline, Charleston, South Carolina
Architecture Firm: DLR Group, Kansas City, Missouri
Interior Design Firm: SWOON, the Studio, Dallas
Owner: Rockbridge
Operator: Makeready
Purchasing Firm: Carroll Adams
Luxury Hotel
FINALIST
Hotel the Mitsui Kyoto, a Luxury Collection Hotel and Spa
Architecture Firm: Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo
Interior Design Firms: André Fu Studio, Hong Kong; A. Kurya Architect & Associates, Tokyo; Strickland; and Landscape Architects Collaborative, Tokyo
Owner: Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.
Operator: Mitsui Fudosan Resort Management Co. Ltd.
Purchasing Firm: Ilya Corporation
Luxury Hotel
FINALIST
Paradero Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Architecture Firm: Yektajo Valdez Architects, Switzerland + Mexico
Interior Design Firm: B Huber, Guadalajara, Mexico
Purchasing Firm: Fedra Studio
Luxury Hotel
FINALIST
The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon
Architecture Firm: Kengo Kuma & Associates, Tokyo
Interior Design Firms: ISC Design Studio, New York, and Kengo Kuma, Tokyo
Owner: Mori Trust
Operator: Marriott International
Luxury Hotel Public Space
WINNER
Paradero Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Architecture Firm: Yektajo Valdez Architects, Switzerland + Mexico
Interior Design Firm: B Huber, Guadalajara, Mexico
Purchasing Firm: Fedra Studio
Luxury Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection, Telluride, Colorado
Architecture Firm: 2WR + Partners, Centennial, Colorado
Interior Design Firm: Rose Ink Workshop, Miami
Owner: Flynn Properties
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection
Purchasing Firm: The Cardy Group
Luxury Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
The Mauna Lani Resort, Waimea, Hawaii
Architecture Firms: Hart Howerton, New York and RIM, Anchorage
Interior Design Firm: Meyer Davis, New York and Los Angeles
Owner: Prospect Hill Group
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection
Purchasing Firm: Summa International
Luxury Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
Montage Healdsburg, Sonoma, California
Architecture Firm: Delawie, San Diego
Interior Design Firm: EDG Interior Architecture + Design, Novato, California
Owner: Sunstone Hotel Investors
Developer: The Robert Green Company
Operator: Montage Hotels & Resorts
Upscale Hotel
WINNER
The Hari Hong Kong
Architecture Firm: Atkins Global, Hong Kong
Interior Design Firm: Tara Bernerd & Partners, London
Owner: Harilela Hotels
Operator: The Hari
Purchasing Firm: PS Asia
Upscale Hotel
FINALIST
Ace Hotel Kyoto
Architecture Firms: Kengo Kuma & Associates and NTT Facilities (architect of record), Tokyo
Interior Design Firms: Atelier Ace, New York; Commune Design, Los Angeles; and Irie Miyake Architects and Engineers (interior designer of record), Tokyo
Owner: NTT Urban Development Corporation
Operator: Ace Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: CrossLink Corporation
Upscale Hotel
FINALIST
Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska
Architecture Firm: Leo A Daly, Omaha
Interior Design Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis
Owner/Developer: Clarity Development Companies and GreenSlate Development
Operator: Davidson Hotels and Resorts
Purchasing Firm: Beyer Brown
Upscale Hotel Public Space
WINNER
The Chengdu VUE Resort, China
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: BUZZ/Büro Ziyu Zhuang, Beijing
Owner and Purchasing Firm: Chengdu Vanke Real Estate Co. Ltd.
Operator: Shanghai Huajiantang Investment Co. Ltd.
Upscale Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
Canopy Grand Rapids, Michigan
Architecture Firm: Valerio Dewalt Train, Chicago
Interior Design Firm: Anderson/Miller, Chicago
Owner and Operator: Lodgco Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Miller&Co.
Upscale Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
Canopy by Hilton Tempe Downtown, Arizona
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Allen + Philp Partners, Scottsdale, Arizona
Owner: Driftwood Capital
Operator: Driftwood Hospitality Management
Purchasing Firm: Lang & Schwander
Upscale Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection, Fort Worth, Texas
Architecture Firm: HKS, Dallas
Interior Design Firms: Hotel Drover ownership and Celano Design Studio, New York
Owner: Stockyards Station Hotel II, a joint venture of Majestic Realty Co. and Hickman Co.
Operator: Exchange Hotels Management
Purchasing Firm: Project Dynamics, Paul Jones
Upscale Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
White Elephant Palm Beach, Florida
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Elkus Manfredi Architects, Boston
Owner: New England Development
Operator: White Elephant Resorts
Purchasing Firm: GS Associates
Lifestyle Hotel
WINNER
Colony Palms Hotel, Palm Springs, California
Architecture, Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: Steve Hermann Design, Santa Barbara, California
Owner: Steve Hermann
Operator: Steve Hermann Hotel
Lifestyle Hotel
WINNER
Hotel Milla Montis, Alto Adige, Italy
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Peter Pichler Architecture, Milan
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Oberhofer
Lifestyle Hotel
FINALIST
Bermonds Locke, London
Architecture Firm: Leach Rhodes Walker, Manchester, UK
Interior Design Firm: Holloway Li, London
Owner + Operator: Edyn
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West
Lifestyle Hotel
FINALIST
Marram Montauk, New York
Architecture Firm: Vail Associates, New York
Interior Design Firm: Bridgeton and Studio Tack (now the Post Company), New York
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Bridgeton Holdings
Lifestyle Hotel
FINALIST
The Harbor Grand Hotel, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Chipman Design Architecture, Des Plaines, Illinois
Interior Design Firm: Curioso, Chicago
Owner: Toast Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: Slate Procurement
Lifestyle Hotel
FINALIST
The Rockaway Hotel, Queens, New York
Architecture Firm: Morris Adjmi Architects, New York
Interior Design Firm: Curious Yellow Design, New York
Owners: 7G Group and IGC Hospitality
Operator: IGC Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler
Lifestyle Hotel
FINALIST
W Hotel Melbourne
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Hachem Architecture, Melbourne
Owner and Purchasing Firm: Daisho Development
Operator: DUO Projects
Lifestyle Hotel Public Space
WINNER
The Rockaway Hotel, Queens, New York
Architecture Firm: Morris Adjimi Architects, New York
Interior Design Firm: Curious Yellow Design, New York
Owners: 7G Group and IGC Hospitality
Operator: IGC Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler
Lifestyle Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
Austin Proper Hotel & Residences, Texas
Architecture Firm: Handel Architects, San Francisco
Interior Design Firm: Kelly Wearstler, Los Angeles
Owner: Austin Proper JV
Operator: Proper Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Canoe Hospitality
Lifestyle Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
Canopy by Hilton Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: BLTA, Philadelphia
Interior Design: AvroKO, New York
Owner: National Real Estate Development
Operator: Davidson Hotels
Lifestyle Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
The Otis Hotel, Autograph Collection, Austin
Architecture Firm: HKS, Dallas
Interior Design: Flick Mars, Dallas
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: White Lodging
Midscale Hotel
WINNER
Crowne Plaza in Warsaw – The HUB
Architecture Firm: AMC – Andrzej M. Chołdzyński, Warsaw
Interior Design Firm: Tremend, Warsaw
Owner: Ghelamco Poland
Operator and Purchasing Firm: IHG Hotels & Resorts
Midscale Hotel
WINNER
DongFengYun Hotel Mi’Le – Mgallery, Mile City, China
Architecture Firm: YIC Architectural Design Co. Ltd. Kunming, China
Interior Design Firm: Cheng Chung Design (CCD), Shenzhen
Owner: Yunnan Urban & Rural Construction and Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd.
Operator: Accor Hotels
Purchasing Firm: Haihua Engineering
Midscale Hotel
FINALIST
Hammetts Hotel, Newport, Rhode Island
Architecture Firm: Union Studio, Providence, Rhode Island
Interior Design Firm: DiLeonardo, Providence
Owner: Hammetts Wharf
Operator: Main Street Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: DeBlauw Purchasing
Midscale Hotel
FINALIST
The Barbary Beach House, Key West, Florida
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: EoA Group, Coral Gables, Florida
Owner and Operator: DiamondRock Hospitality Company
Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler
Midscale Hotel
FINALIST
The Rockaway Hotel, Queens, New York
Architecture Firm: Morris Adjimi Architects, New York
Interior Design Firm: Curious Yellow Design, New York
Owners: 7G Group and IGC Hospitality
Operator: IGC Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler
Midscale Hotel Public Space
WINNER
Hyatt Centric Center City Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: DAS Architects, Philadelphia
Interior Design Firm: CRÈME, Brooklyn
Owners: Rodina and Hyatt
Operator: Hyatt
Midscale Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
Sheraton Madison
Architecture Firm: Tri-North Builders, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Interior Design Firm: Sheedy/DeLaRosa Interiors, Chicago
Owner: DeFoor Brothers
Operator: Legacy Ventures
Purchasing Firm: Slate Procurement
Select-Service Hotel
WINNER
citizenM South Lake Union, Seattle
Architecture Firm: Gensler, Seattle
Interior Design Firm: Concrete, Amsterdam
Owner: citizenM Seattle Southlake Union Properties
Select-Service Hotel
FINALIST
Ethos Hotel Wuhan Riverside, China
Construction of Interior Design: Lushan Construction Engineering Co. Ltd. Jiangxi, China
Interior Design Firm: Studio HBA, Shanghai
Owner and Operator: Shimao Star Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: Shanghai Jindian Art Design
Select-Service Hotel Public Space
WINNER
Moxy Hamburg City Center, Germany
Architecture Firm: KPW Architects, Hamburg
Interior Design Firm: JOI-Design, Hamburg
Owner: SV Hotel
Operator: GBI Planung und Baumanagement and Marriott International
Select-Service Hotel Public Space
FINALIST
Hilton Garden Inn Flint Downtown, Michigan
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Kraemer Design Group, Detroit
Owner: Uptown Reinvestment Corp.
Operator and Purchasing Firm: Crescent Hotels & Resorts
Guestrooms (All Segments)
WINNER
Life House, Lower Highlands, Denver
Operator, Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: Life House, New York
Owner: BUNC Hospitality
Guestrooms (All Segments)
WINNER
The Rockaway Hotel, Queens, New York
Architecture Firm: Morris Adjmi Architects, New York
Interior Design Firm: Curious Yellow Design, New York
Owners: 7G Group and IGC Hospitality
Operator: IGC Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler
Guestrooms (All Segments)
FINALIST
Marram Montauk, New York
Architecture Firm: Vail Associates, New York
Interior Design Firm: Bridgeton and Studio Tack (now the Post Company), New York
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Bridgeton Holdings
Guestrooms (All Segments)
FINALIST
The Sessions Hotel, Bristol, Virginia
Architecture Firm: Architectural Partners, Lynchburg, Virginia
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: Interior Image Group, Crown Point, Indiana and Cooper City, Florida
Owner: Creative Boutique Hotel Developers
Operator: Cornerstone Hospitality
Guestrooms (All Segments)
FINALIST
Yours Truly DC
Architecture Firm: //3877, Washington, DC
Interior Design Firm: KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago
Owner: Brookfield Property Group
Operator: Aimbridge Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Slate Procurement
Suites (All Segments)
WINNER
Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos, Mexico City
Owner: RLH Properties
Operator: Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts
Suites (All Segments)
FINALIST
Nobu Hotel Palo Alto, Ryokan Suites, California
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Montalba Architects, Santa Monica, California
Owner and Operator: Nobu Hospitality
Suites (All Segments)
FINALIST
The Joseph, Nashville
Architecture Firm: Arquitectonica, New York
Interior Design Firm: INC Architecture & Design, New York
Owner: The Pizzuti Companies
Purchasing Firm: Purchasing Management International
Suites (All Segments)
FINALIST
White Elephant Palm Beach, Florida
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Elkus Manfredi Architects, Boston
Owner: New England Development
Operator: White Elephant Resorts
Purchasing Firm: GS Associates
Resort
WINNER
Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort, Hawaii
Architecture Firm: Milander & Co., Rancho Mirage, California
Interior Design Firm: TAL Studio, Las Vegas
Owner: Pulama Lana’i
Operator: Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Purchasing Firm: Project Dynamics
Resort
FINALIST
Shilily Mangata, Guangdong, China
Interior Design Firm: GS Design, Shenzhen
Owner: Shenzhen Shilily Creative Hotel Investment Co. Ltd.
Resort
FINALIST
The Mauna Lani Resort, Waimea, Hawaii
Architecture Firms: Hart Howerton, New York, and RIM, Anchorage
Interior Design Firm: Meyer Davis, New York and Los Angeles
Owner: Prospect Hill Group
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection
Purchasing Firm: Summa International
Resort
FINALIST
The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee, Greensboro, Georgia
Interior Design Firms: Marzipan Design Studio, West Palm Beach, Florida, and Black Sheep Interior Design, Greensboro
Owner: MetLife
Operator: The Ritz-Carlton
Purchasing Firm: The Parker Company
Camps + Lodges
WINNER
Camp Sarika by Amangiri, Utah
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Luxury Frontiers (tented pavilions), Larkspur, California; and Selldorf Architects, New York (main area)
Owner and Purchasing Firm: Canyon Equity
Operator: Aman Resorts
Camps + Lodges
FINALIST
AutoCamp Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: AutoCamp, Blue Flag Partners, and Whitman Peterson
Camps + Lodges
WINNER
Yonder Escalante, Utah
Architecture Firm: ANACAPA, Santa Barbara, California
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: ROY Hospitality Design Studio, San Francisco
Owner: Charles Tate and Preserve Partners
Operator: Mosaic Hotel Group
Special Judges’ Award: Small Key Hotel
WINNER
Pater Noster Lighthouse, Hamneskär, Sweden
Architecture, Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: Stylt Trampoli, Gothenburg, Sweden
Owner: National Property Board Sweden
Operator: Toplite Invest
Special Judges’ Award: Small Key Hotel
FINALIST
Blind Tiger, Portland, Maine
Interior Design Firm: Elder & Ash, Newburyport, Massachusetts
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Lark Hotels
New Brand Launch
WINNER
OKU Hotels, Ibiza, Spain and Kos, Greece
Owner: Westfort Capital Limited
Operator: OKU Hotels
New Brand Launch
WINNER
Terramor Outdoor Resort, Bar Harbor, Maine
Architecture Firm: Design Group Collaborative, Ellsworth, Maine
Interior Design Firm: EDG Interior Architecture + Design, Novato, California
Owner and Operator: Kampgrounds of America
New Brand Launch
FINALIST
Hotel June, Los Angeles
Architecture Firm: Kollin Altomare Architects, Long Beach, California
Interior Design Firm: Studio Collective, Venice, California
Owner: The KOR Group
Operator: Proper Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Canoe Hospitality (guestrooms and corridors) and the Ness Group (pubic spaces, including lobby restaurants and poolside)
New Brand Launch
FINALIST
Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort, Hawaii
Architecture Firm: Milander & Co., Rancho Mirage, California
Interior Design Firm: TAL Studio, Las Vegas
Owner: Pulama Lana’i
Operator: Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Purchasing Firm: Project Dynamics
Hybrid
WINNER
Chief, Chicago
Architecture Firm: GREC Architects, Chicago
Interior Design Firm: AvroKO, New York
Owner and Operator: Chief
Hybrid
FINALIST
Bermonds Locke, London
Architecture Firm: Leach Rhodes Walker, Manchester, United Kingdom
Interior Design Firm: Holloway Li, London
Owner and Operator: Edyn
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West
Hybrid
FINALIST
Bond Collective – Austin, Texas
Architecture Firm: Bond Collective, New York, and Sixthriver, Austin
Interior Design Firm, Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Bond Collective, New York
Beyond Hospitality
WINNER
Alchemy, Toronto
Interior Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Owner: Richard Browne
Beyond Hospitality
WINNER
Aperture Cellars, Healdsburg, California
Architecture Firm: Signum Architecture, St. Helena, California
Interior Design Firm: H. Palmer Design, San Francisco
Owner: Aperture Cellars
Beyond Hospitality
WINNER
Capitol Vista, Washington, DC
Architecture Firm: Grimm and Parker (G+P), Bethesda, Maryland
Interior Design Firm: Determined by Design, Washington, DC
Owner: Dantes Partners, The Menkiti Group, Spectrum Management, and Bailey Holdings
Operator: Faria Management
Beyond Hospitality
FINALIST
1 Beach Club, Miami Beach
Architecture Firm: EoA Group, Coral Gables, Florida
Interior Design Firm: SH Hotels in-house team in collaboration with Ward and Gray, New York
Owner: Host Hotels & Resorts
Operator: SH Hotels & Resorts
Purchasing Firm: Benjamin West
Beyond Hospitality
FINALIST
Event George Street Boutique Cinemas, Sydney
Interior Design Firm: HDR Architecture, Sydney
Owner: Event Cinemas
Beyond Hospitality
FINALIST
Pater Noster Lighthouse, Hamneskär, Sweden
Architecture, Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: Stylt Trampoli, Gothenburg, Sweden
Owner: National Property Board Sweden
Operator: Toplite Invest
Event Spaces
WINNER
Straits Chapel, Mosel, Wisconsin
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Kohler Architecture & Interior Design, Kohler, Wisconsin
Owner: Kohler Co.
Operator: Kohler Hospitality
Event Spaces
FINALIST
Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection, Fort Worth, Texas
Architecture Firm: HKS, Dallas
Interior Design Firms: Hotel Drover ownership and Celano Design Studio, New York
Owner: Stockyards Station Hotel II, a joint venture of Majestic Realty Co. and Hickman Co.
Operator: Exchange Hotels Management
Purchasing Firm: Project Dynamics, Paul Jones
Bar, Club, + Lounge
WINNER
The Cigar Club at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry, Atlanta
Owner: The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, on behalf of BLR Properties
Operator: The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis
Purchasing Firm: The Parker Company
Bar, Club, + Lounge
WINNER
Superico Bar & Lounge, Edinburgh, Scotland
Architecture Firm: Follow Friday, Bristol, UK
Interior Design Firm: Ja!Coco!, Edinburgh
Owner: Howat Capital
Bar, Club, + Lounge
FINALIST
Three Taverns Imaginarium, Atlanta
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Square Feet Studio, Atlanta
Owner: Three Taverns, Brian Purcell
Bar, Club, + Lounge
FINALIST
The Britely, West Hollywood
Architecture Firm: Cuningham Group and Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects, Culver City, California
Interior Design Firm: Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, London
Owners: Combined Properties and AECOM Capital
Operators: The Britely, Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining, and Pendry Hotels & Resorts
Purchasing Firm: Project Dynamics
Bar, Club, + Lounge
FINALIST
The Cottonwood Room in Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska
Architecture Firm: Leo A Daly, Omaha
Interior Design Firm: DLR Group, Chicago
Owner/Developer: Clarity Development Companies and GreenSlate Development
Operator: Pivot, the lifestyle operating vertical within Davidson Hospitality Group
Purchasing Firm: Beyer Brown
Casual Restaurant
WINNER
Leftcraft Taproom, Edmonds, Washington
Architecture Firm: Graham Baba Architects, Seattle
Owner: Main Street
Casual Restaurant
FINALIST
Café Lido, Santa Barbara, California
Architecture Firm: Andrulaitis + Mixon Architects, Santa Barbara
Interior Design Firm: Beleco, Los Angeles
Owner: KHP Capital Partners
Operator: HEI Hotels & Resorts
Purchasing Firm: Summa International
Casual Restaurant
FINALIST
Ernesto’s, New York
Architecture Firm: Kushner Studios, New York
Interior Design Firm: Michael Groth, Brooklyn, New York
Owners: Ryan Bartlow and Davitta and Alexandra Niakani
Casual Restaurant
FINALIST
Marvin’s Food & Fuel, Chicago
Architecture Firm: JSA Architects, Chicago
Interior Design and Purchasing Firm: 555 International, Chicago
Owner and Operator: James Geier
Casual Restaurant
FINALIST
Pastateca, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
Interior Design Firm: Sasha Fedorenko Commercial Interior Design, Kyiv
Owner: Andrii Gusak
Upscale Restaurant
WINNER
Esperanza, Manhattan Beach, California
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Gulla Jónsdóttir Design, Los Angeles
Owner: Baja Sharkeez Restaurant Group
Upscale Restaurant
FINALIST
Georgie by Curtis Stone, Dallas
Architecture Firm: GRT Architects, Brooklyn, New York
Owner: Courseau Concepts
Upscale Restaurant
FINALIST
Samna, Kyiv
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: YOD Group, Kyiv
Owner: Volodymyr Volodarsky
Upscale Restaurant
FINALIST
Uchi, Miami
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Austin
Owner and Operator: Hai Hospitality
Visual Identity
WINNER
Ventisi, Bangkok
Architecture Firm: Tandem, Brennan Beer Gorman, Bangkok
Interior Design and Branding Firm: greymatters, Bangkok
Owner and Operator: Centara Group
Visual Identity
FINALIST
Rand Tower Hotel, Minneapolis
Architecture Firm: ESG Architecture & Design, Minneapolis
Interior Design Firm: Gettys Interiors, A Gettys Group Company, Chicago
Branding Firm: Outside Agency, A Gettys Group Company
Owner: Rand Tower MN Owner
Operator: Oxford Hotels & Resorts
Purchasing Firm: Populate Procurement, A Gettys Group Company
Visual Identity
FINALIST
The Rockaway Hotel, Queens, New York
Architecture Firm: Morris Adjmi Architects, New York
Interior Design Firm: Curious Yellow Design, New York
Branding Firm: 7G Group
Owner: 7G Group and IGC Hospitality
Operator: IGC Hospitality
Purchasing Firm: Bray Whaler
Wellness + Wellbeing
WINNER
Say No Mo, Kyiv
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Balbek Bureau, Kyiv
Owner: Elvira Farias
Wellness + Wellbeing
FINALIST
Althea Spa Retreat, Mykonos, Greece
Interior Design Firm: MKV Design, London
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Diakoftis SA
Wellness + Wellbeing
FINALIST
BIÂN, Chicago
Architecture Firm: JSA Architects, Chicago
Interior Design Firm: Studio K Creative, Chicago
Owner and Operator: Robofish
Purchasing Firm: MER Procurement
Wellness + Wellbeing
FINALIST
iO Beauty Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Architecture, Interior Design, and Purchasing Firm: Asthetíque, New York
Owner and Operator: iO Beauty Gallery
Sustainable
WINNER
The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girl’s School, Jaisalmer, India
Architecture Firm: Diana Kellogg Architects, New York
Owner: CITTA
Sustainable
FINALIST
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Aruba
Architecture Firm: Jouel Croes Studio, Oranjestad, Aruba
Interior Design Firm: DADA, D’Amico Design Associates, Miami
Owner and Operator: Ewald Biemans
Sustainable
FINALIST
Whitepod, Suites-Chalets, Monthey, Switzerland
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Montalba Architects, Santa Monica, California
Owner and Operator: Whitepod Resorts
Restorations, Transformations, + Conversions
WINNER
Ace Hotel Kyoto
Architecture Firms: Kengo Kuma & Associates and NTT Facilities (architect of record), Tokyo
Interior Design Firms: Atelier Ace, New York; Commune Design, Los Angeles; and Irie Miyake Architects and Engineers (interior designer of record), Tokyo
Owner: NTT Urban Development Corporation
Operator: Ace Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: CrossLink Corporation
Restorations, Transformations, + Conversions
FINALIST
Baja Club Hotel, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Architecture Firm: Max von Werz Arquitectos, Mexico City
Interior Design Firm: Jaune, Paris
Owner and Operator: Grupo Habita
Restorations, Transformations, + Conversions
FINALIST
Le Cavalier at the Green Room at Hotel DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware
Architecture and Interior Design Firm: Stokes Architecture + Design, Philadelphia
Owner: The Buccini/Pollin Group
Operator: PM Hotel Group
Purchasing Firm: Christina River Exchange
Restorations, Transformations, + Conversions
FINALIST
Marram Montauk, New York
Architecture Firm: Vail Associates, New York
Interior Design Firm: Bridgeton Holdings and Studio Tack (now the Post Company), New York
Owner, Operator, and Purchasing Firm: Bridgeton Holdings
Student
WINNER
Revolving Home – The “Sleeping” Building
Student: Shuangyu Xi
School: School of Visual Arts, New York
Student
FINALIST
Max’s Garden
Student: Xinze Li
School: School of Visual Arts, New York