Education

Bachelor of Architecture, University of Houston

Study Abroad, Centre d’Etude d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme, Saintes, France

Awards and Citations

Interior Design HiP Hospitality Leader

Boutique 18 Honoree

AIA Honor Award

IIDA Northern California Honor Award

Interior Design Best of Year Award

Gold Key Hospitality Design Award

PaperCity Design Excellence Award

Chris Evans

Principal, Design Director

Chris Evans is a Principal at Rottet Studio with more than 15 years of interior architecture and design experience spread over a variety of commercial and hospitality projects. Recognized for his diversified strengths, Mr. Evans plays a valuable role in all aspects of the design process from concept design to construction administration, with concentrated efforts on space planning, architectural finishes and furniture specifications for the project. In 2017 Boutique Design magazine honored Mr. Evans on the roster of the Boutique 18, the magazine’s yearly roster of noteworthy, on-the-rise designers of hospitality interiors. He is also recognized by Interior Design magazine as a HiP Hospitality Design Leader.

Chris Evans cut his teeth from an early age in his family’s furniture shop, initiating his study of the design world by shaping objects with his hands. The manual process link between working with his hands and his brain has informed his design throughout his young career, exemplified by his unparalleled expertise in space planning, architectural finishes and detailing, and furniture specifications. Mr. Evans’ talents also include the development of design details for custom furniture and millwork pieces, ranging from traditional carved wood and tooled leather details to very contemporary stone and glass details. This design approach, born of function and imbued with beauty, has resulted in buildable and memorable projects for his clients. An approach combining his background with extensive historic research has allowed him to create buildings, spaces and furniture that invoke authentic emotional responses from clients and guests.

Throughout Chris’ career he has been involved in both base building and interior architecture projects for commercial, hospitality and residential clients. Most notably, he was the lead designer on the two new Four Seasons properties in Bogota, Colombia, which opened last year to widespread acclaim. His work on the Four Seasons Casa Medina was an Interior Design Best of Year Finalist, named one of the 15 Most Important New Luxury Hotels by Departures magazine, made Conde Nast Traveler’s Hot List, and was featured in Hospitality Design Magazine. Chris led the historic renovation of the Driskill Hotel in Austin, TX, one of four properties in Hyatt’s Unbound Collection, which received a rave review in Boutique Design for his “ultra-bespoke approach,” and the multimillion dollar renovation of the Four Seasons Houston spa and fitness center which debuted on the August 2016 cover of American Spa magazine. Recent accolades aside, Chris’ work has a timeless touch – The Surrey Hotel, one of his first hospitality projects, was named the Number 1 Hotel in New York City in Travel+Leisure’s 2016 “World’s Best” Awards eight years after its re-design.