We are Rabun Architects, and we are proud to serve hospitality through design.
In 1975, Joe Rabun founded what would become a leading architectural force within the hospitality industry. Now, 50 years later, Rabun Architects has amassed a catalog of over 200 successful hospitality projects and dozens of satisfied clients.
Throughout our history, we have made lasting, meaningful impacts in the hospitality industry: We worked with Hilton to develop the first prototype for the Hilton Garden Inn, which has been widely regarded as one of Hilton’s most successful limited-service hospitality programs. We are responsible for bringing luxury brands into several new markets, including the St. Regis and Four Seasons in Atlanta, and the Westin in Birmingham, Alabama. We are also long-standing members of the IACC, working to ensure quality meeting and conference spaces are provided in our projects.
Our connections with major international hospitality operators and developers, coupled with expert working knowledge and modern design technology, keep clients coming back to Rabun. Our team of architects and designers is a leader in the industry in hospitality innovation — we leverage the power of BIM and virtual reality to provide clients with a realistic view of their project early on in the design process, ensuring quality of design is carried all the way to the final product. From intimate renovations to complex mixed-use developments, we provide every client with quality design, rooted in practical, working knowledge of hotels and convention spaces.
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are developer driven.
We have developed a process to create a buildable layout in a minimal time frame. From site plan to sellable renderings, Rabun maintains the momentum to keep projects moving forward.
We deliver successful projects.
We believe a successful project is one that operates well. With even the most challenging of sites, Rabun delivers a layout that performs at an optimal level and is aesthetically pleasing.
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are grounded in experience.
Our biggest assets are our people and the experience they bring with them. With every project, Rabun brings a dedicated team, grounded in experience in hospitality and residential design.
We embrace emerging technology.
For the past decade, we have fully integrated 3D BIM technology into all of our work. This allows us to provide clients with a live view of their project from conception through construction.
BRAND EXPERIENCE
Rabun Architects has 50 years of experience working with all major hospitality brands in the luxury, full-service, selected-service, and limited service classes. Our extensive connections with brands allows Rabun projects to be designed with the latest brand standards in mind, expediting the approvals process.
Rabun Architects has amassed a catalog of over 200 successful hotel, conference, and residential commissions.
Our expertise in hospitality design influences all that we do, leaving every client, guest, and resident with a welcome feeling that permeates every project.
The St. Regis Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Inspired by the premier luxury hotels of the early twentieth century, the St. Regis Atlanta Hotel and Residences merges European elegance with southern grace in Atlanta’s second five-star hotel. Located in the heart of Buckhead, this refined hotel and condominium project boasts 53 exclusive residences, 150 stately guest rooms, a world-class spa, two fine dining establishments, and an opulent ballroom. This project is a component of the larger Buckhead Plaza development plan which includes office and residential towers, numerous restaurants, a pedestrian plaza, and a parking deck.
Phase II of the St. Regis Hotel and Residences plans to include additional mixed use residential and office towers which will surround spacious gardens and park space.
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
The Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta makes a bold statement in both architectural and multi-use design by thoroughly addressing the needs of those who live, work, relax, and entertain in an urban environment. The Four Seasons Hotel is Atlanta’s first five-star hotel. Architecturally, this dignified 53-story, mixed-use tower reinterprets neoclassic themes from the 1930’s in a powerful, modern presentation. Functionally, it incorporates the services of a deluxe hotel as amenities for office and residential occupancies on other floors. The upper 20 floors of the hotel contain 96 luxury condominiums, including a custom-designed, three-story penthouse.
Hilton BNA Nashville Airport Terminal
Nashville, Tennessee
The Hilton BNA International Airport Hotel is designed as a sophisticated, cutting-edge hotel and is positioned to be one of the top performing on-airport hotels in the US and around the world. With 298 total keys, over 11,000 SF of meeting space, and resort-style amenities, the hotel will cater to high-end business and leisure travelers alike. The design is based on top, emerging global trends as primary drivers of demand, with an emphasis on high-end comfort, game-changing meeting and event space innovations, and the Nashville feel. The BNA Hilton will provide guests with wide-ranging experiences and venues through spaces focused on fitness & wellness, meaningful open-air areas & landscaping, and environmental sustainability, all within an iconic landmark tower centerpiece for the new BNA Airport and Hilton Worldwide portfolios.
Hotel Indigo Riverfront Place
Columbus, Georgia
Overlooking the Chattahoochee River and Columbus Riverwalk, this Hotel Indigo Columbus at Riverfront Place features 107 guestrooms, a rooftop bar, restaurant, and elevated meeting wing. Inspired by the history and culture of Columbus, Georgia, the brick base grounds the hotel design and reflects the surrounding mill buildings, while the sleek appearance of the tower and rooftop articulate the technological development the city is experiencing. Connecting guests to the outdoors was key in the designan ample outdoor dining terrace, meeting terrace, amenity deck, and rooftop bar provide varying views of the river, which is noted for its whitewater rafting. As a key part of the Riverfront Place development, the hotel will serve downtown Columbus for many years to come.
JB Duke Hotel & Conference Center
Durham, North Carolina
Duke University commissioned Rabun to design a major addition to the R. David Thomas Executive Conference Center at the Fuqua School of Business. This IACC-certified conference center received a fresh look and dramatically increased capacity. The original connector between the two halves of the conference center was demolished, and a five story addition with two partial lower floors was built in its place. This addition dramatically increased the building’s visibility from various points along Science Drive, and created a completely new image for the centrally located facility. A guest’s first impression of the conference center is improved, as the addition provides an entirely new front door, reception, and lobby. Other key spaces created by the addition include 85 new guest rooms, 11,350 SF of additional meeting space, a business center, and two food and beverage facilities.
City Center
Lexington, Kentucky
City Center is a mixed-use development in the urban core of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Covering an entire city block, the development includes a Marriott and a Residence Inn with shared meeting spaces, along with 14 condo units, a 165,000 SF office building, 10,000 SF of retail space, and 700 parking spaces in three levels of underground parking. The nexus of the project is a large, central courtyard, which serves as the main arrival experience for guests of both hotels.
Facing the historic fabric of West Main Street, the Residence Inn features a facade with traditional brick detailing. The Marriott, which fronts the future Town Branch Commons pedestrian and bike path, caries the city forward with a clean, modern aesthetic.
