HONOREES

Winners have been announced for the 44th Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design. Presented by Boutique Design magazine, Gold Key is the industry’s longest-running awards program for hospitality interiors.

The 2024 Gold Key judges selected the following standout projects from a competitive field of 425-plus entries submitted from design firms and hospitality brands from across the globe.

 

The 2024 Gold Key Finalists & winners

 

ECO-CONSCIOUS HOTEL

 

WINNER: Hometown and Field, Chengdu, China

Design Firm: Chinese BDD Global Interior Design Firm, Chengdu

Architecture Firm: Chengdu Easy Construction Design Consulting Co., LTD

Purchasing: Sichuan Kunfeng Construction Engineering Co., LTD

Client: Sichuan Lvcui Ecological Environment Co., Ltd.

 

1 Hotel Hanalei Bay

Design Firms: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco, in collaboration with the SH Hotels & Resorts internal design team

Architecture Firms: G70, Honolulu, and Lake Flato, San Antonio

Purchasing: HPG International

Client: SH Hotels & Resorts

 

Six Senses Kyoto, Japan

Design Firm: BLINK Design Group, Singapore

Architecture Firms: BLINK Design Group and Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo

Client: World Brand Collection Hotels & Resorts

 

LOBBY FOCUSED SERVICE

 

WINNER: Wild Palms Hotel, Sunnyvale, California

Design and Purchasing Firm: BHDM Design, New York

Architecture Firm: Brereton, San Francisco

Client: JDV by Hyatt

 

Moxy Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Design and Architecture Firm: Baskervill, Richmond, Virginia

Purchasing: Contract Purchasing & Design, Inc.

Client: Suburban Capital

 

The Ozarker Lodge, Branson, Missouri

Design and Purchasing Firm: Parini, Detroit

Architecture Firm: Clockwork, Kansas City, Missouri

Clients: Eagle Point Hotel Partners and Longitude Branding

 

LOBBY MIDSCALE

 

WINNER: Romer Hell’s Kitchen, New York

Design Firm: GOODRICH, New York

Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York

Purchasing: Parker International

Client: LUCID / Highgate Design & Construction Studio

 

Marina Grand Resort, New Buffalo, Michigan

Design Firm: Curioso, Chicago

Architecture Firm: DXU Architects, Chicago

Purchasing: Slate Procurement

Client: Toast Hotel Group

 

Radisson RED Tai’an Tai Mountain, Shandong, China

Design Firm: ADD Design, Guangzhou, China

Architecture Firm: Tai’an City Co., Ltd., Tai’an, China

Client: Tai’an Lipeng Hotel Management Co., Ltd., Shandong, China

 

LOBBY UPSCALE

 

WINNER: The Jay, San Francisco

Design Firm: AvroKO, New York

Architecture Firm: AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design, San Francisco

Purchasing: Summa International

Client: KHP Capital Partners

 

Hyatt Regency Irvine, California

Design Firm: Gensler, Oakland, California

Architecture Firm: GREC Architects, Chicago

Purchasing: Rosemont Project Management

Client: Hyatt Hotels Corporation

 

Kimpton Hotel Theta, New York

Design Firm: CRÈME/Jun Aizaki Architecture & Design, New York

Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York

Purchasing: Parker International

Client: LUCID / Highgate Design & Construction Studio

 

LOBBY LUXURY

 

WINNER: Six Senses Kyoto, Japan

Design Firm: BLINK Design Group, Singapore

Architecture Firms: BLINK Design Group and Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo

Client: World Brand Collection Hotels & Resorts

 

1 Hotel Mayfair, London

Design Firms: G.A. Group, London, in collaboration with the SH Hotels & Resorts internal design team

Architecture Firms: Studio Moren and AHMM (façade), London

Purchasing: Chris Turner Procurement

Client: Crosstree Real Estate Partners

 

GUESTROOM FOCUSED SERVICE

 

WINNER: The Ozarker Lodge, Branson, Missouri

Design and Purchasing Firm: Parini, Detroit

Architecture Firm: Clockwork, Kansas City, Missouri

Clients: Eagle Point Hotel Partners and Longitude Branding

 

Freebird Motor Lodge, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Design Firm and Purchasing: Studio 59 East, North Grafton, Massachusetts

Client: Reverie Boutique Collection

 

Teewinot Lodge, Alta, Wyoming

Design Firm and Purchasing: EDGEiD, Salt Lake City

Client: Grand Targhee Resort

 

GUESTROOM MIDSCALE

 

WINNER: Romer Hell’s Kitchen, New York

Design Firm: Islyn Studio, Brooklyn, New York

Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York

Purchasing: Parker International

Client: LUCID / Highgate Design & Construction Studio  

 

Dawn Ranch, Guerneville, California

Design Firm: Bridgeton Studio in collaboration with Brian Smith and Whitney Clark

Client and Purchasing: Bridgeton

 

Trailborn Highlands, North Carolina

Design Firm: LOVEISENOUGH, Hudson, New York

Architecture Firm: Houston Tyner, Torrance, California

Purchasing: Barson Procurement

Client: Castle Peak Holdings

 

GUESTROOM UPSCALE

 

WINNER: The Hotel Chalet at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, Tennessee

Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Studio, New York

Architecture Firm: River Street Architecture, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Purchasing: The Parker Company

Client: Trestle Studio

 

The Crawford Hotel, Denver

Design Firm: DLR Group, Denver

Purchasing: Benjamin West

Client: Sage Hospitality Group

 

The Jay, San Francisco

Design Firm: AvroKO, New York

Architecture Firm: AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design, San Francisco

Purchasing: Summa International

Client: KHP Capital Partners

 

GUESTROOM LUXURY

 

WINNER: Six Senses Southern Dunes, Ulmuj, Saudi Arabia

Design Firm: Muza Lab, London

Architecture Firm: Foster + Partners, London

Purchasing: Parker

Client: Red Sea Global

 

La Playa Hotel, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California

Design Firm: Post Company, Brooklyn, New York

Architecture Firm: Synectic Design, Tempe, Arizona

Purchasing: Barson Procurement

Client: Marc & Rose Hospitality

 

One&Only Aesthesis, Athens, Greece

Design Firm: Muza Lab, London

Architecture Firms: K-Studio, AUDO, and A6 Architects, Athens

Purchasing: DPI

Client: Grevalia Hospitality

 

HOTEL FOCUSED SERVICE

 

WINNER: The Ozarker Lodge, Branson, Missouri

Design and Purchasing Firm: Parini, Detroit

Architecture Firm: Clockwork, Kansas City, Missouri

Clients: Eagle Point Hotel Partners and Longitude Branding

 

Field Station Moab, Utah

Design Firm: CID Design Group, Naples, Florida

Architecture Firm: Architectural Squared, Moab

Purchasing: Benjamin West

Client: AutoCamp

 

SpringHill Suites Sandpoint, Ponderay, Idaho

Design Firm: STUDIO a28, Tomball, Texas

Architecture Firm: The Richardson Design Partnership, Salt Lake City

Purchasing: Innvision Hospitality, Inc.

Client: Providence Development

 

HOTEL MIDSCALE

 

WINNER: Romer Hell’s Kitchen, New York

Design Firm: GOODRICH, New York, and Islyn Studio, Brooklyn, New York

Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York

Purchasing: Parker International

Client: LUCID / Highgate Design & Construction Studio

 

Hotel Vesper, Houston

Design Firm: Pixel Design Collaborative, Atlanta, Georgia

Architecture Firm: Perry M. Petrillo Architects, Park Ridge, New Jersey

Purchasing: Driftwood Hospitality

Client: Driftwood Capital

 

Lodge at Marconi, Marshall, California

Design Firm: Home Studios, New York

Architecture Firm: BAR Architects, San Francisco

Purchasing: Marconi Hospitality

Client: Oliver Hospitality

 

Radisson RED Tai’an Tai Mountain, Shandong, China

Design Firm: ADD Design, Guangzhou, China

Architecture Firm: Tai’an City Co., Ltd., Tai’an, China

Client: Tai’an Lipeng Hotel Management Co., Ltd., Shandong, China

 

HOTEL UPSCALE

 

WINNER: The Jay, San Francisco

Design Firm: AvroKO, New York

Architecture Firm: AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design, San Francisco

Purchasing: Summa International

Client: KHP Capital Partners

 

Moxy Banff, Alberta, Canada

Design Firm: Workshop/APD, New York

Architecture Firm: Metafor Studio, Calgary, Canada

Purchasing: Marriott International

Client: Canalta

 

Rivet House, Athens, Georgia

Design Firm: Jessica Whitley Studio, Athens, Georgia

Architecture Firm: Studio BNA Architects, Athens, Georgia

Purchasing: ADM Associates

Client: James and Jessica Whitley

 

HOTEL LUXURY

 

WINNER: The Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York

Design Firm: Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, New York

Architecture Firms: Perkins Eastman and PBDW Architects, New York

Client and Purchasing: Flâneur Hospitality

 

Shangri-La Nanshan, Shenzhen, China

Design Firm: CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd., Shenzhen

Architecture Firm: AUBE Conception, Shenzhen

Client: China Vanke Co., Ltd.

 

Six Senses Kyoto, Japan

Design Firm: BLINK Design Group, Singapore

Architecture Firms: BLINK Design Group and Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo

Client: World Brand Collection Hotels & Resorts

 

SUITE

 

WINNER: Six Senses Southern Dunes, Ulmuj, Saudi Arabia

Design Firm: Muza Lab, London

Architecture Firm: Foster + Partners, London

Purchasing: Parker

Client: Red Sea Global

 

The Hyde Park Balcony Suite at the Emory, London

Design Firm: Champalimaud, New York

Architecture Firm: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, London

Purchasing: Rainey & Best

Client: Maybourne Hotel Group

 

One&Only Aesthesis, Athens, Greece

Design Firm: Muza Lab, London

Architecture Firms: K-Studio, AUDO, and A6 Architects, Athens

Purchasing: DPI

Client: Grevalia Hospitality

 

RESORT

 

WINNER: Four Seasons Resort and Residences Cabo San Lucas at Cabo Del Sol, Mexico

Design Firms: Meyer Davis, New York, and EDG, Novato, California

Architecture Firm: Robert Glazier Architects, Santa Barbara, California

Purchasing: The Parker Company

Client: Four Seasons Resorts

 

Dawn Ranch, Guerneville, California

Design Firm: Bridgeton Studio in collaboration with Brian Smith and Whitney Clark

Client and Purchasing: Bridgeton

 

One&Only Aesthesis, Athens, Greece

Design Firm: Muza Lab, London

Architecture Firms: K-Studio and A6 Architects, Athens

Purchasing: DPI

Client: The Kerzner International Limited Group

 

RESTAURANT FAST-CASUAL

 

WINNER: Jrk! Downtown, Miami, Florida

Design Firms: FictionWorks and Third Round, Miami

Architecture Firm: ALMACODI

Client: Jrk!

 

Mr. Tuna, Portland, Maine

Design Firm: Mey & Co, Portland, Maine

Client: Mr. Tuna

 

Temakase Nomad, New York

Architecture and Design Firm: Studio Valerius, New York

Client: Temakase Nomad

 

RESTAURANT CASUAL

 

WINNER: Din Tai Fung, New York

Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York

Architecture Firm: Howell Belanger Castelli Architects, New York

Purchasing: Carroll Adams

Client: Din Tai Fung

 

Abrielle, Toronto

Design Firm: DesignAgency, Toronto

Architecture Firm: Pacific Coast Architecture Inc., Burnaby, BC, Canada

Client: The Ascari Group

 

Bar Primi Penn District, New York

Design and Architecture Firm: Meyer Davis, New York

Client: NoHo Hospitality

 

Straight Wharf Fish, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Design and Architecture Firm: Workshop/APD, New York

Client: Straight Wharf

 

RESTAURANT UPSCALE

 

WINNER: Chicago Rare, Doha

Design Firm: AvroKO, New York

Architecture Firm: Dara Engineering Consultants, Lusail City, Qatar

Client: Q Bayraq Real Estate Investments

 

COQODAQ, New York

Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York

Architecture Firm: Michael Zenreich Architect PC, New York

Purchasing: Dorothy Vogt Consulting

Client: Gracious Hospitality Management

 

Maison Boulud, Singapore

Design Firm: Joyce Wang Studio, London

Architecture Firm: EcoID Architects, Singapore

Client and Purchasing: Marina Bay Sands

 

Title, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Design and Architecture Firm: Lines Design Creation & Consultancy, Sharq, Kuwait

Client: Chayah Group

 

BAR, CLUB, LOUNGE

 

WINNER: Long Bar & Terrace – Raffles Boston

Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto

Architecture Firm: The Architectural Team, Chelsea, Massachusetts

Client: Trinity Stuart Development LLC

 

Obsidian Bar at La Casa Dragones, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Design Firm: Meyer Davis, New York

Architecture Firm: Marco Martínez Valle, San Miguel de Allende

Purchasing: Tequila Casa Dragones

Client: Casa Dragones

 

Wax Rabbit, Durango Casino & Resort, Las Vegas

Design Firm: Studio Munge, Toronto

Architecture Firm: Friedmutter Group, Las Vegas

Purchasing Firm: Pro.Cure LLC

Client: Station Casinos

 

NEXT-GEN HOUSING

 

WINNER: The Commodore, Arlington, Virginia

Design Firm: Edit at Streetsense, Washington, DC

Architecture Firm: Cooper Carry, Alexandria, Virginia

Purchasing: Price Modern

Client: Greystar

 

Heming, McLean, Virginia

Design Firm: Edit at Streetsense, Washington, DC

Architecture Firm: CallisonRTKL, Washington, DC

Purchasing: Price Modern

Client: Skanska

 

Whistler, Atlanta

Design Firm and Purchasing: Variant Collaborative, Chicago

Architecture Firm: Niles Bolton Associates, Atlanta

Client: LV Collective

 

WELLNESS

 

WINNER: Six Senses Kyoto, Japan

Design Firm: BLINK Design Group, Singapore

Architecture Firms: BLINK Design Group and Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo

Client: World Brand Collection Hotels & Resorts

 

Bathhouse, New York

Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York

Architect of Record: Colberg Architecture, Brooklyn, New York

Clients: Jason Goodman and Travis Talmadge

 

DESIGN AT SEA

 

WINNER: Atrium, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Viva

Design and Architecture Firm: Studio DADO, Coral Gables, Florida

Client and Purchasing: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

 

Entourage

Design Firm: BURDIFILEK Inc., Toronto

Architecture Firm: Espen Øino International, Monaco

Client: Private

 

Onda by Scarpetta, Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Viva

Design and Architecture Firm: Studio DADO, Coral Gables, Florida

Client and Purchasing: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

 

SPECIALTY DESIGN

 

WINNER: Bar Area – Haikou Gaoxingli Insun Cinema, Hainan, China

Design Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong

Client: Hainan Xin Tian Di Insun Film Limited Company

 

Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club at LaGuardia Airport, New York

Design and Architecture Firms: ICRAVE (conceptual designer and brand architect); and Corgan (lead design architect and Architect of Record), New York

Client: JPMorgan Chase

 

La Casa Dragones, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Design Firms: Meyer Davis, New York; and Ana Elena Mallet (curator) with craftsman curator Raul Cabra (of Oax-i-fornia Studio)

Architecture Firm: Marco Martínez Valle, San Miguel de Allende

Purchasing: Tequila Casa Dragones

Client: Casa Dragones

 

EMERGING HOTEL CONCEPT

 

WINNER: Trailborn Highlands, North Carolina

Design Firm: LOVEISENOUGH, Hudson, New York

Architecture Firm: Houston Tyner, Torrance, California

Purchasing: Barson Procurement

Client: Castle Peak Holdings

 

Field Station Moab, Utah

Design Firm: CID Design Group, Naples, Florida

Architecture Firm: Architectural Squared, Moab

Purchasing: Benjamin West

Client: AutoCamp

 

The Radical, Asheville, North Carolina

Design Firm: Suomi Design Works, New York

Architecture Firm: Rowhouse Architects, Asheville

Purchasing: Beyer Brown

Client: Hatteras Sky

 

JUDGES’ SO COOL

 

WINNER: The Hotel Chalet at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, Tennessee

Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Studio, New York

Architecture Firm: River Street Architecture, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Purchasing: The Parker Company

Client: Trestle Studio

 

Title, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Design and Architecture Firm: Lines Design Creation & Consultancy, Sharq, Kuwait

Client: Chayah Group

 

Domino Wall at Jrk! Downtown, Miami, Florida

Design Firms: FictionWorks and Third Round, Miami

Architecture Firm: ALMACODI

Client: Jrk!

 

 

The 2024 Gold Key Awards Judges:

 

Jack Coble, Vice President Design & Environmental Stewardship, Urban Villages

Andrew Connorton,  Vice President of Programming & Design, Aparium

Michael Doneff, Vice President, F&B Concept & Brand Development, Global, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Paige Harris, Vice President of Architecture & Design, Valor Hospitality Partners

Chelsea Hershelman, Vice President of Design & Development, CoralTree Hospitality

Eric Jassin, Senior Vice President of Project & Development Services, JLL

Kat Kim, Head of Creative, Dream Hotels, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Kelly McFadden, Director, Development & Design, Left Lane

Stefan Merriweather, Head of Creative, The LINE, The Ned (US) & Saguaro Hotels

Paris Swann, Senior Director, Concept Architecture, Architecture & Resort Development, Universal Creative