Hospitality Design
Handel Architects has designed hotels for most of the leading operators. We have over 30 built hotel in cities globally. Our work includes standalone hotels like the the InterContinental Taichung in Taiwan and the Dream Downtown Hotel in New York City, and hotels that are part of a shared mixed-use project, like the Proper Hotel & Residences in Austin, and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel & Residences in Georgetown, Washington, DC.
Services We Offer:
- Feasibility studies
- Programming and space planning of amenity spaces, food and beverage, and back-of-house
- Full service architecture
- Guestroom layout and interior design
We have brand experience from large to small.
We have extensive experience working with the specific design standards of major hotel franchises as well as independent brands. Our experience ranges from midscale to upscale to luxury.
Major brand experience includes The Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Westin, St. Regis, Rosewood, Shangri-La, Hilton, and W.
Our first boutique hotel project, The Dream Downtown Hotel in New York City, opened in 2011. Since then we've had the pleasure of working with a number of other independent flags, including Proper Hotels, The Standard, and SALT.
Hotels are complicated.
Understanding the complex relationships between hotel owners and operators, the connections between front of house and back of house requirements, and the roles and responsibilities of the various players, is critical to the ultimate success of the day-to-day operation of the hotel.
The hospitality designers at Handel Architects have a wide range of experience in the industry, and understand the nuances of how these buildings operate.
Our teams are always a blend of architects and interior designers.
This integrated approach is invaluable to our clients, as we take great care to be sensitive to scale and proportion, from grand architectural spaces to smaller intimate spaces and furnishings and decor.
Our hospitality interiors experience ranges from mid-scale to upscale to luxury. We understand the primacy of the guest experience, from the arrival sequence to guestroom details. Our hotel projects have been featured in Interior Design Magazine, Dwell, and Sleeper.
