The Water Trough was named a finalist in the AIA Los Angeles Restaurant Design Awards! With interiors by Rottet Studio, the Water Trough "is the full-service restaurant and bar located within Valencia’s Lone Star Court, an Austin-based, 123-key roadside hotel.  This space is shaped by sampling elements of Texas culture and lore with elements of barns, and dance halls, to icehouses and cantinas."Cast your vote to help us win the People's Choice Award here!The winners will be announced at the award ceremony on Saturday, May 30th at Dwell on Design. Thank you for your support!

The Austin American-Statesman recently published an article about Valencia Lone Star Court!"Lone Star Court designer Lauren Rottet of the Houston-based Rottet Studio had to walk 'the fine line between being kitsch without being gimmicky or tacky,' she says, 'We wanted it to be charming in its 'campiness,' but Austin is a city in which locals and visitors are always on the lookout for what is new and different, so I think that helps our cause.'"Read the rest of the article here.