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Collection by Gail A. Hilliard

Route 66 Redux

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After spending 18 months rehabbing their 31-foot-long Airstream, the couple took it on the open road, traveling out west with their dog.
After spending 18 months rehabbing their 31-foot-long Airstream, the couple took it on the open road, traveling out west with their dog.
Log seating around the fire pit reinforces Kūono's relationship with nature.
Log seating around the fire pit reinforces Kūono's relationship with nature.
The highlight of the Tower suite is sleeping in the natural light-filled space where the church's bells once rang.
The highlight of the Tower suite is sleeping in the natural light-filled space where the church's bells once rang.
In the second bedroom, built-in bunk beds add a flair of fun, decorated with black netting.
In the second bedroom, built-in bunk beds add a flair of fun, decorated with black netting.
Richmond, Virginia is situated on the banks of the James River.
Richmond, Virginia is situated on the banks of the James River.
Awash in blue, the prominent "living room" is not just a social hangout for Shinola Hotel guests, but the downtown Detroit community.
Awash in blue, the prominent "living room" is not just a social hangout for Shinola Hotel guests, but the downtown Detroit community.
A pull-down dining table makes the most of the cabins' 431 square feet. A sleeping area can be glimpsed above.
A pull-down dining table makes the most of the cabins' 431 square feet. A sleeping area can be glimpsed above.
The Kugelschiff is a live/work Airstream trailer that can travel the landscape.
The Kugelschiff is a live/work Airstream trailer that can travel the landscape.
Backyard, the hotel's casual outdoor restaurant, is framed with blackened steel and brick structural elements that reference the neighborhood's industrial past.
Backyard, the hotel's casual outdoor restaurant, is framed with blackened steel and brick structural elements that reference the neighborhood's industrial past.
The sleek lobby bar is a cafe by day and a wine bar by night.
The sleek lobby bar is a cafe by day and a wine bar by night.
Bright wallpaper custom designed by Studio Collective lines the walls of this guest suite. The fig leaf motif is an homage to the firm's popular pet name for the project: Hotel Fig. It was such a success that the fig design was incorporated into the hotel's branding.
Bright wallpaper custom designed by Studio Collective lines the walls of this guest suite. The fig leaf motif is an homage to the firm's popular pet name for the project: Hotel Fig. It was such a success that the fig design was incorporated into the hotel's branding.
The city of Kyoto was once filled with such vernacular buildings, but today, close to two percent of its machiyas are being demolished every year.
The city of Kyoto was once filled with such vernacular buildings, but today, close to two percent of its machiyas are being demolished every year.
The rooms evoke a feeling of the Old West, thanks to an earthy color palette, wainscoting, and brass accents.
The rooms evoke a feeling of the Old West, thanks to an earthy color palette, wainscoting, and brass accents.
Set against the backdrop of the dry desert hills, the Ace's white buildings are an unpretentious makeover of an existing, rundown roadside motel. L.A.-based firm Commune and the Ace's own design team, Atelier Ace, approached the project as a curatorial endeavor, commissioning a number of artists and artisans from southern California and the Southwest to piece together the design elements. See more of the Ace Palm Springs here.
Set against the backdrop of the dry desert hills, the Ace's white buildings are an unpretentious makeover of an existing, rundown roadside motel. L.A.-based firm Commune and the Ace's own design team, Atelier Ace, approached the project as a curatorial endeavor, commissioning a number of artists and artisans from southern California and the Southwest to piece together the design elements. See more of the Ace Palm Springs here.
The deck connecting the two buildings has an outdoor rain shower and a soaking tub, both part of the property’s gray-water system.
The deck connecting the two buildings has an outdoor rain shower and a soaking tub, both part of the property’s gray-water system.