Anthony J. DiGuiseppe AIA RIBA is President and CEO of DiGuiseppe primarily a small boutique design firm that successfully integrates the architectural ,interior design and project managment into a cohesive environment for its clients, that incorporates wellness and sustainability. Furthermore DiGuiseppe is characteristically unique in the design field by providing in house procurement services, for all its clients. The firm goes beyond the typical FF&E purchases and acting as an agent to purchase many construction related items saving the developer/ client at least 25% on the overall construction budget. The firm specializes in lifestyle, boutique properties that can maximize creativity and individuality, and provides indigenous and genuine experiences for its guests/ clients. The firm has its main office in New York City, with studios in the Hudson Valley and Boca Raton.
He is a Registered Architect and a member of the American Institute of Architects since 1985, as well as a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Mr. DiGuiseppe attended the United States Naval Academy for Naval Architecture and Analytical Management; he holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor of Architecture from City College of New York. He is also a long standing delegate for the Global Wellness Summit, and currrently collaborating with and international team completing a whitepaper for the Global Wellness Institute called the Pathways to Wellness Architecture and Design. As a preservationist he had pioneered the Historical Preservation Law in Marbletown and spent 8 years as the Chair of the Marbletown Historic Preservation Commission. His architecture and interior design work has been published extensively in the United States, the Caribbean and Great Britain, The Hudson Valley Chronogram, American Spa Magazine, Hospitality Design, Curbed New York, European Spa Magazine, Hotel Design (cover), Boutique Design, Interior Design and Hotel and Motel Management. DiGuiseppe has been recognized by Hotel Management for each year since 2005 as one of the Top Design Firms. Interior Design Magazine has honored the firm amongst the Giants of Hospitality. He has spoken at conferences for the hospitality industry; the Lodging Conference in Phoenix, BITEC, HOTEC, IMN panels in New York, Miami, and Las Vegas on Condo Hotels, and has spoken at the Global Wellness Summit in Istanbul, Morocco, and Aspen on the Future of Architecture and industry events on Green and Sustainable design, was invited to join Hotel Design Magazines' Design Roundtable at HD in Miami Beach, as well as judging the International Student Spa Competition for the GWS. Recent projects include Sustainable Private residences , a wellness resort in the Adirondacks , hotels, spas, multi-family and restaurants: the Restoration of an 1851 Farmhouse in the Hudson Modernist style in Kerhonkson, Reimagining the Naturopathica Spa in East Hampton, Hide Rooftop bar and lounge at The Artezen Hotel a Four Star property in the downtown financial district, The Broadway Plaza Hotel reimanging in NYC’s NoMad historical district, The rebranding of Ipanema in New York Citys' Little Brazil, the Five Star Spa at the Lotte New York Palace, The Dominick Hotel and Spa, featuring the first and only hammam in NYC garnering the accollades as the Best Spa in North America by European Spa Magazine, the renowned Gurneys' Inn Resort & Spa, The historical Providence Biltmore Hotel, The Emerson Resort & Spa (nominated for Best Spa by Boutique Hotel Magazine for 2008, which achieved four stars from Mobil), the award-winning Niagara Falls Crowne Plaza (best renovation of the year) and a sustainable resort concept in Sint Maarten, rebranding of 10 Exhale Spas: the Epic Miami, The Gansvoort, The Loews Miami Beach, Venice Beach and Madison Ave, etc and a series of multi-family projects in Manhattan and Brooklyn as well as in 500 Station Blvd in Aurora, Illinois. |
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