2021 Best of Year winner for Hotel Transformation. In the late 1920’s, architect Henri Sauvage oversaw completion of a large art deco building for Parisian department store Samaritaine. A century later, the building was reimagined for LVMH, including a portion transformed into the luxury hotel Cheval Blanc Paris by Interior Design Hall of Fame member Peter Marino. This project is the 2021 Best of Year winner for Hotel Transformation.