Hospitality
With a deep-rooted passion for creating a profound sense of place, we specialize in designing spaces that beckon, captivate, and inspire. Our mission is to breathe life into architecture, creating an experience that embraces and engages the users at every turn.
Restaurants
Flora Farms Restaurant
Las Animas, BCS
The Flora Farms Restaurant is a unique Farm to Table restaurant where the Restaurant sits right at the edge of the Farm itself.
Watershed
Mill Valley, CA
Nestled within the historic Mill Valley Lumber Yard, reimagined as a destination for shopping and dining, the Watershed is aptly named.
Piatti Mill Valley
Mill Valley, CA
Piatti Mill Valley has been a cherished Italian restaurant in Marin County, California since the 1980s. In 2019, the restaurant’s owners approached Dorman Associates, seeking assistance with rebranding all eight Piatti locations.
Piatti Quarry
San Antonio, TX
Piatti at The Quarry was the second in the Piatti Restaurant Collection to undergo a rebranding transformation. With the primary dining area completely reconfigured, the former entry now serves as a refined private dining space.
Piatti Seattle
Seattle, WA
In 2019, the owners of the Piatti Restaurant Collection approached Dorman Associates seeking assistance with rebranding and developing a cohesive aesthetic for all eight Piatti locations.
Piatti Eilan
Eilan, TX
Piatti at Eilan was the third restaurant that underwent a significant rebranding and design transformation to align with the architectural style of Piatti restaurants while maintaining some of its existing features.
Rancho del Mono
Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico
Dorman Associates was hired to create a destination village, including restaurants and event spaces, with the local community in mind.
Flora Farms · Baja California Sur
One farm, six buildings
We worked closely from its inception with Patrick Greene, the visionary developer of the Flora Farms Culinary Community, to create an integrated design build product that is unique in the Baja BCS area.
Stays
Flora Lofts
Las Animas, Baja California Sur
The Flora Lofts are a small group of rental residences within the Flora Farms community in Las Animas, Baja California Sur.
El Dorado Hotel
Sonoma, CA
The El Dorado Hotel & Kitchen occupies an 1880 building at the corner of First Street West and West Spain Street on the Sonoma Plaza, with a restaurant, lobby and lounge at street level, a courtyard dining patio and pool, twenty-three guest suites on the second floor and four bungalow suites beside the pool.
Flora Farms Culinary Cottages
Las Animas, Baja California Sur
Located on 7 acres in Los Animas, Baja California Sur, the Culinary Cottages offer a unique opportunity to live on a working Organic Farm Community.
Flora Farms Haylofts
Las Animas, Baja California Sur
The Haylofts are the compilation of two quiet straw bale suites flanking a metal and glass great room.
Flora Spa
Los Animas, BCS
Flora Farms Spa is a haven of tranquility nestled amidst lush gardens and picturesque landscapes.
Markets and shops
Merkado
San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Located in a new development between San Jose Del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, this marketplace offers a variety of culinary opportunities.
Flora Shops
Las Animas, BCS
Adjacent to the restaurant are Straw Bale constructed Live Work units that offer small businesses the opportunity to have a presence on the farm and to add to the diversity that makes the Flora Farm community vibrant.
Elco Shed
Redwood City, CA
The design team was tasked with revitalizing an existing feed mill that was built over 100 years ago and had sustained numerous fires throughout its operating years.
Workplaces and venues
Lytton Casino
San Pablo, CA
The original San Pablo Lytton Casino was designed with a Moroccan theme that didn’t reflect the Architectural preference of the Lytton Tribe.
PHG Home Office
Mill Valley, CA
When the Palisade’s Hospitality Group made the decision to move their office to Mill Valley, they contacted us due to the strong partnership we had developed while collaborating on various hotel and restaurant projects.
Town Center
Loveland, Colorado
This unique mixed-used development offers a mosaic of experiences, providing new allure in the heart of Centerra.
Awards
- Merkado
Best Special Use Gold Nugget Grand Award Winner at Pacific Coast Builders Conference 2018
- Flora Farms Culinary Cottages
Home of the Year Gold Nugget Grand Award winner & Best Single Family Detached Home under 2,000 sq. ft. Gold Nugget Grand Award winner at Pacific Coast Builders Conference 2016. Judges Special Award of Excellence Gold Nugget winner at Pacific Coast Builders Conference 2018.
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