White Sands Hotel, Waikiki, HI
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
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      Acquisition Date: 2016 
 Opening Date: 2018
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      Co Developer: Benjamin Rafter 
 Architecture: Workshop HI
 Interior Design: The Vanguard Theory
 Branding: Welcome Stranger
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      The White Sands project was the renovation and rehabilitation of a motel that had come into disrepair at the end of its lease. We fell in love with the history of this asset and tried to re-vive the “continental jet set” vibe of a postcard we discovered during the process. 
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      
