At three : living architecture, our competitive advantage stems from decades of experience on high quality, high profile projects and a philosophy of excellence. Quality clients are drawn to three because of a shared commitment to design excellence, a strong and tested process and over thirty years of experience. Our clients understand that in the realm of superior architecture, there is no substitute for vision, passion and exceptional service. Our mission is to transform lives through design that lifts the human spirit – the lives of both our development partners and guests alike. We give each client personal service of the highest quality – service expected from an exclusive and focused shop – and provide creative solutions tailored to fit their individual needs. Developers, owners and operators know they have a partner who can take them through the process expertly. We provide them with an exquisitely designed, highly marketable product, which is demanded by today and tomorrow’s exacting end-users.
Boutique Design
Forging Global Relationships
Beverly Hills, California Dallas, Texas West Hollywood, California an Antonio, Texas Beverly Hills, California Dallas, Texas San Antonio, Texas Cary, North Carolina
San Antonio, Texas Burbank, California Kasugai, Japan Frisco, Texas
Riviera Maya, Mexico Riviera Maya, Mexico Guanacaste, Costa Rica Ojai, California Cayman Islands Playa del Carmen, Mexico Hunt, Texas Scottsdale, Arizona Beverly Hills, California Riviera Maya, Mexico Riviera Maya, Mexico Cary, North Carolina
THE PENINSUL A Beverly Hills, California
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
200 Key Luxury Hotel Probity International three : living architecture James Northcutt Associates Hyatt Raines Vitek
ROSEWOOD MANSION ON TURTLE CREEK Dallas, Texas
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
145 Key Luxury Hotel Addition Rosewood Hotels and Resorts Shepherd + Boyd Architects* Hirsch Bedner Associates Enviro Design
* Gary Koerner was Designer and Project Architect for The Mansion while at Shepherd + Boyd.
8950 SUNSET BLVD West Hollywood, California
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
165 Key Luxury Hotel 4 Private Residences 8950 Sunset Blvd LLC three : living architecture HBA – Los Angeles SWA – Los Angeles
HOTEL EMMA San Antonio, Texas
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
96 Key Hotel Adaptive Re-use 44 Key Hotel Addition Silver Ventures three : living architecture Roman and Williams Ten Eyck
L’ERMITAGE Beverly Hills, California
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
129 Key Luxury Hotel Renovation Hotel Immobiliere three : living architecture Chhada Siembieda & Associates EDAW
HOTEL PALOMAR Dallas, Texas
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
200 Key Hotel Renovation Spa and Retail Addition 100 Condominium Residences Behringer Harvard three : living architecture Cheryl Rowley Design Linda Tycher & Associates
HOTEL CONTESSA San Antonio, Texas
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
265 Key All-Suites Hotel Silver Ventures three : living architecture Vivian Nichols / Leslie Foster Rialto Studios, Inc
THE UMSTEAD Cary, North Carolina
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
150 Key Luxury Hotel and Spa SAS Institute three : living architecture Frank Nicholson, Inc EDAW
WESTIN RIVERWALK San Antonio, Texas
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
457 Key Hotel Silver Ventures three : living architecture Looney & Assoc / Severson Studios Talley Associates
HOTEL AMARANO Burbank, California
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
100 Key 4-Star Hotel Probity International three : living architecture Cheryl Rowley Design Jim Hyatt
HOTEL GRAND TIARA Kasugai, Japan
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
50 Key Boutique Hotel and Wedding Hall Venue Takasagoden Inc. three : living architecture James Northcutt Associates EDAW
WESTIN STONEBRIAR Frisco, Texas
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
301 Key Resort Hotel and Conference Center Town & Country Development three : living architecture Forrest Perkins Talley Associates
ROSEWOOD MAYAKOBA Riviera Maya, Mexico
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
120 Key Luxury Resort | 17,000 SF Spa OHL (Madrid) three : living architecture Casa y Jardin EDSA
FAIRMONT MAYAKOBA Riviera Maya, Mexico
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
320 Key Hotel | 16,000 Spa | 30 Casitas OHL (Madrid) three : living architecture Wilson Associates Talley Associates / EDSA
ROSEWOOD COSTA CARMEL Guanacaste, Costa Carmel
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
80 Suite Resort and Spa Genesis three : living architecture Morrison Seifert Murphy Urban Design South
OJAI VALLEY INN & SPA Ojai, California
Project
Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
Addition of 74 Guestrooms, 3 Restaurants and Pool; Expansion and Renovation of Lobby and Conference Center Ojai Valley Inn & Spa three : living architecture Cheryl Rowley Design Katie O’Reilly Rogers, Inc
THE BLUFFS AT CAYMAN BRAC Cayman Islands
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
125 Key Hotel and Spa 99 Villas and 33 Estate Lots Cayman Brac Partners three : living architecture Morrison Seifert Murphy SWA Group
MAHEKAL BEACH RESORT Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Project
Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
Renovation and combining of Mahekal with the adjacent Las Palapas Resort, resulting in a new 190-key luxury beach property Circa Capital Corp three : living architecture Hilda Espino Talley Associates
STABLEWOOD SPRINGS Hunt, Texas
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
Lodge, Spa and 60 Villas Stablewood Springs three : living architecture Pamela Pierce Design Talley Associates
WILLOW STREAM SPA FAIRMONT SCOTTSDALE PRINCESS Scottsdale, Arizona
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
34,000 SF Spa Fairmont Hotels and Resorts three : living architecture Brayton Hughes EDAW
THE PENINSULA SPA Beverly Hills, California
Project Client Architect Interior Designer
Renovation and 5,000 SF Addition Probity International three : living architecture Darrell Schmitt Design Associates
SENSE SPA ROSEWOOD MAYAKOBA Riviera Maya, Mexico
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
Sense Spa OHL (Madrid) three : living architecture Casa y Jardin EDSA
WILLOW STREAM SPA FAIRMONT MAYAKOBA Riviera Maya, Mexico
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
Willow Stream Spa OHL (Madrid) three : living architecture Wilson Associates Talley Associates / EDSA
THE UMSTEAD SPA Cary, North Carolina
Project Client Architect Interior Designer Landscape Architect
The Umstead Spa SAS Institute three : living architecture Frank Nicholson, Inc EDAW
“New ideas come in design when you respect the principles, but are willing to break the rules.” -Gary Koerner
Gary P. Koerner, AIA, NCARB President / Founder
Gary Koerner had one of the greatest fortunes in life when, in 1979 as a young architect, he was given the opportunity to design the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, Texas. Little did he know that the Mansion, a 142 room boutique hotel, would set in motion the new standard for the luxury hospitality market as it evolved over the next three decades. Outside of his firm, which he founded in 1983, each year he designs one or two private residences for the very purpose of understanding his clientele, tapping into how they live and what they expect in accommodations when traveling. Gary has been spoken of as “an idea guy”. His passion has always been to seek solutions to design problems that are never formulaic or trendy but instead bring value to the marketplace through creativity. Always questioning and improving the standard for design, Gary spearheads each concept design program and consistently creates unique and memorable luxury experiences.
Project Experience The Peninsula
Beverly Hill, California
8950 Sunset Hotel
West Hollywood, California
Raffles L’Ermitage
Beverly Hills, California
The Mansion on Turtle Creek Dallas, Texas
Hotel Palomar and Residences
Rosewood Mayakoba
Hotel Grand Tiara
Hotel Amarano
Fairmont Mayakoba
Stablewood Springs
Private Luxury Residence
Four Seasons Las Colinas Residential
Hotel Emma
Brook Hollow Golf Club
Monte Rei Country Club
Rolling Hills Residences
Riviera Maya, Mexico Riviera Maya, Mexico
Irving, Texas
Hotel Contessa
Kasugai, Japan Hunt, Texas
San Antonio, Texas The Algarve, Portugal
San Antonio, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Professional Background March 1983 to Present : Living Architecture President
1974 to March 1983 Shepherd & Boyd USA, Inc.
Professional Organizations Tau Sigma Delta National Honorary Architecture Fraternity
Awards and Publications No. 1 hotel in the Continental US Travel + Leisure World’s Best 2013 Five Star / Five Diamond Hotel 23 years in a row Five Star / Five Diamond Resort Hotel Travel + Leisure World’s Best 2014: Top ranked resort in Mexico Top 50 Best Hotels in the World
The Covenant School; Founder and Board of Directors
Five Star / Five Diamond Hotel
Education
Architectural Digest 2003
Bachelor of Architecture Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas 1974
Republic of China/Taiwan Architectural Golden Award Gold Key Award Finalist
Burbank, California Abu Dhabi, UAE Dallas, Texas
Tirana, Albania
The virtues of architecture are ‘firmness, commodity and delight’ -Leon Battista Alberti
Carl S. Ede Principal / Director of Design Carl Ede is known as “the nice guy” in the office. He is always open to another person’s point of view and works hard at listening and understanding where people are coming from. Recognizing that a building is never for only one person but must work as a collective experience, Carl believes a project is most successful when it incorporates multiple points of view, but at the same time, creates a unique personality related to the culture and the context. That is why Carl believes in the collaborative design process. Bringing all the design consultants together to collaborate with the owner and operator, is sometimes a messy process. It takes a thoughtful, diplomatic person to guide the numerous ideas and visions into a successful, unified whole. Carl has demonstrated this skill on a series of very diverse projects. Key to pulling the team together is developing the conceptual framework for the projects with descriptive words and phrases, mood pictures and a series of sketch solutions. This is where Carl shines. He loves to incorporate the team’s input into quick free-handed perspective sketches to help the owner visualize the potential solutions. Once the overall conceptual vision is set, it shapes all the other decisions. Carl is adamant about taking the concept through the entire process, from the big picture to the smallest detail. He is passionate about striving for the highest quality design within the constraints of the project’s budget. He has developed great working relationships with both clients, operators and consultants.
Project Experience 30 Luxury Residences Hong Kong, China
Private Residence Abu Dhabi, UAE
1 Plantation Road Hong Kong, China
77 Peak Road
Hong Kong, China
Rosewood Costa Carmel
Hacienda Santa Teresa Resort
Hotel Contessa
The Umstead
The Bluffs at Cayman Brac
Four Seasons Troon North
Pakubuwono Residences
Spa at Horseshoe Bay Resort
Westin Riverwalk
Edgemere
Willow Stream Spa Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Willow Stream Spa Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Guanacaste, Costa Rica Cary, North Carolina Jakarta, Indonesia Dallas, Texas
Estado Aragua, Venezuela Cayman Islands
Horseshoe Bay, Texas
Scottsdale, Arizona
Rosewood Mayakoba Riviera Maya, Mexico
Professional Background
Education
1994 to Present : Living Architecture Principal Director of Design
Master of Architecture, with Honors University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1989
1989 to 1994 RTKL Associates, Inc. Project Manager
Bachelor of Architecture with Honors Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas 1974
1984 to 1988 Raymond Harris & Associates Project Architect 1981 to 1984 F&S Partners Project Designer
Awards AIA, Residential Design Awards Program, Baltimore Magazine/ AIA
Professional Organizations Tau Sigma Delta, National Honorary Architecture Fraternity, LEED AP
Professional Registrations Registered Architect State of Texas State of Maryland
San Antonio, Texas Scottsdale, Arizona San Antonio, Texas
Alberta, Canada
“A structure becomes architectural, and not structural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature.” -Guillaume Apollinaire
Jalil Amine Associate / Senior Designer
Jalil Amine credits his curious nature and sensitivity to his multicultural background. Growing up in Morocco and educated in Belgium and France, one might say he could easily adapt to different environments. But in fact, he has the unique ability to interpret the “sense of place” into each distinctive project he is involved in with three. Jalil believes that the architecture always speaks of tradition in a modern voice that invites commentary and dialogue. His hospitality design is not just about style, it is about living traditions open to adaptation and response to region, climate, nature and culture, which he experiences throughout numerous projects overseas. The experience starts with the initial concept and the communication of ideas and is as important as the design itself. Understanding the power of visual graphic design while being very methodical and organized, Jalil uses these skills to unify and focus his team. Design has taken Jalil all over the world where his inspirations dip into culture, location and people. Out of all the exotic places he has experienced, in his opinion, Tahiti is “as close to paradise as one can get.”
Project Experience Four Palms Resort
St. Martin, West Indies
The Landings St. Lucia St. Lucia, West Indies
Fairmont Bermuda
Additions and Renovations Hamilton and Southampton, Bermuda
Fairmont Barbados St. James, Barbados
Luxury Residences
Emerald Point Resort
Fairmont Princess
Papagayo Residences
Hong Kong, China
Renovations and Additions Acapulco, Mexico
Family Beach Hotel and Resort Marassi, Egypt
Fairmont DC Renovations
Turks and Caicos
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
One & Only Royal Mirage
Rolling Hills Residences
Turks and Caicos
Washington, DC
Master of Urban Design Catholic University of Louvain Louvain, Belgium 1985
1995 to 1997 Fee-Munson-Ebert Designer
Languages French Arabic Conversational Italian
Dallas, Texas
Royal Orchid Resort
2004 to Present : Living Architecture Senior Designer
1997 to 2000 Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC Director of Design
Hotel Palomar Renaissance Hotel at Legacy
Education
2000 to 2001 Aguirre Corporation Project Manager
Festival City Dubai, UAE
Resort, Phase 3 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Professional Background
2001 to 2004 Hillier Group Senior Designer
Four Seasons Dubai
Bachelor of Architecture University of La Cambre Brussels, Belgium 1983 Academic and Graphic Design Ecole des Beaux Arts Paris, France 1978
Awards Grand Award Gold Nugget Best Senior Housing 1983 National Housing Commission Award Paris, France 1985
Plano, Texas
Tirana, Albania
THE PENINSULA
HOTEL GRAND TIARA TOYOAKE
L’ERMITAGE
HOTEL GRAND TIARA SUZUKA
8950 SUNSET HOTEL
HOTEL GRAND TIARA MATSUMOTO
ROSEWOOD MANSION ON TURTLE CREEK
H O T E L G R A N D T I A R A A N JO
HOTEL PALOMAR
HOTEL GRAND TIARA KASUGAI
HOTEL EMMA
HOTEL ASTRA
THE WESTIN RIVERWALK
SHERATON STONEBRIAR
THE WESTIN STONEBRIAR
SHERATON MCKINNEY
THE BEVERLY PRESCOTT
FAMILY BEACH HOTEL
THE UMSTEAD
LA CASTELLANA
HOTEL AMARANO Burbank, California
HILTON HOTEL Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
HOTEL CONTESSA
HOTEL ISLAND FAMOUS
San Antonio, Texas
Galveston, Texas
ANAHEIM HOTEL
PANCANAL HOTEL
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills, California
West Hollywood, California
Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Frisco, Texas
Los Angeles, California
Cary, North Carolina
Anaheim, California
Toyoake, Japan
Suzuka, Japan
Matsumoto, Japan
Anjo, Japan
Nagoya, Japan
West Hollywood, California
Frisco, Texas
McKinney, Texas
El Alamein, Egypt
Caracas, Venezuela
Panama City, Panama
FAIRMONT MAYAKOBA
MOROCCO LUXURY RESORT
ROSEWOOD MAYAKOBA
PARK HYATT AT KANAI
O JA I V A L L E Y I N N & S P A
FOUR SEASONS BLACKADORE CAYE
FOUR PALMS
FOUR SEASONS BODRUM
SOLIS RESORT
LOS MICOS RESORT
FOUR SEASONS DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY
FOUR SEASONS RESORT at TROON NORTH
SAGUARO RANCH
ONE & ONLY RESORT
ROYAL ORCHID RESORT
ROSEWOOD TAHITI
MAHEKAL
MANDARIN ORIENTAL at SOUTH COAST PLAZA
AYLA MARINA
WILLOW STREAM SPA at THE FAIRMONT PRINCESS
THE BLUFFS at CAYMAN BRAC
WILLOW STREAM SPA at FAIRMONT MAYAKOBA
ROSEWOOD COSTA CARMEL
THE PENINSULA SPA
SAWGRASS BEACH RESORT
THE UMSTEAD SPA
STABLEWOOD SPRINGS
FAIRMONT CHATEAU SPA at LAKE LOUISE
Riviera Maya, Mexico
Riviera Maya, Mexico
Ojai, California
St. Martin, West Indies
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Marana, Arizona
Turks and Caicos
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Aqaba, Jordan
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Ponte Vedra, Florida
Hunt, Texas
Agadir, Morocco
Riviera Maya, Mexico
Ambergris Caye, Belize
Bodrum, Turkey
Bahia de Tela, Honduras
Scottsdale, Arizona
Cape Town, South Africa
Moorea, French Polynesia
Costa Mesa, California
Scottsdale, Arizona
Riviera Maya, Mexico
Beverly Hills, California
Cary, North Carolina
Alberta, Canada
The Peninsula Beverly Hills ranked No. 1 hotel in the Continental US and No. 28 in Travel+Leisure’s World’s Best Hotels 2013 Rosewood Mayakoba ranked No. 1 resort in Mexico in Travel+Leisure’s World’s Best Hotels 2013 Rosewood Mayakoba ranked No. 15 in Conde Nast Travelers Top 100 Hotels & Resorts in the World 2013 The Peninsula Beverly Hills awarded AAA Five Diamond Award and Forbes Five Star 21 years in a row
L’Ermitage Beverly Hills awarded AAA Five Diamond Award and Forbes Five Star 13 years in a row The Umstead Hotel awarded AAA Five Diamond Award and Forbes Five Star 7 years in a row Rosewood Mayakoba receives 2009 Opening of the Year Award from HotelWorld Global & Hospitality Design Rosewood Mayakoba receives Best Grand Hotel & Resort recognition from Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, 2010 Fairmont Mayakoba receives AAA Five Diamond Award for second consecutive year, 2009 Hotel Contessa named “12th Best Hotel in the Country” by Conde Nast Traveler “Top 100 Hotels” list, 2008 Rosewood Mayakoba listed in Conde Nast Traveler – “Hot List 2008” of World’s Top New Hotels three named one of the best small companies to work for by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2008 Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek received Mobile Five Star rating for 20th consecutive year Fairmont Mayakoba named “World’s Best New Hotel” by Travel+Leisure, 2007 Gold Key Award finalist for outstanding design of Hotel Palomar, 2007 Hotel Palomar receives a “Lodging Hospitality Design” Award, 2007 Hotel Palomar receives the “Hospitality Design Award” for Mid-range Hotel, sponsored by Hospitality Design Magazine
Ojai Valley Inn and Spa receives AAA Five Diamond Status for 2007 The Umstead Spa named one of the “Hot New Spas” by Conde Nast Traveler Gold Key Award finalist for outstanding design of Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, 2003
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