PROJECT PARTICIPANTS Courtyard by Marriott/ Residence Inn by Marriott Richmond Downtown OWNER Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. OPERATOR/PROJECT MANAGER White Lodging Services DESIGN FIRM Simeone Deary Design Group: Gina Deary and Lisa Simeone, co-owners and principals; Adam Lara; chief operating officer; Susan Hoelterhoff and Alan Salabert, designers; Daniel Barthel, graphic designer ARCHITECT OF RECORD PFVS CONCEPT ARCHITECT Baskervill PURCHASING COMPANY White Lodging Services GENERAL CONTRACTOR DPR Construction DESIGN CONSULTANTS Circle Lighting ART 6 Soho Myriad Steve Hedberg CARPETS AND RUGS Brintons Shaw Hospitality FLOORING 7 Ceramic Technics Imola Ceramica Stone Source Virginia Tile FURNITURE Distinction Hospitality Southfield Furniture Tektonics Design Group LIGHTING Illumination Lighting WALLCOVERINGS Carnegie Designtex MDC Wallcovering Phillip Jeffries Wolf-Gordon 6 A teal accent lends a pop to the Courtyard lobby's neutral palette. 7 A wall-size mural frames the bed in the Courtyard. Compact throw pillows soften the geometric pieces. a 21st-century industrial edge. They also answer the need for a more physical reference to the locale. That didn't come without a few headaches. As Deary notes, sourcing a cobblestone floor that mimicked the wear and tear on the street outside was the biggest sourcing challenge she faced. The art program is another item in the toolkit the designer used to give each hotel its own personality. Oversized images of the statute's writers adorn the Residence Inn walls, while quotes 122 boutiquedesign.com november 2015 from civil rights luminaries such as Martin Luther King Jr. double as art and inspiration in the Courtyard. Designers are going to be finding ways to send a distinct message in ever-more-blended spaces going forward, says Deary. "We believe that the future of these types of hotels could be a melded one- separate identities and guest rooms that may be operated independently by each brand while sharing amenities," she says. http://www.boutiquedesign.com