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Ink Ice Cream

Alpine House

Jardin de Jade Hangzhou

Ames Hotel Boston

Jumeirah Frankfurt

Andaz 5th Avenue

Kapalua Spa

Andaz West Hollywood

La Birreria

Atlantis, The Palm

Liberty National Guest House

Bar Vdara, City Center Las Vegas

Loews Atlanta

The Beverly Hills Hotel (Bungalows)

L2O

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Mandu

Concrete Blonde

Marriott Beijing Northeast

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Moderne Hotel

DB Daniel Boulud Bistro Moderne

Monkey Bar

Drai’s Hollywood

Oak Bay

Eataly

One Steamboat Place

The Farm

Park Hyatt Istanbul - Macka Palas

Felix

Park Hyatt Shanghai

Fiola

Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel

FoodLife

Revel Spa

Four Seasons Hotel Denver, USA

Ritz - Carlton Lake Tahoe

Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou, China

The Royal Hawaiian, A Luxury Collection Resort

Four Seasons hotel london at park lane

Sandton Sun

Four Seasons hotel Los angeles at beverly hills

the Savoy hotel

Four Seasons hotel Seattle

Sebastian - Vail

Four Seasons resort Seychelles

Shang Palace & Li Bai Lounge, Shangri-La Taipei

The Gansevoort Park Hotel

Sing Yin Cantonese Dining, W Hong Kong

George the Salon

Solstice

Grand hotel du Cap - Ferrat

Steel

Grand Hyatt Hotel Shenzen

Surrey Hotel

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort - Hotel Tower

Talisker on Main

Hilton windhoek

Terzo Piano

Hilton Grand Waikikian

Tommy Bahama Restaurant + Retail Store

Hotel Indigo Shanghai

Twenty Five Lusk

Hotel Renew

W Hollywood Hotel & Residences

Hyatt Siesta Key Beach

W Retreat & Spa Bali - Seminyak

Hyde Lounge by SBE

The Wright

Inakaya

Xie Xie New York City

180,000 sf 260 key count

Clockwise from left: Jacob Hashimoto’s 11-foot-tall art installation is made of hand-painted metal disks suspended from stainless-steel cables. A pair of communal tables in the restaurant are topped in thick slabs of marble. Behind the marble-topped bar is a screen of stamped stainless-steel tiles. The staircase leading from the lobby to the mezzanine-level meeting rooms has bronze-glass treads; the same material covers a platform below. The lobby’s cantilevered bronze desk is set off by a backlit mural.

Janson Goldstein

Rooftop terrace and pool

square footage and sweeping views of the Hollywood Hills. The architect also revitalized the streetfront presence by building a steel-framed glass pavilion to house RH,

ANDAZ WEST HOLLYWOOD

the hotel’s bar and restaurant. Its facade presses right

Located in the heart of the Sunset Strip, this recently rehabbed property has a hard-partying past. Built in 1963, the hotel was once a favored crash pad of Robert Plant, Jim Morrison, and other rock-and-roll greats with a yen for guitar smashing and guest-suite trashing, thus earning it a

up against the Strip, offering diners a front-row view of nightlife parading by—as well as artist Jacob Hashimoto’s colorful installation of trippy metal hexagons. Interiors are a similar mash-up of sleek finishes and vintage-inspired art. Glass pendants and lamps illuminate

nickname: the Riot House. Hired to convert the structure into the first U.S. location of Hyatt’s boutique-hotel spin-off, principal Hal Goldstein was guided by another mid-century cultural phenomenon: L.A. modernist architecture—in particular the glass-box Case Study houses. To give the dowdy building a facelift, he glazed the south-facing exposure, including guest room

the loungelike lobby lounge, anchored by a psychedelic backlit mural. A textured-metal screen behind the bar lends a groovy aura. And the restaurant’s Calacattamarble mosaic recalls the biomorphic landscape designs of Brazilian modernist Roberto Burle Marx and mimics a pattern by another ’60s icon: sculptor Erwin Hauer.

balconies now enclosed in full-height windows to maximize

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THE SURREY, NEW YORK

Discreet service in an intimate, upscale setting has been the hallmark of the Surrey since 1926, when it opened as a residential hotel. The Upper East Side jewel has served as home to such notables as Bette Davis, JFK, and Claudette Colbert over the years and today offers its clientele rare charm and formal elegance. A recent remodeling by Lauren Rottet was inspired by a New York City townhouse passed down through the generations. Most guest-room furniture is custom but has an heirloom feel, as if it’s been collected over time. The entry—kitted out in an old-world melange of limestone, marble, crown moldings, and leaded glass—is also enhanced with contemporary touches like provocative artworks and an Aubusson rug with a surrealist, skewed pattern. A hidden rooftop garden is manicured in a French style, casually (and intentionally) allowed to grow a bit wild. Guests can wind down in the elegant yet warm Art Deco–style bar, cocooned with walls covered in white sharkskin and tufted beige suede. Handpainted numbers on the barstools create a cheeky sense of organization, while the carpet is covered with phrases as if speaking to its patrons. It’s the perfectly subtle, rich atmosphere for a modern-day rendezvous.

From top: Off the main lobby, a Chuck close photograph of Kate Moss presides over a hallway in statuary white, Gray Bardiglio, and black Zimbabwean marble; steel-frame mirrors share a wall with French limestone. Numbers sketched by Rottet were painted by Jimmie Martin on the custom stainlesssteel barstools’ leather upholstery.

Rottet Studio

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$60 million–plus budget 189 rooms, 32 suites

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JARDIN DE JADE RESTAURANT, HANGZHOU, CHINA

PAL Design Consultants

Walls abloom with abstract flowers, arty koi swimming across shimmery chandeliers, space-age clusters of salmon-colored pods—one peek inside this clubby restaurant and you know you’re in for a treat. That was precisely the effect desired by the client, who tapped PAL to craft a novel design that would lure China’s fast-growing population of young consumers hungry for unusual dining experiences. In short, the project brief was to dazzle. An enigmatic layout goes a long way in accomplishing that goal. The aforementioned pods—which house VIP areas—create a meandering spatial flow that enhances the drama. (Their complex curves, however, posed a significant challenge to the construction team.) Rather than group these private spaces at one end of the cashew-shaped floorplan, the designers sprinkled them throughout, breaking down the lofty volume of the main dining area to more-intimate clusters.

12,900 sf 462 seats

Clockwise from above: Lighting fixtures in private dining rooms were modeled on the petals of Osmanthus flowers, known locally as guìhaú. The blossoms also inspired metal sculptures on the pod exteriors. The walls of one pod peel away to reveal wine racks behind glass; flooring throughout is marble. Guests dine in trippy leather-upholstered club chairs.

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The client also wanted the decor to read as Chinese without relying on clichés. Thus a pair of design motifs that lend local flavor. Pod walls are dotted with abstract blossoms modeled on Osmanthus, the city’s signature flower. A warm glow emanates from oversize lighting pendants in the same four-petal shape. Fixtures elsewhere have aluminum-bead shades patterned with the sinuous profiles of koi, which are also found on metal screens throughout. Courtesy of these stylized touches, the mood is subtly Asian—and unmistakably global.

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10,000 sf 400 seats

Dirk Denison Architects FOODLIFE, CHICAGO Food courts are generally multi-chain affairs, arraying high-fat choices around a sterile, brightly lit vastness of tables and chairs. Enter Foodlife: an urbane eatery in Chicago’s Water Tower Place featuring 14 options in surroundings that are unified, comfortable, efficient, and decidedly fresh. Prior to its makeover, the 20-year-old, frequently remodeled mezzanine of the mixed-use high-rise was visually cluttered and, due to abundant hard surfaces and minimal insulation, aurally challenged. Dirk Denison Architects devised a plan that could be implemented in phases while the space remained open to the public. The PHOTOGRAPHY MICHELLE LITVIN

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result is an easily navigated and conversation-friendly experience. Sound-softening acoustic panels, mounted both horizontally and vertically, create a rhythmic pattern across the ceiling. Each color-coded serving kiosk features clean lines, coordinating finishes, and clear graphics—a

Clockwise from above: Freshly prepared salads are among the 14 dining options. Kiosk designs emphasize the food’s presentation. Etched glass separates seating areas. Acoustic ceiling panels provide graphic texture, with vertical baffles and horizontal planes that change in relation to seating groups and ductwork. Guests dine in colorful plastic chairs or booths that offer banquette-style coziness. Floor tile echoes the ceiling’s offset pattern.

scheme that carries through even to drink, service, trash, and recycling stations. Etched-glass partitions delineate seating areas, imparting an airy feel. Lighting is kinder and gentler. For takeout, there’s a grab-and-go section and a bakery. Hungry dine-in guests receive a special card on arrival, which allows them to itemize selections from as many offerings as desired—barbecue, pasta, tacos, sushi, and more—and pay only once. It’s the perfect solution for families, groups, or anyone who enjoys kappa maki with their pulled-pork sandwich.

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