The building was built in 1912 to house high-end retail and a tea salon on the first floor and various hat-making factories on the upper floors. It has an ornate, neo-gothic façade and industrial interiors. This duality is reflected in the design of the hotel with refined public spaces in the lobby area and a more industrial and raw elegance in the guestrooms and the rooftop bar.

Location: New York

Renovation

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at Stonehill & Taylor Architects

In keeping with the industrial past of the rich millinery trade inside the building, the Rooftop Bar has a raw aesthetic. One of the clever design ideas during the remodel was to keep the wood of the existing water tanks on top of the building and use them in the interior build out of the future Rooftop Bar.

Location: New York

Renovation

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at Stonehill & Taylor Architects.

The name of the bar is paying homage to Miss Winifred T. McDonald who opened a tea salon on the ground floor of the building less than a year after its opening in 1912. The reinvention of the space into “Winnie’s” Bar is trying to give a modern twist to the old “tea houses” that were so predominant in that era.

Location: New York

Renovation

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at Stonehill & Taylor Architects.

The NoMad Bar draws its inspiration from the warmth of a classic English pub while also drawing from French interior styles. This unique combination created a space that is a seamless extension of the existing NoMad Hotel, but because of its slightly more casual approach also a distinct destination of its own.

Location: New York

Renovation

Project Design & Construction Documentation completed as Lead Designer & Associate at Stonehill & Taylor Architects. Construction continued after leaving the company.

The Private Event Space of the NoMad hotel features indoor and outdoor spaces with New York skyline views. The incentive of the renovation was to be able to make the rooftop space more flexible for private events. The tent was a logical conclusion, but the finishing of it a well thought out design concept. The Nomad Hotel was designed by Jacque Garcia, who in his designs was often inspired by Moroccan style elements. The main design concept for the rooftop was the Moroccan Bedouin tent with layers of carpets and light fixtures hanging from the tent ceiling.

Location: New York

Renovation

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at Stonehill & Taylor Architects

Stonehill & Taylor collaborated with Decoration Jacques Garcia on this conversion of a historic office building to a new hotel. The Suite decorative renovation done as Lead Designer and Associate at  Stonehill & Taylor was done in the same aesthetic as set by rooms.

Location: New York

Decorative Remodel

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at Stonehill & Taylor Architects.

The goal was to showcase the exquisite stone collection of New York Stone in their first Manhattan showroom. Part of the motivation was to not only attract and maintain the residential and builder clientele, but to also to attract the design community of architects and interior designers that are working in Manhattan.

The environment is a reduced and minimal design that puts emphasis on the beautiful stone products that displayed almost like art in a gallery.

Location: New York

Renovation

The design concept for the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis renovation is a celebration of the rich local heritage, culture and native industries of Minnesota including lumber, flour, and wool milling.

The highlight of the lobby is a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace framed by rustic wooden logs, a conceptual homage to the timber milling industry. Contemporary interpretations of mid-century Scandinavian design reference to the Nordic heritage of many Minnesotans. Referencing the Mississippi river, an artist developed a custom artwork with post-it note-sized paper, inspired by Minneapolis-based 3M, to sit above the reception area.

Location: Minneapolis

Renovation

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at Stonehill & Taylor Architects

Location: New York

Renovation

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at Stonehill & Taylor Architects

297 Guestrooms

Hospitality suites with private terraces  

Lobby and Public Spaces

10,000 sf. of flexible meeting space

Spa and Fitness Center.

Location: New York

New Construction

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at McCartan

Taking its cues from the lush and opulent Foundation Room at the nearby House of Blues club, the design of the Hotel Sax Chicago is culturally sophisticated, yet socially unconventional. Elements from South American, Asian, Middle Eastern and Turkish design motifs were blended to create a luxurious retreat where visual art, patterns, ornamentation and textures come together to create a richly layered and theatrical hotel experience. 

The renovation included all 353 guestrooms, lobby and bar area.

The Hotel is located in the Marina City complex, two blocks north of the Chicago Loop business and finance district. The neighborhood is home to trendy hotels, luxury shops and malls, flowered gardens, art galleries and museums, elegant restaurants and historical buildings.

Location: Chicago

Renovation

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at McCartan

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at McCartan

Set in the thick of an ever-transforming lower

Manhattan, where old school Wall St. intersects with the new haven for luxury lifestyles, this prestigious Beaux Arts building once housed the former JP Morgan Headquarters for the Trust Company of America and was converted to luxury apartments. The challenge was to respect and enhance the historic and often times ornate elements of the interior architecture while simultaneously infusing a bold and fresh attitude. The design captures Wall Street’s confidence and entrepreneurial flair. A look not associated with pattern, the overall design embraces the quintessential Manhattan look of sophistication

and masculine style where subtle variations in warm grays, ecru and blue allows for texture and luxurious finishes to take center stage.

No longer offices, the building now has 373 apartments and a 7,700-square-foot (715 m²) commercial space forTiffany & Co.'s return to Lower Manhattan. Thenine thousand square feet amenities for its residents include a well-equipped gym, a lounge with pool tables and a screening room, as well as the roof-top terrace. 

Location: New York 

Renovation

Built: 1906-1907 Francis Kimball

Project completed as Lead Designer & Associate at McCartan