ForrestPerkins-designed InterContinental, A Forms + Surfaces’ Case Study

Photography by Michael Wilson

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FORMS+SURFACES

Spa Magazine Names La Costa Resort and Spa, designed by ForrestPerkins, No. 1 Wellness Spa in the Nation

Photography Courtesy of La Costa Resort and Spa

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spa magazine

Pamela Parsons Joins ForrestPerkins As Vice President of Operations

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Hospitality Design Magazine

boutiqueDesign Magazine

National Floor Trends

Floor Daily

Interior Design Magazine Celebrates Kettler’s Millenium at Metropolitan Park, Design by ForrestPerkins

 

A feature in Interior Design Magazine explains the critical role design plays in real estate.  As a sidebar, Kettler’s property, the Millennium at Metropolitan Park in Arlington, VA is referenced as being in the “Top of the Heap.”

 

“Kettler for the Millennium at Metropolitan Park in Arlington, Virginia. Nominated by ForrestPerkins. ‘We shaped the dramatic 30-foot tall lobby, which includes a glass bridge, to be an open design that draws visitors’ eyes through the building, past the concierge station and out into the park–a green roof over the garage.’ Photo by Hoachlander Davis.” 

 

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http://www.interiordesign.net/article/545547-Champions_of_Real_Estate.php

 

 

 

 

Essence of Texas Hill Country Captured by ForrestPerkins

Photography by Barbara Kraft

Resort’s stone palette reflects Texas Hill Country

By Jennifer Adams

 

Set just outside of downtown San Antonio in the rolling Texas Hill Country, the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa is a reflection of its surrounding environment. Featuring an extensive stone palette throughout its interior and exterior areas, the hospitality establishment was built in a hacienda-style design. The materials employed for the resort and spa were chosen for their rich colors and various textures, which together create a warm and inviting atmosphere for guests.“The design goal or story, if you will, was to capture the essence of the Hill Country in a way that is true to Texans,” explained Mendy Huddleston Winkler, Vice President of ForrestPerkins in Dallas, TX. “We wanted it to appear correct for the location — not necessarily what people who are not from Texas think of Texas Hill Country. We describe it as a ‘transitional and clean Texas Hill Country’ design. We utilized a wide variety of materials and textures to create pattern and depth in the design elements. There is only one Texas Star on the whole property, which is made of a variety of limestone and sits in the transition between the hotel and conference center. This was purposeful, as to avoid an overabundance of stars which would have resulted in a kitschy feel.”Winkler went on to explain that at the start of the process, key words such as “hacienda,” “healing waters,” “strategic views” and “authentic roots” were used to assist in conceptualizing the design of the resort. “As we were striving to create an authentic Texas Hill Country experience and a sense of place, one of the biggest challenges we encountered was the sheer scale of the project,” she said. “This is the largest JW Marriott resort in the world, and the vast spaces naturally required appropriately scaled furnishings and finishes. With a property so large, it sometimes presents a problem to obtain enough of the desired stone, wood and metal with approved consistency.”HKS — headquartered in Dallas, TX — was the Architect of Record for the new resort and spa, and responsible for the exterior stonework. An extensive amount of Lueders limestone was employed for the exterior design — creating a rustic yet elegant appeal.

The limestone pieces, which were all custom cut, adorn everything from the porte cochere to the outdoor patios and pool cabanas. The golden tones of the stone — combined with the textured surface — create a glowing rich aesthetic and warm inviting feel for guests.

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http://www.stoneworld.com/articles/86709-resorts-stone-palette-reflects-texas-hill-country-

ForrestPerkins’ Exciting Renovation of the New York Marriott Marquis Receives Worldwide Press

Photography by Jeff Goldman

Hotel Interactive, Lodging Magazine, Luxury Launches and World Interior Design Network feature the glamorous renovation of the New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square.  To read the articles, click on the names below.

Hotel Interactive

Lodging Magazine

Luxury Launches

World Interior Design Network

HOME & DESIGN Applauds Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel

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“Design Buffs looking to overnight or host a special event near DC should check out the new Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia.  Its sleek interiors designed by ForrestPerkins celebrate motion in homage to its location on a transportation nexus bridging the Potomac River, Reagan National Airport and what was once the capital’s largest rail yard.  A bentwood sculpture by Charlie Whinney, made from a single beech tree felled on his rural English property, provides a slowly rotating focal point in the lobby (pictured).  Custom lighting, furnishing and finishes abound in the sleek public spaces of this eco-friendly hotel—including a terrazzo floor in the lobby containing recycled glass.  LEED certification is pending.” 

 - Sharon Jaffe Dan

 

ARCHITECT OF RECORD: Cooper Cary, Alexandria, Virginia. INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN: Stephen Perkins, AIA, ISHC, principal; John Carhart, AIA, vice president, architecture; Brooke Traeger, ASID, lead interior designer; Morriah Mryzuk, ASID, design associate, ForrestPerkins, Washington, DC.  PHOTOGRAPHY: Kenneth M. Wyner.

 

Stephen Perkins Quoted in BISNOW’s Multifamily Monday

BISNOW features the NoVa Multifamily Summit in ”Multifamily Monday: Designing for Downside.”  For full article, click below. 

MULTIFAMILY MONDAY: Designing for Downside.

ForrestPerkins’ Cliff Tuttle and Mendy Huddleston Featured in ha+d

 Images via ha+d

 

Case Goods and Connectivity

By Katie Tandy

Keeping guests connected can lead to unique design needs.

In These Days of total connectivity, from laptops and cell phones to iPads and virtual meeting rooms, design versatility reigns supreme, allowing guests to work wherever they like, whenever they like.  We have new case goods to thank for these possibilities.  Mendy Huddleston, senior associate from ForrestPerkins in Dallas, explains that the primary trend in guest rooms is a connected modular type of case good where varying furniture pieces are combined, creating a sleeker aesthetic as well as more room for the guest to move around. “The roll-out or pull-out mechanisms of the desk allow for A) a nice clean room and B) the ability to have a double-sided dining or working area,” says Huddleston on her design work at the JW Marriott San Antonio.  Huddleston also says that a focus on technology is vital in the design of new case goods and the spaces they fill—guests carry intricate systems of communication that they expect will work wherever they go without hindrance, whether within public spaces or their bedroom.  “Data ports and electrical outlets within the desk component allow for connectivity,” she says.  “Guests can plug in their laptop or video camera at the desk and it channels via cable to the TV, but we conceal that wire management with the furniture.  It’s a focus on function, but it also creates a clean aesthetic.”

Cliff Tuttle, senior vice president at ForrestPerkins, echoes Huddleston’s comment.  Especially in new builds, he explains, spaces are being transformed—the guest room is both a work area and a rest area—the boundaries of activities in each particular space overlap.

“We are finding that table heights in a lobby might be increasing from what they used to be because the lobby is being used for more social business activities,” he says.  “People tend to be using the lobby spaces for food and beverage spaces as well.  The space has to transcend, it has to move from day to night. Guests are using spaces differently  now.”

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FORRESTPERKINS-designed Restrooms Named Among Top 10 Restrooms in the Country

Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel Restrooms are Contenders for the 2011 America’s Best Restroom Award

Photography by Kenneth M. Wyner

Washington, DC (August 2, 2011) ForrestPerkins-has been honored with many awards in the past, but learning yesterday that its public restrooms for the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia have been named among the Top 10 finalists in the 2011 America’s Best Restroom Contest was a delight for the luxury design firm. It’s a challenge to integrate originality into a public restroom, so ForrestPerkins is pleased with the recognition. Mentions on USAToday.com, http://usat.ly/pirUOU, NPR radio and several television news shows over the last 24 hours have caught us by surprise. But apparently visitors like the sense of adventure they have traveling down the somewhat darkened corridor that leads from the lobby and restaurant to the restrooms and the surprise that awaits them.  

Inspired by the fact that the hotel is located in Potomac Yard, once one of the busiest rail yards on the East Coast and now at the nexus of Metro, Reagan National Airport, the Potomac River and Highway Rt. 1, the exciting design consistently reflects the evidence of motion throughout the hotel, even in the restrooms. The hall leading to the lavatories features tree-patterned wall coverings and a play of shadow and light with leaf patterns on the floor. Open the door et voila - a blaze of golden and orange sunset tones and a flock of birds in flight greets you on one wall. Sparkling water flows blue from the faucet if it’s cold, red if it’s hot and purple if it’s warm. Mirrors are lit with the silhouettes of more birds in flight and quill-shaped pendants crown the vanity.

Online voting now through September 19^th will determine the winner of the 2011 America’s Best Restroom Contest, sponsored by Cintas. To view the finalist gallery and to vote, click here:  http://www.bestrestroom.com/us/vote.asp