Boston, MA Bergmeyer was honored with the Best in Show award for their design of the Sonos Store in London and Gensler was the winner in the Workspace Over 80,000 s/f category for their design of the new global Reebok headquarters at the 11th Annual IIDA (International Interior Design Association) New England Interior Design Awards. Held March 14th at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, the event attracted over 800 professionals from the design, commercial real estate, construction and engineering industries, who gathered to fete the creative works of their colleagues.

In addition to the Best in Show award, Bergmeyer also won for Hospitality: Retail/Restaurant for their retail design work for the Savannah Bee Company. Gensler also added a second win for their design of the MIT Atlas Service Center in the Education category. Hacin + Associates notched three wins, taking the honors in Residential: Private (for the Four51 Marlborough Penthouse) and Workspace: 20,000-80,000 s/f (IDEO Cambridge), as well as Best in Massachusetts (also for Four51 Marlborough Penthouse). Elkus Manfredi also garnered a pair of wins, taking home the honors in Residential: Multi-Unit (Meriel Marina Bay) and Student Housing (Emerson College – Two Boylston Place).

Professional entries for the 2018 Design Awards were submitted by the firms themselves, and were judged by a three-person panel consisting of William Hanley, executive editor of Surface Magazine; Taniya Nayak, interior designer, Taniya Nayak Design; and David Oakey, product designer, David Oakey Designs. 
The Design Awards event was created in 2007 to celebrate teamwork and showcase interior design projects throughout New England.

“Over the years this event has grown from a small theater-style event to a grand seated dinner. This year we had more entries and more categories than we have ever had before – as well as more new firms participating than ever before,” said Marcus Hamblin, a designer at Gensler, who co-chaired the event along with Heather Brunini, Workplace Strategy Manager at TotalOffice Interiors, Boston. “From my perspective, it’s truly inspiring to see the incredible design work that’s going on, and to also feel the sense of community – as evidenced by the teamwork it took to put this event together.”

Below is a complete list of the winning projects and design firms for the 11th Annual IIDA New England Interior Design Awards:

STUDENT AWARDS PROGRAM

 

GRADUATE DESIGN

TERRA GREEN

Lindsey Arthur/Endicott College

 

UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN

ESPERER

Amira Mohamed/New England Institute of Technology University

 

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS PROGRAM

 

BUILDING REPOSITIONING/ BUILDING AMENITIES

125 Summer Street Lobby Repositioning

Stantec Architecture Inc.

 

COMMUNITY & CULTURE

Harvard Memorial Church

Payette

 

EDUCATION

MIT Atlas Service Center

Gensler

 

HEALTHCARE

Sports Performance Center

Isgenuity

 

HOSPITALITY: HOTEL/LODGING

Hotel Grinnell

Perkins + Will

 

HOSPITALITY: RESTAURANT/RETAIL

Savannah Bee Company

Bergmeyer Associates, Inc.

 

RESEARCH LAB

Blueprint Medicines Headquarters Relocation

TRIA

 

RESIDENTIAL: PRIVATE

FOUR51 Penthouse

Hacin + Associates

 

RESIDENTIAL: MULTI-UNIT

Meriel Marina Bay

Elkus Manfredi Architects

 

SENIOR LIVING

The Burnham Family Memory Care Residence at Avery Heights

Amenta Emma Architects

 

STUDENT HOUSING

Emerson College, Two Boylston Place

Elkus Manfredi Architects

 

WORKSPACE UNDER 20,000SF

Confidential Global Design Firm; Boston

Unispace

 

WORKSPACE 20,000SF - 80,000SF

IDEO Cambridge

Hacin + Associates

 

WORKSPACE OVER 80,000SF

Reebok Headquarters

Gensler

 

WORKSPACE ON A BUDGET

Whole Foods Market Northeast Corporate Headquarters

Jacobs

 

BEST IN CONNECTICUT

The Burnham Family Memory Care Residence at Avery Heights

Amenta Emma Architects

 

BEST IN MASSACHUSETTS

FOUR51 PENTHOUSE

Hacin + Associates

 

BEST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

The Neely House at Tufts Medical Center

UPHEALING

 

BEST IN RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island Veterans Home

Brewster Thornton Group Architects

 

BEST IN SHOW

Sonos Store

Bergmeyer Associates, Inc.