Seven Projects and Products Recognized in Best of Year Awards

Our approach to interior design draws on the resources of our multidisciplinary firm, taking a holistic approach that anticipates changes in the way we live and work. Spanning scales from a single tile to the transformation of an entire hotel, seven of our projects and products—two winners and five finalists—were recognized by Interior Design magazine’s Best of Year Awards, a program that celebrates the most innovative work shaping what’s happening now and next in design. 

We won best hotel transformation for our preservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse work at the Waldorf Astoria New York (above)—recapturing its original splendor inside and out, revitalizing its public spaces, and transforming its upper floors into a boutique hotel, with guest rooms by Pierre-Yves Rochon, and luxury residences by Jean-Louis Denoit. 

Three of our headquarters designs were recognized, including winner WeBank Headquarters, which reimagines the financial workplace as a wellness-driven, highly flexible environment for China’s first digital-only bank, located in Shenzhen, China.

Our work with Gensler on the Robert A. Iger Building—The Walt Disney Company’s New York City Headquarters—was also named a finalist, as was 500 County Center, the new San Mateo County headquarters and the nation’s first net-zero-energy civic building constructed with mass timber, for its environmental impact.

Beyond our projects, all three of our newest furniture, lighting, and tile products were named finalists in the Best of Product Awards. Nebula Urban Lighting and Furniture—created in partnership with Neri—offers a modular collection of benches, stools, tables, planters, wastebaskets, bike racks, and street lighting, reflecting our belief that public furniture should quietly elevate everyday urban experiences.

In collaboration with Artemide, Tetras is a modular fixture that conceives of light as an architectural building block, using a minimalist design for efficiency, comfort, and delight. 

Our new Dyad collection for AKDO is a line of marble mosaic tiles that offer a thoughtful reinterpretation of traditional Eastern motifs, distilling centuries of design heritage into clean lines and refined symmetry.