Discover the Extaordinary Gold Key Awards Finalists of Boutique Design

Boutique Design has unveiled the 2017 Gold Key Awards Finalists. The programme honours the best-in-class hospitality projects within 21 categories. It is the industry’s oldest and most esteemed recognition that distinguishes outstanding interior design projects in the hospitality sector. Nearly 400 submitters vied for top honours in the 37th annual competition.

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Discover the Extaordinary Gold Key Awards Finalists of Boutique Design 3 boutique design boutique design — Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, New York – Source: Archilovers

— BEST ECO CONSCIOUS OR SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS HOTEL —

INC Architecture & Design, New York; Marvel Architects, New York; 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Client: SH Group, New York
Soneva, Bangkok; Habita Architects, Bangkok; Soneva Jani, Noonu Atoll, Maldives
Client: Soneva, Bangkok

— BEST LOBBY BUDGET/FOCUSED SERVICE —

DesignAgency, Toronto; Generator Rome – Client: Generator Hostels
Dialogue 38, Toronto; Walper Hotel, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada – Client: Perimeter Development Corp.
TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design, Burlington, Vermont; Mountain Modern Motel, Jackson, Wyoming -Clients: Crystal Creek Capital (owner); Yarrow Group (operator)
Spacedge Designs, Singapore; Hotel Mono, Singapore – Client: Eighteen M Pte Ltd.

— BEST LOBBY MIDSCALE —

Anda Andrei Design LLC, New York; Bonetti Kozerski Studio, New York; Stonehill & Taylor, New York; The Asbury Hotel, New Jersey – Clients: iStar (owner); Salt Hotels LLC (operator)
Arcsine, Oakland, California; Dream Inn, Santa Cruz, California – Clients: Ensemble Real Estate Solutions and Investments (owner); Woodside Hotels (operator)
Stonehill & Taylor, New York; MOXY New Orleans – Client: Noble Investment Group (owner)
Travis Walton Architecture, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia; Tribe Hotel- Perth, West Perth, Australia – Client: Tribe Hotel Group

— BEST LOBBY UPSCALE —

Beleco, Los Angeles; Gensler, Morristown, New Jersey; Kimpton Gray Hotel, Chicago – Clients: KHP Capital Partners (owner); Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants (operator)
Bill Rooney Studio, Inc., New York; St. Gregory Hotel, Independent Collection, Washington, D.C.- Client: Hersha Hospitality Trust
JOHNSON NATHAN STROHE, Denver; The Perry Key West, Florida – Clients: SIMV Hotel 1, LLC. (owner); Hostmark Hospitality (operator),
Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago; Detroit Foundation Hotel – Client: Aparium Hotel Group

— BEST LOBBY LUXURY —

Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) Pte Ltd., Singapore; Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto – Client: Berjaya Land Berhad
Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, New York; The Beekman, New York – Clients: GFI Development Co. (owner); Thompson Hotels (operator)
Wilson Associates, Dallas; Fairmont Quasar Istanbul – Client: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

— BEST GUEST ROOM BUDGET/FOCUSED SERVICE —

Dubbeldam Architecture + Design, Toronto; Jill Greaves Design Inc.; Walper Hotel – Client: Perimeter Development Corp.
TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design, Burlington, Vermont; Mountain Modern Motel, Jackson, Wyoming – Clients: Crystal Creek Capital (owner); Yarrow Group (operator)
Spacedge Designs, Singapore; Hotel Mono, Singapore – Client: Eighteen M Pte Ltd.

— BEST GUEST ROOM MIDSCALE —

Anda Andrei Design LLC, New York; Bonetti Kozerski Studio, New York; Stonehill & Taylor, New York; The Asbury Hotel, New Jersey – Clients: iStar (owner); Salt Hotels LLC (operator)
JN+A/HVS Design, Rockville, Maryland; Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury, Connecticut – Clients: RMS Companies (owner/operator); Greenwich Hospitality Group (operator)
Travis Walton Architecture, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia; Tribe Hotel- Perth, West Perth, Australia – Client: Tribe Hotel Group

— BEST GUEST ROOM UPSCALE —

DESIGN360unlimited, Santa Monica, California; Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach, Honolulu – Client: The Chartres Lodging Group/Kokua Hospitality
Michaelis Boyd Associates, London; The Principal Manchester, England – Client: Starwood Capital Group (owner); Principal Hotel Company (operator)
Rockwell Group, New York; EMC2, Autograph Collection, Chicago – Client: SMASHotels
Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago; Detroit Foundation Hotel – Client: Aparium Hotel Group
Wimberly Interiors, New York; Hotel 50 Bowery, a Joie de Vivre Hotel, New York – Client: Two Roads Hospitality

— BEST GUEST ROOM LUXURY —

Champalimaud, New York; Four Seasons Jakarta – Client: Four Seasons Jakarta
Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) Pte Ltd., Singapore; Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto – Client: Berjaya Land Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
INC Architecture & Design, New York; 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, New York – Client: SH Group
Universal Design Studio, London; At Six, Stockholm – Client: Nordic PM

— BEST SUITE —

II BY IV DESIGN, Toronto; Crystal Mozart, Los Angeles – Client: Genting Hong Kong (owner); Crystal Cruises (operator)
Busta Studio, Tappan, New York; W South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida – Client: Tristar Capital
Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) Pte Ltd., Singapore; Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto – Client: Berjaya Land Berhad

— BEST NIGHTCLUB/LOUNGE —

blocHaus, Chicago; Apogee Lounge at Dana Hotel & Spa, Chicago – Client: ACME Hotel Company/Rebel Hospitality
FFD Inc., Miami, Florida; Ora Nightclub, Miami Beach, Florida – Client: Ora Hospitality
Rockwell Group, New York; Avenue at Dream Hollywood, Los Angeles – Client: Dream Hotel Group
Rockwell Group, New York; Nightingale Plaza, West Hollywood, California – Client: sbe
Studio Munge, Toronto; Rebel, Toronto – Client: INK Entertainment

— BEST EMERGING HOTEL CONCEPT —

Quadrum Global, New York; Arlo Hotels, New York
Designer for inaugural property: AvroKO, New York
Hilton, McLean, Virginia; TRU by Hilton, McLean, Virginia
Designer for inaugural property: FRCH Design Worldwide, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tribe Hotel Group; Tribe Hotels, West Perth, Australia
Designer for inaugural property: Travis Walton Architecture, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

— BEST RESORT —

Paulina Morán Design, Cancún, Mexico, Jorge Borja / Grupo BV, Cancún, Mexico; Chablé, Chocholá, Mexico – Clients: Consorcio Altavista S.A. de C.V. (owner); Hamak Hotels (operator)
Avenue Interior Design, Los Angeles; SUBU Design Architecture, Los Angeles; La Serena Villas, Palm Springs, California – Client: Lars Viklund and Kelly Viklund
EDG Interior Architecture + Design, Novato, California; Delawie, San Diego, California; Andaz Scottsdale, Arizona – Client: Chelsea Hospitality Partners LLC

— BEST RESTAURANT CASUAL DINING —

BCV Architects, San Francisco, California; Elite Café, San Francisco, California – Client: Sidecar Hospitality
Bergmeyer Associates, Inc., Boston; Ruka Restobar at The Godfrey Hotel, Boston – Client: COJE Management Group, Corp.
Conran and Partners, London; Rüya at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Dubai – Clients: Umut Özkanca (owner); d.ream Group (operator)
EoA, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida; Bird & Bone at The Confidante Miami Beach, Florida – Clients: Geolo Capital (owner); The Confidante Miami Beach (operator)

— BEST RESTAURANT FINE DINING —

AvroKO, New York; SingleThread at SingleThread Farms, Healdsburg, California – Client: UPVentures LLC
Dawson Design Associates, Seattle; Dirty Habit at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington D.C. – Client: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Parts and Labor Design, New York; Steadfast at Kimpton Gray Hotel, Chicago – Clients: KHP Capital Partners (owner); The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group (operator)
Rockwell Group, New York; The Albert at EMC2, Autograph Collection, Chicago – Client: SMASHotels
Steve Hermann Design, Montecito, California; Somerset, Santa Barbara, California – Client: Somerset, Santa Barbara, California

— BEST SPECIALTY DESIGN —

Stonehill & Taylor, New York; Ooh-La-La!, New York – Client: HMG LLC
Studio Munge, Toronto; The Vale Garden Residence at The William Vale, New York – Client: Espresso Hospitality Group
+tongtong Inc., Toronto; The Drake Commissary at The Drake Hotel, Toronto – Client: Drake Hotel Properties
Virserius Studio, New York/Paris; The Experience Floor at Hotel BLOOM!, Brussels
Client: Pandox Hotels

— JUDGES’ SO COOL —

Clodagh Design, New York; Public Restroom at EAST, Miami – Client: Swire Hotels
ESG Architecture & Design, Minneapolis; Renaissance Marriott Minneapolis–The Depot, Minnesota – Client: CSM Corp.
Banks Design, Hilton Head, South Carolina; 4240, Denver; Lake Flato, San Antonio, Texas; Moreland Village, Bluffton, South Carolina – Client: Montage Hotels & Resorts
Muza Lab, London; Palacio Arquitectos, Lima, Peru; Belmond Andean Explorer, Cuzco, Peru – Client: Belmond Ltd.

— BEST HOTEL BUDGET/FOCUSED SERVICE —

DesignAgency, Toronto; Generator Rome – Client: Generator Hostels
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design, Toronto; Jill Greaves Design Inc., Toronto; Dialogue 38, Toronto; Walper Hotel, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada – Client: Perimeter Development Corp.
Studio HBA (Hirsch Bedner Associates) Santa Monica, California; Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio, Santa Monica, California; AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design, Los Angeles; Hampton Inn & Suites Santa Monica, California – Client: OTO Development
Spacedge Designs, Singapore; Hotel Mono, Singapore – Client: Eighteen M Pte Ltd.

— BEST HOTEL MIDSCALE —

Bunkhouse Group, Austin; Lake | Flato Architects, San Antonio, Texas; Hotel San Cristóbal Baja, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico – Client: Mira Companies
concrete, Amsterdam; Sheppard Robson, London (in collaboration with concrete); citizenM Tower of London – Client: citizenM
KKAD, Chester, New Jersey; Hotel Phillips Kansas City, Curio Collection by Hilton, Missouri – Client: Arbor Lodging Partners
Aparium Hotel Group, Chicago; Plume, Cincinnati; Hotel Covington, Kentucky – Clients: The Salyers Group (owner); Aparium Hotel Group (operator)
SERA Architects, Portland; AC Hotel Portland Downtown, Oregon – Clients: McWhinney (owner); Sage Hospitality (owner/operator)

— BEST HOTEL UPSCALE —

Beleco, Los Angeles; Gensler, Morristown, New Jersey; Kimpton Gray Hotel, Chicago – Clients: KHP Capital Partners (owner); Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants (operator)
Michaelis Boyd Associates, London; 3DReid, Manchester, England; The Principal Manchester, England – Clients: Starwood Capital Group (owner); Principal Hotel Company, Harrogate (operator)
Rockwell Group, New York; Killefer Flammang Architects, Los Angeles; Dream Hollywood, Los Angeles – Client: Dream Hotel Group
Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago; McIntosh Poris Associates, Detroit; Detroit Foundation Hotel – Client: Aparium Hotel Group

— BEST HOTEL LUXURY —

Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) Pte Ltd., Singapore; Kume Sekkei, Hanoi/Tokyo; Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto -Client: Berjaya Land Berhad
Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, Inc., Miami; Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP, New York; Joseph Dirand, Paris; Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club, Surfside, Florida – Client: Fort Partners
Patrick Sutton, Baltimore, Maryland; Beatty Harvey Coco, Baltimore, Maryland; Sagamore Pendry, Baltimore, Maryland – Client: Sagamore Development

Above you can see the exceptional panel of judges for this year’s awards. The winners of each category will be announced at a gala celebration and dinner that is going to be held at New York’s Gotham Hall, on November 13.