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One&Only Aesthesis, Athens, Greece, 2024 Finalist. Photos by Will Pryce and Rupert Peace

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