The newly opened EAST, Miami, a lifestyle hotel & residences at Brickell City Centre and the first U.S. hotel from Swire Hotels’ won four impressive awards at the first annual Miami Hospitality Design Awards held on March 6, 2017. The celebration at the world-renowned Faena Forum in Miami Beach.
EAST, Miami: Four awards!
EAST, Miami was awarded for Best Overall Hotel Project:EAST, Miami (Arquitectonica/Clodagh/Studio Collective); People’s Choice Award: EAST, Miami (Arquitectonica/Clodagh/Studio Collective); Best Hotel Restaurant: Quinto La Huella (Arquitectonica/Studio Collective) and Best Hotel Nightclub, Bar, Lounge (Honorable Mention): Sugar (Arquitectonica/Studio Collective). AIA Miami, Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association (GMBHA), and Oberhausen Marketing & Public Relations hosted the ceremony.
Nearly 100 submissions were received across 18 categories, and winners were selected by a distinguished group of industry leaders including Linda Lentz, senior editor, Architectural Record; Alastair Gordon, award-winning critic and author; and Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, editor in chief, Hospitality Design magazine.
The global design team of EAST, Miami and more…
The global design team responsible for EAST, Miami is detailed below.
Arquitectonica – EAST, Miami was conceptualized by award-winning, Miami-based architecture firm Arquitectonica, known worldwide for its humanistic, modern design, and keen focus on geometry and patterns. Two dramatic “erosions” — triangular cutouts at key points within the slender tower — make way for a monolithic pool and deck, providing distinct views from a variety of pedestrian standpoints.
Clodagh Designs – Award-winning, New York-based Clodagh Designs provided a sophisticated take on a modern beachfront property dropped into a buzzing urban center. A combination of textures, unpredictable color and lighting, subtle earth tones, and sculptural furniture allow designer Clodagh to engage guests with subtle visual cues.
Studio Collective – EAST, Miami’s two distinct restaurant and bar experiences – Quinto La Huella, the parrilla grill inspired by Uruguay’s beachside Parador La Huella, and Sugar, the rooftop bar and garden located on the 40th floor, were designed by Los Angeles-based Studio Collective. With interior and al fresco dining options and a beachy vibe similar to its sister restaurant in Uruguay, Quinto La Huella is anchored by its massive, wood-burning parrilla grill. At the center of the restaurant’s main dining room, a sprawling bar commands guests’ attention.
Brian Williams and the vision
“After extensive research, we handpicked each world renown designer who we knew could bring our vision for the EAST brand to life in Miami, says Brian Williams, Managing Director, Swire Hotels. “For instance, we hed Clodagh because we want our guests to enjoy a myriad of beautiful, novel and peaceful experiences throughout the hotel, while also feeling a sense that they have been here before. We knew her team could successfully achieve that.”
With more than 150 architecture, design, hotel and restaurant professionals in attendance, the inaugural awards honored hoteliers, restaurants, licensed architects and designers whose work showcased design excellence in Miami’s hospitality and design industries.
In conclusion, the wonderful diversity and excellence of these industries and the ideals and prosperity our community is experiencing is what makes Miami like no other place in the world.
More information about EAST, Miami, please visit: East-miami.com
Images: Courtesy of Tara Ink.
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