BBGM
{{short description|American architecture and design company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = BBGM Architects + Interiors
| logo = BBGM Logo Large.jpg
| type = Private
| genre =
| foundation = 1984 (BBG);
1987 (BBGM)
| founders = David Beer;
Henry (Hank) Brennan;
Peter Gorman
| location = Washington, D.C.
| locations =
| area_served = International
| key_people = Domenic Giordano, AIA;
Bruno Grinwis, IIDA;
Bahram Kamali, AIA;
Kathryn Mickel, IIDA;
David Delcher, AIA, LEED AP;
Reade Elliott, AIA, LEED AP
| industry = Architecture, Interior Design
| services = Adaptive Reuse, Architecture, Historic Preservation, Interior Design, Master Planning, Renovation, Restoration, Sustainable Design, Urban Design
| owner =
| parent =
| divisions =
| subsid =
| homepage = {{url|bbgm.com}}
| footnotes =
| intl =
}}
File:Turnberry Tower Arlington.jpg
BBGM is an American architecture and interior design firm. It is based in Washington, DC, and employs about 50 architects and interior designers. It specializes in the design of hotel, office and large residential buildings.{{cite journal |last=Dudley |first=Jeanee |title=BBGM: International Boutique Architectural Services Based in Washington, D.C. |url=http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=00808bc8-5e65-4e3e-b923-82c21a28a3c2 |journal=US Builders Review |location=Portland, Maine |publisher=TrueLine Publishing LLC |access-date=November 6, 2015 }}
History
In the 1990s the firm began work on hotel projects, including renovation of the St. Regis Hotel, the Sheraton Center and the Sheraton City Square in New York City, and the Hamilton Crowne Plaza, the Omni Shoreham Hotel, the Hay-Adams Hotel, and the Sofitel Lafayette Square renovations in Washington, D.C. By 2004 the firm had worked on almost forty hotels in the D.C. area.{{cite news |last=Madigan |first=Sean |date=July 9, 2004 |title=Designs on Washington: Architecture Firm Brennan Beer Gorman-Brennan Beer Gorman Monk's Stamp is on Three Dozen Hotels in Washington -- but there's Always Room for More |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2004/07/12/focus1.html |newspaper=Washington Business Journal |pages=37–38 |access-date=November 19, 2015}}
In 1994, BBGM took part in designing the expansion for The Peninsula Hong Kong,{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} and has also worked on projects in China,{{cite journal |last=Levere |first=Jane |date=May 16, 2013 |title=Stunning Art Deco Hotels |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/departures-magazine/stunning-art-deco-hotels_b_3280256.html |journal=Departures Magazine |location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. |access-date=November 12, 2015 }} the United Arab Emirates,{{cite news |last=Behan |first=Rosemary |date=November 28, 2013 |title=Hotel Insider: the Rosewood, Abu Dhabi |url=http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/travel/hotel-insider-the-rosewood-abu-dhabi |newspaper=The National |access-date=November 16, 2015 }} the Caribbean, Egypt, India, Mexico, Singapore, Russia, Australia, South America, Canada, and the United States.{{cite journal |author= |title=BBGM: A Small Firm with Big Talent |url=http://www.hospitality-interiors.net/magazine/issues/2014/10 |journal=Hospitality Interiors |location=East Sussex, United Kingdom |publisher=Gearing Media Group |date=September 2014 }} {{subscription required}}
The company's name was simplified to BBGM in 2013.{{cite journal |last=Carlino |first=Nicole |date=May 2014 |title=People 2014: BBGM |journal=Hotel Business Design |location=Long Island, NY |publisher=ICD Publications, Inc.}}
In 2015, BBGM merged with Arizona-based luxury hotel design firm Monogram.{{cite web|url=http://azbigmedia.com/featured/renowned-bbgm-joins-forces-monogram|title=Renowned BBGM Joins Forces with MONOGRAM|publisher=Arizona Commercial Real Estate Magazine|access-date=2015-11-02|archive-date=2016-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414064900/http://azbigmedia.com/featured/renowned-bbgm-joins-forces-monogram|url-status=dead}}
Selected projects
- Hay-Adams Hotel, Washington, D.C
- Suite 5000 of the Mandarin Oriental, New York, N.Y.{{cite journal |last=Abel |first=Ann |date=April 7, 2014 |title=A Spashy, Secret New Place to Stay in New York: Suite 5000 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2014/04/07/the-splashiest-secret-new-place-to-stay-in-new-york-suite-5000-at-the-mandarin-oriental-hotel |journal=Forbes |location=New York, N.Y.|access-date=November 12, 2015 }}
- Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C.{{cite news |last=Cubé |first=Christine |date=September 19, 2003 |title=Southwest Waterfront Hotel Preparing to Make a Splash |newspaper=Washington Business Journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/09/22/focus3.html |access-date=November 9, 2015 }}
- Lotte New York Palace Hotel, New York, N.Y.{{cite journal |last=Abel |first=Ann |date=October 1, 2013 |title=The Splashy Rebirth of a Manhattan Icon: The New York Palace Hotel |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2013/10/01/the-splashy-rebirth-of-a-manhattan-icon-the-new-york-palace-hotel |journal=Forbes |location=New York, N.Y.|access-date=November 12, 2015 }}
::* Martin Katz Jewel Suite (designed in collaboration with Martin Katz){{cite journal |last=DeMarco |first=Anthony |date=December 18, 2013 |title=Martin Katz Creates New York Luxury Suite and Jewelry Line |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2013/12/18/martin-katz-creates-new-york-luxury-suite-and-jewelry-line/ |journal=Forbes |location=New York, N.Y.|access-date=November 19, 2015 }}
::* Dom Pérignon Suite{{cite news |last=Parr |first=Christopher |title=Inside the $25K Dom Pérignon Hotel Suite at the New York Palace |newspaper=Pursuitist |url=http://pursuitist.com/inside-the-25k-dom-perignon-hotel-suite-at-the-new-york-palace/ |access-date=November 20, 2015 }}
- Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
- Plaza Hollywood, Hong Kong, China
- Rosewood Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Sofitel New York Hotel, New York, N.Y.
- Turnberry Tower, Arlington, V.A.
- W Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C.{{cite news |last=Bhattarai |first=Abha |date=March 14, 2014 |title=From the W Hotel to the Marriott Marquis, Local Design Firm Says Business is Brisk |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/from-the-w-hotel-to-the-marriott-marquis-local-design-firm-says-business-is-brisk/2014/03/14/477e98c2-a897-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=November 5, 2015 }}
- Washington Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.
- Watergate Hotel, Washington, D.C.{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Rebecca |date=October 3, 2014 |title=Grunley Tapped for $100M Watergate Hotel Renovation |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_ground/2014/10/grunley-tapped-for-100-watergate-hotel-renovation.html |newspaper=Washington Business Journal |access-date=November 5, 2015 }}
- Wharf Intercontinental, Washington, D.C.{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Rebecca |date=January 26, 2015 |title=Carr Readies the Wharf Intercontinental, an 'Urban Resort' on Southwest Waterfront |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/top-shelf/2015/01/carr-readies-the-wharf-intercontinental-an-urban.html |newspaper=Washington Business Journal |access-date=November 16, 2015 }}
- Willard InterContinental Washington, Washington, D.C.
- Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, V.A.
Selected awards and honors
- Hotel Business Design
:: Top Architects and Designers of 2014 (#24){{cite web|url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/icd/hotelbusinessdesign_20150910/index.php#/22 |title=Hotel Business Design Top Architects & Designers |publisher=ICD Publications, Inc.}} {{subscription required}}
- Interior Design
:: Top 10 Fastest Growing Firms of 2014 (#7){{cite journal |last=Leung |first=Wing |date=January 26, 2014 |title=Interior Design's 2014 Top 100 Giants |url=http://www.interiordesign.net/articles/detail/35863-2014-top-100-giants/ |journal=Interior Design Magazine |location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=Sandow |access-date=November 16, 2015 }}
:: 2010 Hospitality Giants (#10)
- Top 10 Most Impressive Penthouses of 2014
:: CNBC, Turnberry Tower{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/02/10-most-impressive-penthouses-of-the-year.html?slide=12&page=11#. |title=CNBC's Top 10 Most Impressive Penthouses of 2014 |date=2 January 2015 |publisher=CNBC LLC}}
- AIA DC 2011 Chapter Design Awards{{cite web|url=https://www.dexigner.com/news/23891 |title=AIA DC Announces 2011 Chapter Design Award Winners |publisher=Dexigner}}
:: Merit Award, Lorton Workhouse Arts Center, Historic Resources Category
:: Merit Award, W Hotel Washington, Historic Resources Category
- 2007 White House Closing the Circle Award,
:: Pentagon Library & Conference Center, Sustainable Design & Construction at the Pentagon{{cite web|url=https://www.fedcenter.gov/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?action=Show&item_id=13948&destination=ShowItem |title=Office of the Federal Environmental Executive Announces 2007 White House Closing the Circle Award Winners |publisher=FedCenter.gov}}
- Emporis
:: Emporis Skyscraper Award 2000, Sofitel New York Hotel{{cite web |url=http://awards.emporis.com/awards/2000 |title=Emporis Skyscraper Award 2000 |author= |website=Emporis.com |publisher=Emporis GMBH |access-date=November 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916094558/http://awards.emporis.com/awards/2000 |archive-date=September 16, 2015 |url-status=usurped }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.bbgm.com/}}
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Category:Privately held companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Washington, D.C.
Category:Architecture firms based in Washington, D.C.