Megan Luce
Senior Director of Interior DesignMichael GravesMegan Luce joined the Michael Graves team in 2007 and leads the Interior Design Studio in the firm’s Princeton, New Jersey office. She has over 20 years of experience in the interior design of hospitality, residential, and workplace projects. Megan has designed the interiors of hotels, branded apartments, clubs, fitness centers, recreational facilities, food and beverage outlets, spas, conference centers and other facilities that encourage camaraderie and heighten the guest experience. Her ongoing hospitality and residential work include new construction as well as renovation and re-positioning of existing spaces. She is well versed in LEED and WELL design principles.
Megan creates a lively variety of settings and moods through form, materials, color, and furnishings, whether referential to the past, contemporary, or futuristic. An active collaborator with the 3D visualization team at Michael Graves, she brings projects to life before they are built, immersing clients in the vision of their future spaces.
Megan is the Lead Interior Designer for the guestrooms, suites, and branded residences at the newly opened JW Marriott Reston Station in Reston, Virginia. She led the Interior Design team for Fannie Mae’s nationwide workplace transformation, including its Washington, D.C. headquarters, and the Reston, VA technology innovation center. She was Interior Design Lead for the 3.5-million-SF Resorts World Sentosa, which included full interior design services for three hotels, an ESPA spa, and 14 restaurants. She also led the interiors team for the 51 Degrees Hotel and Spa in Switzerland and participated in the design of the apartments and luxury hotel for Nile Corniche, a 2-million-SF hotel and residential development in Cairo.
Designing Identity Within the Brand: JW Marriott Reston Station
Global hospitality brands promise consistency but today’s guests expect something far more specific: a genuine connection to place. So how do you desi…Global hospitality brands promise consistency but today’s guests expect something far more specific: a genuine connection to place. So how do you design something that feels both unmistakably “JW Marriott” and entirely rooted in its local context? Th…Global hospitality brands promise consistency but today’s guests expect something far more specific: a genuine connection to place. So how do you design something that feels both unmistakably “JW Marriott” and entirely rooted in its local context? The team behind the newly opened JW Marriott Reston Station takes you inside that challenge. Moving beyond theory, this conversation explores the real decisions, trade-offs, and tensions that shaped the…Global hospitality brands promise consistency but today’s guests expect something far more specific: a genuine connection to place. So how do you design something that feels both unmistakably “JW Marriott” and entirely rooted in its local context? The team behind the newly opened JW Marriott Reston Station takes you inside that challenge. Moving beyond theory, this conversation explores the real decisions, trade-offs, and tensions that shaped the project from brand standards to material choices, spatial experience, and guest perception. What does “sense of place” actually look like inside a global flag? Where do you push, and where do you hold the line? This panel offers a candid look at how brand and place can collide, align, and ultimately redefine each other.Show MoreClick the title to see all detailsShow More
