The IIDA’s fourth yearly Best Interiors of Latin America and the Caribbean competition, a collaboration with Alessi, named this year’s recipients, including firms in Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chicago. The awards were honored by a jury that included Marlene Liriano, managing director, IA Interior Architects; Patrick O’Hare, principal, VP business development, EDG Interior Architecture + Design; and Hayes Slade, principal, Slade Architecture.
“IIDA and Alessi are honored to showcase the tremendous design talent represented in this region,” said IIDA executive vice president and CEO Cheryl S. Durst. “The winners of the 2016 Best Interiors of Latin America and the Caribbean Competition reflect the highest standard of excellence in interiors and emphasize the role of local inspiration and cultural context with sophisticated, globally relevant design.”
The 2016 IIDA winners include:
Corporate Space, Large
Project: DPZ&T—Creating for Creatives, São Paulo
Firm: Athié Wohnrath
Project: Gensler Office, San José, Costa Rica
Firm: Gensler San José
Corporate Space, Small
Project: Red Bull, Mexico City
Firm: Space
Education
Project: Colegio Anglo Colombiano, Bogotá, Colombia
Firm: AEI Arquitectura e Interiores
Hospitality
Project: Dom Pedro Building Complex, São Paulo
Firm: FGMF Arquitetos
Hotels
Project: Casa Fayette, Guadalajara, Mexico
Firm: Grupo Habita, Mexico City
Project: Treehouse Suite at Playa Viva Sustainable Resort, Juluchuca, Mexico
Firm: Deture Culsign Architecture+Interiors, Chicago
Institutional
Project: Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, 95th Street
Firm: Arquint Colombia
Residences—Multifamily
Project: Urimonduba Apartment, São Paulo
Firm: Candida Tabet Arquitetura
Project: Jardim Europa Apartment, São Paulo
Firm: Perkins+Will
Residences—Single Family
Project: House in the Pacific Coast, Mexico
Firm: Bernardi + Peschard Arquitectura, Mexico City
Project: Mattos House, São Paulo
Firm: FGMF Arquitetos
Restaurants
Project: Churrería El Moro, Mexico City
Firm: Cadena + Asociados Concept Design, Monterrey, Mexico
Project: VM Ware—Costa Rica, San José
Firm: Gensler Costa Rica
Retail
Project: El Palacio De Hierro Polanco, Mexico City
Firm: Gensler/TPG Architecture, New York
Project: Chedraui Selecto Toreo, Mexico City
Firm: PDT International, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Showrooms/Exhibition Spaces/Sales Centers
Project: Calvin Klein, Mexico City
Firm: Space
Spas/Fitness Centers/Gymnasiums
Project: Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Firm: Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos, Mexico City
“The firms that participated in the competition are continuing to elevate the quality of design work being done in Latin America,” said Liriano on behalf of the judges. “We are delighted by the outstanding creative and beautiful work. Congratulations to all of the winners!”
Check out the winning projects.
