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2013 gold key AwArds

aMenity Bar graPhiC:
Kalisher; Bars: Chishom

Best Hotel midscAle

Architectural Millwork (roof
terrace); CarPet: Masland
(conference wing); Northwest
(guest rooms); ConneCtiVty
PaneL: Bittel (guest rooms);
CountertoPs: The Blakley
Corp. (restaurant); DeCoratiVe

finAlist

The AlexAnder

PenDant Lighting anD tiLe:

Andrew Bordwin

Indianapolis

Designer

Gensler, Houston

Why it's a stanDout Hotels are becoming
movers and shakers in their communities, and
designers need to make sure the interiors are
dressed to suit this new role. As the cornerstone
of the new CityWay development, the Alexander
forms the gateway to downtown Indianapolis.
The hotel creates an urban connection/bridge
between the Eli Lilly headquarters campus to the
south and the activities and nightlife of downtown
Indianapolis to the north. Part of the Cultural Trail,
its mission is to revitalize a dormant part of the city
and contribute to the area's cultural life through a
robust art program developed in conjunction with
the Indianapolis Museum of Art. A 50-piece art
collection curated by the museum provides an
intriguing and cost-effective means of enlivening

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and enriching this 209-room property. White furniture with a variety of different profiles and cool,
neutral carpeting keep the focus on the treasures
of this gallery hotel. The colorful exception: the
deeply hued cluster of pendant lighting that ornaments the lobby ceiling. Being a good neighbor
doesn't always show on the outside. A nice surprise
for eco-conscious travelers is the fact that reclaimed
materials were in used in the foundation, retaining
walls and landscaping. That's a definite plus for a
hotel seeking LEED certification.
the takeaWay A hotel in which art is the star
needs to take as much care with the lighting as a
private gallery. For this property, that means
balancing natural and artificial light for optimal
viewing. Layered lighting is still essential for setting
the right mood, day-to-evening.

Jorge Pardo Studio (roof terrace);
DraPery: P/Kaufmann (conference wing); DuaL shaDe
systeM: Tri-Tex (guest rooms);
FaBriCs: Carnegie(lobby);Designtex (lounge chair and ottoman
fabrics in guest rooms); Design
Within Reach (lobby); Donghia
(lobby); HBF Textiles (lobby, chair
fabric in penthouse suite); Knoll
(lobby, drapery fabric in penthouse suite); Maharam (lobby);
Place Textiles (lobby); Spinneybeck (lobby); Square Feather (bed
throw pillow fabric); Starfish
Office Solutions (lobby); Wren
Collection/Kravet (lobby); Valley
Forge Fabrics (headboard fabric);
FirePLaCe: Oral Heating Solutions; FLooring: Hakwood
(wood floors); The Blakley Corp.
(stone floors); Furniture:
Bernhardt (headboard, coffee
closet, desk, nightstand, side
table, lounge chair and ottoman,
sofa twin sleeper); Bo Concept
(penthouse suite console); Saniharto (table in guest rooms,
tables in restaurant); Starfish
Office Solutions (penthouse suite
coffee tables and stools, chairs in
restaurant); Leather soFa:
Moore & Giles; Ottoman Leather
Accent: The Leather Collection;
Lighting: Arteriors (lobby); Ayre
(vanity pendent light); Challenger
(wall-mounted headboard sconce
and floor lamp in guest rooms);
Design Within Reach (penthouse
suite); Diesel by Foscarini (lobby);
HSN Kings (entry light fixture in
guest rooms); Human Scale
(desk lamp in guest rooms);
Jorge Pardo Studio (decorative
lighting and specialty pendant
lights in lobby); Marian Jamienson (restaurant); Prima Lighting
Corp. (reading lights in guest
rooms); Ylighting (penthouse
suite); Mirror: APF Munn
(guest rooms); PiLLoWs:
Donghia (lobby); Dwell (lobby,
lounge chair throw pillow in
guest rooms); rugs: Atlas
(conference wing); Odabashian
(lobby, conference wing, penthouse suite); seating: Allermuir
(roof terrace, conference wing,
penthouse suite); Bernhardt
(penthouse suite); Charter
(lobby); Design Within Reach
(lobby, penthouse suite); JL
Furnishings (conference wing);
Kartell (roof terrace); Saniharto
(lobby); soFa anD Lounge
Chair: Bernhardt; reCePtion
Desks: Vaughan Benz ; stair
raiL: Tuttle Railing Systems;
stone toP: Project Stone by
Belstone (guest rooms); taBLes:
Blue Genie (roof terrace); Janus
et Cie (roof terrace); Moroso
(lobby); tiLe: Hirsch Glass Corp.
(restaurant); Saniharto (lobby,
conference wing); Web (accent
tables); Shawn Austin (side
table); WaLLCoVerings:
Koroseal (guest rooms);
WooDWork: Chisholm
Architectural Millwork
(conference wing)
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