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Project DoubleTree By Hilton San Bernardino

Picture Perfect
An IIG refresh
inspired by the
San Bernardino
mountainscape

By JoAnn Greco
Photography by Ballogg Photography

A

lthough DKN Hotels wanted to update
its Hilton Hotel in San Bernardino,
California, it wasn't certain of how it
would rebrand the 251-room property
located in the town's restaurant row. For designers
at Interior Image Group (IIG) of Dyer, Indiana the
challenge was to create a standalone boutique style
hotel while following DoubleTree by Hilton design
standards.
Faced with a dated lobby where aggregate columns
forced a rigid footprint that had to stay, the team
elected to focus on the positive: namely, the space's
expansive windows. "After the initial programming
meeting with the client, we knew the bar and dining
aspect of the lobby was going to be paramount," says
Kangana Bhatnagar, director of design. "Given the
picture-perfect weather of San Bernardino, we wanted
to capitalize on the large outdoor patio space directly
outside the lobby. We decided to place the new bar as
close to the outdoor patio as possible, and add multiple
large sliding glass doors along the existing glass wall,

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Top: A new bar and large sliding glass doors take
advantage of gorgeous views. Above: The hotel's
redesign capitalizes on a large outdoor patio space and
the picture-perfect weather.



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News
Who’s Who
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Scholarships
Sustainability
Q&A: Marie Herr
Q&A: Brittany Johnson
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Project: Wyndham Grand Hunt Valley
Project: Saskatoon Inn & Conference Centre
Project: DoubleTree by Hilton San Bernardino
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