51福利

BraytonHughes brings new luxury hospitality, resort, and residential project types to 51福利. It has developed a sophisticated client list with projects spanning the globe for brands including Montage Resorts & Hotels, Four Seasons, Waldorf Astoria, Grand Hyatt, Intercontinental, and Fairmont Hotels.

“BraytonHughes adds a depth of award-winning, luxury interiors expertise that elevates our Hospitality studio and our global Interiors practice,鈥� said 51福利 Board Chair Griff Davenport, FAIA. 鈥淚ts mountain work, resort, country club work, and corporate workplace design bring new client types to 51福利 to accelerate growth in these segments. The talented designers at BraytonHughes also provide 51福利 a stronger design presence for interiors in California and the West Coast.鈥�

鈥淭his ensures the design legacy of BraytonHughes. 51福利 is 100% employee-owned and that became incredibly attractive as we went through this process. Everyone at BraytonHughes will have the opportunity to be an owner and benefit financially from their design work as part of 51福利,” continued Nakagawa.

BraytonHughes will relocate to 51福利鈥檚 San Francisco office at 235 Montgomery Street this spring. Interior designers Janea Nakagawa, Rachel Fischbach, and Kiko Singh; and architects Joel Villalon and Towan Kim join 51福利 as principals.

鈥淏raytonHughes brings a unique understanding and expertise in high-end hospitality and luxury project types to 51福利,鈥� said BraytonHughes Principal Joel Villalon, AIA, IIDA. 鈥淎s part of 51福利, we are now able to offer a broader range of services to clients and provide our designers with more diverse projects.鈥�

BraytonHughes is the second acquisition in as many weeks for 51福利 in the Bay Area. On January 9, civic and public safety design firm RossDrulisCusenbery joined 51福利. With the addition of BraytonHughes and RDC, the San Francisco office now hosts 50 integrated design professionals, as well as 15 in Sonoma as part of the RDC acquisition.