HOSPITALIT Y & ENTER TAINMENT
ARCHITECTURE
Associated Consulting International A NEW ENVIRONMENT.
IDEA-BASED RESOURCES.
ACi was formed to provide a team culture offering purpose-driven economic development for major property development owners. Formed from diverse global development and architectural experiences of Larry Adams, Jr. and John Cunningham, our mission is to help customers forecast the future using unique processes, which provide clear and value-driven principles to steer a strategic path to the opportunity ahead.
ACi distinguishes itself from traditional service firms in that we serve as true consultants. We tailor our resources based on our customer’s requirements and extend their organizations’ capability, rather than ask the customer to adapt to the outside expert. We rely on networks of resources consisting of seasoned professionals who know and have worked with the best in the world in a variety of disciplines. The best for your project means just that: knowledge, skills, experience and attitudes complementary to yours. In an ideas-based service, the ability to relate and communicate with the customer is as critical as the quality of the thinking behind those ideas. ACi resources go beyond planning and designing an environment, because they start with realistic approaches to help you quantify the opportunity: trade area analysis, master planning, design standards, accurate project construction costs, and craft building delivery plans based realistically on the opportunity itself rather than adapted from someone else’s model. We help you dig to uncover the hidden barriers to success. Working with you, together we learn the true topography of your opportunity. Together, we then build the strategies to realize your vision efficiently and profitably, leveraging advantages while reducing barriers.
REALIZING YOUR VISION. Strategic planning support provided by ACi strengthens and maximizes the financial investment of destination developments: integrated environments that deliver a total experience. A destination can be cities, urban districts, sporting venues, transit oriented developments, educational campus, technology corridors and healthcare centers. As destinations, planned communities of tomorrow take elements from all of the above, including downtown cities, urban centers, medical, science and technology villages. Businesses and Communities that operate destinations serve as hosts. Their customers are guests. The over arching measurement of customer satisfaction is the guest experience. In other words, a destination is a business venture in which the place is the product. The full development of a destination deals with more than planning and building it. It encompasses the full range of financial feasibility, product development, experience scripting, programming, design, engineering, operations and overall project delivery and start-up strategies. ACi understands this. Completely. We provide a clear process to help you follow the strategic path to your opportunity within the realities of your financial and time related constraints. Photo curiosity of Wiki-Commons
HOSPITALIT Y & ENTER TAINMENT ARCHITEC TURE Hyatt Regency Hotel Expansion (Formerly the Peabody Hotel) Orlando, Florida
City of Orlando Arena Convention Hotel and Conference Center Orlando, Florida
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Swan Pointe Golf & Country Club
Sarasota, Florida
Charles County, Maryland
Downtown Cambria Suites
Global Village
Orlando, Florida
Dubai, AEU
Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel
Fun Spot Amusement Park
Orlando, Florida *
Orlando, Florida
Royal Pacific Resort Hotel & Parking Garage
Spec Martin Municipal Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Deland, Florida
Solitude Inn
Disney World - Wide World of Sports
Flagler Beach, Florida
Orlando, Florida
NBC-Universal Hotel
Orlando Science Center - Children’s Playground
Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Hard Rock Hotel
Orlando Science Center - Darden Theater Renovations
Orlando, Florida
Regent Residence, Spa & Hotel Winter Park, Florida
Wyndham Hotel
Orlando, Florida
The Lakeland Center–Civic/Convention/ Performing Arts Theater Lakeland, Florida
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Hilton Rose Hall Hotel
City of Orlando Performing Arts Center Parking Garage
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Orlando, Florida
LA Film School Hotel (Study)
1200 Seat Dinner Theater/Retail Complex
Hollywood, California
Osceola County, Florida
The Alfond Inn at Rollins
(Study)
Vince Carter Restaurant (Mill-Work only)
Winter Park, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Walt Disney Swan Hotel
Universal Studios Islands of Adventure
Orlando, Florida
Universal Studios, Florida *
Universal Studios City Walk Orlando, Florida *
NBA City Restaurant Universal Studios, Florida *
NASCAR Restaurant Universal Studios, Florida *
Bob Marley Resturant Universal Studios, Florida *
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Orlando, Florida *
Motown Cafe Orlando, Florida *
City Jazz Orlando, Florida *
Emril’s Restaurant Orlando, Florida *
Niagara World Park United States/Canada Boarder *
Hard Rock Cafe Biloxi, Mississippi
Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood, Florida
Warner Brothers Stage 16 (Study) Orlando, Florida
Larry H. Adams, Jr., AIA Managing Partner/Founder ladams@aciarch.com
Larry is a founding partner and Managing Partner of ACi. Florida born, Larry enjoys a long career as a partner of national design firms and international real estate development companies. His unique ability to manage major projects through the firm’s unique process, identifies and filters constraints into corresponding strategic solutions. His expertise in both real estate development and architecture has enabled Larry to provide sustainable, high-return results to communities, users, investors, and developers. Larry and his family have resided in Central Florida for more than 30 years.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS Bachelor of Design, Architecture University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Bachelor of Science, Architecture/ Engineering University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Graduate School of Management
HOSPITALITY & ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE Hyatt Regency Convention Hotel/Spa (formerly Peabody Hotel)
(Continuing Studies) Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Orlando, Florida
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
Ritz-Carlton Hotel/Spa
Architecture (#0007978) State of Florida
Sarasota, Florida
The Alfond Inn at Rollins
(Concept)
NCARB 30906
Winter Park, Florida
Sheraton Downtown Orlando Hotel Orlando, Florida *
Hard Rock Hotel & Cafe Orlando, Florida
NBC-Universal Hotel Orlando, Florida
Wyndham Hotel Montego Bay, Jamaica
Cambria Suites Hotel Downtown Orlando, Florida
Regent Hotel & Spa Winter Park, Florida
LA Film School Hotel (Concept) Hollywood, California
Warner Brothers Stage 16 (Concept) Orlando, Florida * personal project experience
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT President’s Leadership Council Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
SunTrust Administrative Board Orlando, Florida
Florida – Canada Trade Mission, Past Chairman State of Florida
Private Business Association of Seminole Seminole County
Development Review Committee City of Orlando, Florida
Real Estate Advisory Board, Past Member University of Florida, Warrington College of Business Administration
John A. Cunningham, AIA Design Partner/Founder jcunningham@aciarch.com
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS Bachelor of Science, Architecture Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Master of Architecture Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Over Seas Architectural Studies University of Chicago, Versailles, France
Graduate School of Design (Continuing Studies) Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS Architecture (#0013674) State of Florida
Architecture (#7235) State of South Carolina
John is a founding partner and Design Partner of ACi. He is locally, regionally and nationally published for his award-winning placemaking planning and design contributions to various projects integrating authentic architecture with art and landscape. John has in-depth national projects to his credit on important landmark projects including national memorial parks, cities, revitalization districts, transit-oriented development, publicprivate partnerships, and historic preservation. His achievements are founded on 30 years of study and practice of art, architecture and history. His research, travel and professional experience has led Mr. Cunningham to five continents and 27 countries. John teaches “Vernacular Architecture of Florida” and “Place Making” for the Masters Program of Civic Urbanism at Rollins College.
HOSPITALITY & ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE Hyatt Regency Convention Hotel/Spa (formerly Peabody Hotel) Orlando, Florida
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
NCARB C40039
Sarasota, Florida
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Royal Pacific Resort Hotel & Parking Garage
Adjunct Professor Master of Civic Urbanism - Courses Taught Placemaking & Vernacular Florida Architecture Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
Chairman of Long Range Planning & Marketing Committee Cornell Fire Arts Museum Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
American Institute of Architects Central Florida Chapter
Vice President, Executive Board of Directors American Institute of Architects
Board of Visitors Rollins College Cornell Fine Arts Museum Winter Park, Florida
Executive Committee Cornell Fine Arts Museum Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Hard Rock Hotel & Cafe Orlando, Florida
NBC-Universal Hotel Orlando, Florida
Regent Hotel & Spa Winter Park, Florida
Global Village Dubai, AEU
The Alfond Inn at Rollins Winter Park, Florida
Cambria Suites Hotel Orlando, Florida * personal project experience
(Concept)
Hyatt Regency - Orlando (formerly Peabody Hotel) Hyatt Hotels | Orlando, Florida Cost: $420 Million | Year Completed: 2010
The expansion to the hotel’s existing 850-key hotel and convention complex added a new 31-story tower containing 750 new guestrooms, bringing the total count to 1,641 guestrooms including 120 suites. The hotel’s meeting space contains 210,000 square feet of flexible technology-rich meeting space, a pillar-free 55,000 square foot Grand Ballroom and 80 deluxe breakout rooms with full media capabilities. The expansion added an additional 22,000 square foot full service luxury spa and new lobby. A 7-story parking garage for 2,100 cars is also a new addition and replaces the existing surface parking. The Hyatt Regency Orlando has the best location to the 7 million square foot Orange County Convention Center. The hotel is connected via a skywalk also designed by ACi that runs from the convention center directly into the hotel. ACi was hired by the former owner’s (Peabody Hotel Group) Chairman, Martin S. Belz, to design the project and provide construction documents with the owner’s coordinating Architect-of-Record, interior designer, contractor and other multi-disciplinary consultants.
“Whether your project is a niche-market boutique hotel or mid-to-large scale product, I can sincerely say that ACi has an excellent grasp of creating a one-of-a-kind, cost-effective design.” -Alan C. Villaverde, President/Peabody Hotels Division Managing Director/The Peabody Orlando
“ACi was specifically hired by me to be the Design Architect for the delivery of the overall planning and design of the new Peabody Hotel and Convention Center. In addition to being the design architect for the overall project ACi produced the construction drawings for the 750 Key Guest Room Tower. ” - Martin S. Belz, Chairman Peabody Hotel Group
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Hard Rock Hotel & Cafe Universal Studios Orlando | Orlando, Florida Cost: $54 Million| Year Completed: 2001
ACi served as the Associate Architect on the 500-key themed resort hotel located adjacent to Movie Studio Gate #1 at Universal Studios. ACi implemented final schematic design, design development and construction documents of a concept schematic design produced by the Owner’s themed architectural consultant. It is themed patterned after California Mission Style architecture that tells the story of rock-n-roll as part of the guest experience.
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Ritz-Carlton Hotel / Spa Ritz-Carlton Luxury Hotels | Sarasota, Florida Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 2000
ACi was retained as the Design Architect for this 11acre, new 266-room luxury hotel/conference center and 80 condominium residences. Located near the City Center of Sarasota, the project provides a critical icon to the surrounding downtown mixeduse district. ACi designed the building’s exterior to respect Sarasota’s early Spanish Mediterranean architectural idioms prevalent along major coastline destinations of Florida including Sarasota, Naples, Palm Beach and Coral Gables.
Regent Hotel / Spa & Residence Langford, LLC | Winter Park, Florida Cost: $55 Million | Year Completed: 2004
As one of the featured parts of a new Master Redevelopment Plan for the Old Langford Site (Alfond Inn property), ACi was the Design Architect/Architect-of-Record for a new 4 to 5-Star 256-key luxury hotel with an “Este Lauder Red Door� spa, 350 car garage, full kitchen, pastry kitchen, 10,000 SF ballroom, pool and spa pool and exotic gardens. The architectural style was a Santa Barbara Mission Style. ACi successfully led the Design Entitlements for the project receiving unanimous approval from surrounding neighbors, planning and zoning, city commission and building department, Upon completion of the construction permit documents the project was put on hold.
Regent Residence Entry Lobby
“ACi has been the design architect and the architect of record, and in that capacity, I have found them to be very knowledgeable in the design of hotels, extremely professional in their working relationship with the owner/developer, hotel management personnel, additional consultants, city authorities and local design approval boards.� Tom Trout, Vice President of Architecture and Planning Carlson Wordwide
Cambria Suites Cambria Suites | Downtown Orlando, Florida Cost: $13.5 Million | Year Completed: 2014
Located on Lake Eola’s western edge, ACi was selected to design a new 150-key high-touch service and peak efficiency all-suite hotel that serves a growing niche demand in downtown Orlando. A highly collaborative effort with the branding operator/owner/developer, and city of Orlando produced a contemporary, transitional style of architecture. The building form retreats from the site’s southern edge respecting the community’s view of distinctive architecture of the
SITE PLAN
Greek Orthodox Church. A vertical design element at the corner of the site acts as a “lantern” that integrates and distinguishes the building and site well. The hotel program includes a high-bay lobby, restaurant, pool, spa/fitness center, business services and an integrated 100 car-parking garage.
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Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel* Orlando, Florida Cost: Confidential |
Located in the center of Downtown Orlando’s business and entertainment district adjacent from the Bob Carr Preforming Arts Center, UCF’s Fiea Center, and the new Digital Arts City. The 15,000 sf hotel offers 290 guest rooms and suites offering complimentary high-speed internet access, heated outdoor pools and a state-of-art fitness center. Additionally, the hotel offers a 5,280 sf ballroom able to accommodate up to 680 guests great for conferences or weddings. * personal project experience
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Solitude Inn RGI Residential | Flagler Beach, Florida Cost: $12 Million | Year Completed: 2013
As a small seaside retreat for northeastern clientele this new Boutique Hotel creates a transition of Old World Florida Style Architecture with the relaxing informality of Tabby structure and shingles and large roof overhangs with brackets. Amenities include a small spa with treatment room, fitness and juice bar. Dining is limited to light healthy fare and small business center.
Global Village Tatweer | Dubai, AEU Cost: $500 Million | Year Completed: 2008
Global Village is located in Dubailand, the world’s largest tourism, leisure and entertainment project. Global Village is the region’s first premier cultural entertainment and shopping destination, celebrating diverse cultures, art, theater, commerce and cuisine from around the world welcoming more than four million guests per year. Each season, Global Village delivers a wide variety of pioneering new shows and attractions in the heart of Dubailand, which covers an area of 17,200,000 sq ft.
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Niagara World Park * Heathmount Entertainment, LLC |United States & Canada Boarder
Based on dramatic increased cross-border traffic caused by the US-Canada Free Trade Agreement, and the lack of a world-class entertainment centers located in the Niagara Falls region where over 50% of the total U.S. population and over 60% of the Canadian population live (total 150 million people), the Niagara World Park International City of Entertainment & Leisure Project was created. Though the project was never built, the idea of consumer experience for integrating global business trade and entertainment strategy, at major global destinations like Niagara Falls (12 million annual visitors), continues to be a driving force for future development investment. * personal project experience
Los Angeles Film School & Hotel Los Angeles Film School | Hollywood, California Cost: $30 Million | Year Completed: 2008
Based on the owner’s near and long-term vision for its growing Hollywood vertical campus and attached hotel, ACi created an infill expansion concept for this internationally renowned entertainment school. ACi’s concept was inspired by old and new Hollywood heritage, using architectural metaphors to reflect the unique uses of the building including film shapes, color and software driven “storytelling surfaces” that allow student films and their achievements to be displayed on the exterior of the building.
Warner Brothers Studio 16 - Concept Study Warner Brothers | Orlando, Florida
The objective was to create a unique new dining environment that makes the guest feel they are actors and participants backstage on the historic Warner Brothers backlot. Based on the famous stage sets used in movies like Gone with the Wind and Batman, the Owner retained the services of ACi and Raleigh Design to create a new themed restaurant experience using these highly branded sets. A “studio backlot� design was created, offering guests the unique experience to tour these old sound stages within a new dining environment including the scenes, music and storytelling of these famous films and stories.
Hard Rock Cafe & Restaurant Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos | Hollywood, Florida & Biloxi, Mississippi Cost: $2.5 & 3 Million | Year Completed: 2003 & 2004
Hollywood, Florida This 10,000 GSF, $3 million dollar establishment owes its success not only to their location but to the unique design inspired by historic Florida Vernacular architecture. This design is “Cracker Style Modern”. As Rock and Roll abstracted and transformed minimal notes into a new art form, ACi abstracted and transformed Florida Historic Cracker Style into a modern expression from wall panels representing black sheets ready for company music, to ceiling panels that work like the frets on a new of guitar to floor patters that look like tabular music sheets. Combine they represent the excitement and energy of Rock and Roll music.
Biloxi, Mississippi The Hard Rock Biloxi Cafe has quickly become one of the highest grossing cafes in Hard Rock’s portfolio. This 10,000 GSF, $2.5 million dollar establishment owes its success not only to their location but to the unique design inspired by the local vernacular and textured materials. The Hard Rock Cafe in the Hard Rock Biloxi Hotel and Casino is inspired by the rich cultural history of Biloxi and its people. The facade features corrugated copper and maple wood veneers to acknowledge respect Biloxi’s past in the canning industries. The Hard Rock Store’s unique marble floor is a dynamic abstract art form. That is symbolic of the energy, creative poetic melodic movement of rock and roll.
Universal Studios City Walk Orlando NBC-Universal | Orlando, Florida * Personal Project Experience of Scott Webber, Senior ACi Project Manager / Architect
In 1999, Universal Studio’s Orlando opened the parks newest expansion known as CityWalk. The expansion was built over the former main parking lot and entrance to the park creating the Universal Orlando Resort. Universal CityWalk features shopping, nightclubs, dining venues and entertainment facilities like AMC Movie Theater and Blue Man Group show. ACi’s Senior Project Manager and Architect, Scott Webber, was an intricate part of creating and designing the look and feel of the entertainment expansion.
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NASCAR Cafe
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MoTown Cafe
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NBA City Restaurant
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Emeril’s Restaurant
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Pat O’Brien’s Restaurant
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City Jazz Restaurant & Night Club
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Latin Quarter Restaurant & Night Club
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Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Restaurant
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Bob Marley - A Tribute To Freedom Restaurant
Fun Spot Amusement Park Fun Spot | Orlando, Florida Cost: $20 Million | Year Completed: 2013
Fun Spot America provides affordable quality family entertainment just a short drive away from Orlando’s nationally known amusement parks. ACi was hired to design a new master site plan, renovate existing buildings and breath new life into the park by expanding the parks interactive rides and themed buildings. The new Ferris Wheel Entry Building is now the main entrance to the park and plays a key role in setting the pace and characteristic for a unique guest experience. As guests arrive, they are welcomed by bight signage resembling a casino accompanied by retail, ticketing and guest relations. Their main attraction is the newly redesigned Bumper Building located in the center of the park. This 2-story building has bumper cars on the ground level and the massive 200 foot high Sky Coaster on the second. The rides are supported by a ticking office, retail and two offices.
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Martin Luther King Park - Study Rollins College | Winter Park, Florida Cost: $4 Million | Year Completed: 2012
This study was a joint Rollins College and City of Winter Park study to determine the maximum sports facility yield for Martin Luther King Park.
Rollins Lacrosse Field - Study Rollins College | Winter Park, Florida Cost: $7.5 Million | Year Completed: 2009
Facilities Concept Study for a new Rollins Lacrosse Athletic Facility was the result of a collaborative effort led by the College’s Administration, Real Estate Advisor, Rollins Athletic Department, the Tars Lacrosse Men and Women’s Coaches and ACi. The effort was conducted over a four week period employing strong core stakeholder participation, site visits, and four valued creative workshops at ACi’s Winter Park Studios. The purpose of the study was to define initial guiding principles and key assumptions so Rollins could make informed decisions regarding the colleges’ continuing transformation of its athletic programs and master plan. Services included visioning, comparable college Lacrosse program analysis, master site planning, facilities programming, architecture, preliminary cost estimates and a facilities implementation schedule for review and presentation to the Board of Trustees. Facility program elements included spectator arrival/departure entry experiences, parking, field/stadium gateways, food/beverage concessions, playing and practice fields, practice walls, ticketing/admissions, press room, athlete hall of fame, coaches offices, training, conference rooms, home/visitor locker rooms, restrooms, equipment storage, initial bleacher seating with expansion capabilities, sound/public address systems, field lighting, scoreboard, Lacrosse NCAA standards for fields/layouts, on-field goals/nets/team bench seating and fencing. One of the most interesting and differentiating features of the design is how it creates a smaller unique “athletic facility experience”. In order to recruit the best student-athletes in the country and “grow the alumni experience” through athletics, ACi’s design focused on the quality of experience vs. size of the athletic facilities. This included the pageantry, tradition and use of multiple “venue elements” including the arrival/departure experience, i.e., tailgating, field alumni recognition events, and architectural style. This approach helped the college symbolize the “ivy league” quality of academics and athletics found at Rollins and at other smaller private institutions. Additionally, there are multiple venue building elements for students, alumni and friends of the college to provide financial support including brick plazas, arrival/departure entrances, field admission gates, scoreboards, building name, fields, bleachers, and future connecting buildings, fields and facilities.
Keene Music Hall
Rollins College | Winter Park, Florida Cost: $2.6 Million | Year Completed: 2003 The purpose was to house the music school administration and classrooms, to renovate the existing facility, to expand by 7,000 GSF, and to provide an acoustical multi-purpose room, practice rooms and a state-of-the-art recital hall. One of the greatest challenges to this two-story project was the finite funding for construction. Therefore, it was decided that the exterior would have an understated yet elegant expression to delicately utilize the color, texture and massing of the campus architectural vocabulary. The interior was developed using a design theory of “the color of music”. ACi chose color palettes for the various building functions which created unique environments within the facility. We organized the functional requirements around acoustical state-of the-art requirements. These are seen in the recital hall’s band shell forms and the dramatic cascading, syncopating rhythm of the walls with colors that provide a harmonic visual cadence expressing “the color of music.”
The ACi team has a unique ability to be versatile on building types, functionality, technical requirements and aesthetics bringing the specific integrated team of experts ACi has used continuously for many years to assure our requirements are met. - Scott Bitikofer Director of Facilities, Rollins College
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Cornell Fine Arts Museum Rollins College | Winter Park, Florida Cost: $2.75 Million | Year Completed: 2003
The project requirements were to house and exhibit Rollins’ art collection, and to provide a place to teach, research and expand Rollins’ outreach to the surrounding community. It was important to provide a facility that was expandable, flexible and architecturally sensitive to Rollins picturesque campus architecture. With the exception of the building entry and lobby, one of the greatest design challenges was to design a windowless building with 360 degree views that were architecturally pleasing and significant. This was done by carefully crafting the building mass and using stylistic elements such as buttresses, a water table base, slate and travertine infill to this textured stucco building. Inside, there is a state-of-the-art lighting and air conditioning system to protect the environment for the preservation of art.
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Stetson University Spec Martin Stadium Stetson University | DeLand, Florida Cost: $2.5 Million | Year Completed: 2013
The City of DeLand Florida’s Spec Martin Stadium has been the historic home of DeLand High School Football for decades. Situated several blocks southeast of the Historic City’s downtown, as part of a 6 city block recreational neighborhood, that includes a baseball stadium, ball-fields, tennis courts, walking trails and a senior citizens center, the City owned stadium facilities, last improved in 2002, were in need of major upgrades in order to accommodate Stetson University’s newly constituted collegiate football program. While the bleachers and fan accommodations were sufficient to meet both the current and expected demand, the team locker room facilities, press box and site improvements would not meet the needs of a NCAA program. ACi was engaged as part of a Design-Build team with the Collage Companies to transform the existing locker rooms and design new press box facilities. Faced with a tight budget and time frame for completion, the overall solution consisted of constructing a new 3 story press box with a roof top camera deck at the location of the former press box and the renovations and addition to the existing locker rooms. The locker rooms provided accommodations for 125 home players, 75 visitors, designated locker areas for home and visitor coaches, officials and a media conference room. The state-of-the-art press box provides 3 indoor VIP suites, accommodations for the press and media, as well as, suites for home and visitor coaching staff. The project came in on budget and within the 10 month total schedule for design and construction. The project was named the “OUTSTANDING PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT” for 2013 by the Florida Planning and Zoning Association.
NBA City Restaurant Concept Studies * National Basketball Association | Orlando, Florida & Times Square, New York Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 2000
NBA City’s traditional architecture, weathered bricks, and wood and leather finishes will evoke the classic arenas of the 1940’s and 50’s, and will provide a warm and comfortable dining experience. The venue will include: the City Walk Cage, an 8,000 sq. ft. dining area featuring exclusive programming telling the great stories - the rivalries, performances and personalities - of the NBA and WNBA; the NBA City Playground, a 2,100 sq.ft. interactive area featuring custom developed games and attractions; and the NBA City Club, where guests can watch live and classic games in an upscale lounge environment. * personal project experience
NASCAR Cafe & Restaurant * NASCAR | Orlando, Florida Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 2000
The NASCAR themed eatery, the only officially NASCAR sanctioned specialty restaurant for racing fans, features rows of gleaming NASCAR Winston Cup Cars, a surround-sound video wait, electronic and multi-media games, memorabilia, rare artifacts and collectibles. The racing themed menu and decor creates a winning experience, along with a kid’s racing arcade and a NASCAR merchandise outlet. * personal project experience
Bob Marley - A Tribute to Freedom Restaurant * Universal Studios Orlando | Orlando, Florida Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 2000
A one-of-a-kind celebration of music and culture, Bob Marley - A Tribute to Freedom is patterned after Marley’s actual home and garden in Kingston, Jamaica. It commemorates the “King of Reggae’s” international fame and provides Marley’s fans a unique setting to absorb his music, Jamaican heritage, lyrical imagery and essence behind his music 365 days a year. The re-creation of Marley’s home in Kingston, Jamaica is filled with lush greenery and artifacts from his legendary career that surround guests in the open air verandah and courtyard. Over 100 photographs and paintings reflect pivotal moments in Marley’s life, while video monitors take guests on a musical journey of Marley’s life, from his childhood in rural Jamaica to the height of his international musical fame. * personal project experience
Pat O’Brien’s * Universal Studios Orlando | Orlando, Florida Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 2000
This authentic reproduction of New Orleans’ favorite watering hole, Pat O’Brien’s, is located at Universal Studio’s City Walk in Orlando, Florida. Pat O’Brien’s is the original home of the dueling pianos, the “flaming fountain” patio and the world-famous Hurricane specialty drink. Know for their Cajun style appetizers, entrées and desserts these delicious treats are best enjoyed with friends and family in either the main dueling piano bar, out-door courtyard or overseeing the crowds of guest in the terrace level. * personal project experience
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Restaurant * Margaritaville Holdings, LLC |Orlando, Florida Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 2000
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville is a mecca for Parrot Heads or anyone else who wants to have a good time and a great meal in the ultimate tropical setting. There is something for everyone at Margaritaville from The Lone Palm Airport, the newest addition featuring Jimmy Buffett’s very own seaplane, tiki bar, and kids play area, to the many themed areas including the Volcano Bar complete with a giant margarita exploding volcano. The outdoor dining area, The Porch of Indecision, is a place where guests can sing along to Buffett tunes, socialize with friends and enjoy our daily happy hour. After dinner, the restaurant transitions into a swinging nightclub where dancing is a must and live bands perform every night of the week. * personal project experience
City Jazz Restaurant & Nightclub * Universal Studios | Orlando, Florida Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 2000
The only true form of American Music, Jazz, is celebrated at City Jazz at Universal Studio’s CityWalk. Home to the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, the venue was designed with the assistance of The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. The sound system and acoustics are designed for crystal clear music reproduction, and the cuisine is equally superior. Specialties include caviar, sushi and escargot. Guest can also choose for a collection of over sixty vintage wines, or choose a drink from the rolling martini cart. Purple hues, warm lighting and elegant decor create a plush atmosphere for guests. Not only a state-of-the-art nightclub, City Jazz is also a museum, chronicling the history of Down Beat’s hall of fame by taking the honorees out of the pages and placing them into a three-dimensional environment. More than 500 pieces of memorabilia are on display, including Ella Fitzgerald’s performance gowns, and original doodle art by Jimi Hendrix. * personal project experience
Emeril’s Restaurant * Universal Studios Orlando | Orlando, Florida Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 2000
Straight from the bayous of Louisiana, this sophisticated, spirited culinary adventure is a cousin to Emeril’s of New Orleans, created by master chef Emeril Lagasse. Star of the hit “TV Food Network” program Emeril Live, Lagasse is one of Food & Wine Magazine’s top 25 chefs in the country and a James Beard Foundation award winner. The restaurant’s focal point is a bustling, open kitchen where guests can watch chefs design their creole-based gourmet creations. The colors used in the flooring, wood stain and millwork in Emeril’s are vibrant and rich, inspired by the colors of Emeril’s spices. The enormous chimney tower that is attached to the restaurant houses a cigar bar that features a wall-sized humidor and aperitif bar. Emeril’s cigar bar showcases a red band of Spanish Cedar trim that runs around the room, imitating the band of a cigar. * personal project experience
Hecht Athletic Center - Athletic Facilities Additions and Renovations University of Miami | Miami, Florida
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Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 1994
Addition/renovations to the existing football facilities to build the new 20,000 SF Hecht Athletic Center for new coaches/administration office complex including offices, conference rooms, film projection rooms, trophy lobby, and renovate existing training room, lockers, strength equipment room and sauna/restrooms. Other elements included practice field modifications and new parking areas. Services included architecture, interior design, furniture selections and coordination with building systems engineers and contractors. * Personal Project
UF Athletic Association - Concept Study for New Football North End Zone Renovation/Expansion at Florida Field University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida * Cost: Confidential | Year Completed: 1994
As part of UFAA’s continuing athletic facilities master planning process and UF Alumni fundraising efforts, created a conceptual physical 3-D model for expanding Florida Field’s existing north end zone facilities in terms of seating, sight line constraints, new amenities, scoreboard and site/stadium circulation. Project was later funded and implemented by the UF Facilities Planning and Construction. * Personal Project
Royal Pacific Hotel Lowes Hotels | Orlando, Florida Cost: $75 Million | Year Completed: 1990
The Royal Pacific Hotel is over 100,000 square feet of pure entertainment and relaxation. Including 1,000 guests rooms, 5,000 square foot fitness center, sand volleyball court, 85,000 square feet of meeting and function space. Located at the Universal Studios, Royal Pacific guest receive exclusive benefits such as Universal Express Ride Access, complimentary water taxi and shuttle bus service to the park.
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