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Gold Key – Lobby Luxury The Highlights: Designers faced two challenges at this beloved resort. First, how to tackle the massive renovation? Second, what’s the best way to spotlight and embrace local culture to create an authentic and contemporary experience? The answer: Give it some soul. At the heart of the public space is a loggia around which the program unfolds. There, a centuries-old canoe, a remnant of the property’s previous life, highlights the base of the central stair. In the multistory atrium, the design team crafted a central hale structure, added murals by local artists, an...

Gold Key – Resort The Highlights: Following a four-year renovation (and Hurricane Irma), this Caribbean resort’s design is inspired by the laidback lifestyle and nautical qualities of its home in the British Virgin Islands and celebrates roots dating back to the 1960s. Then considered a leading example of ecotourism, the newly constructed resort stays true to the original property’s vision of “earth in balance,” with its footprint and structures remaining the same as when they first emerged. At the same time, the place’s essential character is omnipresent through the inventive use...

Gold Key – Lobby Luxury The Highlights: Every aspect of the resort’s setting is echoed in the lobby’s design, which was refreshed as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation of the renowned, formerly independent 358-key Bacara Resort now flagged as a Ritz-Carlton. Nature-inspired accents, the brand’s signature oceanic blue tones, opalescent surfaces, and woven textures pay tribute to the area’s original residents. Old World elements combined with a relaxed, Spanish Mission vibe echo the Mediterranean styling of buildings throughout Santa Barbara. Handcarved Italian stone reception d...