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local shoreline. That same iconoclasm continues
into the traffic flow. "The lobby greets guests with
sweeping, curved edge-lit ceiling planes stepping
up from a sculptural 'driftwood' front desk that
flows through the entire ground floor of the hotel,
linking all the areas together in a fluid motion, for
example," notes Dunphy.
THE DIRECTOR'S CUT Think in 3D. Graphics
alone don't make for memorable design in 2017.
Even art needs to come off the wall or be framed
in a way that gives it visual weight. "The elevator
lobby walls are filled with graphic art, silk screened
onto glass featuring colorful geometric patterns
that culminate in an oversized image of a swimmer
donning a bathing cap with three-dimensional
water drop patterns surrounding lights in the
ceiling," says Dunphy. Carved stone surfboard
sculptures near the front desk are as tactile as
they are striking. The décor also needs to follow
the same dimensional concept. Here, rope lights
channel the beach, as do fixtures that resemble
water droplets. Covering accent walls in the guest
rooms with wood also brings the outdoors in. On
the hotel's second-level pool deck, the team takes a
more literal approach to multi-sensory design with
a 20-foot fire pit.
THE HIGHLIGHT REEL Compartmentalize it.
Partial-height screen dividers, wood slat accent
pieces and wood walls all make the lobby feel
human scale.
THE TRAILER Keep it interesting. Under a general
theme, variety is still key-think white walls next to
wood ones, or a neon sign next to framed photos.

SOURCES
OWNER: OTO Development, Spartanburg, South Carolina; OPERATOR: Hilton, McLean, Virginia; DESIGN FIRM: Studio HBA, Santa Monica, California: David Dunphy, principal; Irving Ambrosio, project manager; Danilo
Enaje, senior project designer; Sherry Kobashigawa, senior designer; Sorina Pantis, Angela Lee and Alyssa d'Huart, junior designers; ARCHITECTS: Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio, Santa Monica, California (executive
architect); AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design, Los Angeles (architect of record); PURCHASING COMPANY: Studio HBA Procurement, Santa Monica, California; GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Lusardi Construction Company;
DESIGN CONSULTANTS: Illuminate Lighting Design (lighting); ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS: Armstrong; Benjamin Moore; Johnsonite; Farrow and Ball; Roppe; Schluter; Sherwin-Williams; ART & ACCESSORIES:
Analog Signs; Architectural Brass; Arteriors; CB2; Chilewich; Consort Design; Country Casual; Crate and Barrel; Dot & Bo; HG Arts; IAP; ILIGHT Tech; Kalisher; Made Goods; Venice Metal Worx; Wax Surf Co.; AUDIO/
VISUAL & ELECTRONICS: Avante; Danby; LG Electronics, Peerless; Safemark; BATH & SPA: American Standard; Bradley; Bobrick; Dyson; EkoPure; Electric Mirror; Franklin Brass; Koala Kcare; Mincey Marble;
Moen; Room360˚; Seachrome; Sloan; TOTO; FABRICS: Architex; Artee; Beacon Hill; Brentano; Donghia; Duralee; Fabricut; Keyston Bros.; Knoll; Larsen; LoomSource; Maharam; Majilite; Momentum; Pallas Textiles;
Perennials; Reid Witlin; Robert Allen; Romo; Stratford Hall; Sunbrella; Swavelle; Upper South Studio; Valley Forge Fabrics; FLOORCOVERINGS: Arizona Tile; Corradini Corporation; DM Floors; Eco Surfaces; Eurowest;
Koroseal - Bellagard; LBI/Boyd; Modern Rugs; Parterre; Shaw Hospitality Group; Reliance; Stepstone, Inc.; Stone Source; Zenith; FURNITURE: Aceray; Align Hospitality Furnishings; Amtrend; Andreu World; Blue Leaf;
Dedon; Fong Brothers; Orion; Pacific Hospitality Design; MTS; Table Designs; LIGHTING: Accuity Brands Lighting; Design Within Reach; EcoSense Lighting Inc; Intense Lighting, LLC; Lutron Electronics, Co.; Optic
Arts; Rejuvenation; Sapphire Chandelier; YLighting; SIGNAGE: Forms+Surfaces; SURFACING MATERIALS: Arizona Tile; Caesar Stone; Chemetal; Daltile; Design and Direct Source; Porcelanosa; Soli USA; Wilsonart;
WALLCOVERINGS: Arc-Com; Astek; Design and Direct Source; Kalisher; Korogaurd; Koroseal; MDC;TRI-KES; US Vinyl; Wolf-Gordon; WINDOW TREATMENTS: Interior Fashions

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