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lizzie starlight pointed arch top rectangular mirrors with neon blue lights radiating light on the back of them hanging on each of the adjacent walls in the bar. On each side of the bar there are also floating shelves in the middle of both mirrors and hanging from the ceiling two metal chandeliers light up the room

Remembering the Hits

What we do and how we work is distinctly DDA – a leveraging of artistic ingenuity and business acumen. Our passion is to design hotels that are recognized for their creative and distinctive styles and proven by their success and profitability. With over thirty years of experience, there's quite a few great projects in the vault. Remembering some of our favorites...

lizzie starlight bar and additional seating surrounded by a panoramic window view of the skylight — Lizzie Starlight Lounge | San Francisco, CA | 2020

lizzie starlight hallway featuring a large mural of Queen Elizabeth with lights shining warm hues on the canvas and to the right of the mural is a sculptural wall illuminating purple and blue colors in the room — Lizzie Starlight Lounge | San Francisco, CA | 2020

Bar rouge featuring a couple of white armchairs and tables at front and white bar stools with a small bar and a tv in the back surrounded by red floors, walls, and furniture — Bar Rouge | Washington, DC | 2008

Bar rouge close up of the bar's high-top seating and in the back displays a black wall decorated with gold colored peppermint swirl patterns — Bar Rouge | Washington, DC | 2008

Bar Rouge | Washington, DC | 2008

Bar Rouge | Washington, DC | 2008

villa florence guestroom twin beds with a mural on the wall of Freddy Mercury and Kurt Cobain — Villa Florence | San Francisco, CA | 2020

villa florence guestroom blue patent leather couch and a black and white photograph of a man holding up a rock and roll hand sign on the wall — Villa Florence | San Francisco, CA | 2020

the grand hotel lobby featuring at front, a lion sculpture laying in the middle of an ottoman, and to the back wall is a long electric fireplace with a black stone mantel and a mural of the colosseum — The Grand Hotel | Minneapolis, MN | 2012

Outlier restaurant dining seating in front of an installation of beer bottles in the shape of the number 12 in Seahawks colors

the fontaine lobby featuring the glass window entry way and a large portrait of a woman on the wall

Gemstone International Resort restaurant featuring dining tables and skylight windows with flower installations hanging from the ceiling — The Gemstone International Resort | Wuyuan, China | 2010

hotel sorella lobby front desk with a blue crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling — The Fontaine (Hotel Sorella) | Kansas City, KS | 2009

sir francis drake meeting area featuring a grand piano, decorated high ceilings, with a gold chandelier hanging above some seating by the fireplace mantel — The Sir Francis Drake | San Francisco, CA | 2010

alderbrook lobby featuring a glass fireplace installed in the stone wall in front of the armchairs and wood tables in the lounge — Alderbrook Hotel & Spa | Hood Canal, WA | 2005

Hotel 1000 large indoor fire pit with a metal cylindrical hood and a metal mesh curtain surrounding the hood. Around the perimeter of the firepit are armchairs and additional seating in the lounge — Hotel 1000 | Seattle, WA | 2006

Hotel 1000 metal bamboo art installation in a glass display in between two flights of stairs and illuminating from the back wall of the stairs are blue lights shining through the wave patterned wall panel — Hotel 1000 | Seattle, WA | 2006

Kimpton hotel vintage seattle red tulips in a glass vase behind three black top hats lined up in a row on top of a console table — The Vintage Suites | Seattle, WA | 1997

Careful Spending, Creative Use of Space Give Way to an ‘Urban Landscape’ in D.C.' | Hotel Madera(opens in new window)

Inns Are In | Topaz Hotel(opens in new window)

The Topaz Glistens with Strong Colors, Luxurious Fabrics | Topaz Hotel(opens in new window)

Different As Day and Night | Topaz Hotel(opens in new window)

Moody Blues and Reds | Topaz Hotel

Washington, This Is Your Wake-Up Call | Topaz Hotel(opens in new window)

Windsor Suites: DDA helms Benjamin Franklin inspired renovation in Phila.(opens in new window)

Italian design e-mag, Placesweb Contract, highlights the new Hotel Vintage Seattle(opens in new window)

The Hotel Zags: The Best Luxury Hotels in Portland, Oregon (opens in new window)

Hotel Colonnade Coral Gables makes U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Hotels in Miami, FL' (opens in new window)

The Fontaine: #1 in Best Kansas City Hotels (opens in new window)

Top 20 Hotels in The Midwest: Readers' Choice Awards 2021 - The Fontaine(opens in new window)