The commision to re-imagine this legendary venue was a daunting task. The birthplace of the original Rum Runner cocktail, we knew that the Holiday Isle TIKI BAR was a cultural icon to locals, as well as the countless tourists who visited it over more than 50 years. Our approach was...
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If Conde Nast lists you as a US top 50 and a Miami top 10 in a market as discerning as South Beach we must have done something right. The concept centered around a city block “park” frontage that houses an adult sandbox, toys and the legendary F and B...
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The mission statement was clear. Create a boutique hotel experience from an internationally acclaimed food and beverage outlet. With outposts in NYC, St. Tropez, and Ibiza the journey from bread to bed began with an airy elegance in the heart of South Beach.accommodations ranging from 370 to 2,100 square feet,...
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A hip neighborhood with a hip celebrity chef. This pairing of high style with chef Suzy Crofton was intended to be chic yet accessible. All of the fixtures in this 80-seat eatery with a large bar scene were specifically designed and fabricated by BTD. This was the first all-inclusive design...
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A historic landmark used to print The Portland Press Herald, the original purpose of the building now THE PRESS HOTEL and home to UNION was the source of our design inspiration. To say there is history lingering in that structure would be like saying Lincoln was just another president. Food as...
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This full-throttle, high-beam joyride kicks it hard down a blacktop frontage road of Americana roadhouse culture....
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Thematic but hip, a design driven concept this project melded a little bit of George Jetson with a hipster 50′s drive in on steroids. Done on a 100K budget, the creative use of drywall forms was the unique factor in value engineering another award-winning nightclub design....
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Chicago’s first multiplex nightclub. This 25,000 square-foot, former pumping station was converted to five mini nightclubs all under one roof. The name Kaboom drove the design concept. The design, much like the name was indeed explosive. Each area had its own name and style. Several of the rooms not only...
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