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Hotel Design
MAY 2010

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TRENDS, FASHION & INSPIRATION

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THE BASICS
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Letter from the
editorial director

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meet & greet

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What guests expect

FEATURES
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DISTINCT DISTRICT
BOUTIQUE: Two boutique alternativesone renovation

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and one new-buildstand out in the Times Square area

Pendant lighting

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on the wall

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form & function

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DESIGN SURVEY
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tech trends
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editorial staff

The art of the Chinese deal

Paul J. Heney
Editorial Director
[email protected]

m not sure what it is about China, but the

word is a loaded term in some industries.
Where furniture is concerned, I think
most designers have a good concept of
what is possible from Chinese manufacturers,
but there still is a lot of misinformationand
misunderstandingrampant among hoteliers.
The million-dollar question is, of course,
quality. In some manufacturing areas, made in
China is practically synonymous with poorly
built products. But in our industry, the reality is
much more complex than that.
I recently had a fascinating conversation with
Alan Benjamin, president of the purchasing
firm Benjamin West, about his experiences with
Asian sourcing. Benjamin pointed out that when
people hear casegoods are made in Asia versus
in America, they wrongly assume that the U.S.made product is higher quality.
In Asia, there is every range of quality,
Benjamin says. Some of the highest-end retail
brands are made in Asia. There are also factories
in Asia that literally do not have a roof on the
finishing room. I think the thing that people have
to understand is there are probably 1,000 factories in China that could be considered furniture
factories. In that range, you go from six-star to
no-star. People dont realize that; they just think,
oh, its made in China, its got to be crap.
In fact, Benjamin told me that although his
firm spent more than $60 million in Asian casegoods in 2007, he had few problems. There were

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no delivery issues, and quality was excellent.

But he stresses that you have to know what
the company is. Is it a U.S. entity that has exclusive rights with certain factories? Is it a U.S. entity
that is owned by one, two or three factories in
China? Or is it something else?
You can have a U.S. brand that doesnt own
any factories in Asia; it has no exclusive arrangements with anyone in Asia, he says. The scary
thing about that is after they sell the deal, they
might shop it to the cheapest factory. Its a very
small U.S. sales entity, no real assets, no real skin
in the game, and theyre literally walking it down
the street in China going, who will make this?
Its also important to consider the design
itself. The more intricate the design, the better
the price difference in going to Asia, as labor is
the largest price difference. Raw material costs are
not all that different. For a simple design, even if
its high quality, the price difference between the
U.S. and Asia wont be that large, he says.
No free lunch
If you go direct to China, you might think youre
saving 20 percent. However, Benjamin says,
someone has to do the shop drawings and the
finished samples. You must have someone here to
coordinate with the design and purchasing firms.
You must have someone whos the importer of
record. There are duty issues. And so forth.
By the time you add back all those costs in
the supply chainfrom the time something is
specified to the time it is installedtheres no
savings. Someone has to do those steps; theres
a cost somewhere. Theres no free lunch.
Finally, Benjamin says, when youre comparing price, ask if someone is selling free-on-board
China, or F.O.B. major port in the U.S., or
F.O.B. the job site.
There are huge differences in that, he says.
By the time you add the gross margin and the
tariff and containerization, insurance freightall
of that stuffit can easily add 40 or 50 percent
from initial cost F.O.B. China to the cost to get
that item to the hotel in Cleveland.
What are your experiences with Asian manufacturing? Drop me a note, Id love to hear about
them. In the meantime, enjoy the issue.

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Nunzio M. De Santis, executive principal and director / HKS
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2010 Student Design Challenge

LG Hausys Surfaces, in a partnership with Starwoods Aloft Hotels brand, challenged design students to come
up with innovative ways to use solid-surface material. The top five finalists will have their designs fabricated and
the top three will have their designs placed in an Aloft hotel. 1) Haley Davison, LG Hausys; Mallory McGaughy,
Interior Designers Institute; Benjamin Fullerton, University of Wisconsin; Sergio Mondragon, Cal State UniversitySacramento; James Petras, University of Cincinnati; Lily Zhang, University of California-Berkeley; 2) Zhang and
Fullerton; 3) Davison; Chris Crowell, Hotel Design; Russ Berry, A.S.S.T.; Grant Garcia, Sterling Surfaces; Mike
Tasch, LG Hausys; Christal Gress, LG Hausys; Zhang; Fullerton; Petras. Photos by Paul Vu Photography

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The opening session featured two keynote speakers, [from right] Jason Freed, Hotel Design, and Antonio DiMilia, VP Global
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COFFEHOUSE COOL The Distrikt Hotel

lobby provides the initial impression of

Manhattan through a depiction of a map
engrained within a wood mural behind
the front desk. Ambient motifs were also
employed throughout the lobby, including
a nod to New Yorks central park with the
live garden wall feature in the waiting area.
A collaged wall within the caf and public
spaces, and textual illustrations of the
districts stenciled onto the elevator landing
stone also pay homage to The Big Apple.
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Distrikt Hotel: Simple sophistication

Rarely are new buildings
constructed in the heart of
Manhattan; even more rare is a
single firm charged with designing
the shell of the building as well as
the interior design.
In the case of the Distrikt Hotel
on W. 40th St., Otte Architecture
used the exterior-interior challenge
to propel itself into the hotel design
space. Otte had lobby and public
space projects in its portfolio, but
had never designed an entire hotel
from the ground up.
With complete control, Otte was
able to create a New York Citythemed concept that resonates
throughout the hotel. Principal
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Michael Lisowski settled on 10

districts of New York City that
embodied its characteristics and
patterned the hotel from them. Each
floor captures a different district
and communicates its personality.
We were very specific with
the details, Lisowski says. Thats
where successes come fromyou
look at every detail and think of
every corner of the space.
As an example, an althea flower
was chosen to represent the hotel
after it was determined through
research that the althea was one
of many flowers that flourished
where the building now stands,
in what was once known as the

Bloomingdale district.
For the facade of the building,
we went with brick, Lisowski
says. We worked the flower into
the brick with a second color. The
flower pattern runs throughout the
hotel.
A slew of photographs helped
drive Distrikts vibephotographer
Chris Rubino accumulated about
10,000 photographs throughout the
city, which inspired some aspects
of the design. From the photos he
created collages representing each
of the 10 districts; the collages greet
guests as they exit elevators onto
their floor.
The hotel is simple; there is

no meeting space, no full-service

restaurant and no spa. Lisowski
says a simple theme was certainly
intentional and was carried into the
design of the guestrooms as well.
We didnt have the size to work
with, he says. If we cant do it well,
were not going to do it.
What Otte was able to do
is create a high-design, detailoriented, New York-inspired hotel
that satisfies the busy traveler at
a reasonable price point. Mode
Hospitality has dedicated itself to
offering five-star service at a threestar price, and as part of Choice
Hotels Ascend Collection, the
lobby remains bustling.

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IN THE DUB W New York-Times Square

debuted in December 2001 as an escape

from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan.
Seven years later, Yabu Pushelberg
renovated the hotels 509 guestrooms,
which have been re-designed to capture
the energy of Times Square. Guestrooms
were opened up with light window
coverings and bright colors as Yabu
Pushelberg captured Ws techno-glam
outlook. All rooms feature an innovative,
modern and highly functional work space
and The Living Room lounge-lobby makes
for an art gallery-like meeting spot.

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When Yabu Pushelberg design
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dark spaces to create an escape
from the hustle and bustle of Times
Square.
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design firm completes a guestroom
and corridor renovationthe space
seems to open up.
Brighter colors were used
throughout the guestrooms and
lighter window coverings allow in
more natural light. The rooms
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encumbered again by space

issuesseem larger.
When we went back, the
W brand team wanted to do
something that related more
to the context of being in
Times Square, says Jonathan
Garrison, studio director of Yabu
Pushelbergs New York office.
Techno-glamtheyd asked us
to take that as a starting point.
We went more with a fashion idea
behind it; an idea that was sort of
inspired by Dolce & Gabbana and

flashy clothing.
Pushelbergs relationship
with Starwood, and particularly
the W Hotels brand, helped
them understand how far they
could push the envelope while
remaining loyal to a hotels
business logistics.
Theyre very clear about who
they want to be, Garrison says

of the W team. Their products

tend to be design-exuberant.
Garrison says working on
W properties allows designers
to experiment with different
materials and new design ideas.
Theyre open to new ideas
about how to operate or how a
guest might use the space, he
says.

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design firms survey

2010 Top Hotel Design Firms

This list represents 82 design firms that completed surveys sent electronically in March and April 2010
via e-mail. Firms are ranked by lodging project revenue in 2009. To participate in next years survey, visit
www.HotelWorldNetwork.com/hotelworld-network-surveys and fill out the form to be added to our database.
Numbers represent 2009 U.S. numbers. NA means not available or not answered.
2010
rank

2009
rank

Company
name

Company
website

Contact
name

Contact
e-mail

Lodging
project
revenue

Total project
revenue

Lodging
projects in
2009

Total
projects
in 2009

AECOM Technology Corp.

www.aecom.com

Sandra Coan

[email protected]

$90 million

$6.173 billion

NA

NA

HBA

www.hbadesign.com

Lemor Moses

[email protected]

$56 million

$56 million

45

45

Gensler

www.gensler.com

Thomas S. Ito

[email protected]

$55 million

$525 million

77

11,256

American Hotel Register Co.

www.americanhotel.com/ffe

Deidre Schwartz

[email protected]

$50 million

$50 million

250

250

Wilson Associates

www.wilsonassoc.com

Margaret Brungart

[email protected]

$49.8 million

$54 million

NA

NA

Hospitality Design
Consultants

www.hospitalitydesign.biz

Joel Miron

[email protected]

$44 million

$44 million

12

12

15

Leo A Daly

www.leoadaly.com

Pat Miller

[email protected]

$43.93 million

$191 million

35

1,223

WATG

www.watg.com

Howard Wolff

[email protected]

$39 million

$39.5 million

HFS Concepts 4

www.hfsc4.com

Brent Lynch

[email protected]

$38 million

$38 million

14

14

10

VOA Associates

www.voa.com

Michael A. Toolis

[email protected]

$30.67 million

$51 million

22

150

11

Level 3 Design Group

www.level3dg.com

Jim Spitzig

[email protected]

$27.3 million

$27.3 million

22

22

12

CVC Hospitality

www.cvchospitality.com

Bill Young

[email protected]

$25 million

$25 million

18

18

13

16

Hnedak Bobo Group

www.hbginc.com

Dike Bacon

[email protected]

$14.96 million

$16.4 million

14

40

Callison

www.callison.com

Robin Holt

[email protected]

$12.5 million

$119.5 million

NA

NA

15

10

RTKL Associates

www.rtkl.com

Todd C. Lundgren

[email protected]

$12.2 million

$205.9 million

20

120

16

Fourth Dimension Designs

www.4thdd.com

Wanda Deener

[email protected]

$12 million

$12 million

14

14

17

20

DiLeonardo International

www.dileonardo.com

James Lehouiller

[email protected]

$10.86 million

$11.2 million

NA

NA

18

Monolith Companies

www.monolithcompanies.
com

Cory Thomas

[email protected]

$9 million

$9 million

15

15

19

14

Smallwood, Reynolds,
Stewart, Stewart &
Associates

www.srssa.com

Belinda Gullatt

[email protected]

$8.99 million

$20.54 million

22

20

12

SB Architects

www.sb-architects.com

Heather Hebert

[email protected]

$8.8 million

$10.4 million

21

17

Gettys

www.gettys.com

Andrew J. Fay

[email protected]

$7.4 million

$7.4 million

22

11

tvsdesign

www.tvs-design.com

Scott Sickeler

[email protected]

$7.1 million

$41.8 million

NA

23

25

Baskervill

www.baskervill.com

Carole Hochheiser
Ross

[email protected]

$7.01 million

$12.08 million

47

572

24-tie

23

FRCH Design Worldwide

www.frch.com

James Stapleton

[email protected]

$7 million

$17.8 million

113

1,600

24-tie

21

Wholesale Commercial
Interiors

www.wci-inc.net

Amy Summers

[email protected]

$7 million

$7 million

26

Thalden - Boyd - Emery

Architects

www.thaldenboydemery.com

Linda Roe

[email protected]

$6.12 million

$6.12 million

27

24

Stonehill & Taylor Architects

www.stonehilltaylor.com

Paul Taylor

[email protected]

$5.72 million

$6.02 million

10

16

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Cosentino

Capdell

www.concepta.es

www.silestone.com

www.capdell.com

Alarwool

Levantina

Ticsa

www.alarwool.com

www.levantina.com

www.ticsa.net

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Naturtex

Arturo lvarez

www.gassa-v.com

www.naturtex.es

www.arturo-alvarez.com

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Porcelanosa

Roca

www.grupokettal.com

www.porcelanosagrupo.com

www.rocatile.com

Santa & Cole

Gandia Blasco

Vibia

www.santacole.com

www.gandiablasco.com

www.vibialight.com

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design firms survey

2010
rank

2009
rank

Company
name

Company
website

Contact
name

Contact
e-mail

Lodging
project
revenue

Total project
revenue

Lodging
projects in
2009

Total
projects
in 2009

28

22

ForrestPerkins

www.forrestperkins.com

Deborah Forrest

[email protected]

$5.68 million

$5.79 million

29

34

GSB

www.gsb-inc.com

Ronald G. Smith

[email protected]

$5.2 million

$7.74 million

16

30

47

Goettsch Partners

www.gpchicago.com

Matthew C. Larson

[email protected]

$5.17 million

$21.76 million

31

19

Jonathan Nehmer +
Associates

www.nehmer.com

Scott P. Rosenberg

[email protected]

$5 million

$5.1 million

20

22

32

31

Looney & Associates

www.looney-associates.com

Jim Looney

[email protected]

$4.37 million

$4.37 million

33

18

OZ Architecture

www.ozarch.com

Tamara Bujakowski

[email protected]

$4.29 million

$21.6 million

36

34

JOI-Design Interior
Architects

www.joi-design.com

Peter Joehnk

[email protected]

$4 million

$4.8 million

12

35

35

56

DLR Group

www.dlrgroup.com

Ken Martin

[email protected]

$3.9 million

$94 million

388

36

38

WESTAR Architects

www.wagnarchitects.com

Paul Heretakis

[email protected]

$3.6 million

$3.9 million

70

92

37

33

Adache Group Architects

www.adache.com

George M. Fletcher

[email protected]

$2.9 million

$3.2 million

38

28

Architectural Design
Consultants

www.adcidesign.com

Bill Ryan

[email protected]

$2.84 million

$3.95 million

26

39

Marriott International

www.marriott.com

Kristin Smith

[email protected]

$2.4 million

$2.4 million

25

25

40

27

Group One Partners

www.grouponeinc.com

Harry Wheeler

[email protected]

$2.09 million

$2.14 million

23

28

41

Rabun Rasche Rector Reece

Architects

www.rabunarchitects.com

Joe Rabun

[email protected]

$2 million

$2.2 million

42

46

Design Directions
International

www.ddi.cc

Buddy McDowell

[email protected]

$1.88 million

$1.88 million

16

16

43

ABA Design Studio

www.abalv.com

Krista J. Darnold

[email protected]

$1.84 million

$2.04 million

44

Johnson Braund Design

Group

www.jbdg.com

Steve Allwine

[email protected]

$1.65 million

$2.1 million

16

18

45

41

David L. Wallace and

Associates

www.dlwarchitects.com

David L. Wallace

[email protected]

$1.64 million

$1.93 million

23

31

46

Stephen B. Jacobs Group,

PC/Andi Pepper Interior
Design

www.sbjgroup.com

Stephen B. Jacobs

[email protected]

$1.6 million

$4.5 million

15

47-tie

56

GH2 Hospitality Architects

www.gh2hospitality.com

Cara Shimkus Hall

[email protected]

$1.5 million

$4.15 million

NA

NA

47-tie

John T. Campo &

Associates

www.jtcampo.com

John T. Campo Jr.

[email protected]

$1.5 million

$2.6 million

10

47-tie

26

PFVS Architecture

www.pfvs.com

Greg Portman

[email protected]

$1.5 million

$1.6 million

15

21

47-tie

39

RDH & Associates

www.rdhassociates.net

Stacy Elliston

[email protected]

$1.5 million

$1.5 million

51

45

RD Jones & Associates

www.rdjones.com

Bernard V. Holnaider

[email protected]

$1.4 million

$1.8 million

10

52

BG Studio International

www.bgstudio.com

Hans Galutera

[email protected]

$1.2 million

$1.2 million

NA

53

55

Ai Group Design

www.aigroupdesign.com

William M. Leveille

[email protected]

$1.10 million

$1.25 million

54

nbj Architecture

www.nbjarch.com

Neil Bhatt

[email protected]

$1.09 million

$2.72 million

15

55

52

Mayse & Associates

www.mayseassociates.com

David Goldston

dgoldston@mayseassociates.
com

$1.06 million

$3.08 million

60

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design firms survey

2010
rank

2009
rank

Company
name

Company
website

Contact
name

Contact
e-mail

Lodging
project
revenue

Total project
revenue

Lodging
projects in
2009

Total
projects
in 2009

56

54

Thomas Hamilton &

Associates

www.
thomashamiltonassociates.
com

Doreen Louderback

doreen@
thomashamiltonassociates.com

$1.04 million

$1.04 million

15

15

57

53

Design Group Carl Ross

www.designgroupcarlross.
com

Carl Ross

[email protected]

$1.01 million

$1.01 million

58

61

Vivian|Nichols Associates

www.vivian-nichols.com

Reggi Nichols

[email protected]

$1.002 million

$1.5 million

59

58

HVScompass Design

www.hvscompass.com

Brooke E. Pearsall

[email protected]

$1 million

$1 million

60

51

Cheryl Rowley Design

www.cherylrowleydesign.com

Cheryl Rowley

[email protected]

$960,000

$1.6 million

61

50

Butler Rosenbury & Partners

www.brpae.com

David Hess

[email protected]

$947,000

$4.3 million

29

167

62

Abbott Heys Architects

www.aha-arch.com

Ed Abbott

[email protected]

$900,000

$996,000

63

61

Forum Architecture and

Interior Design

www.forumarchitecture.com

R. Norman Stoehr

[email protected]

$803,100

$3.6 million

45

64

66

Paradigm Design Group

www.paradigm-design.com

Lisa A. Haude

[email protected]

$792,076

$792,076

65

Ricca Newmark Design

www.riccanewmark.com

Carl Newmark

[email protected]

$621,000

$3.35 million

24

69

66

68

Dever Architects

www.deverarchitects.com

Thomas Dever

[email protected]

$620,000

NA

NA

67

63

Cole Martinez Curtis And

Associates

www.cmcadesign.com

Jill Cole

[email protected]

$600,000

$700,000

68

42

EDI Architecture

www.ediarchitecture.com

Andre Landon

andre.landon@ediarchitecture.
com

$578,000

$15.02 million

25

69

Interior Design Force

www.interiordesignforce.com

Bob Goldberg

[email protected]

$573,000

$1.6 million

70

33

Chase Associates

www.chase-associates.com

Nola Chase

[email protected]

$500,000

NA

NA

NA

71

Lebowitz Gould Design

www.lgd-inc.com

Sue Gould

[email protected]

$460,000

$980,000

72

64

Pahl Architecture

www.pahlarch.com

Joseph M. Pahl

[email protected]

$440,000

$1.92 million

39

73

Spectrum Design Services,

a division of mbi-k2m
Architecture

www.spectrumdesign.com

Kelli Schaffran

[email protected]

$350,339

$483,523

23

45

74

Hayes Architecture/Interiors

www.hayesstudio.com

Catherine Hayes

[email protected]

$275,000

$750,000

75

71

Jarratt Architecture

www.jarrattarchitecture.com

Bill Jarratt

[email protected]

$130,000

$170,000

76

72

Robert C. Vagnieres Jr. &

Associates

www.vagnieresarchitects.com

Robert C. Vagnieres
Jr.

[email protected]

$75,000

$85,000

65

Degen & Degen architecture

and interior design

www.ddseattle.com

Anita L. Degen

[email protected]

NA

NA

73

John Portman & Associates

www.portmanusa.com

Ellis Katz

[email protected]

NA

NA

48

Kay Lang + Associates

www.kaylangassocs.com

Kay Lang

[email protected]

NA

$2.8 million

Kieffer Design Group

www.kiefferdesigngroup.com

Judi Kieffer

[email protected]

NA

$450,000

18

35

Puccini Group

www.puccinigroup.com

Jessica Garcia

[email protected]

NA

$2.2 million

NA

12

William B Tabler Architects

williamtabler.com

William B Tabler Jr.

[email protected]

NA

$2 million

12

12

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bath trends

What guests expect in todays hotel bathrooms

or 20 years, I have
spoken at many hotel
conventions and
conferences about
bathrooms. The audiences have
included hoteliers from the
economy range to the luxury
segments, but most of the
information has focused on the
five-star industry, which adds
some confusion about what guests
really expect at certain individual
properties.

Peter Schor
Dynamic Results
[email protected]

So, what are the guest expectations of your new hotel project?
How do you determine the quality and price level of the products
that go into the bathroom? These
decisions are based upon:
1. The level or rating of the property.
2. The type of property: boutique, resort, timeshare,
condo/hotel, and so forth.
3. The type of business: Is it a
corporate or leisure destination

or a mixture of both?
4. The demographics. What is
the target market and geography of the property?
5. The hotels competitors in the
area and what they are offering.
The No. 1 bathroom trend in
four- to five-star hotel properties
is turning the bathroom into a spa
retreat. If you want to increase the
room rate, then you better have
plenty of rock-solid amenities

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bath trends
in the bathroom. Whether you have a separate tub,
shower or both, you can offer amenities that turn the
bathroom into a spa retreat.
Some of these amenities are:
1. Hydrotherapy: Bathtubs can include air massage or whirlpool functions. The shower can have
multiple shower power devices such as body sprays,
rainheads, rainbars and much more.
2. Chromatherapy: Light and color has proven to
alter ones energy or soften it. It is available for tubs
and showers.
3. Aromatherapy: Essential oils and fragrances
affect your mood, promote health and are available in
showers through steam bathing and air massage tubs.
4) Vibroacoustics: Two years ago, I had a vibroacoustic massage (a mixture of sound and water) and
I am a believer of this new technology!
5) Music: Sound systems in your shower or by the
tub that are compatible with your guests iPod.
Something architectural designers need to put more
emphasis on in the bathroom is the magnification mirror and light. With the aging of the population, this is

a must-have in three- to fivestar properties. These mirrors

not only are used for personal
grooming applications for both
women and men, but also they
help solve task lighting issues
at the vanity and at the very
least add auxiliary task lighting.
They also offer exceptional retail
salability in the gift shop or at your
hotel brands website. I warn you to
stay away from cheap brands because the
mirrors have a lot of sight distortion and the
single-double-arm models have flimsy arms,
which will loosen and sag. Please remember to
add a nightlight in an area that would create a
positive mood for the hotel guest with a wellsigned wall switch.
Peter Schor is a writer, lecturer, trainer and
consultant. He can be reached at
[email protected].

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Tubs are out, showers are in.
Sleek, simple, modern and ADA compliant

The shower oor dictates the bathroom look.

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technology trends

Some checks and balances when

considering a TV mirror
elevision mirrors have
come a long way from
being a cool wow
factor to becoming an
affordable and functional vanity
mirror and TV combination.
More and more hotels are using
the devices to differentiate from
competitors and offer a unique
selling point.
Quite honestly, many guests
today expect the same luxuries in
hotel rooms and guest bathrooms as
they have at home, says Gretchen
Gilbertson, founder of Seura.
When they travel, they dont necessarily want to downgrade to amenities in a hotel room, they want to
have the same or better.
Gilbertson offers a few tips when
selecting a TV mirror for your
project:
1. Location. There are different
TV mirrors for different applications. For example, a unit for the
area outside of the bathroom should
be optimized for TV performance
first and mirror quality or reflection
second. The opposite is true for a
unit in the bathroom, which should
be optimized for mirror performance first.
Seura has developed coatings
on the backside of the glass that are
color corrected, Gilbertson says.
The exact red, green and blue colors of our mirrors are the same ones
youd see in your average mirror at
home.
2. Desired performance. Take a
look at how you want your product
to perform. Is it a high-light area
with a lot of natural light? Or does

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the design require a thin product?

Be sure in a retrofit that theres no
need to put a hole in the wall to
accommodate the depth of the unit.
3. Budget. Not all television
mirrors are created equal.
Weve done projects with very
highly customized, intricate designs,
unique to a hotel property that
required panes flown in from Switzerland, for example, Gilbertson
says.
Brian Walter, director of sales
at MB Quart, says issues that older
TV-mirror models had have been
resolved. Complaints included the
mirror being too dark, the TV being
hard to see, or the cost of installation being than the unit itself.
MB Quart and other manufacturers have worked hard to answer
these issues with solutions to make
a functional, affordable, unique
entertainment product, he said.
Walter says there are two key
points when selecting a TV mirror:
overall quality/function and installation. Older TV mirrors used an
existing LCD HDTV by a major
brand. The advantage was a history
of brand reliability and the ability
to advertise a high-end brand at the
property. However, the LCDs were
4 inches in depth, which needed to
be concealed by recessing the TV
in the wall, leading to added installation costs in labor and material.
Now, most of the major industry
manufacturers have created slim
LCDs ranging from 1-2 inches in
depth, allowing for an easier surface
mount.
Walter advises designers and

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Seura (above) and MB Quart

(right) have to perform both roles
elegantly.

owners/operators to understand
what they are purchasing.
Some units require external
sound, which adds the cost of
speaker and installation, he says.
When units have internal sound,
make sure youre satisfied with
sound quality.
Also understand what accessories are available. For example,
most manufacturers offer framed
solutions, Walter says. Purchasing
a mirror and frame separately leads
to increased labor. Know the labor
cost on both options. Perhaps your
end cost is more than your upfront
product cost.
Television mirrors are used outside of the bathroom too.
The trend is to use TV mirrors
throughout the property, Gilbert-

son says. Theres a project were

working on right now that is installing TV mirrors in every room of the
hotel, in their elevator and in the
restaurant downstairs. The elevators
are used more for digital signage
and the restaurant uses the TV in
the morning for business customers.
So its an opportunity to have the
technology only when they want it
and when their customers want it.
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Pendant pizzazz
ADD A SPLASH OF LIGHT AND COLOR
1. THREE TIERS
The Catania
pendant, from
custom lighting
company Lusive
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hand-blown amber
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Meydas Fluted Wine
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Mistica-style
pendants from WAC
Lightings LA VIE
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rich, swirling tones
of blues, greens
and oranges for a
vibrant mix of deeply
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through contrasting
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Textural look
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depth and texture.
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3. ORGANIC MATERIAL
Bolta wallcoverings are organic, modern
designs that use Omnovas Recore
recycled wallcovering technology.
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The Walt Disney Signature wallpaper
collection from York Wallcoverings is
inspired by the Disney film Fantasia.
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form & function

Bedside manner
COMPLEMENTARY GUESTROOM PIECES

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT

SOLID SURFACE
The McGlaughlin Collection
collaborated with photographer
Richard Bettinger to create
the C Table. The images on the
acrylic surface explore light and
movement.
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CLEAN LINES
The Vaughan Benz Echo
Nightstand is made of brushed
nickel, walnut veneer and smoke

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mirror, which reflects a graphic

on the bottom of the nightstand
drawer.
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Trendlines: Art

Blank
canvas
n art trend is a bit of an oxymoron. As
Seattle Art Museum Director Barbara
Shaiman explains, there are many different
styles and ways of working. There is no
one way most artists work today.
Shaiman works closely with the Alexis
Hotel in Seattlea partnership that makes
sense for both parties. Every three months,
Shaiman switches out the art in the lobby
and guestrooms. This refreshes the hotels
look and promotes local artists and art galleries.
I think its wonderful to give visitors on a
business or leisure trip, who dont have time to explore
all of the galleries in Seattle, a feeling of the local art
scene, she says.
And a majority of hotel projects today are
gravitating more toward local art. The Alexis
partnership strategy isnt for everyone, though,
because its risky. Most interior designs require
specific pieces to tie everything together.
You just have to feel it the passion [the
art] is going to exude, says Lauren Rottet, of Rottet

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The Roosevelt Hotel,

New York City

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trendlines
Affinia Shelburne, New York
The hotel tapped architectural
firm Stonehill & Taylor and two
architectural interior design firms,
Rottet Studio and DiLeonardo
International, to infuse the hotels
public spaces and guestrooms
with a distinctive personality. To
personalize the lobby area, K
Studio designed a living mural
that wraps the elevator banks.
It also is displayed on screens
outside meeting rooms and is
featured on custom pillows and
toys in all guestrooms. The mural
features a group of individuals who are connected within
the work of artexpressive of
people a guest might encounter
during a visit to New Yorklocal
New Yorkers, visitors and business travelers.
PHOTOS BY KEITH SCOTT MORTON

Studio. Rottet says she shops for

art constantly, traveling to galleries and art shows, taking mental
notes of what might work for
current and upcoming projects.
Its not like furniture its on
a higher level. But on the other
hand, you want it to still work
with the design. I remember
Metropolitan II,
Arlington, Va.
Angela Cameron Fine Art collaborated with Forrest Perkins
for the custom artwork at the
Metropolitan IIsomething to
add a subtle sophistication to a
neutral space. Two large pieces
of art were custom-sized for the
lobby walls and mounted on
aluminum. The artwork has a UV
laminate to protect it from the
elements and handling, which
makes it ideal for public areas.
PHOTOS BY
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trendlines
spaces, sizes and dimensions. I
wont fall in love with it if it wont
work.
In her opinion, the casual
person is starting to appreciate
art more these days, which puts
an added pressure on the designer
to find something thats more
than just a decoration. One artistic style that packs that punch
is video art. Its a little more
cumbersome to incorporate into a
design, but in the right project, it
can convey a certain mood more
than a painting.
Visual movement changes
the area, Rottet said. I really
like to design spaces with visual
movement or materials that are
reflective or translucent or feel
different from one side to an-

The Alexis Hotel, Seattle

A Kimpton hotel that was
renovated by Dawson Design
Associates in 2007, the Alexis
uses art as its niche in the community. Through a partnership
with local arts organizations,
the specialty suites incorporate
thematic elements provided by
the partner entities, from original
works of art in the Seattle Art
Museum and Seattle Asian
Art Museum suites, to guitars
signed by Coldplay and the
BoDeans in the KMTT-FM The
Mountain suite.
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other, and video art is one way to
create that movement.
Even if there arent necessarily
art trends, there always will be
trends across hospitality design.
Angela Cameron, principal art
specialist at Angela Cameron
Fine Arts, says for the most part,
she sees designers gravitating toward modern, abstract paintings
with vibrant colors.
Theyre all looking for that
contemporary look now, she
says. Everybody wants that current look and dont want whats
been done before. They want
something fresh.
The most in-demand colors
are yellows, purples, turquoise
and deep reds, she says.
Chris Crowell

The Surrey, New York

Recently completing a $60million renovation, The Surrey
offers its own intimate collection
of contemporary art, including two photographs, You Are
My Own and But The Myth
Of Love, by Jenny Holzer. The
salons and suites include prints
of 1700s etchings from Milan
as well as more contemporary
black-and-white photos of New
York scenes. In a hidden nook
between the lobby and the bar
is an interactive video piece
by South African artist William
Kentridge.
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I GET CREATIVE INSPIRATION FROM
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