NEW YORK—The finalists for the 34th Gold Key Award for Excellence in Hospitality Design, have been named by the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show (IHMRS). The awards coincide with the fifth annual Boutique Design New York (BDNY) trade fair and the 99th IHMRS, held concurrently at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
A panel of nine judges considered more than 280 entries for the awards, which recognize outstanding design worldwide for hospitality projects that were completed or renovated from March 1, 2013 through March 1, 2014.
Finalists will be recognized and winners will be revealed in each of this year’s 19 categories at the Gold Key Awards Gala, now a cocktail reception and dinner, from 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. on Monday, November 10, at the Mandarin Oriental New York. Presented by Boutique Design magazine and HOTELS magazine, the ceremony will culminate with the naming of Designer of the Year.
The 34th Gold Key Award finalists are:
Best Eco or Socially Conscious Hotel
COMMUNE (Los Angeles): American Trade Hotel & Hall, Casco Viejo, Panama
Natalie Sheedy Interiors (Chicago); DelaRosa Studio (Chicago); Legat Architects (Chicago): Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center, Chicago
Best Guestroom Luxury
HDC Interior Architecture + Design (Los Angeles): St. Regis New York, New York
Richmond International (London): The Langham, Chicago
Best Guestroom Midscale/Budget/Focused Service
Bill Rooney Studio, Inc. (New York): Residence Inn by Marriott Manhattan/Central Park, New York
EoA, Inc. (Coral Gables, FL): Lord Balfour Hotel, Miami Beach
Daroff Design (Philadelphia): Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort, Orlando, Fla.
Best Guestroom Upscale
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Singapore): Grand Hyatt Shenyang, Liaoning, China
CBT Architects (Boston): Hotel George, Washington, D.C.
Best Hotel Budget/Focused Service
Ester Bruzkus Architekten [Berlin] with DesignAgency [Toronto] and WAF Architects [Berlin]: Generator Berlin Mitte
DesignAgency (Toronto): Generator Venice
Best Hotel Luxury
HOK (New York): Rosewood Abu Dhabi
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Atlanta): The St. Regis Abu Dhabi
Metex Design Group (Istanbul): Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
Best Hotel Midscale
COMMUNE (Los Angeles): Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles
Stonehill & Taylor Architects (New York): NYLO New York City
Group One Partners (Boston): Residence Inn Downtown/Seaport, Boston
Best Hotel Upscale
G A Design International (London): Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center, Istanbul
Looney & Associates (Dallas): Omni Nashville, Tennessee
White Jacket Pte. (Singapore): Naumi Hotel, Singapore
Best Lobby Luxury
concrete (Amsterdam): Hotel W Verbier, Switzerland
Tara Bernerd & Partners (London): Thompson Chicago
Meyer Davis Studio (New York): Paramount Hotel, New York
Best Lobby Midscale/Budget/Focused Service
Universal Design Studio (London): Ace Hotel London Shoreditch
Daroff Design (Philadelphia): Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort, Orlando, Fla.
Best Lobby Upscale
dash design (New York): The Lexington Hotel, New York
nemaworkshop (New York): W Mexico City
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Singapore): Grand Hyatt Hotel Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Best Nightclub/Lounge
YWS Design & Architecture (Las Vegas): Hakkasan, Las Vegas
Jeffrey Beers International (New York): Moon Club, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Ramsgard Architectural Design (Skaneateles, New York): The Gig, Verona, New York
Rockwell Group (New York): TAO Downtown, New York
Best Resort
BLINK Design Group (Singapore and regional offices): Regent Bali, Indonesia
YANG/Yangbangsheng & Associates Group (Shenzhen, China): Haitang Bay No. 9 Resort, Sanya, Hainan, China
Wilson Assoc. (Dallas): Sofitel Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Best Restaurant Casual Dining
AvroKO [New York]: General Assembly, New York
Rockwell Group (New York): Five50 Pizza Bar, Las Vegas
Aria Group Architects (Oak Park, IL): Nando’s Flame-Grilled Chicken, Toronto
Schoos Design (West Hollywood, CA): Puesto, San Diego, CA
Best Restaurant Fine Dining
Meyer Davis Studio (New York): St. Cecilia, Atlanta
Studio Mapos (New York): Sopra, New York
Meyer Davis Studio (New York): The Wayfarer, New York
Best Spa
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Singapore): Grand Hyatt Hotel Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Rockwell Group (New York): Awii Spa at Andaz Maui at Wailea, Hawaii
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates (Atlanta): Baku Flame Towers Fairmont Hotel, ESPA, Azerbaijan
Best Suite
HOK (New York): The Jewel Suite by Martin Katz, The New York Palace, New York
Robert Angell Design International (London): Lime Wood, Lyndhurst, New Forest, UK
TAL Studio (Las Vegas): Four Seasons Resort Lana’i at Manele Bay, Las Vegas
II by IV Design (Toronto): Crystal Serenity Penthouse, Crystal Cruises, Los Angeles
Best Timeshare/Fractional Ownership
Indidesign (Los Angeles): Hokulani Waikiki by Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Honolulu
Studio Gaia (New York): Ritz-Carlton Herzliya, Israel
Judges’ “So Cool” Award
Meg Sharpe Interior Designs (New York); Stonehill & Taylor Architects (New York): Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel, New York
JOI-Design Interior Architects (Hamburg): Hotel-Kompetenz-Zentrum, Oberschleißheim, Germany
Stonehill & Taylor Architects (New York): The Nomad Hotel Rooftop Event Spaces, New York
Marriott Global Design Strategies (Bethesda, MD): Marriott Hotels Design Strategy, Marriott International, Bethesda, MD.
