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Leading the hospitality design world since 1965.

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In our enduring legacy of design excellence, we are honoured to have once again secured first place on the @interiordesignmag 2026 Top 100 Giants - Hospitality list, while also rising two places to No. 12 on the overall Top 100 Giants. For more than 25 years we have held the top position, reaffirming @hirschbednerassociates leadership in hospitality design.

This coveted recognition attests to the unwavering commitment of our exceptional creative teams worldwide. Our gratitude goes to every designer, partner and client who has shared in our journey to the top.

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#HBA taken in HBA by @hirschbednerassociates

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Curated through a rigorous review of over 850 firms by invitation only, @forbes inaugural list of America’s Top Hospitality Architects & Designers 2026 identifies the nation’s leading 100 architects and designers who have significantly impacted the realms of hotel, restaurant, spa, wellness, and winery design.

@hirschbednerassociates inclusion on this coveted list underscores the firm’s enduring influence on the evolution of hospitality design. Today, HBA’s presence across the United States also reflects the very impact recognised by Forbes. The firm operates a dynamic network of five multidisciplinary studios, each serving as a creative hub, spanning from Los Angeles, to Atlanta, Miami, New York, and San Francisco.

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#HBA taken in HBA by @hirschbednerassociates

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In the latest edition of Robb Report Hong Kong’s digital series, Leaders of Luxury, we speak with Chris Godfrey, co-CEO of HBA (Hirsch Bedner Associates) (@hirschbednerassociates), about his approach to design, how he and his team create spaces that resonate deeply with their surroundings whilst seamlessly forging emotional bonds with guests, and his unwavering commitment to understanding the cultural nuances of each project to ensure that each design is a reflection of the local environment, traditions, and narratives. Hear from Godfrey on how legacy is not a finite concept, but a dynamic process of evolution, and what luxury means to him.

Watch the full video on youtube.com/@robbreporthk and read the full article on robbreport.hk.
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#robbreporthk #robbreport #hba #chrisgodfrey #leadersofluxury by @hirschbednerassociates

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“I am interested in finding beauty through simplicity. At Arancia Yards, we used carefully composed volumes, layered terraces, and generous proportions to create a distinctive sense of place within a new part of Dubai. The architecture is calm and restrained, with its character coming from light, shadow, materiality, and the relationship between the buildings and the spaces they create.” - Alejandra de Cordoba Estepa, Principal EMEA, HBA Architecture

Through an integrated design approach between HBA Architecture, @coopershill.design - HBA’s dedicated landscape specialist, and HBA Singapore for the interiors, the ongoing Arancia Yards by BEYOND brings the spirit of Mediterranean living to a contemporary residential community in Dubai, with its curated masterplan placing wellbeing at the heart of everyday life, dedicating over 70% to landscaped open space.

@hirschbednerassociates lead designer:
Alejandra de Cordoba Estepa, Principal EMEA, HBA Architecture

Sabine Beck, Partner, HBA Singapore

Renderings: Courtesy of @beyonddevelopments Dubai

#HBA Close-up perspective from a private balcony lined with potted plants and warm wooden slats. In the background, modern residential buildings with tiered balconies overlook a lush, sunlit courtyard. The architecture features natural stone facades and warm timber accents under a clear blue sky. taken in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by @hirschbednerassociates

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Based at @hirschbednerassociates global headquarters in Singapore, Sabine Beck, Partner, has played a pivotal role in HBA’s growth. Over the years, she has earned a reputation for designing memorable hotels and resorts, spanning high-end to lifestyle-led hospitality spaces.

Originally from Germany, Sabine has called Southeast Asia home for the past 20 years. Her European perspective and German roots inform an approach that pairs technical expertise with a keen eye for detail. Sabine enjoys bringing different voices and perspectives together, finding creative ways to balance each project’s many needs. Her work spans China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, and includes award-winning boutique hotels, luxury resorts and high-end residences. Along the way, she has built close partnerships with international hotel operators and owners.

For Sabine, the pleasure lies in being part of the process from beginning to end: exploring early ideas with her team, shaping the spaces and seeing them come to life through exceptional delivery.

Each project also offers a chance to connect with its surroundings. Sabine looks to the local history, landscape, culture and craftsmanship for inspiration, merging these influences together through a contemporary lens. The result is spaces that feel distinctive and deeply rooted in their locale.

Sabine’s most notable projects include:

@hotelindigo Ningbo, China
@airindia The Maharaja Lounge at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India
@renhotels Korla Hotel, China
@hotelindigo Suzhou Grand Canal, China
@regentbalicanggu, Indonesia
@conradjiuzhaigou, China
The Address Sky View Dubai, UAE

#HBA Sitting portrait of Sabine Beck, Partner, HBA Singapore taken in HBA by @hirschbednerassociates

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“For @hotelindigo Ningbo, we paid homage to the city’s extraordinary legacy - its status as the birthplace of modern Chinese banking, and to the entrepreneurial spirit of the Yong merchants. Rather than recreating history, we reinterpreted it through contemporary design, weaving local culture, craftsmanship, and moments of discovery into every space. The result is a hotel that is unmistakably connected to Ningbo.” - Sabine Beck, Partner, HBA Singapore

Stepping inside, a dramatic lobby is anchored by a giant vintage vault door, inspired by the silver shop storage of yesteryear, while suspended metal lines recall the curtains of traditional money shops. Abacuses, scales, Chinese silver dollars, and old accounting ledgers appear throughout - subtly woven into every corner of the hotel, from guest rooms to restaurants, from the bar to meeting spaces.

@hirschbednerassociates lead designers:
Sabine Beck, Partner, HBA Singapore
Moon Wong, Creative Art Director, @hba__art

Photographer credit: @sethpowersphoto

#HBA A stylish, upscale hotel bar seating area featuring a plush blue velvet booth and a deep red leather armchair. High shelves display glassware and spirit bottles in front of a tall, modern feature wall. Warm, intimate lighting and a small round table complete the luxurious setting. taken in Ningbo (宁波) by @hirschbednerassociates

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Signal Hill: A place above the harbour that once warned the city when a storm was coming. A tower, a garden, plants and butterflies, and a view that has outlasted every fashion the waterfront has worn.

The story of @kimptontsimshatsui began there.

Not with a lobby, but with a question; What if arrival felt less like a procedure and more like stepping into the evening? Modern travellers value atmosphere over formality, so the grand double-height volume became a lounge bar rather than a reception desk. Check-in is set discreetly aside, beside an intimate lounge — private enough to arrive on one’s own terms, open enough that the prime view remains with those who stay and savour.

The guestrooms follow the same logic. A freestanding bathtub, or a marble-clad plunge pool, sits beside a sun lounger and looks out over Victoria Harbour. Partitions are reduced to a minimum. Bedroom and bathroom cease to be separate rooms and become one continuous volume, animated by daylight and the panorama.

The materials carry older memories. Rattan-covered furniture, a hallmark of 1950s local craftsmanship. Terrazzo flooring drawn from the city’s historic tong lau. Forest green, recalling the ferries and trams. Nothing quoted too loudly — a palette that knows where it is, and nods, quietly, to Hong Kong’s colonial-era material culture.

We read “Culture of Time” as something timeless: design that remains relevant and elegant, however much time passes. The tower’s history, its materials, its dimensions; the signal station; the garden. All of it folded into the interior, so that what one feels is not a theme, but a place that has been paying attention for a very long time.

@hirschbednerassociates' lead designer:
Mathew Lui, Partner, HBA Hong Kong
Photographer credit: @commonstudio

#HBA #OneHBA #HBAHK #KimptonTsimShaTsui #hoteldesign taken in Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong by @hirschbednerassociates

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2026 Winner / Asia - Small Space⁠
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Congratulations to Hana no Kumo at The Henderson (Hong Kong, China) by HBA, winner of the Asia - Small Space category.⁠
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“The design demonstrates how a restrained palette can create a powerful experience,” said our 2026 Judge, Mohammad AlSalem (Group CEO, Chayah Group)⁠
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Celebrating the spirit of Kappou, Hana no Kumo's menu offers a dynamic interplay of preparation styles. It is designed by HBA, a studio that crafts refined environments of comfort, drama and place, setting the benchmark for design leadership and precision.⁠
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View all entries on our website via the link in bio.⁠
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#RBDA #RBDA2026 #RBDAWinner by @hirschbednerassociates

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2026 Winner / Best Asia Restaurant/Bar⁠
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We are thrilled to announce Hana no Kumo at The Henderson (Hong Kong, China) by HBA as the Best Asia Restaurant/Bar Winner. Congratulations!⁠
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Established in 1977, HBA Hong Kong, the pioneering first international studio of Hirsch Bedner Associates, stands as a preeminent force in global hospitality design. It has defined excellence in hotel and resort interiors across Asia, the Middle East and Australia. With a highly accomplished team, the studio crafts refined environments of comfort, drama and place, setting the benchmark for design leadership and precision.⁠
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📸 @owenraggettphotography⁠
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View all entries on our website via the link in bio.⁠
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#RBDA #RBDA2026 #RBDAWinner by @hirschbednerassociates

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Reimagining a former department store in Taichung’s historic Central District, OKU Hotel Taichung gives a familiar landmark a new life as The Department of Travellers’ Tales. The design brings the building’s past into the present through Art Deco influences, vintage references, art and collected objects inspired by the imagined journeys of Mr. OKU. Across the hotel, each space becomes part of a wider narrative shaped by travel, memory, and discovery.

Positioned as a gateway to Taichung, OKU connects guests with the city through its streets, culture, food, art and nightlife. By day, the surrounding neighbourhood invites exploration; by night, Ailìse Bar carries the journey forward through cocktails, conversation and atmosphere, anchored by Taiwan’s tallest indoor liquor tower rising through the space.

Rooted in memory yet shaped for the present, OKU Hotel Taichung offers a stay defined by discovery, connection and a renewed sense of place.

@studiohbadesign Lead Designer:
Joris Angevaare, Partner, Studio HBA Singapore

Photography Credit: Courtesy of @okuhotel and @ailise_taichung

#StudioHBA #Outsidetheordinary #HBA #InteriorDesign #OKUHotel #AilìseBar by @hirschbednerassociates

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Set within OKU Hotel Taichung, Ailìse Bar extends the hotel’s idea of the Department of Travellers’ Tales into the night. Inspired by journeys, collected memories and the cinematic character of Art Deco, the bar occupies the hotel’s three-storey foyer as an animated social heart. At its centre, Taiwan’s tallest indoor spirit tower rises through the atrium, displaying gins from around the world as objects gathered along a traveller’s path.

Across the space, light, material and atmosphere shift from the energy of the main bar to the intimacy of the private lounges. Reflective surfaces, geometric detailing and warm amber tones give way to richer textures, deeper colours and softer lighting, creating a layered experience that moves between spectacle and retreat.

@studiohbadesign Lead Designer:
Joris Angevaare, Partner, Studio HBA Singapore

Photography Credit: Courtesy of @okuhotel and @ailise_taichung

#StudioHBA #Outsidetheordinary #HBA #InteriorDesign #OKUHotel #AilìseBar by @hirschbednerassociates

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