Stillwater SEVEN shortlisted for Australian Interior Design Excellence, Eat Drink Design awards

The interior architecture was completed by Cumulus Studio, with director and co-founder Todd Henderson said there was a lot to draw inspiration from.

"I think it's always an excellent experience working on an existing building, especially when it's so significant," he said.

"It was actually a really complicated project, because the whole structure is timber. Hotels often have the highest fire regulations.There was lots of tricky detailing to keep the timber and not get rid of it."

Cumulus' work was shortlisted in the hospitality category of the Australian Interior Design Excellence Awards, and best hotel design category of the Eat Drink Design Awards.

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Mr Henderson said it was great to see.

"I think the great thing about it is the great product from the point of view of the branding from the client, and their vision that we could then take on to actually turn into the architectural vision," he said.

"Then to have such an excellent builder was great."

Anstie Constructions, the hotel's builders, last week won the Master Builders Tasmania Award for renovations and fitouts between $1 and $5 million for their work on the project.

"We can't do project like this without great clients, but we also can't do projects like this without great builders," Mr Henderson said.

"It was a really good team effort, and that's why I think it's been received so well."

He said Cumulus took on a lot of tourism projects, however the were mostly concentrated in the state's south.

"People have that expectation of boutique accommodation, and I think Launceston was lacking that," he said.

"It's really starting to lift that profile of what tourist products can be in Launceston."

Stillwater SEVEN is one of many properties involved in the Junction Arts Festival's Open House series.

The tour will take place on Saturday, September 7 from noon to 1.30pm, however tickets have sold out.

"It looks like people are pretty keen to see it," Mr Henderson said.

"It's good that Open House is doing it. I think it'll be excellent next week for people to see not just our project, but lots of other projects that they might not have seen before."

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