SmartDesign Group has been selected by Hilton Restaurant Group to develop two new restaurant concepts for rollout at Hilton Family of Hotels locations around the world. Following a design firm review, SmartDesign Group was chosen for their international hospitality design experience and back-of-house expertise.
“Designing a successful restaurant goes much deeper than determining how it’s going to look. It’s about integrating front-of-house with back-of-house to create a seamless guest experience. With the right planning, you can cut operational costs and create efficiencies to achieve a greater return on your investment,” says Nick Baker, President & CEO of SmartDesign Group.
SmartDesign Group has begun work on the new concepts, with the first locations expected to open in the US and Europe.
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Stephanie Labrecque
We often say that millions of people eat, shop, work and play in spaces created by SmartDesign Group. If you’ve travelled, you’re likely to be one of those people. That’s because a lot of our design experience is focused on commercial spaces in airports. These spaces include restaurants, food courts, retail stores, and of course, duty-free stores.
In this new feature, I’ll be talking to SmartDesign Group designers about some of the spaces they’ve helped to create. Senior Project Designer, Stephanie Labrecque recently spoke to me about the development of the new AerRianta Duty Free store at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Canada.
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Now that renovations at Whole Foods Market on Cambie Street in Vancouver are complete, SmartDesign Group has been working as Design Consultant on a new store location in Bellevue, Washington. In keeping with the Whole Foods brand, Project Designer Carol Kelley has been putting her design experience to work on sourcing sustainable materials and finishes for the new store design. I asked her about some of the things she considers when selecting products. Here’s what she had to say.
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Last year, SmartDesign Group, working with SSP International, developed airport design concepts for five new food & beverage outlets at Sydney International Airport.Concepts include Seafood Bar by Caviar House & Prunier, Bambini Wine Room, Danks Street Depot, Trattoria Prego and Itacho Sushi. All locations have recently opened to great reviews and are a welcome addition to the Sydney Airport passenger experience. Read more.
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As promised in our previous post, we’ve put together some more photos of recent work done at Whole Foods Market on Cambie Street in Vancouver. Have a look at the new Healthy Eating Centre before and after. Better yet, if you’re in the neighbourhood, why not go see it in person?
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If you live in Vancouver, you may have noticed a few changes going on at your local Whole Foods Market. The popular organic grocer approached SmartDesign Group about helping them urbanize the newest location on Cambie Street. (more…)
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Two of SmartDesign Group’s spaces have landed in a recent issue of Airport Revenue News (ARN) Magazine. Le Grand Comptoir and the Real Food Company, bold new dining concepts by SSP America, are part of the new airport design at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Terminal C. These already successful European brands were adapted for the North American market and are said to be shaking up the airport F&B landscape. Read the full article.
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We love it when consumer brands and interior design come together in to create a memorable and unique customer experience. The Casa Surf Project at La Casa Camino Hotel in Laguna Beach is a great example of how brands can utilize the built environment to connect with their audience. Check it out. http://casasurfproject.com/
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For those of you who don’t have a subscription to Canadian House & Home Magazine, you’ll have to wait to get your copy of the February issue when it hits newsstands. The issue features signature dishes from Vancouver’s top chefs. And among them is none other than Neil Taylor of CIBO Trattoria, one of our favourite restaurants - and not just because SmartDesign Group is behind the interior design. Here’s a sneak peak, but you’ll have to get your own copy if you want the recipes.
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SmartDesign Group is congratulates Project Designer Arnold Teng on his recent LEED certification. Arnold joins recent LEED Accredited Designers Sunkyu Choi and Catherine Flather.
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