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2014 GOLD KEY AWARDS

BEST RESTAURANT - FINE DINING

FINALIST

SOPRA, NEW YORK
Designer: Mapos LLC, New York

FINALIST

THE WAYFARER, NEW YORK
Designer: Meyer Davis, New York
THE CHALLENGE: Create a private dining experience that's
THE CHALLENGE: Conjure up a
hotel-based seafood restaurant that
will appeal to guests and locals alike.

THE INSIDE STORY: Located in what used to be an apart-

ment above the Amali restaurant, Sopra is a 1,000 sq. ft. private
dining space whose name means "above." That moniker is
fitting, the designers say, because it describes both the dining
room's locale and the experience it offers. "Guests enjoy similar
seasonal, farm-to-table fare [like that found in Amali], but
in an exclusive setting with its own chef 's table kitchen," the
designers note.
THE TAKEAWAY: Flexibility is desirable, even in relatively

small spaces like Sopra. The room, which has a maximum
capacity of 52 as a single space, can also be divided in two
with custom-built, white oak sliding doors.

THE INSIDE STORY: Housed within

the Quin, a luxury lifestyle hotel, this
two-story restaurant seeks to surprise
and amuse by mixing elements of
an 1800s-era gentleman's club with
a smattering of disco-era touches.
The result is an intermingling of such
elements as tufted dining chairs with
velvet patterned backs and a graphic
fabric curtain hanging in the stairwell
adorned with a collage of contemporary art.
THE TAKEAWAY: Give patrons lots

SOURCES
CLIENT: James Mallios; DESIGNER: Mapos LLC;
ARCHITECT: Mapos LLC; CUSTOM FURNITURE:
Dario Giminez; LIGHTING AND FIXTURES: Rich
Brilliant and Willing; Tom Dixon; RECLAIMED
WOOD: M. Fine Lumber (custom designs)

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of reasons to look up. "A collection of
lighting pieces at varying scales and
in varying styles creates numerous
moments within the space that allow
a guest to feel tucked beneath something special," the designers say.

SOURCES
CLIENT: ESquared Hospitality; The
Metric; DESIGNER: Meyer Davis
Studio; ARCHITECT: MZA Architecture
+ Expediting (architect of r ecord);
PURCHASING COMPANY: Meyer Davis
Studio; GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
MG & Co.; GRAPHIC DESIGN: Rain;
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Kugler Ning;
ACCESSORIES: Dwell Studio; Etsy.
com; Nest Interiors; Restoration
Hardware; World Market; ART: Amber
Dixon; Art.com; Cecelia Phillips; Ebay.
com; Etsy.com; Getty Image Gallery;
Society6; Tappan Collective; AUDIO/
VISUAL: Advanced Audio Technology;
FABRIC: Architex; Demar Leather
Company; GMF Hospitality Inc.; Kelly
Wearstler; Maxwell Fabrics; Pollack;
FIXTURES: American Standard;
Kohler; Neo Metro; Newport Brass;
Toto; Waterworks; FLOORING: Ann
Sacks; Stone Source; Town & Country;
Villa Lagoon; FURNITURE: Arteriors;
Design Within Reach; IFR Studios;
Indon International; Mitchell Gold + Bob
Williams; Quality & Company; Sarlo;
Zen Restoration; INTERIOR FINISHES:
ABC Worldwide Stone; LIGHTING:
1stdibs.com; Arteriors; Circa Lighting;
Modulightor; Mondo Collection; Pedret
Lighting; Rich Brilliant Willing; Roll &
Hill; Schoolhouse Electric; Tom Dixon;
Usona Home; YLighting.com; RUGS
AND CARPET: Shaw Hospitality; WALL
COVERINGS AND TREATMENTS: BK
Handbuilt; Chemetal; Globus Cork;
Paper Mojo; Phillip Jeffries; WINDOW
COVERINGS: Beckenstein; Design27;
Wolf Gordon; OTHER: Arakawa; ILevel;
Solid Color

M A L C O L M B R O W N , O L E G M A R C H ( S O P R A ) ; M I C H E L A R N AU D ( T H E WAY FA R E R )

a step up-both literally and figuratively-from an adjoining
Mediterranean-style restaurant.
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