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PREFACE

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PLACES TO WORK

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PLACES TO LIVE

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PLACES TO PLAY

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ABOUT EV&A

Contents

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Forward

ARCHITECTURE IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BUILDING. YET THE BUILDINGS THAT ENDURE IN OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY ARE RARELY REMEMBERED SOLELY FOR THEIR FORM, MATERIALS, OR TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE REMEMBER THEM BECAUSE OF HOW THEY MAKE US FEEL. THEY BECOME PART OF OUR PERSONAL STORIES, TRANSFORMING FROM MERE PHYSICAL BACKDROPS INTO THE CANVAS OF OUR LIVES. THAT IS THE EXACT MOMENT A BUILDING TRANSCENDS ITS STRUCTURE AND TRULY BECOMES A PLACE. UNDERSTANDING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN A BUILDING AND A PLACE LIES AT THE HEART OF THIS BOOK . FOR DECADES, ARCHITECTS HAVE WRESTLED WITH THE CHALLENGE OF CREATING ENVIRONMENTS THAT DO MORE THAN SATISFY FUNCTIONAL

CURTIS W. FENTRESS, FAIA, RIBA FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL OF DESIGN FENTRESS ARCHITECTS

REQUIREMENTS. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS TRANSCEND UTILIT Y AND FIND THE ART INSIDE A DESIGN PROBLEM. THEY ESTABLISH A SENSE OF BELONGING. THEY INSPIRE. THEY ENRICH DAILY LIFE. IN AN INCREASINGLY MOBILE AND INTERCONNECTED WORLD, WHERE CITIES COMPETE FOR ATTENTION AND INVESTMENT, THE ABILIT Y TO CREATE AUTHENTIC PLACES HAS NEVER BEEN MORE URGENT. IN BLUEPRINT FOR PLACE MAKING, EDWARD VANCE OFFERS A THOUGHTFUL AND DEEPLY HUMAN EXPLORATION OF THIS IDEA THROUGH THE LENS OF HIS OWN PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY. DRAWING UPON A CAREER SPANNING MORE THAN FOUR DECADES AND A PORTFOLIO THAT HAS HELPED SHAPE THE CHARACTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND BEYOND, ED DEMONSTRATES PLACEMAKING IS NOT A SINGULAR DESIGN MOVE OR PLANNING STRATEGY. IT IS AN ACT OF LISTENING. IT REQUIRES A WILLINGNESS TO RESTRAIN THE ARCHITECT ’S EGO, WALKING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH A COMMUNIT Y TO LEARN THEIR MOTIVATIONS, INTENTIONS, AND PASSIONS BEFORE DRAWING THE FIRST LINE.

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THE REAL POWER OF THIS BOOK IS THAT IT IS

PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, BLUEPRINT FOR PLACE

GROUNDED IN PRACTICE. THESE PAGES DO NOT

MAKING ARRIVES WHEN OUR PROFESSION IS BEING

PRESENT PLACEMAKING AS AN ABSTRACT THEORY.

CALLED UPON TO ACT AS CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZENS

INSTEAD, THEY REVEAL HOW THE PRINCIPLES

AND STEWARDS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

OF CONNECTION, IDENTIT Y, COMMUNIT Y, AND

WHICH DEMANDS A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS CAN BE APPLIED

CONSERVATION AND RESILIENCE. ARCHITECTS MUST

ACROSS A REMARKABLY DIVERSE RANGE OF PROJECT

MOVE BEYOND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL OBJECTS AND

T YPES, FROM CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO

INSTEAD FOCUS ON PROTECTING NATURAL ECOLOGIES,

MEDICAL FACILITIES, MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS,

ENSURING THE PLACES WE DESIGN AND BUILD

AND HOSPITALIT Y DESTINATIONS. ED UNDERSTANDS

ENDURE.

THAT TAKING ON SO MANY COMPLEX , VARIED PROJECT T YPES IS A PROCESS OF CONSTANT LEARNING,

THIS BOOK SERVES AS BOTH A REFLECTION AND A

WHERE THE LESSONS OF A COMMERCIAL SPACE CAN

CALL TO ACTION. OUR GREATEST RESPONSIBILIT Y

BEAUTIFULLY INFORM A CIVIC ENVIRONMENT.

IS NOT MERELY TO CONSTRUCT BUILDINGS, BUT TO SHAPE EXPERIENCES AND STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL

FOR ME, ARCHITECTURE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SOCIAL

FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES. EDWARD VANCE AND

ACT. A PUBLIC BUILDING MUST DO MORE THAN JUST

HIS TEAM HAVE SPENT THEIR CAREERS PURSUING THAT

SIT ON A SITE, IT MUST LISTEN TO THE LAND AND

GOAL , PROVING THAT PLACEMAKING IS MORE THAN

ELEVATE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHO USE IT. THE

A DESIGN STRATEGY—IT IS A LASTING INVESTMENT IN

MOST MEMORABLE ENVIRONMENTS ARE THOSE THAT

PEOPLE.

FEEL INEVITABLE, AS THOUGH THEY COULD EXIST NOWHERE ELSE. THEY USE CONTEXT TO CREATE

AS YOU TURN THESE PAGES, I ENCOURAGE YOU

IDENTIT Y AND DIGNIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

TO LOOK BEYOND THE BUILDINGS. CONSIDER THE

THE BUILDING AND THE LANDSCAPE.

SPACES BETWEEN THEM, THE INTERACTIONS THEY ENCOURAGE, AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SUPPORT.

THEY ARE ROOTED IN THEIR GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE,

NOTICE HOW A BUILDING CAN BECOME A BEACON

AND COMMUNIT Y WHILE REMAINING ADAPTABLE TO

IN THE LANDSCAPE, DRAWING PEOPLE TOWARD ITS

FUTURE GENERATIONS. THIS PHILOSOPHY IS EVIDENT

PURPOSE. THAT IS WHERE PLACEMAKING TRULY

THROUGHOUT EV&A’S WORK AND THROUGHOUT

BEGINS. AND THAT IS WHERE ARCHITECTURE ACHIEVES

THIS BOOK. LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THEIR WORK IN

ITS HIGHEST PURPOSE.

THE MOJAVE DESERT, WHICH SHOWS A MASTERFUL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO MANAGE SUNLIGHT AND ITS HEAT, TEMPERING THE ELEMENTS, PROVIDING VITAL SHADE, AND USING DAYLIGHTING TO CAPTURE THE UNIQUE, VIVID QUALIT Y OF THE DESERT LIGHT TO MAKE SPACES FEEL ENERGIZED AND COMFORTING. ANY PROJECT, REGARDLESS OF SCALE OR PROGRAM, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO STRENGTHEN THESE HUMAN CONNECTIONS AND CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE LARGER COMMUNIT Y.

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WHAT IF WE DESIGNED OUR BUILDINGS AROUND PLACES? AS ARCHITECTS MOVE THROUGH THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN PROCESS, THEY ALL TOO OFTEN DESIGN THEIR PROJECTS INDIVIDUALLY WITHOUT ADEQUATELY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SPACES BETWEEN AND AROUND THEM. WITH A FIRM-WIDE COMMITMENT FOR IMPROVING THE WAY WE APPROACH THE DESIGN OF OUR PROJECTS, EV&A USES THE NOTION OF PLACEMAKING IN ORDER TO INSPIRE OUR CLIENTS WITH BETTER DESIGN SOLUTIONS THAT ULTIMATELY RESULT IN THE CREATION OF SPACES THAT SERVE AS THE HEART OF EVERY BUILDING WE DESIGN. BY THOUGHTFULLY SHAPING THE SPACES AROUND OUR PROJECTS WE ULTIMATELY STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND THE PEOPLE IT SERVES.

EDWARD A. VANCE, FAIA FOUNDER & CEO

SUCCESSFUL PLACEMAKING MUST NOT ONLY BE PEOPLE CENTERED BUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS INVOLVING THE OWNER, THE ARCHITECT, THE INTERIOR DESIGNER AND THE END USERS. IT INVOLVES LOOKING AT, LISTENING TO, AND ASKING QUESTIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN EVERY BUILT ENVIRONMENT WE DESIGN IN ORDER TO DISCOVER THE APPROPRIATE VISION FOR EVERY PLACE. THAT VISION SERVES AS A BASIS FOR EVERY DESIGN DECISION WE MAKE GOING FORWARD AND ONCE REALIZED, BRINGS IMMEDIATE BENEFITS TO THESE SPACES AND THE PEOPLE WHO USE THEM. GOOD PLACEMAKING IMPROVES THE VERY SPACES AND BUILDINGS WE ENVISION AND ULTIMATELY DESIGN. CONSIDERING A BUILDING’S CONTEXT, ITS STREETS, ITS SIDEWALKS, ITS PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, RESULTS IN NOT JUST GOOD DESIGN BUT GREAT COMMUNITIES AND THAT ’S WHEN ARCHITECTURE TRANSCENDS THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

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THE CASE FOR PLACE ARCHITECTURE IS MORE THAN THE ART OF DESIGNING

ITS FORM, MATERIALS, AND IMMEDIATE FUNCTION.

BUILDINGS. IT IS THE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY OF

WHILE THIS METHOD HAS PRODUCED ICONIC

CREATING ENVIRONMENTS THAT RESONATE WITH THE

BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, IT NEGLECTS

PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK , AND PLAY WITHIN THEM.

THE SPACES SURROUNDING THE ARCHITECTURE.

TOO OFTEN, TRADITIONAL DESIGN PROCESSES ISOLATE

THE RESULT ? FRAGMENTED CITIES, DISCONNECTED

BUILDINGS AS SINGULAR OBJECTS, FAILING TO FULLY

NEIGHBORHOODS, AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR

INTEGRATE THE SPACES THAT SURROUND THEM. YET,

COMMUNIT Y ENGAGEMENT.

THESE SPACES, STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PARKS, AND PLAZAS—SERVE AS THE LIFEBLOOD OF COMMUNITIES.

OBJECT-DRIVEN DESIGN TREATS BUILDINGS AS ISLANDS, STANDING ALONE IN A SEA OF

AT EV&A, WE ASK : WHAT IF WE DESIGNED OUR

INFRASTRUCTURE. IN THIS MODEL , LITTLE THOUGHT IS

BUILDINGS AROUND PLACES? WHAT IF THE

GIVEN TO HOW THE SURROUNDING SIDEWALKS MIGHT

ARCHITECTURE WE CREATED WASN’ T JUST

ENCOURAGE INTERACTION OR HOW ADJACENT PARKS

AN ISOLATED OBJECT BUT PART OF A LARGER,

MIGHT INVITE REST AND RELAXATION. THE EMPHASIS IS

INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM OF SPACES DESIGNED

ON THE WHAT, WITH LITTLE REGARD FOR THE WHERE

TO SERVE AND INSPIRE? THIS QUESTION IS NOT JUST

OR WHY.

THEORETICAL ; IT ’S THE FOUNDATION OF OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY.

FOR EXAMPLE, IMAGINE A STATE-OF-THE-ART CORPORATE OFFICE BUILDING, DESIGNED WITH

THROUGH A FIRM-WIDE COMMITMENT TO

STRIKING GLASS FAÇADES AND CUTTING-EDGE

PLACEMAKING, WE SHIFT THE FOCUS OF DESIGN

TECHNOLOGY. WITHOUT CAREFUL CONSIDERATION

TOWARD THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL

OF ITS SURROUNDINGS, THIS BUILDING MIGHT TURN

INHABIT AND INTERACT WITH THE SPACES WE CREATE.

ITS BACK ON THE STREET, FAIL TO CONNECT WITH

BY THOUGHTFULLY SHAPING THE AREAS AROUND

ADJACENT SPACES, OR CREATE SHADOWED AREAS

OUR PROJECTS, WE CAN CRAFT ENVIRONMENTS THAT

THAT FEEL UNINVITING TO PEDESTRIANS. WHAT COULD

STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE

HAVE BEEN A VIBRANT COMMUNIT Y HUB BECOMES,

AND THE PEOPLE IT SERVES. THIS BOOK IS A

INSTEAD, AN ISOLATED STRUCTURE.

REFLECTION OF THAT PHILOSOPHY, A GUIDE TO RETHINKING DESIGN AS A MEANS OF ENHANCING

AT EV&A, WE RECOGNIZE THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS

LIFE, CREATING CONNECTIONS, AND ELEVATING OUR

APPROACH. WE BELIEVE THAT GREAT ARCHITECTURE

COMMUNITIES.

DOES NOT EXIST IN A VACUUM. IT IS PART OF A GREATER WHOLE, A NETWORK OF STREETS, PUBLIC

THE PROBLEM WITH OBJECT-DRIVEN DESIGN

SPACES, AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. OUR PHILOSOPHY OF PLACEMAKING SEEKS TO ADDRESS THIS

THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN PROCESS FOR ARCHITECTS

DISCONNECT BY CONSIDERING THE SPACES BETWEEN

OFTEN STARTS WITH A SINGLE QUESTION: WHAT WILL

AND AROUND BUILDINGS AS INTEGRAL TO THE DESIGN

THIS BUILDING LOOK LIKE? THIS APPROACH PLACES

PROCESS.

EMPHASIS ON THE OBJECT ITSELF, FOCUSING ON

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WHAT IS PLACEMAKING? PLACEMAKING IS BOTH AN ART AND A SCIENCE. AT ITS

WE CAN CREATE ENVIRONMENTS THAT FEEL WELCOMING

CORE, IT IS A PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH TO DESIGN

AND VIBRANT.

THAT FOCUSES ON CREATING SPACES THAT FOSTER SOCIAL INTERACTION, ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT, AND

CONTEXT MATTERS - EVERY SITE HAS A STORY TO TELL.

ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. PLACEMAKING

ITS HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE

GOES BEYOND AESTHETICS AND FUNCTIONALITY; IT

SHOULD INFORM THE DESIGN PROCESS. A PROJECT

ASKS QUESTIONS LIKE:

IN THE HEART OF A BUSTLING URBAN CENTER WILL REQUIRE A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAN ONE NESTLED

HOW WILL THIS SPACE MAKE PEOPLE FEEL?

IN A QUIET SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.

HOW WILL IT ENCOURAGE THEM TO INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER?

UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT ALLOWS US TO CREATE

HOW WILL IT CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF THE

SPACES THAT FEEL AUTHENTIC AND ROOTED IN THEIR

COMMUNITY?

SURROUNDINGS, RATHER THAN IMPOSED UPON THEM.

AT EV&A, WE SEE PLACEMAKING AS A COLLABORATIVE

CONNECTIVITY IS KEY - PLACES DO NOT EXIST IN

PROCESS. IT BEGINS WITH LISTENING, TO THE OWNER,

ISOLATION. THEY ARE PART OF A LARGER NETWORK

THE ARCHITECT, THE INTERIOR DESIGNER, AND, MOST

OF STREETS, PARKS, AND PUBLIC SPACES. GREAT

IMPORTANTLY, THE PEOPLE WHO WILL LIVE, WORK, AND

PLACEMAKING ENSURES THAT THESE ELEMENTS

PLAY IN THE SPACE. BY UNDERSTANDING THEIR NEEDS,

ARE SEAMLESSLY CONNECTED, ALLOWING FOR EASY

ASPIRATIONS, AND DAILY RHYTHMS, WE CAN CRAFT A

MOVEMENT AND INTERACTION.

VISION THAT RESONATES ON BOTH A FUNCTIONAL AND EMOTIONAL LEVEL.

FOR EXAMPLE, A PUBLIC PLAZA MIGHT SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN A BUSY RETAIL DISTRICT AND A

THIS VISION BECOMES THE FOUNDATION FOR EVERY

RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, CREATING A SPACE

DESIGN DECISION WE MAKE, ENSURING THAT THE END

WHERE PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE CAN

RESULT IS NOT JUST A BUILDING, BUT A PLACE, A SPACE

COME TOGETHER.

THAT SERVES AS THE HEART OF ITS COMMUNITY. FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY - THE NEEDS OF THE PRINCIPLES OF GREAT PLACEMAKING

A COMMUNITY CAN CHANGE OVER TIME. SPACES DESIGNED WITH FLEXIBILITY IN MIND, SUCH AS MULTI-

PEOPLE FIRST - THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PLACES ARE

PURPOSE PLAZAS OR MODULAR SEATING AREAS,

THOSE DESIGNED WITH PEOPLE IN MIND. THIS MEANS

CAN ADAPT TO THESE CHANGES, ENSURING THEIR

PRIORITIZING HUMAN COMFORT, SAFETY, AND WELL-

CONTINUED RELEVANCE.

BEING AT EVERY STAGE OF THE DESIGN PROCESS. SIDEWALKS THAT ARE TOO NARROW, PARKS THAT FEEL

SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH - A COMMITMENT TO

UNSAFE, OR PLAZAS THAT LACK SHADE ALL FAIL TO

SUSTAINABILITY IS CENTRAL TO PLACEMAKING. THIS

MEET THIS BASIC CRITERION.

INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM USING ECO-FRIENDLY MATERIALS TO DESIGNING SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE

BY DESIGNING SPACES THAT CATER TO HUMAN NEEDS,

WALKING, CYCLING, AND OTHER FORMS OF ACTIVE

SUCH AS AREAS FOR GATHERING, RESTING, OR PLAYING,

TRANSPORTATION.

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DESIGNING THE SPACES BETWEEN WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ARCHITECTURE, OUR MINDS

SQUARE IN NEW YORK CIT Y INTO A PEDESTRIAN-

OFTEN FOCUS ON THE BUILDINGS THEMSELVES—THEIR

FRIENDLY ZONE. BY RECLAIMING THE SPACE FOR

SHAPES, MATERIALS, AND INTERIORS. HOWEVER, SOME

PEOPLE RATHER THAN VEHICLES, IT EVOLVED INTO A

OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

GLOBAL SYMBOL OF URBAN VIBRANCY AND A MAGNET

ARE NOT THE STRUCTURES BUT THE SPACES BETWEEN

FOR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ALIKE.

THEM. THESE INTERSTITIAL AREAS, PLAZAS, PARKS, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES, SERVE AS

DESIGNING FOR ACTIVITY

THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE OF OUR CITIES, FOSTERING COMMUNITY, ENABLING ACTIVITY, AND ENHANCING

TO CREATE SPACES THAT PEOPLE ACTIVELY USE,

QUALITY OF LIFE. DESIGNING THESE SPACES WITH

DESIGNERS MUST CONSIDER NOT JUST AESTHETICS

INTENTION TRANSFORMS THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT INTO

BUT ALSO FUNCTIONALIT Y AND ENGAGEMENT. THE

A VIBRANT, COHESIVE WHOLE, ELEVATING URBAN LIFE

GOAL IS TO DESIGN ENVIRONMENTS THAT INVITE

FOR ALL WHO INTERACT WITH IT.

PEOPLE TO LINGER, INTERACT, AND PARTICIPATE.

THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SPACES

THE SPACES BETWEEN OUR BUILDINGS ARE NOT AFTERTHOUGHTS, THEY ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR

PUBLIC SPACES ARE MORE THAN JUST VOIDS

CITIES. BY PRIORITIZING THE DESIGN OF PLAZAS,

BETWEEN BUILDINGS; THEY ARE THE STAGES WHERE

PARKS, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES,

EVERYDAY LIFE UNFOLDS. A WELL-DESIGNED PLAZA

ARCHITECTS AND URBAN PLANNERS HAVE THE

OR PARK BECOMES A COMMUNAL LIVING ROOM, A

OPPORTUNIT Y TO SHAPE ENVIRONMENTS THAT

PLACE WHERE STRANGERS BECOME NEIGHBORS AND

BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, SUPPORT WELL-BEING,

NEIGHBORHOODS DEVELOP A COLLECTIVE IDENTIT Y.

AND FOSTER A DEEP SENSE OF COMMUNIT Y PRIDE.

PUBLIC SPACES HAVE THE POWER TO FOSTER SOCIAL

THOUGHTFUL PLACEMAKING TRANSFORMS NOT JUST

INTERACTION, BUILD CIVIC PRIDE, AND STRENGTHEN

THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT BUT ALSO THE LIVES OF

THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF A COMMUNIT Y.

THOSE WHO INTERACT WITH IT, ENSURING THAT OUR CITIES ARE AS VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND RESILIENT AS

PLAZAS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE PLACES WHERE

THE PEOPLE WHO CALL THEM HOME.

COMMUNITIES GATHER TO CELEBRATE MILESTONES OR SIMPLY TO ENJOY THE RHYTHM OF DAILY LIFE. PARKS PROVIDE NOT ONLY A BREAK FROM THE URBAN LANDSCAPE BUT ALSO SPACES FOR PLAY, RELAXATION, AND REFLECTION. SIDEWALKS, OFTEN OVERLOOKED, ARE THE VEINS OF A CIT Y, WHERE CASUAL INTERACTIONS OCCUR, AND THE PULSE OF URBAN LIFE IS MOST EVIDENT. WHEN THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED, THESE SPACES CAN TRANSCEND THEIR FUNCTIONAL ROLES TO BECOME SYMBOLS OF A COMMUNIT Y ’S IDENTIT Y AND VALUES. TAKE, FOR INSTANCE, THE TRANSFORMATION OF TIMES

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EV&A USES THE NOTION OF PLACEMAKING IN OUR DESIGN PROCESS TO INSPIRE OUR CLIENTS WITH BETTER SOLUTIONS THAT ULTIMATELY RESULT IN THE CREATION OF SPACES THAT SERVE AS THE HEART OF EVERY BUILDING WE DESIGN.

Places to WORK

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THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION’S TWO SUMMERLIN RISING WITH QUIET

AUTHORITY ALONG PAVILION CENTER DRIVE, JUST EAST OF RED ROCK RESORT, TWO SUMMERLIN ASSERTS ITSELF AS A DEFINING CORPORATE ADDRESS IN THE EVOLVING URBAN FABRIC OF DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN. MORE THAN A CLASS A OFFICE BUILDING, THE SIX-STORY, 150,000-SQUARE-FOOT TOWER OPERATES AS A PLACEMAKING INSTRUMENT, ONE THAT MEDIATES BETWEEN DESERT LANDSCAPE AND EMERGING CITY, BETWEEN CORPORATE PERFORMANCE AND CIVIC PRESENCE.

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TWO SUMMERLIN SUMMERLIN, NEVADA COMPLETED IN LATE 2018, THE BUILDING SERVED AS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION ALONGSIDE A ROSTER OF HIGH-PROFILE TENANTS, ANCHORING A DISTRICT INCREASINGLY DEFINED BY WALKABILITY, DENSITY, AND MIXED-USE VITALITY. EV&A APPROACHED THE PROJECT NOT AS AN ISOLATED OBJECT, BUT AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO A BROADER URBAN ECOSYSTEM, USING ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE TO REINFORCE DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN’S IDENTITY AS A CONTEMPORARY URBAN NODE WITHIN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST.

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THE BUILDING’S ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE IS ROOTED IN DISCIPLINED MODERNISM, EXPRESSED THROUGH A TAUT FAÇADE OF CUSTOM PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS PAIRED WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE GLAZING. THE WARM, DESERT-INSPIRED PALETTE GROUNDS THE TOWER IN ITS MOJAVE CONTEXT, WHILE DEEP VERTICAL REVEALS AND CRISP HORIZONTAL BANDING CREATE A DYNAMIC INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW THAT SHIFTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS SCULPTURAL ARTICULATION LENDS THE BUILDING BOTH VISUAL DEPTH AND CLIMATIC RESPONSIVENESS, BALANCING ELEGANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE.

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BEHIND THE FAÇADE, A ROBUST STEEL SUPERSTRUCTURE ENABLES LARGE, FLEXIBLE FLOOR PLATES CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING A WIDE RANGE OF TENANT CONFIGURATIONS. EXPANSIVE FLOOR-TO-CEILING GLAZING DRAWS DAYLIGHT DEEP INTO THE WORKPLACE AND FRAMES PANORAMIC VIEWS OF RED ROCK CANYON AND THE LAS VEGAS SKYLINE, REINFORCING A CONTINUOUS VISUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERIOR SPACES AND THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE. THESE GESTURES TRANSFORM THE EXPERIENCE OF WORK, GROUNDING DAILY ROUTINES IN THE RHYTHMS OF PLACE AND CLIMATE. SUSTAINABILITY WAS EMBEDDED FROM THE OUTSET, WITH THE BUILDING ACHIEVING LEED SILVER CERTIFICATION THROUGH A COMBINATION OF LOW-E GLAZING, HIGHEFFICIENCY HVAC SYSTEMS, LED LIGHTING, AND WATERWISE LANDSCAPE STRATEGIES TAILORED TO THE ARID MOJAVE DESERT.

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TWO SUMMERLIN

SUMMERLIN, NEVADA

RATHER THAN TREATING SUSTAINABILITY AS A TECHNICAL OVERLAY, THE DESIGN INTEGRATES PERFORMANCE INTO ITS ARCHITECTURAL AND SPATIAL LOGIC, ENSURING COMFORT, EFFICIENCY, AND LONGEVITY WITHOUT COMPROMISING AESTHETIC CLARITY. AT THE GROUND PLANE, PLACEMAKING BECOMES MOST TANGIBLE. THE SITE IS CAREFULLY COMPOSED AS AN URBAN OASIS, WHERE LAYERED NATIVE PLANTINGS, SHADED WALKWAYS, AND OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS SOFTEN THE CORPORATE EDGE AND INVITE ENGAGEMENT BEYOND THE BUILDING ENVELOPE. THE LANDSCAPE STRATEGY MEDIATES SCALE, TRANSITIONING FROM THE VEHICULAR REALM TO PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE WHILE ENCOURAGING YEAR-ROUND USE DESPITE THE DESERT CLIMATE.

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TWO SUMMERLIN SUMMERLIN, NEVADA THESE OUTDOOR SPACES FUNCTION AS EXTENSIONS OF THE WORKPLACE—PLACES FOR INFORMAL MEETINGS, RESPITE, AND SOCIAL EXCHANGE—REINFORCING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN A CORPORATE SETTING. PARKING, OFTEN A DISRUPTIVE FORCE IN SUBURBAN OFFICE DEVELOPMENTS, IS DISCREETLY INTEGRATED INTO A MULTI-LEVEL STRUCTURE CLAD IN COMPLEMENTARY MATERIALS THAT PRESERVE A COHESIVE ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY. ITS PLACEMENT AND DETAILING MAINTAIN PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY EDGES AND REINFORCE THE PRIMACY OF THE PUBLIC REALM, ALLOWING THE BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE TO DEFINE THE SITE’S CHARACTER RATHER THAN ITS INFRASTRUCTURE. TOGETHER, ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND PLANNING CONVERGE TO POSITION TWO SUMMERLIN AS MORE THAN AN EFFICIENT WORKPLACE. THE PROJECT EXEMPLIFIES HOW CORPORATE ARCHITECTURE CAN CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO PLACEMAKING, ESTABLISHING IDENTITY, SUPPORTING URBAN LIFE, AND RESPONDING THOUGHTFULLY TO CLIMATE AND CONTEXT. IN DOING SO, TWO SUMMERLIN SETS A BENCHMARK FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE, DESIGN-FORWARD OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS IN THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN WEST, REINFORCING DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN’S EMERGENCE AS A VIBRANT, LIVABLE DISTRICT ROOTED IN BOTH INNOVATION AND PLACE.

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CREDIT ONE BANK CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS PHASE TWO AS ONE OF THE

FASTEST-GROWING CREDIT CARD ISSUERS IN THE UNITED STATES, CREDIT ONE BANK CONTINUES TO INVEST IN ITS PHYSICAL PRESENCE AS A REFLECTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND LONG-TERM VISION. THE SECOND PHASE OF THE BANK’S LAS VEGAS–BASED CORPORATE CAMPUS MARKS A SIGNIFICANT EVOLUTION OF THAT STRATEGY, EXPANDING THE 22-ACRE SITE WITH A NEW FOUR-STORY, 157,000-SQUAREFOOT OFFICE COMPLEX LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE FIRM’S FLAGSHIP HEADQUARTERS, COMPLETED IN 2016.

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CREDIT ONE BANK HEADQUARTERS LAS VEGAS, NEVADA DESIGNED BY EV&A, THE EXPANSION IS LESS AN ISOLATED ADDITION THAN A DELIBERATE ACT OF PLACEMAKING. ONE THAT STRENGTHENS CAMPUS IDENTITY WHILE CULTIVATING A COHESIVE AND HUMAN-CENTERED WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT. RATHER THAN REPLICATING THE ORIGINAL HEADQUARTERS WHOLESALE, THE DESIGN NEGOTIATES CONTINUITY AND DISTINCTION. THE NEW BUILDING DRAWS FROM THE ESTABLISHED ARCHITECTURAL VERNACULAR, CLEAN LINES, A DISCIPLINED MATERIAL PALETTE, AND STRONG HORIZONTAL EXPRESSION, WHILE ASSERTING ITS OWN PRESENCE THROUGH REFINED MASSING AND CONTEMPORARY DETAILING. THIS BALANCE ALLOWS THE EXPANSION TO READ AS BOTH FAMILIAR AND FORWARD-LOOKING, REINFORCING A SENSE OF INSTITUTIONAL CONTINUITY WHILE SIGNALING GROWTH AND MOMENTUM. AT THE HEART OF THE PROJECT IS A TWOSTORY, 4,000-SQUARE-FOOT “TOWN HALL” COMMONS THAT PHYSICALLY AND SYMBOLICALLY UNITES THE NEW OFFICE BUILDING WITH ITS PREDECESSOR. CONCEIVED AS THE SOCIAL AND SPATIAL ANCHOR OF THE CAMPUS, THE TOWN HALL TRANSFORMS CIRCULATION INTO EXPERIENCE, FUNCTIONING AS A CONNECTIVE SPINE AND A SHARED PLACE OF GATHERING. MORE THAN A LINK BETWEEN BUILDINGS, THE SPACE ESTABLISHES A CLEAR SENSE OF ARRIVAL AND ORIENTATION, OFFERING EMPLOYEES A COMMUNAL LIVING ROOM THAT ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION, INFORMAL EXCHANGE, AND A SHARED SENSE OF PURPOSE.

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CREDIT ONE BANK HEADQUARTERS LAS VEGAS, NEVADA THE TOWN HALL’S OPENNESS, VERTICAL VOLUME, AND TRANSPARENCY FOSTER VISUAL AND PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE CAMPUS, REINFORCING PLACEMAKING AT BOTH THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SCALES. PROGRAMMED TO SUPPORT EVERYTHING FROM ALL-HANDS MEETINGS TO SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION, THE SPACE EMBODIES A SHIFT AWAY FROM ISOLATED OFFICE TYPOLOGIES TOWARD A WORKPLACE DEFINED BY COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENT. IN THIS WAY, THE COMMONS BECOMES THE CULTURAL HEART OF THE CAMPUS, ANCHORING DAILY LIFE AND REINFORCING INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION CONVERGE MOST VISIBLY IN THE PROJECT’S SOUTH- AND WESTFACING SOLAR SHADING SYSTEM. DESIGNED AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE BUILDING ENVELOPE, THE SHADING DEVICE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES SOLAR HEAT GAIN—AN ESSENTIAL RESPONSE TO THE MOJAVE DESERT CLIMATE, WHILE ENHANCING OCCUPANT COMFORT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. ITS BOLD ARTICULATION GIVES THE BUILDING A DISTINCT VISUAL IDENTITY, TRANSFORMING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE NECESSITY INTO A DEFINING ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE. THE RESULT IS AN ENVELOPE THAT COMMUNICATES BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DESIGN INTENT, UNDERSCORING EV&A’S COMMITMENT TO ALIGNING FORM AND FUNCTION.

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ACROSS THE SITE, CAREFUL INTEGRATION OF BUILDING MASSING, CIRCULATION, AND SHARED SPACES REINFORCES THE CAMPUS AS A UNIFIED PLACE RATHER THAN A COLLECTION OF DISCRETE STRUCTURES. THE EXPANSION REDEFINES THE WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE BY PRIORITIZING CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE, BUILDINGS, AND ENVIRONMENT, WHILE SUPPORTING THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF A RAPIDLY GROWING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, CREDIT ONE BANK’S CAMPUS EVOLVES INTO A MORE LEGIBLE, COHESIVE, AND PEOPLECENTERED ENVIRONMENT, ONE THAT REFLECTS THE COMPANY’S STATURE WITHIN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY AND ITS ROLE WITHIN THE BROADER LAS VEGAS BUSINESS COMMUNITY. FOR EV&A, THE PROJECT EXEMPLIFIES HOW PLACEMAKING PRINCIPLES CAN ELEVATE CORPORATE ARCHITECTURE, TRANSFORMING EXPANSION INTO AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ENDURING IDENTITY, FOSTER COMMUNITY, AND SHAPE MEANINGFUL WORKPLACE EXPERIENCES.

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THE ARISTOCRAT CORPORATION HEADQUARTERS SUMMERLIN NESTLED QUIETLY

ON THE DESERT FLOOR AT THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS, ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES’ NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS REIMAGINES THE SUBURBAN OFFICE CAMPUS AS A COHESIVE PLACE SHAPED BY CLIMATE, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY. DEVELOPED BY THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION ON A 12-ACRE SITE IN SUMMERLIN, NEVADA, THE PROJECT CONSOLIDATES THE OPERATIONS OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING GAMING TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES INTO A PAIR OF THREE-STORY OFFICE BUILDINGS THAT BALANCE VISIBILITY AND ACCESS WITH A CAREFULLY CALIBRATED INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT.

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ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES SUMMERLIN, NEVADA THE RELOCATION, MOTIVATED BY IMPROVED FREEWAY ACCESS AND REGIONAL PROMINENCE, PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK THE CAMPUS NOT AS AN OBJECT IN THE LANDSCAPE, BUT AS AN EXPERIENCE ROOTED IN PLACEMAKING. EV&A APPROACHED THE PROJECT AS A CAMPUSSCALE INTERVENTION, USING ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE TO ESTABLISH A CLEAR SENSE OF IDENTITY WHILE FOSTERING COLLABORATION AND ADAPTABILITY. A COMPREHENSIVE RE-EVALUATION OF INTERNAL ADJACENCIES INFORMED THE PLANNING STRATEGY, RESULTING IN WORK ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE MORE EFFICIENT, FLEXIBLE, AND RESPONSIVE TO ARISTOCRAT’S DYNAMIC, INNOVATION-DRIVEN CULTURE. EACH 93,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING IS POSITIONED TO FRAME A LANDSCAPED CENTRAL PLAZA THAT FUNCTIONS AS THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND SOCIAL HEART OF THE CAMPUS. CONCEIVED AS AN OUTDOOR ROOM RATHER THAN A RESIDUAL OPEN SPACE, THE PLAZA ESTABLISHES A STRONG SENSE OF ARRIVAL WHILE SUPPORTING GATHERINGS, INFORMAL MEETINGS, AND DAILY MOMENTS OF PAUSE. CIRCULATION PATHS AND COMMON AREAS ARE ORIENTED TOWARD THIS SHARED LANDSCAPE, ENSURING THAT MOVEMENT ACROSS THE CAMPUS REINFORCES SOCIAL INTERACTION AND A COLLECTIVE SENSE OF PLACE. THE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE REFLECTS ARISTOCRAT’S MODERN DESIGN VERNACULAR THROUGH CRISP GEOMETRIES, BOLD MASSING, AND A RESTRAINED YET EXPRESSIVE MATERIAL PALETTE. THE EXTERIOR DESIGN IS THOUGHTFULLY CRAFTED WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF SHADING ELEMENTS STRATEGICALLY INTEGRATED INTO AND AROUND THE BUILDING’S COMMON AREAS. THESE ELEMENTS SERVE AS BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION, RESPONDING DIRECTLY TO THE MOJAVE DESERT CLIMATE WHILE ENRICHING THE VISUAL IDENTITY OF THE CAMPUS.

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ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES SUMMERLIN, NEVADA BY FILTERING THE DESERT’S INTENSE SUMMER SUN, THE SHADING SYSTEMS CREATE COMFORTABLE AND INVITING OUTDOOR SPACES THAT EXTEND THE WORKPLACE BEYOND THE BUILDING ENVELOPE. TERRACES, GATHERING AREAS, AND CIRCULATION ZONES REMAIN USABLE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE YEAR, ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS TO ENGAGE WITH THE LANDSCAPE RATHER THAN RETREAT FROM IT. IN THIS WAY, THE PROJECT FOSTERS A HARMONIOUS CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND ITS NATURAL SURROUNDINGS, REINFORCING PLACEMAKING THROUGH CLIMATERESPONSIVE DESIGN. METICULOUSLY POSITIONED AND CAREFULLY ARTICULATED, THE SHADING ELEMENTS REFLECT A BROADER COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN-CENTRIC DESIGN. THEIR RHYTHMIC PRESENCE ADDS DEPTH AND TEXTURE TO THE FAÇADES WHILE SUPPORTING ENERGY PERFORMANCE AND OCCUPANT COMFORT. RATHER THAN FUNCTIONING AS APPLIED FEATURES, THE SHADING SYSTEMS ARE INTEGRAL TO THE ARCHITECTURE, SHAPING SPATIAL EXPERIENCE AND REINFORCING THE CAMPUS’S IDENTITY AS A PLACE DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE. SURFACE PARKING, PROVIDED AT A RATIO OF FIVE SPACES PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET, IS DISTRIBUTED TO MAINTAIN CONVENIENCE WITHOUT DIMINISHING THE PROMINENCE OF THE CENTRAL PLAZA. THE SITE

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ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES SUMMERLIN, NEVADA PLANNING EMPHASIZES CLARITY AND LEGIBILITY, ENSURING INTUITIVE NAVIGATION WHILE MAINTAINING A STRONG VISUAL PRESENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF FLAMINGO ROAD AND HUALAPAI WAY. ULTIMATELY, THE ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES HEADQUARTERS DEMONSTRATES HOW PLACEMAKING PRINCIPLES, GROUNDED IN CLIMATE, COMMUNITY, AND SPATIAL CLARITY, CAN ELEVATE CORPORATE ARCHITECTURE. BY PRIORITIZING SHARED SPACE, ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS, AND EXPERIENTIAL QUALITY, THE PROJECT ESTABLISHES A WORKPLACE THAT IS BOTH PERFORMATIVE AND HUMANE, ALIGNING ARISTOCRAT’S PHYSICAL PRESENCE WITH ITS GLOBAL REPUTATION FOR INNOVATION AND DESIGN EXCELLENCE.

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THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION’S ONE MERIDIAN STRATEGICALLY

POSITIONED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FLAMINGO ROAD AND HUALAPAI WAY, THE NEXT PHASE OF THE VILLAGE 15 OFFICE CAMPUS LEVERAGES VISIBILITY, ACCESS, AND LANDSCAPE TO TRANSFORM A HIGHLY TRAFFICKED SITE INTO A COHESIVE WORKPLACE DESTINATION. DESIGNED BY EV&A, THE PROJECT INTRODUCES A PAIR OF THREE-STORY SPECULATIVE OFFICE BUILDINGS THAT EXTEND THE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN ESTABLISHED BY THE ARISTOCRAT GAMING HEADQUARTERS TO THE SOUTH, COMPLETED FIVE YEARS EARLIER.

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ONE MERIDIAN SUMMERLIN, NEVADA TOGETHER, THE BUILDINGS REINFORCE VILLAGE 15’S EVOLUTION FROM A CONVENTIONAL OFFICE PARK INTO A PLACE-DEFINED CAMPUS ROOTED IN CONNECTION, IDENTITY, AND LONGTERM FLEXIBILITY. EACH BUILDING ENCOMPASSES APPROXIMATELY 73,800 SQUARE FEET AND IS CAREFULLY SITED TO FRAME A CENTRAL LANDSCAPED PLAZA THAT SERVES AS THE SOCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL HEART OF THE DEVELOPMENT. RATHER THAN PRIORITIZING FRONTAGE ALONE, THE PLANNING STRATEGY INVERTS THE TYPICAL SUBURBAN MODEL, USING ARCHITECTURE TO DEFINE OUTDOOR SPACE AND ESTABLISH A CLEAR SENSE OF ARRIVAL. THE PLAZA FUNCTIONS AS AN OUTDOOR ROOM, ANCHORING DAILY ACTIVITY WHILE FOSTERING INTERACTION, RESPITE, AND INFORMAL COLLABORATION AMONG TENANTS. THIS SHARED LANDSCAPE IS INTEGRAL TO THE PROJECT’S PLACEMAKING AGENDA. SHADED SEATING AREAS, PEDESTRIAN-SCALED PATHWAYS, AND LAYERED DESERT PLANTINGS CREATE A COMFORTABLE AND INVITING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES USE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND LANDSCAPE FEATURES WORK IN CONCERT TO MODERATE THE DESERT CLIMATE, ALLOWING OUTDOOR SPACE TO BECOME AN EXTENSION OF THE

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ONE MERIDIAN SUMMERLIN, NEVADA WORKPLACE RATHER THAN A DECORATIVE BUFFER. THE RESULT IS A CAMPUS EXPERIENCE THAT PRIVILEGES PEOPLE AND MOVEMENT, REINFORCING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN A SPECULATIVE DEVELOPMENT. THE BUILDINGS THEMSELVES ARE ORIENTED TO CAPITALIZE ON SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE LAS VEGAS SKYLINE AND SURROUNDING DESERT TERRAIN, GROUNDING THE WORKPLACE IN ITS REGIONAL CONTEXT. A REFINED DESERT MODERN AESTHETIC, CONSISTENT WITH THE BROADER VILLAGE 15 MASTER PLAN ENSURES ARCHITECTURAL CONTINUITY ACROSS PHASES WHILE ALLOWING THIS EXPANSION TO ASSERT ITS OWN IDENTITY. MASSING, MATERIALS, AND DETAILING ALIGN WITH THE ESTABLISHED LANGUAGE OF THE CAMPUS, REINFORCING COHESION WITHOUT RESORTING TO REPLICATION.

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ONE MERIDIAN SUMMERLIN, NEVADA OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY REMAINS A KEY CONSIDERATION. THE TENACRE SITE ACCOMMODATES SURFACE PARKING AT A RATIO OF FIVE SPACES PER 1,000 SQUARE FEET, BALANCING TENANT CONVENIENCE WITH A SITE PLAN THAT PRIORITIZES LANDSCAPE AND PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE. PARKING IS ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT INTUITIVE CIRCULATION AND MINIMIZE VISUAL IMPACT, ALLOWING THE CENTRAL PLAZA AND BUILDING FAÇADES TO DEFINE THE CHARACTER OF THE CAMPUS. BY INTEGRATING SPECULATIVE OFFICE DEVELOPMENT WITH PLACEMAKING PRINCIPLES TYPICALLY RESERVED FOR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS OR MIXED-USE DISTRICTS, EV&A ELEVATES VILLAGE 15 BEYOND MARKET-DRIVEN NECESSITY. THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES HOW THOUGHTFUL SITE PLANNING, SHARED OPEN SPACE, AND ARCHITECTURAL COHESION CAN TRANSFORM A HIGHLY VISIBLE COMMERCIAL SITE INTO A MEANINGFUL WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT. AS A SEAMLESS EXTENSION OF THE ESTABLISHED CAMPUS, THIS PHASE REINFORCES VILLAGE 15’S POSITION AS A PREMIER CORPORATE DESTINATION IN SUMMERLIN, ONE SHAPED AS MUCH BY EXPERIENCE AND IDENTITY AS BY ACCESS AND EFFICIENCY.

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THE UNLV HARRY REID RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY PARK RETAINED BY UNLV’S

RESEARCH FOUNDATION IN EARLY 2017, THE GARDNER COMPANY ASSUMED THE ROLE OF MASTER DEVELOPER FOR WHAT WOULD BECOME THE 122-ACRE HARRY REID RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PARK, A LONG-RANGE INITIATIVE INTENDED TO REDEFINE SOUTHERN NEVADA’S RELATIONSHIP TO RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION. EV&A WAS COMMISSIONED TO ESTABLISH THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE CAMPUS AND TO DESIGN THE FIRST OF MORE THAN A DOZEN TECHNOLOGY BUILDINGS, COLLECTIVELY ENVISIONED TO TOTAL 1.5 MILLION SQUARE FEET UPON FULL BUILD-OUT. FROM ITS INCEPTION, THE PROJECT WAS CONCEIVED NOT MERELY AS A COLLECTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES, BUT AS A COHESIVE, PLACEDRIVEN ENVIRONMENT CAPABLE OF FOSTERING COLLABORATION BETWEEN ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND EMERGING ENTERPRISES.

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UNLV - TECH PARK ONE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA AT THE CORE OF EV&A’S PLANNING STRATEGY IS A COMMITMENT TO PLACEMAKING AT A CAMPUS SCALE. THE MASTER PLAN ORGANIZES DEVELOPMENT AROUND A NETWORK OF WALKABLE OPEN SPACES, SHARED AMENITIES, AND FLEXIBLE BUILDING PARCELS THAT ENCOURAGE INTERACTION ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND TENANTS. RATHER THAN ADOPTING THE ISOLATED TYPOLOGIES TYPICAL OF SUBURBAN RESEARCH PARKS, THE DESIGN ESTABLISHES A CONNECTIVE FRAMEWORK, ONE THAT PRIORITIZES PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT, SOCIAL EXCHANGE, AND VISIBILITY BETWEEN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR WORK ENVIRONMENTS. LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE TREATED AS EQUAL CONTRIBUTORS TO A SHARED IDENTITY, SETTING THE STAGE FOR A RESEARCH COMMUNITY THAT GROWS INCREMENTALLY WHILE MAINTAINING COHERENCE. THE FIRST REALIZED EXPRESSION OF THIS VISION IS TECH PARK ONE, COMPLETED IN EARLY 2019. RISING FOUR STORIES AND ENCOMPASSING 120,000 SQUARE FEET OF DEDICATED TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SPACE, THE MULTI-TENANT FACILITY SERVES AS BOTH THE FUNCTIONAL AND SYMBOLIC ANCHOR OF THE PARK’S INITIAL PHASE. HOUSING UNLV’S BLACK FIRE INNOVATION LABS, THE BUILDING ESTABLISHES A BENCHMARK FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT— DEMONSTRATING HOW ARCHITECTURAL CLARITY, FLEXIBILITY, AND MATERIAL RIGOR CAN SUPPORT RAPIDLY EVOLVING RESEARCH AND BUSINESS NEEDS.

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UNLV - TECH PARK ONE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ARCHITECTURALLY, TECH PARK ONE BALANCES A ROBUST STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK WITH A REFINED MATERIAL PALETTE. A STEEL AND CONCRETE STRUCTURE IS ARTICULATED THROUGH EXPANSES OF GLASS, STONE, AND PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS, LENDING THE BUILDING A CONTEMPORARY PRESENCE WHILE REINFORCING DURABILITY AND ADAPTABILITY. TRANSPARENCY AT KEY AREAS UNDERSCORES THE BUILDING’S COLLABORATIVE ETHOS, VISUALLY CONNECTING RESEARCH ACTIVITY TO SHARED SPACES AND THE BROADER CAMPUS LANDSCAPE. EQUALLY CENTRAL TO THE PROJECT’S PLACEMAKING AGENDA IS THE INTEGRATION OF AMENITIES THAT EXTEND THE WORKPLACE BEYOND THE LABORATORY AND OFFICE. INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES, WHILE A SERIES OF COMMUNAL AMENITIES ENCOURAGES DAILY INTERACTION AND WELL-BEING. A HALF-SIZED BASKETBALL COURT, OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS, AND INFORMAL GATHERING SPACES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION AND SPONTANEOUS EXCHANGE. OUTDOOR TECHNOLOGY HUBS BLUR THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN WORK AND LANDSCAPE, ENABLING PRODUCTIVITY TO SPILL INTO SHADED EXTERIOR ZONES. LUSH, CAREFULLY CONSIDERED LANDSCAPING FURTHER REINFORCES THE CAMPUS AS A DESTINATION RATHER THAN A CORRIDOR. THESE OUTDOOR SPACES ARE NOT RESIDUAL, BUT INTENTIONALLY PROGRAMMED, OFFERING EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS MOMENTS OF PAUSE, CONNECTION, AND RESPITE WITHIN A RESEARCH-DRIVEN SETTING. COLLECTIVELY, THEY ESTABLISH A SOCIAL FRAMEWORK THAT SUPPORTS INNOVATION AS A HUMAN ENDEAVOR, GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY AND SHARED EXPERIENCE. STRATEGICALLY LOCATED WITHIN ONE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA’S MOST DESIRABLE GROWTH AREAS, THE HARRY REID RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PARK POSITIONS LAS VEGAS AS A COMPETITIVE HUB FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED ENTERPRISE. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GARDNER AND UNLV, THE PARK ADVANCES A VISION THAT EXTENDS BEYOND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, LEVERAGING ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING AS TOOLS FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION, AND LONG-TERM REGIONAL RESILIENCE. AS FUTURE PHASES UNFOLD, THE CAMPUS IS POISED TO EVOLVE AS A LIVING FRAMEWORK FOR INNOVATION, ANCHORED BY PLACE, PEOPLE, AND PURPOSE.

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LAS VEGAS EXPO AT WORLD MARKET CENTER AT THE NORTHERN

EDGE OF DOWNTOWN, WHERE THE LAS VEGAS SKYLINE GIVES WAY TO THE DESERT HORIZON, THE NEXT PHASE OF THE WORLD MARKET CENTER EMERGES NOT MERELY AS AN EXPANSION, BUT AS AN ACT OF CIVIC STITCHING, TRANSFORMING A SUCCESSFUL TRADE COMPLEX INTO A COHESIVE URBAN DESTINATION. COMMISSIONED IN EARLY 2016 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, EV&A WAS TASKED WITH ADDING MORE THAN 330,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES TO A CAMPUS THAT ALREADY COMPRISED SIX MILLION SQUARE FEET OF PERMANENT SHOWROOM SPACE.

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THE EXPO @ WORLD MARKET CENTER LAS VEGAS, NEVADA THE AMBITION, HOWEVER, EXTENDED WELL BEYOND SQUARE FOOTAGE. THE CHALLENGE WAS ONE OF PLACE-MAKING: HOW TO CONVERT A CONSTELLATION OF LARGE-FORMAT STRUCTURES INTO A LEGIBLE, INTERCONNECTED ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS ENCOUNTER, EXCHANGE, AND IDENTITY. THE NEW LAS VEGAS EXPO @ WORLD MARKET CENTER DOES PRECISELY THAT. RATHER THAN FUNCTIONING AS AN ISOLATED HALL APPENDED TO THE EXISTING TOWERS, THE EXPANSION COMPLETES THE SPATIAL LOGIC OF THE CAMPUS. IT STRENGTHENS PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS, CLARIFIES POINTS OF ARRIVAL, AND ACTIVATES THE GROUND PLANE WITH SHADED PROMENADES AND PLAZAS THAT MEDIATE BETWEEN MONUMENTAL SCALE AND HUMAN EXPERIENCE. THE ARCHITECTURE OPERATES AS BOTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVITATION. THE DESIGN REINFORCES THE CAMPUS’S ESTABLISHED MATERIAL LANGUAGE, GLASS CURTAINWALL, STONE, AND METAL PANELS, WHILE INTRODUCING A REFINED HORIZONTALITY THAT ANCHORS THE COMPOSITION AT STREET LEVEL. GENEROUS EXPANSES OF GLAZING DISSOLVE THE THRESHOLD BETWEEN INTERIOR EXHIBITION HALLS AND EXTERIOR GATHERING SPACES, REVEALING ILLUMINATED STRUCTURAL FRAMES AND ANIMATED INTERIORS AFTER DUSK. BY NIGHT, THE BUILDING READS AS A LANTERN WITHIN THE DISTRICT, EXTENDING THE ENERGY OF THE MARKET INTO THE PUBLIC REALM. CENTRAL TO THE PROJECT IS ITS REDEFINITION OF CIRCULATION. THE EXPANSION ORGANIZES A SEAMLESS FLOW BETWEEN PERMANENT SHOWROOMS AND TEMPORARY EXHIBIT HALLS, ALLOWING VISITORS TO MOVE INTUITIVELY ACROSS THE CAMPUS. BROAD CONCOURSES AND PRE-FUNCTION SPACES ARE CONCEIVED AS SOCIAL COMMONS, PLACES FOR IMPROMPTU MEETINGS, PRODUCT LAUNCHES, AND INFORMAL NETWORKING. RATHER THAN TREATING CIRCULATION AS RESIDUAL SPACE, THE DESIGN ELEVATES IT INTO AN ACTIVE CIVIC SPINE.

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THE EXPO @ WORLD MARKET CENTER LAS VEGAS, NEVADA THE EXTERIOR PLAZAS FURTHER AMPLIFY THIS AMBITION. LINED WITH PALM ALLEES, SHADED SEATING AREAS, AND CAREFULLY SCALED LIGHTING, THE OPEN SPACES TEMPER THE DESERT CLIMATE WHILE FRAMING VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING TOWERS. THESE SPACES ARE NOT ORNAMENTAL; THEY ARE THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT BINDS THE CAMPUS TOGETHER, OFFERING MOMENTS OF PAUSE WITHIN THE INTENSITY OF TRADE EVENTS. THE INTERPLAY OF SHADOW, MATERIAL TEXTURE, AND EVENING ILLUMINATION CREATES A LAYERED ENVIRONMENT THAT IS EQUALLY COMPELLING DURING MARKET PEAKS AND QUIETER OFF-SEASON MONTHS. THIS PHASE ALSO ADVANCES THE LONG-TERM MASTER PLAN VISION: A FULLY INTEGRATED, HIGH-RISE CAMPUS ULTIMATELY EXCEEDING 12 MILLION SQUARE FEET. IN THIS CONTEXT, THE EXPO BUILDING ACTS AS BOTH CATALYST AND HINGE, STRENGTHENING THE CAMPUS CORE WHILE ACCOMMODATING FUTURE GROWTH. ITS FLEXIBILITY SUPPORTS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF USES, FROM INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOWS TO CORPORATE CONFERENCES AND CULTURAL EVENTS, REINFORCING THE WORLD MARKET CENTER’S EVOLUTION INTO A YEAR-ROUND RESOURCE FOR THE GLOBAL DESIGN INDUSTRY. MORE THAN AN EXPANSION, THE PROJECT REFRAMES THE WORLD MARKET CENTER AS AN URBAN DISTRICT, AN ECOSYSTEM WHERE COMMERCE, CREATIVITY, AND CIVIC LIFE INTERSECT. BY PRIORITIZING CONNECTIVITY, SPATIAL CLARITY, AND THE ACTIVATION OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS, EV&A TRANSFORMS A COLLECTION OF LARGE-SCALE FACILITIES INTO A COHERENT PLACE WITH IDENTITY AND PRESENCE. IN A CITY DEFINED BY SPECTACLE, THE ACHIEVEMENT HERE IS MEASURED IN CONTINUITY AND COHESION. THE NEW EXPO BUILDING DOES NOT COMPETE WITH THE SKYLINE; IT COMPLETES IT—SOLIDIFYING THE WORLD MARKET CENTER’S ROLE NOT ONLY AS THE LARGEST HOME FURNISHINGS AND CONVENTION COMPLEX IN THE WEST, BUT AS A THOUGHTFULLY COMPOSED DESTINATION WITHIN THE EVOLVING FABRIC OF LAS VEGAS.

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EVOLVING INNOVATION CORRIDOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS TECH PARK, THE T-MOBILE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER REDEFINES THE CONTEMPORARY WORKPLACE AS A DELIBERATE ACT OF PLACE-MAKING—AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CORPORATE IDENTITY, HUMAN EXPERIENCE, AND DESERT CONTEXT CONVERGE INTO A COHESIVE SPATIAL NARRATIVE. RATHER THAN A SINGULAR BUILDING, THE PROJECT IS CONCEIVED AS A LAYERED ECOSYSTEM: AN INTERCONNECTED SERIES OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ROOMS THAT FOSTER COMMUNITY,

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T-MOBILE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER LAS VEGAS, NV WELL-BEING, AND PERFORMANCE IN EQUAL MEASURE. AT ITS CORE, THE DESIGN RESISTS THE ANONYMITY TYPICAL OF LARGE-SCALE CALL CENTERS. INSTEAD, IT ESTABLISHES A LEGIBLE AND ENGAGING CAMPUS PRESENCE ANCHORED BY A CLEARLY ARTICULATED ENTRY SEQUENCE. THE ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE, MARKED BY A LUMINOUS, BRANDED FAÇADE AND SHADED APPROACH—TRANSITIONS SEAMLESSLY INTO A GENEROUS INTERIOR CONCOURSE. THIS CENTRAL SPINE FUNCTIONS LESS AS A CORRIDOR AND MORE AS AN INTERNAL STREETSCAPE, ACTIVATING THE BUILDING WITH MOMENTS OF PAUSE, INTERACTION, AND ORIENTATION. PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS SUCH AS TRAINING SUITES, COLLABORATION ZONES, AND SOCIAL HUBS ARE CAREFULLY DISTRIBUTED ALONG THIS AXIS, CREATING A RHYTHM OF ACTIVITY THAT MIRRORS THE CADENCE OF A SMALL URBAN DISTRICT. THE PLANNING STRATEGY REINFORCES THIS SENSE OF PLACE THROUGH A FINELY GRAINED MIX OF ENVIRONMENTS. OPEN WORK “PODS” ARE BALANCED WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF SUPPORT SPACES— QUIET ROOMS, HUDDLE AREAS, WELLNESS SUITES, AND A THEATER—ENSURING THAT EMPLOYEES CAN NAVIGATE BETWEEN FOCUS AND COLLABORATION WITH EASE.

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AMENITIES SUCH AS A FITNESS CENTER, CYBER

THE TERRACE, ANIMATED BY FIRE FEATURES,

REINFORCING ITS ROLE AS A HUB OF ACTIVITY.

CAFÉ, AND MICRO-MARKET ARE NOT TREATED

COMMUNAL SEATING, AND RECREATION

ULTIMATELY, THE T-MOBILE CARE CENTER

AS ANCILLARY, BUT AS INTEGRAL COMPONENTS

AREAS—BECOMES A SOCIAL CONDENSER,

TRANSCENDS ITS PROGRAMMATIC

OF A HOLISTIC WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE.

OFFERING PANORAMIC VIEWS WHILE

REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A MODEL FOR

THESE SPACES CULTIVATE A CULTURE OF

REINFORCING THE PROJECT’S EMPHASIS ON

WORKPLACE DESIGN IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

ENGAGEMENT, ENCOURAGING INFORMAL

CONNECTION AND WELL-BEING.

ENCOUNTERS AND REINFORCING A SENSE OF BELONGING.

BY PRIORITIZING PLACE-MAKING AS ITS MATERIALLY, THE BUILDING EXPRESSES

CENTRAL AMBITION, THE PROJECT CULTIVATES

A DIALOGUE BETWEEN DURABILITY AND

AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS NOT ONLY EFFICIENT

EQUALLY CRITICAL TO THE PROJECT’S PLACE-

REFINEMENT. A RESTRAINED PALETTE OF

AND ADAPTABLE, BUT ALSO DEEPLY HUMAN—AN

MAKING AMBITION IS ITS RELATIONSHIP TO

METAL PANELS, GLASS, AND CONCRETE

ARCHITECTURE THAT SUPPORTS CONNECTION,

THE OUTDOORS. IN RESPONSE TO THE MOJAVE

ESTABLISHES A CONTEMPORARY FRAMEWORK,

INSPIRES ENGAGEMENT, AND ANCHORS A

DESERT CLIMATE, EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS

WHILE INTEGRATED LIGHTING AND BRANDED

GROWING DISTRICT IN A MEANINGFUL SENSE

ARE CRAFTED AS PURPOSEFUL EXTENSIONS

ELEMENTS INTRODUCE MOMENTS OF

OF PLACE.

OF THE INTERIOR PROGRAM. SHADED PATIOS,

VIBRANCY AND IDENTITY. AT DUSK, THE

TENSILE CANOPIES, AND STRATEGICALLY

ARCHITECTURE TRANSFORMS INTO A

PLACED LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS MITIGATE

LUMINOUS BEACON WITHIN THE TECH PARK,

HEAT WHILE CREATING COMFORTABLE

ITS ILLUMINATED INTERIORS AND ACCENT

MICROCLIMATES FOR GATHERING AND RESPITE.

LIGHTING PROJECTING ENERGY OUTWARD AND

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PARTING SEAS MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LAS VEGAS, NV CONCEIVED AS A CATALYST

FOR PLACEMAKING WITHIN THE EVOLVING LAS VEGAS MEDICAL DISTRICT, THE PROPOSED MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING AND PARKING STRUCTURE AT SHADOW LANE AND WELLNESS WAY SEEKS TO REDEFINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE PUBLIC REALM. MORE THAN A FUNCTIONAL ADDITION TO THE DISTRICT, THE PROJECT IS ENVISIONED AS A COHESIVE, PEDESTRIANORIENTED CAMPUS. ONE THAT REINFORCES IDENTITY, FOSTERS CONNECTIVITY, AND ELEVATES THE EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE OF PATIENTS, PRACTITIONERS, AND VISITORS ALIKE.

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PARTING SEAS MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LAS VEGAS, NEVADA THE DEVELOPMENT COMPRISES A FOUR-STORY, 88,000 SF MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING PAIRED WITH A FIVE-LEVEL PARKING STRUCTURE ACCOMMODATING APPROXIMATELY 384 VEHICLES. TOGETHER, THE TWO COMPONENTS ARE CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED TO OPERATE NOT AS ISOLATED ELEMENTS, BUT AS AN INTEGRATED ARCHITECTURAL ENSEMBLE. A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE SPANNING BETWEEN THE SECOND LEVELS OF THE OFFICE BUILDING AND PARKING STRUCTURE BECOMES BOTH A PRACTICAL CONNECTOR AND A SYMBOLIC GESTURE—PHYSICALLY LINKING CARE, CONVENIENCE, AND COMMUNITY WHILE REINFORCING A SENSE OF ARRIVAL AND ORIENTATION WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING IS ENVISIONED AS A REFINED YET APPROACHABLE PRESENCE, ARTICULATED WITH PRECISELY PROPORTIONED PUNCHED OPENINGS. THIS RESTRAINED ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE BALANCES DURABILITY AND ELEGANCE, WHILE ALLOWING THE FAÇADE TO RESPOND THOUGHTFULLY TO SCALE, DAYLIGHT, AND THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE AT GRADE. A CENTRALIZED MAIN ENTRY LOBBY ANCHORS THE COMPOSITION, SERVING AS A WELCOMING FOCAL POINT THAT EMPHASIZES CLARITY OF ACCESS AND INTUITIVE WAYFINDING, AN ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATION IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS.

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PARTING SEAS MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LAS VEGAS, NEVADA TRANSPARENT GLAZING AT THE GROUND LEVEL FURTHER BLURS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, LENDING WARMTH AND VISUAL PERMEABILITY TO THE PUBLIC-FACING EDGES OF THE BUILDING. EQUALLY INTEGRAL TO THE PROJECT’S PLACEMAKING STRATEGY IS THE PARKING STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY ELEVATED BEYOND ITS UTILITARIAN ROLE. RATHER THAN RECEDING INTO THE BACKGROUND, THE GARAGE ASSERTS ITSELF AS A CIVIC CONTRIBUTOR, EMPLOYING PATTERNED METAL SCREENING AND SCULPTURAL FORM TO CREATE A DYNAMIC FAÇADE THAT ANIMATES THE STREET AND REFLECTS THE PROGRESSIVE CHARACTER OF THE MEDICAL DISTRICT. THE PERFORATED SKIN NOT ONLY PROVIDES SHADE AND VENTILATION APPROPRIATE TO THE DESERT CLIMATE, BUT ALSO TRANSFORMS THE STRUCTURE INTO A RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK, ONE THAT SIGNALS ARRIVAL WHILE SOFTENING THE VISUAL IMPACT OF PARKING THROUGH TEXTURE, LIGHT, AND SHADOW.

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AT THE GROUND PLANE, LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURE WORK IN TANDEM TO CULTIVATE A HUMANE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. NATIVE AND ADAPTIVE PLANTINGS FRAME PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, SOFTEN BUILDING EDGES, AND REINFORCE THE SITE’S DESERT CONTEXT, WHILE SHADED WALKWAYS AND THOUGHTFULLY SCALED OUTDOOR SPACES INVITE MOMENTS OF PAUSE AND TRANSITION. THESE ELEMENTS COLLECTIVELY SUPPORT A

WALKABLE, PEOPLE-CENTERED CAMPUS, AN INCREASINGLY VITAL QUALITY IN MEDICAL DISTRICTS TRADITIONALLY DOMINATED BY VEHICULAR PRIORITIES. ULTIMATELY, THE PROJECT ASPIRES TO DO MORE THAN MEET PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS. IT POSITIONS ARCHITECTURE AS A CONNECTIVE TISSUE, BETWEEN BUILDINGS, BETWEEN PEOPLE, AND BETWEEN THE EVOLVING IDENTITY OF THE LAS VEGAS MEDICAL

DISTRICT AND THE BROADER URBAN FABRIC. THROUGH ITS EMPHASIS ON CLARITY, CONNECTIVITY, AND CHARACTER, THE DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHES A NEW BENCHMARK FOR HEALTHCARE-ADJACENT ARCHITECTURE: ONE WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE COLLABORATE TO CREATE A MEANINGFUL, MEMORABLE PLACE.

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SYMPHONY PARK MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LAS VEGAS, NV SET AT THE EASTERN

THRESHOLD OF SYMPHONY PARK, WHERE THE CULTURAL DISTRICT MEETS THE INFRASTRUCTURAL EDGE OF DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS, THE SYMPHONY PARK MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING IS CONCEIVED AS MORE THAN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY, IT IS AN URBAN MARKER AND A CIVIC GESTURE. POSITIONED AT THE INTERSECTION OF BONNEVILLE AVENUE AND PROMENADE PLACE, THE FOUR-STORY, 100,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING ANCHORS A PIVOTAL SITE WITHIN ONE

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SYMPHONY PARK MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LAS VEGAS, NEVADA OF THE CITY’S MOST AMBITIOUS MASTERPLANNED DISTRICTS, REINFORCING THE AREA’S EVOLUTION FROM CULTURAL ENCLAVE TO FULLY INTEGRATED URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. FROM ITS INCEPTION, THE PROJECT’S CENTRAL AMBITION HAS BEEN PLACEMAKING. RATHER THAN TREATING THE SITE AS A DISCRETE PARCEL, THE DESIGN EXTENDS THE PUBLIC REALM OF SYMPHONY PARK, STITCHING TOGETHER PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT, LANDSCAPED EDGES, AND ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY INTO A COHESIVE URBAN COMPOSITION. EV&A’S MASTER PLAN FOR THE FULL 1.4ACRE DEVELOPMENT ANTICIPATES NOT ONLY THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT BUT ALSO ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS’ ADJACENT PARKING COMPONENT, ENSURING THAT CIRCULATION, ACCESS, AND OPEN SPACE OPERATE AS A UNIFIED ENVIRONMENT RATHER THAN FRAGMENTED ELEMENTS. ARCHITECTURALLY, THE BUILDING EMPLOYS A DISCIPLINED SYSTEM OF FOURSTORY CONCRETE TILT PANELS PUNCTUATED BY CAREFULLY PROPORTIONED PUNCHED WINDOWS. THIS RESTRAINED, RHYTHMIC FAÇADE ESTABLISHES A QUIET CIVIC PRESENCE, ONE THAT ALIGNS WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTER OF SYMPHONY PARK’S NEIGHBORING CULTURAL ANCHORS. YET THE PROJECT RESISTS NEUTRALITY. AT THE PRIMARY VERTICAL CIRCULATION CORE, A VIBRANT CHROMATIC TOWER, SHIFTING FROM DEEP MAGENTA TO WARM AMBER—ANNOUNCES THE MAIN ENTRY AND INTRODUCES A

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SYMPHONY PARK MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LAS VEGAS, NEVADA DISTINCTLY LAS VEGAS SENSIBILITY. THE COLOR GRADIENT, VISIBLE FROM MULTIPLE VANTAGE POINTS, TRANSFORMS THE STAIR AND LOBBY ZONE INTO A BEACON, REINFORCING ORIENTATION WHILE HUMANIZING THE BUILDING’S SCALE. AT THE BUILDING’S PROMINENT CORNER, A SCULPTURAL ILLUMINATED SCREEN OF VERTICAL FINS AMPLIFIES THIS GESTURE. DURING THE DAY, THE FINS READ AS LAYERED TEXTURE, MODULATING DESERT LIGHT AND CASTING SHIFTING SHADOWS ACROSS THE FAÇADE. AT DUSK, THE ASSEMBLY BECOMES LANTERN-LIKE, AN URBAN SIGNAL VISIBLE FROM THE FREEWAY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT. THIS KINETIC EDGE CONDITION ELEVATES WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MONOLITHIC MASS INTO A DYNAMIC PARTICIPANT IN THE SKYLINE. THE CENTRAL ENTRY LOBBY IS CONCEIVED AS A TRANSPARENT THRESHOLD, FRAMED BY A PORTE-COCHÈRE THAT EXTENDS WELCOME AND SHADE TO ARRIVING PATIENTS AND VISITORS. GENEROUS GLAZING AT GRADE DISSOLVES THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, ALLOWING WAITING AREAS AND COLLABORATIVE SPACES TO ANIMATE THE STREET. TWO PORTE-COCHÈRES— EAST AND WEST—BALANCE FUNCTIONAL NECESSITY WITH CIVIC PRESENCE, CAREFULLY INTEGRATED TO MAINTAIN THE BUILDING’S ARCHITECTURAL CLARITY WHILE ACCOMMODATING PATIENT DROPOFF AND SERVICE ACCESS.

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EQUALLY CRITICAL TO THE PLACEMAKING STRATEGY IS THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN. ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE, A POCKET PARK INTRODUCES A SCALED MOMENT OF RESPITE WITHIN THE URBAN GRID. DESERT-ADAPTED PLANTINGS, SCULPTURAL BOULDERS, AND SHADED SEATING ESTABLISH A LAYERED GROUND PLANE THAT SOFTENS THE BUILDING’S PERIMETER AND REINFORCES WALKABILITY. NATIVE AND DROUGHT-TOLERANT SPE-

CIES ROOT THE PROJECT FIRMLY WITHIN ITS MOJAVE CONTEXT WHILE REDUCING LONG-TERM WATER DEMAND. THE LANDSCAPE DOES NOT MERELY DECORATE THE SITE—IT EXTENDS SYMPHONY PARK’S PEDESTRIAN PROMENADE, ENCOURAGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN CULTURAL VENUES, OFFICE USES, AND CIVIC SPACES. WHILE THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS WILL DEVELOP THE PARKING AREA TO THE EAST, THE PROJECT’S MASTER PLAN ENSURES

THAT VEHICULAR INFRASTRUCTURE REMAINS SUBORDINATE TO PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE. LOADING ZONES, GENERATOR YARDS, AND SERVICE ENCLOSURES ARE CAREFULLY SCREENED AND CONSOLIDATED TO PRESERVE THE CONTINUITY OF THE PUBLIC EDGE. THE RESULT IS A SITE THAT PRIORITIZES CLARITY, SAFETY, AND LEGIBILITY—ESSENTIAL QUALITIES IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS—WITHOUT SACRIFICING URBAN VITALITY.

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SYMPHONY PARK MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LAS VEGAS, NEVADA IN A DISTRICT DEFINED BY PERFORMANCE HALLS, MUSEUMS, AND CIVIC ARCHITECTURE, THE SYMPHONY PARK MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ASSUMES A COMPLEMENTARY YET DISTINCT ROLE. IT INTRODUCES HEALTHCARE AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF A MIXED-USE CULTURAL NEIGHBORHOOD, REINFORCING THE IDEA THAT CITIES THRIVE WHEN ESSENTIAL SERVICES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN ACTIVE, WALKABLE DISTRICTS. THROUGH MEASURED MASSING, EXPRESSIVE COLOR, AND A CAREFULLY CRAFTED PUBLIC REALM, THE BUILDING CONTRIBUTES TO SYMPHONY PARK NOT JUST AS TENANT SPACE, BUT AS PLACE. HERE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND IDENTITY CONVERGE. THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES HOW A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, OFTEN RELEGATED TO PERIPHERAL SITES, CAN INSTEAD BECOME AN ARCHITECTURAL ANCHOR, STRENGTHENING DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS’ URBAN FABRIC WHILE OFFERING A HUMANE, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR CARE.

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THATCHER CHEMICAL COMPANY’S CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS SIGNIFICANTLY

EXPANDING THEIR NEVADA OPERATIONS, THATCHER CHEMICAL ADDED MORE THAN 50,000 SF OF NEW ADMINISTRATIVE, MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES TO THEIR EXISTING SEVEN ACRE MASTER PLANNED CAMPUS. FACED WITH A UTILITARIAN FACILITY PROGRAM, THE DESIGN TEAM COMPOSED A BOLD AND MODERN NEW LOOK FOR THE COMPANY THAT ALL FUTURE PROJECTS FOR THE CHEMICAL GIANT WILL BE BASED.

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THATCHER CHEMICAL HENDERSON, NEVADA POSITIONED ON NEARLY SEVEN ACRES AT THE STRATEGIC JUNCTION OF I-215 AND I-11, THATCHER CHEMICAL EXPANDED ITS PRESENCE WITH A CUTTING-EDGE CAMPUS NEAR 90 BUSINESS CENTER STREET IN HENDERSON, NEVADA. AS THE LEADING CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER AND DISTRIBUTOR IN UTAH, THATCHER COMPANY HAS BUILT A FORMIDABLE REPUTATION WITH OPERATIONS SPANNING THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. IN EARLY 2012, EV&A WAS ENTRUSTED WITH DESIGNING THE NEW HENDERSON CAMPUS, SETTING THE STAGE FOR A TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT THAT WOULD REDEFINE THE COMPANY’S PUBLIC IMAGE. COMPLETED IN 2015 BY MARTIN-HARRIS CONSTRUCTION, THE FACILITY SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES FUNCTIONALITY WITH FORWARD-THINKING DESIGN. THE EV&A TEAM BROUGHT A BOLD VISION TO LIFE, CRAFTING AN INNOVATIVE AND DYNAMIC AESTHETIC THAT NOT ONLY ENHANCES THATCHER’S CORPORATE IDENTITY BUT ALSO INSTILLS A RENEWED SENSE OF PRIDE AND PRESENCE WITHIN HENDERSON’S WELLESTABLISHED INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE.

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REPUBLIC SERVICES MATERIAL RECOVERY CENTER TASKED WITH THE

JOB OF PROCESSING 140,000 TONS OF RECYCLABLE WASTE ANNUALLY, REPUBLIC SERVICES MATERIAL RECOVERY CENTER IN NORTH LAS VEGAS MEETS THE CITY’S GOAL OF LESSENING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS BY PLACING WASTE PROCESSING IN A CENTRAL LOCATION CONVENIENT TO THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY’S RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. SITED ADJACENT TO THEIR EXISTING TRANSFER STATION, THIS 100,000 SQUARE FOOT STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY IS ONE THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN NORTH AMERICA.

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REPUBLIC SERVICES MATERIAL RECOVERY CENTER NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA THE REPUBLIC SERVICES MATERIALS RECOVERY CENTER IS MORE THAN JUST A RECYCLING FACILITY—IT IS A FORWARDTHINKING HUB FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. AT ITS CORE IS A TWO-STORY, 6,500-SQUAREFOOT COMMONS BUILDING, THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED TO HOUSE ADMINISTRATIVE AND DISPATCH OPERATIONS WHILE ALSO SERVING AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOUCHPOINT FOR THE COMMUNITY. A STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING CENTER FEATURES EXPANSIVE FLOOR-TO-CEILING VISION PANELS, PROVIDING VISITING SCHOOLCHILDREN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH AN IMMERSIVE VIEW OF THE INTRICATE RECYCLING PROCESS IN ACTION, FOSTERING AWARENESS AND INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS. WITH AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY, THE FACILITY’S MAIN STRUCTURE IS ANCHORED BY DURABLE, SITECAST CONCRETE PANELS ENGINEERED FOR LONGEVITY AND MINIMAL MAINTENANCE. RISING ABOVE, THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS COMPOSED OF TRANSLUCENT PANELS THAT FLOOD THE INTERIOR WITH NATURAL DAYLIGHT, REDUCING THE NEED FOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING AND ENHANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY. A KEY HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROJECT IS ITS EXPANSIVE ARRAY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANELS, STRATEGICALLY COVERING MORE THAN HALF OF THE BUILDING’S ROOF AREA. THIS RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM NOT ONLY POWERS MUCH OF THE FACILITY’S OPERATIONS BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTES EXCESS ENERGY BACK TO THE GRID, REINFORCING REPUBLIC SERVICES’ DEDICATION TO REDUCING ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT. BY SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY WITH FUNCTIONALITY, THE REPUBLIC SERVICES MATERIALS RECOVERY CENTER IS SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR RESPONSIBLE DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, PROVING THAT INNOVATION AND ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS CAN GO HAND IN HAND TO BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL.

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HEARST HEALTH CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS SUMMERLIN, NV SITUATED WITHIN

THE REFINED CORPORATE LANDSCAPE OF 1700 PAVILION CENTER IN LAS VEGAS’ SUMMERLIN DISTRICT, THE 6,400-SQUAREFOOT REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HEARST HEALTH REPRESENTS A THOUGHTFUL CONVERGENCE OF DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEGACY. AS PART OF THE VENERABLE HEARST CORPORATION— AN ENTERPRISE WITH OVER 135 YEARS OF GLOBAL INFLUENCE—THIS NEW TENANT IMPROVEMENT REIMAGINES THE MODERN HEALTHCARE-TECHNOLOGY WORKPLACE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COLLABORATION, CONNECTIVITY, AND FUTURE-FORWARD ADAPTABILITY.

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HEARST HEALTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA THE INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE BALANCES EXECUTIVE REFINEMENT WITH PURPOSEFUL UTILITY. CONCEIVED AS BOTH A STRATEGIC OUTPOST AND A RECRUITING GROUND FOR EMERGING TALENT, THE SPACE ACCOMMODATES A NIMBLE TEAM OF CORE STAFF, AS WELL AS INTERNS AND RECENT GRADUATES FROM NEARBY UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS. A CONVENTIONSTYLE CONFERENCE CENTER ANCHORS THE PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FIRM’S CADENCE OF INTERNAL SUMMITS AND CROSSSECTOR GATHERINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. A NEUTRAL PALETTE AND CLEAN ARCHITECTURAL LINES PROVIDE A CALM VISUAL FRAMEWORK, WHILE AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE IT SYSTEMS UNDERPINS A FLEXIBLE LAYOUT OF MODULAR WORKSTATIONS AND SHARED ENVIRONMENTS. THE OFFICE SUPPORTS A FLUID MIX OF IN-PERSON AND HYBRID WORK, REFLECTING THE EVOLVING MODALITIES OF TODAY’S KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY. EXECUTIVE TEAMS BENEFIT NOT ONLY FROM ERGONOMIC, TECH-INTEGRATED WORKSPACES BUT ALSO FROM IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO SUMMERLIN’S ARRAY OF HOSPITALITY, DINING, AND FITNESS AMENITIES—REINFORCING THE LOCATION AS A PREMIER NODE IN HEARST HEALTH’S NATIONAL FOOTPRINT.

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THE CIRRUS COMPANY CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS SUMMERLIN, NV SITUATED WITHIN

THE REFINED CORPORATE LANDSCAPE OF 1700 PAVILION CENTER IN LAS VEGAS’ SUMMERLIN DISTRICT, THE 6,400-SQUAREFOOT REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HEARST HEALTH REPRESENTS A THOUGHTFUL CONVERGENCE OF DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEGACY. AS PART OF THE VENERABLE HEARST CORPORATION— AN ENTERPRISE WITH OVER 135 YEARS OF GLOBAL INFLUENCE—THIS NEW TENANT IMPROVEMENT REIMAGINES THE MODERN HEALTHCARE-TECHNOLOGY WORKPLACE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COLLABORATION, CONNECTIVITY, AND FUTURE-FORWARD ADAPTABILITY.

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THE CIRRUS COMPANY SUMMERLIN, NEVADA THE INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE BALANCES EXECUTIVE REFINEMENT WITH PURPOSEFUL UTILITY. CONCEIVED AS BOTH A STRATEGIC OUTPOST AND A RECRUITING GROUND FOR EMERGING TALENT, THE SPACE ACCOMMODATES A NIMBLE TEAM OF CORE STAFF, AS WELL AS INTERNS AND RECENT GRADUATES FROM NEARBY UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS. A CONVENTIONSTYLE CONFERENCE CENTER ANCHORS THE PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FIRM’S CADENCE OF INTERNAL SUMMITS AND CROSSSECTOR GATHERINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. A NEUTRAL PALETTE AND CLEAN ARCHITECTURAL LINES PROVIDE A CALM VISUAL FRAMEWORK, WHILE AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE IT SYSTEMS UNDERPINS A FLEXIBLE LAYOUT OF MODULAR WORKSTATIONS AND SHARED ENVIRONMENTS. THE OFFICE SUPPORTS A FLUID MIX OF IN-PERSON AND HYBRID WORK, REFLECTING THE EVOLVING MODALITIES OF TODAY’S KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY. EXECUTIVE TEAMS BENEFIT NOT ONLY FROM ERGONOMIC, TECH-INTEGRATED WORKSPACES BUT ALSO FROM IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO SUMMERLIN’S ARRAY OF HOSPITALITY, DINING, AND FITNESS AMENITIES—REINFORCING THE LOCATION AS A PREMIER NODE IN HEARST HEALTH’S NATIONAL FOOTPRINT.

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ARCHWAY AESTHETICS LUXURY MEDICAL SPA LAS VEGAS, NV SITUATED IN THE HEART

OF LAS VEGAS, THE NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR JRS HOSPITALITY—VISIONARY DEVELOPERS BEHIND SOME OF THE CITY’S MOST ICONIC DINING DESTINATIONS AND PR STEWARDS FOR HIGH-PROFILE ATHLETES—TRANSCENDS THE CONVENTIONAL CORPORATE MODEL, BLENDING LIFESTYLE, LEISURE, AND BRAND CULTURE INTO A SINGULAR SPATIAL EXPERIENCE. THE INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE IS ANCHORED BY A RESTRAINED PALETTE OF SOFT GRAYS, PUNCTUATED WITH CAREFULLY CURATED BURSTS OF COLOR THAT LEND ENERGY WITHOUT OVERWHELMING THE SPACE.

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ARCHWAY AESTHETICS LAS VEGAS, NEVADA RICH WALNUT DETAILING LENDS WARMTH AND REFINEMENT TO CUSTOM MILLWORK, WALL TREATMENTS, AND CEILING INSTALLATIONS, UNIFYING THE INTERIORS THROUGH A SUBTLE MATERIAL LANGUAGE. THE THOUGHTFUL MODULATION OF CEILING HEIGHTS, COMBINED WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTING, ELEGANTLY GUIDES VISITORS THROUGH A SPACE DESIGNED FOR BOTH FLOW AND DISCOVERY. AT THE HEART OF THE WORKPLACE LIES A FULLY FUNCTIONAL COMMERCIAL-GRADE KITCHEN— THE NUCLEUS FOR DAILY CHEFPREPARED MEALS, IMPROMPTU GATHERINGS, AND EVEN COMMUNAL BASEBALL WATCH PARTIES. HERE, WORK AND PLAY CONVERGE WITH INTENTION. ESCHEWING THE TRADITIONAL RECEPTION DESK, THE ENTRY SEQUENCE OPENS INTO A RESIDENTIALLY INSPIRED LOBBY, MORE LIVING ROOM THAN LOBBY, FOSTERING AN IMMEDIATE SENSE OF HOSPITALITY. THE ADJACENT BALCONY, ACCESSED DIRECTLY FROM THE COMMUNAL KITCHEN, DEMOCRATIZES THE BEST VIEWS IN THE OFFICE—OFFERED EQUALLY TO STAFF AND GUESTS, UNDERSCORING THE COMPANY’S ETHOS OF SHARED EXPERIENCE AND ELEVATED LIVING.

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ENT AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER & CLINIC SURGERY CENTERS CAN BE COMFORTABLE AND LESS STRESSFUL PLACES WHEN AMENITIES PROVIDED WITHIN ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU FEEL RELAXED AND SAFE. A PATIENT’S STAY IS SINGLE IN ITS PURPOSE: GETTING YOU SAFELY BACK TO YOUR FAMILY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WITH THOUGHTFUL DESIGNS THAT FOCUS ON THE FAMILY, THIS NEW CLINIC AND SURGERY CENTER PROVIDES EVERY PATIENT WITH A RELAXED EXPERIENCE FROM THE MOMENT THEY CHECK IN UNTIL THE TIME COMES FOR THEM TO HEAD HOME TO BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

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ENT AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER LAS VEGAS, NEVADA COMPLETED IN LATE 2014 IN LAS VEGAS, THIS STATEOF-THE-ART CLINIC AND SURGERY CENTER IS ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED SURGERY CENTERS IN LAS VEGAS BOASTING THREE CLASS “A” OPERATING ROOMS. THE STRIKINGLY MODERN FACILITY PROVIDES THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF SPECIALIZED MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NEEDS, ALL WITHIN A FAMILY-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT. EXTERIORS FEATURE HI-PERFORMANCE GLAZING, ROOF TOP SKY-LIGHTS, METAL PANELS AND LOCALLY QUARRIED SOUTHWEST STACKED STONE. LIKE AN OPEN AND WELCOMING ARM, THE STACKED STONE-CLAD WALL REACHES OUT TO VISITORS AND APPROACHING PATIENTS IMMEDIATELY PROVIDING A SENSE OF ENTRY AND DIRECTION TO THE MAIN LOBBY. THE NORTH FACING GLAZED OPENING BATHE EACH OF THE TWO LOBBIES WITH EVEN AND CONSTANT NATURAL LIGHT FOR THOSE WAITING TO SEE THE PHYSICIANS. THE ORNAMENTAL IRON PERGOLA PROVIDES WELCOME SHADE FROM THE RELENTLESS DESERT SUN WHILE PROVIDING A LIGHT TOUCH OF HUMAN SCALE AND ENCLOSURE.

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UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL EXPANSION LAS VEGAS, NV SET AGAINST THE

EVOLVING MEDICAL CORRIDOR ALONG WELLNESS WAY, THE EXPANSION OF UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER REPOSITIONS THE REGION’S PRIMARY PUBLIC HOSPITAL AS BOTH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND CIVIC ANCHOR—AN URBAN-SCALE ACT OF PLACE-MAKING THAT EXTENDS CARE BEYOND THE BUILDING AND INTO THE FABRIC OF THE CITY. CONCEIVED AS A HORIZONTAL EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING HOSPITAL, THE APPROXIMATELY 279,000 SF ADDITION CONSOLIDATES EMERGENCY, INTENSIVE, AND SPECIALTY

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UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER LAS VEGAS, NV CARE INTO A SINGLE, LEGIBLE FORM. YET THE PROJECT’S AMBITION IS NOT MERELY PROGRAMMATIC EFFICIENCY; RATHER, IT REFRAMES THE HOSPITAL AS A CONNECTED, HUMAN-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT, ONE THAT ORGANIZES COMPLEXITY THROUGH CLARITY, LIGHT, AND LANDSCAPE. IN DOING SO, THE DESIGN TRANSFORMS WHAT IS OFTEN AN INWARD-FACING TYPOLOGY INTO AN OUTWARD-LOOKING, PLACE-BASED INSTITUTION. THE BUILDING’S STACKING STRATEGY— ANCHORED BY A HIGH-CAPACITY ADULT AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT GRADE AND RISING THROUGH LAYERS OF CRITICAL AND INTERMEDIATE CARE— ESTABLISHES A CLEAR HIERARCHY OF USE. BUT IT IS THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN THESE LAYERS THAT DEFINES THE PROJECT’S SPATIAL IDENTITY. A SERIES OF CAREFULLY ALIGNED CIRCULATION SPINES AND VERTICAL CORES LINK DIRECTLY TO THE EXISTING TRAUMA CENTER AND THE EXISTING HOSPITAL, CREATING A SEAMLESS CONTINUUM OF CARE WHILE MINIMIZING TRANSFER TIMES AND OPERATIONAL FRICTION. THIS INTEGRATION ALLOWS THE EXPANSION TO FUNCTION NOT AS AN APPENDAGE, BUT AS AN EXTENSION OF A LARGER MEDICAL ECOSYSTEM. AT THE HEART OF THE DESIGN IS A COMMITMENT TO PLACE-MAKING THROUGH ORIENTATION AND EXPERIENCE. PUBLIC ENTRIES ARE EXPRESSED AS INTUITIVE THRESHOLDS—MOMENTS OF ARRIVAL THAT BALANCE URGENCY WITH CALM—WHILE INTERIOR PATHWAYS ARE ORGANIZED TO REDUCE COGNITIVE LOAD FOR PATIENTS

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AND VISITORS NAVIGATING HIGH-STRESS

THE PROJECT’S EXTERIOR EXPRESSION

THIS ADDITION ANTICIPATES FUTURE GROWTH,

ENVIRONMENTS. DAYLIGHT IS USED AS A

REINFORCES THIS DUAL AMBITION OF

PROVIDING BOTH THE PHYSICAL CAPACITY

PRIMARY ORDERING DEVICE: CLINICAL FLOORS

PERFORMANCE AND IDENTITY. MASSING IS

AND ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK TO

ARE STRUCTURED TO MAXIMIZE PERIMETER

CAREFULLY MODULATED TO BREAK DOWN THE

SUPPORT EVOLVING MODELS OF CARE, FROM

ACCESS, ENSURING THAT PATIENT ROOMS,

SCALE OF THE FACILITY WHILE MAINTAINING

EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO SPECIALIZED

STAFF AREAS, AND WAITING SPACES BENEFIT

A STRONG CIVIC PRESENCE ALONG WELLNESS

TREATMENT AND RESEARCH.

FROM NATURAL LIGHT AND LONG-RANGE

WAY. SHADING STRATEGIES AND FAÇADE

VIEWS ACROSS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

ARTICULATION RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THE

IN THIS SENSE, THE EXPANSION OPERATES ON

REGION’S EXTREME CLIMATE, REDUCING

MULTIPLE SCALES: AS A HIGHLY EFFICIENT

THIS EMPHASIS ON LIGHT CULMINATES IN

HEAT GAIN WHILE CREATING DEPTH AND

CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT, AS A COHESIVE

THE INTEGRATION OF AN ELEVATED ROOF

SHADOW THAT ANIMATE THE BUILDING

EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING CAMPUS, AND

GARDEN THAT SERVES AS BOTH AMENITY

THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THESE ELEMENTS

AS A CIVIC LANDMARK THAT REDEFINES

AND THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE. POSITIONED

EXTEND THE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE OF

HOW HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE CAN

WITHIN THE BUILDING’S VERTICAL SEQUENCE,

THE EXISTING CAMPUS WHILE ESTABLISHING A

CONTRIBUTE TO THE MAKING OF PLACE. BY

THIS OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT OFFERS

FORWARD-LOOKING IDENTITY ALIGNED WITH

ALIGNING OPERATIONAL RIGOR WITH SPATIAL

MOMENTS OF REPRIEVE FOR PATIENTS,

CONTEMPORARY HEALTHCARE DESIGN.

GENEROSITY, THE PROJECT ADVANCES A

FAMILIES, AND STAFF, AN ESSENTIAL

VISION OF THE HOSPITAL NOT SIMPLY AS A

COUNTERPOINT TO THE INTENSITY OF

EQUALLY CRITICAL IS THE PROJECT’S ROLE

DESTINATION FOR TREATMENT, BUT AS AN

CLINICAL CARE. IN A DESERT CONTEXT,

WITHIN THE BROADER URBAN CONTEXT. AS

INTEGRAL, HUMANE, AND ENDURING PART OF

SUCH INTERVENTIONS TAKE ON ADDED

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER CONTINUES

THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.

SIGNIFICANCE, FRAMING LANDSCAPE NOT

TO EXPAND, THE CAMPUS IS EMERGING

AS ORNAMENT, BUT AS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR

AS A DEFINING NODE WITHIN THE CITY’S

WELL-BEING.

HEALTHCARE NETWORK.

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THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS RECUPERATIVE HEALTH CARE CENTER RECONSIDERING THE ROLE OF ARCHITECTURE IN HEALING ENVIRONMENTS, RATHER THAN APPROACHING THE PROJECT AS A PURELY CLINICAL FACILITY, THE DESIGN TEAM FRAMED THE DESIGN AROUND PLACEMAKING, POSITIONING THE BUILDING AS A RESTORATIVE CIVIC PRESENCE THAT SUPPORTS PATIENTS, FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, AND STAFF THROUGH SPATIAL CLARITY, ACCESS TO NATURE, AND A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF DIGNITY.

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RECUPERATIVE CARE CENTER LAS VEGAS, NV THIS TWO-STORY 27,000-SQUARE-FOOT RECUPERATIVE CARE CENTER LOCATED ON JUST OVER AN ACRE ALONG NORTH MAIN STREET, SOUTH OF OWENS AVENUE IS ORGANIZED AROUND A CENTRAL COURTYARD THAT SERVES AS BOTH THE PROJECT’S SPATIAL ANCHOR AND ITS EXPERIENTIAL HEART. THE MASSING WRAPS INWARD, SHIELDING THE COURTYARD FROM SURROUNDING URBAN ACTIVITY WHILE OPENING INTERIOR SPACES TO DAYLIGHT, LANDSCAPE, AND VIEWS. THIS STRATEGY ALLOWS NATURAL LIGHT TO PENETRATE DEEP INTO THE PLAN, REINFORCING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AND ESTABLISHING THE COURTYARD AS A SHARED PLACE FOR REFLECTION, RESPITE, AND INFORMAL GATHERING. THE PLANNING PRIORITIZES INTUITIVE CIRCULATION AND LEGIBLE WAYFINDING, MINIMIZING STRESS AND DISORIENTATION FOR A POPULATION OFTEN NAVIGATING PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL VULNERABILITY. CLEAR SIGHTLINES, LOGICAL ADJACENCIES, AND CONSISTENT SPATIAL CUES GUIDE OCCUPANTS THROUGH THE FACILITY, TRANSFORMING MOVEMENT INTO A CALM AND REASSURING EXPERIENCE. CORRIDORS ARE CONCEIVED NOT AS TRANSITIONAL ZONES BUT AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIGHT, ORIENTATION, AND VISUAL CONNECTION TO THE OUTDOORS. MATERIAL SELECTION AND DETAILING REINFORCE THE PROJECT’S EMPHASIS ON HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN. NATURAL MATERIALS, WARM FINISHES, AND RESTRAINED PALETTES REPLACE INSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS, CREATING SPACES THAT FEEL FAMILIAR AND GROUNDING RATHER THAN CLINICAL. DAYLIGHTING STRATEGIES AND GENEROUS GLAZING ENSURE THAT NEARLY EVERY ROOM MAINTAINS A VISUAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE LANDSCAPE, SUPPORTING CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AND

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ENHANCING THE THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT. LANDSCAPE DESIGN PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE BUILDING’S IDENTITY AND SENSE OF PLACE. THERAPEUTIC OUTDOOR SPACES ARE WOVEN INTO THE PROJECT AT MULTIPLE SCALES—FROM THE CENTRAL COURTYARD TO PERIMETER PLANTING, EXTENDING THE HEALING ENVIRONMENT BEYOND THE BUILDING ENVELOPE AND OFFERING MOMENTS OF PAUSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THESE OUTDOOR ROOMS SUPPORT BOTH SOLITUDE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION, REINFORCING THE CENTER’S ROLE AS A PLACE OF CARE AND COMMUNITY. BY INTEGRATING ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND PLANNING INTO A COHESIVE WHOLE, THE RECUPERATIVE CARE CENTER DEMONSTRATES HOW PLACEMAKING CAN ELEVATE HEALTHCARE DESIGN BEYOND FUNCTIONAL NECESSITY. THE PROJECT REFLECTS EV&A’S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE NOT ONLY EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE BUT ALSO DEEPLY HUMANE— SPACES WHERE ARCHITECTURE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY AND WELL-BEING.

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UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPANSION AT THE HEART OF THE LAS VEGAS MEDICAL ECOSYSTEM, THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (UMC) EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPERATES AS ONE OF THE REGION’S MOST INDISPENSABLE HEALTHCARE RESOURCES—ACCOMMODATING MORE THAN 120,000 PATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY ACROSS ITS ADULT AND PEDIATRIC DIVISIONS. WITHIN THIS HIGHVELOCITY ENVIRONMENT, THE OBSERVATION AND FAST-TRACK UNIT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE, OFFERING SHORT-TERM ACUTE CARE IN A CONTROLLED, 24-HOUR WINDOW TO DETERMINE PATIENT DISPOSITION—EITHER

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UMC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA SAFE DISCHARGE OR FULL INPATIENT ADMISSION. THE RECENT REIMAGINATION OF THIS ESSENTIAL FACILITY MARKS A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT IN BOTH OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. CONFRONTED WITH THE LEGACY SHORTCOMINGS OF THE ORIGINAL LAYOUT— PARTICULARLY THE ABSENCE OF DAYLIGHT AND AN AGING MATERIAL PALETTE—EV&A ARCHITECTS DEVELOPED A TRANSFORMATIVE DESIGN STRATEGY. AT ITS CORE IS AN OPEN-CONCEPT PLAN THAT BALANCES CLINICAL RIGOR WITH HUMAN-CENTERED CARE, REINTRODUCING A SENSE OF SPATIAL CLARITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EASE TO A DEPARTMENT SYNONYMOUS WITH URGENCY. RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO OVERPOWER THE CONSTRAINTS, THE DESIGN TEAM LEVERAGED THEM— INFUSING THE SPACE WITH A CURATED PALETTE OF WARM MATERIALS, SOFT INDIRECT LIGHTING, AND RESTRAINED GRAPHICS THAT ENCOURAGE INTUITIVE WAYFINDING AND EMOTIONAL DECOMPRESSION. THE RESULTING ENVIRONMENT IS TACTICALLY ENGINEERED TO REDUCE COGNITIVE STRESS AND FACILITATE SMOOTHER WORKFLOWS, WITH SIGHTLINES AND CIRCULATION PATTERNS RESTRUCTURED FOR SPEED AND SAFETY. MORE THAN A VISUAL UPGRADE, THE RENOVATION IS A SPATIAL RECALIBRATION THAT SUPPORTS RAPID CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING WHILE CULTIVATING A RESTORATIVE ATMOSPHERE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. IN A FIELD WHERE TIME IS MEASURED IN SECONDS AND DECISIONS BEAR LIFE-ALTERING CONSEQUENCES, THE REDESIGNED UMC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AFFIRMS HOW ARCHITECTURE CAN SERVE AS A STABILIZING FORCE—ENABLING CARE TO BE DELIVERED WITH GREATER EMPATHY, PRECISION, AND DIGNITY.

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PLACEMAKING CAPITALIZES ON ASSETS, INSPIRATION AND POTENTIAL, CREATING GREAT PEOPLE SPACES THAT PROMOTE THE END USERS HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING. IT’S THE ART OF Places to Live CREATING PLACES THAT UPLIFT AND HELP US ALL CONNECT TO EACH OTHER.

Places to LIVE

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ARCA @ THE CURVE, AN URBAN VILLAGE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT RISING FROM THE

STALLED AMBITION OF AN UNFINISHED HIGH-RISE, ARCA AT THE CURVE RECLAIMS ITS SITE WITH A FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT PROPOSITION: NOT VERTICAL ISOLATION, BUT HORIZONTAL COMMUNITY. WHERE A TRIO OF SINGULAR TOWERS ONCE PROMISED SKYLINE PRESENCE, THIS 15-ACRE DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD COMPOSES AN URBAN VILLAGE—AN INTERCONNECTED FIELD OF BUILDINGS, LANDSCAPES, AND SHARED EXPERIENCES THAT REFRAME DENSITY THROUGH THE LENS OF PLACE-MAKING.

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ARCA @ THE CURVE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA THE PLAN ORGANIZES SEVEN FIVE-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OVER SUBTERRANEAN PARKING, DISTRIBUTING 614 UNITS ACROSS A POROUS CAMPUS THAT PRIVILEGES MOVEMENT, LIGHT, AND SOCIAL EXCHANGE. RATHER THAN TREATING OPEN SPACE AS LEFTOVER AREA, THE PROJECT DEFINES TWO PRIMARY AMENITY COURTYARDS AS ITS SPATIAL AND SOCIAL ANCHORS. THESE COURTYARDS OPERATE AS OUTDOOR ROOMS— LAYERED WITH PLANTING, WATER, SHADE STRUCTURES, AND PROGRAMMABLE ZONES—WHERE DAILY LIFE UNFOLDS IN GRADIENTS FROM THE COMMUNAL TO THE INTIMATE. CIRCULATION PATHS ARE DELIBERATELY CHOREOGRAPHED TO PASS THROUGH THESE LANDSCAPES, TRANSFORMING ROUTINE MOVEMENT INTO A SEQUENCE OF ENCOUNTERS, VIEWS, AND MOMENTS OF PAUSE. AT THE CENTER, A COMMONS BUILDING CONSOLIDATES THE PROJECT’S CIVIC LIFE. POSITIONED AS BOTH HINGE AND HEART, IT GATHERS RECREATION, WELLNESS, AND RETAIL INTO A TRANSPARENT, HIGHLY ACTIVATED HUB THAT EXTENDS OUTWARD INTO THE SURROUNDING COURTYARDS. ITS ARCHITECTURE DISSOLVES THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUT, REINFORCING A CONTINUOUS PUBLIC REALM THAT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION AND FOSTERS IDENTITY. ARRIVAL IS EQUALLY INTENTIONAL: A FRAMED ENTRY SEQUENCE AND LANDSCAPED FORECOURT ESTABLISH A SENSE OF ADDRESS AND PROCESSION, LENDING THE DEVELOPMENT A CLARITY OFTEN ABSENT IN CONTEMPORARY MULTIFAMILY ENVIRONMENTS. MATERIALLY, THE ARCHITECTURE ADOPTS A RESTRAINED, CONTEMPORARY PALETTE CALIBRATED TO THE DESERT CONTEXT. LIGHT-TONED SURFACES, ARTICULATED MASSING, AND DEEP RECESSES TEMPER SOLAR EXPOSURE WHILE PRODUCING A LEGIBLE RHYTHM ACROSS THE CAMPUS. BALCONIES AND FENESTRATION ARE DEPLOYED NOT ONLY FOR PERFORMANCE, BUT TO CREATE A LAYERED FAÇADE THAT BALANCES PRIVACY WITH CONNECTION, ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE VISUALLY WITH THE LIFE OF THE COURTYARDS BELOW.

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ARCA @ THE CURVE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS—RANGING FROM STUDIOS TO TWO-BEDROOM LAYOUTS EXTEND THE PROJECT’S EMPHASIS ON LIVABILITY AND LIGHT. OPEN PLANS, GENEROUS GLAZING, AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PROPORTIONS FOSTER INTERIORS THAT FEEL BOTH EXPANSIVE AND GROUNDED. THESE PRIVATE ENVIRONMENTS ARE COMPLEMENTED BY AN UNUSUALLY ROBUST SUITE OF SHARED AMENITIES: A RESORT-STYLE POOL, FIRE FEATURES, WALKING PATHS, AND INDOOR-OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACES THAT BLUR DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN LEISURE AND DAILY ROUTINE. EQUALLY INTEGRAL IS THE PROJECT’S ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY. SOLAR INTEGRATION, SHADE STRUCTURES, AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN WORK IN CONCERT TO MITIGATE THE INTENSITY OF THE LAS VEGAS CLIMATE, ENABLING YEAR-ROUND USE OF OUTDOOR SPACES. TECHNOLOGY FURTHER SUPPORTS COMMUNITY LIFE THROUGH A RESIDENT APP THAT CONNECTS USERS TO AMENITIES, PROGRAMMING, AND SERVICES— AN INVISIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE REINFORCING THE PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE VILLAGE. IN ITS TOTALITY, ARCA AT THE CURVE POSITIONS PLACE-MAKING NOT AS AN ACCESSORY, BUT AS ITS ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE. BY REDISTRIBUTING DENSITY INTO A NETWORK OF BUILDINGS AND OPEN SPACES, THE PROJECT REPLACES THE SINGULAR GESTURE OF THE HIGH-RISE WITH A MORE NUANCED, INHABITABLE LANDSCAPE. WHAT EMERGES IS NOT SIMPLY HOUSING, BUT A COHERENT ENVIRONMENT—ONE THAT FOSTERS CONNECTION, CULTIVATES IDENTITY, AND REDEFINES URBAN LIVING IN SOUTHWEST LAS VEGAS AS A COLLECTIVE, LIVED EXPERIENCE.

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BLOCK PARK RESIDENCES AN URBAN MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN CITIES EXPERIENCING

RAPID GROWTH AND REINVESTMENT, THE MOST ENDURING PROJECTS ARE RARELY THOSE THAT SIMPLY FILL A SITE. RATHER, THEY ARE THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE—ENVIRONMENTS THAT STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE PROVIDING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES FOR THOSE WHO INHABIT THEM. BLOCK PARK RESIDENCES EMBRACES THIS AMBITION, TRANSFORMING A CHALLENGING URBAN PARCEL ALONG THE MARYLAND PARKWAY CORRIDOR INTO A VIBRANT MIXED-USE DESTINATION THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE ONGOING EVOLUTION OF DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS.

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BLOCK PARK RESIDENCES LAS VEGAS, NEVADA CONCEIVED AS MORE THAN A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, THE PROJECT IS ENVISIONED AS A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE THAT COMBINES HOUSING, COMMERCE, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITHIN A SINGLE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT. PROVIDING MORE THAN 200 APARTMENTS FOR WORKING FAMILIES, BLOCK PARK RESIDENCES SEEKS TO ADDRESS A CRITICAL HOUSING NEED WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. RESTAURANTS, RETAIL SPACES, AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES ARE STRATEGICALLY WOVEN INTO THE GROUND PLANE, ACTIVATING THE STREETSCAPE AND EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE BUILDING BEYOND ITS RESIDENTIAL FUNCTION. THE PROJECT’S PLACEMAKING STRATEGY BEGINS AT THE STREET. RATHER THAN PRESENTING A SINGULAR ARCHITECTURAL OBJECT, THE DESIGN ESTABLISHES A POROUS AND ENGAGING URBAN EDGE THAT ENCOURAGES INTERACTION BETWEEN RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. TRANSPARENT STOREFRONTS, SHADED PEDESTRIAN ZONES, OUTDOOR GATHERING AREAS, AND CAREFULLY LANDSCAPED EDGES CREATE A WELCOMING PUBLIC REALM THAT BLURS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN BUILDING AND CITY. IN DOING SO, THE PROJECT REINFORCES MARYLAND PARKWAY’S ROLE AS ONE OF LAS VEGAS’ MOST IMPORTANT URBAN CORRIDORS WHILE HELPING CULTIVATE A STRONGER SENSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY. ARCHITECTURALLY, THE BUILDING DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE ENERGY AND DIVERSITY OF DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS WHILE EXPRESSING A DISTINCTLY CONTEMPORARY CHARACTER. THE TOWER RISES ABOVE A MULTI-LEVEL PODIUM, CREATING A RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE DISTRICT’S EMERGING SKYLINE. DEEP BALCONIES, ARTICULATED FAÇADES, AND CAREFULLY MODULATED MASSING ESTABLISH RHYTHM AND SCALE WHILE PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH OUTDOOR LIVING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPANSIVE VIEWS OF THE CITY AND SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE ARCHITECTURE BALANCES DENSITY WITH LIVABILITY, ENSURING THAT URBAN LIVING REMAINS CONNECTED TO LIGHT, AIR, AND THE OUTDOORS.

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AT THE HEART OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS A COLLECTION OF SHARED SPACES DESIGNED TO FOSTER COMMUNITY AND BELONGING. LANDSCAPED COURTYARDS, DAYLIT CIRCULATION CORRIDORS, FLEXIBLE GATHERING AREAS, AND COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH PLANNED AND SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION. ABOVE, A ROOFTOP GARDEN AND RESORT-STYLE POOL TERRACE SERVE AS THE PROJECT’S SOCIAL CENTERPIECE, OFFERING PANORAMIC VIEWS OF DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS WHILE CREATING AN ELEVATED OASIS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN RELAX, EXERCISE, AND CONNECT. THESE AMENITIES ARE NOT CONCEIVED AS ISOLATED FEATURES BUT AS ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A LARGER PLACEMAKING FRAMEWORK DESIGNED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY LIFE.

THE PROJECT’S COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY IS EQUALLY CENTRAL TO ITS IDENTITY. PASSIVE SHADING STRATEGIES, ABUNDANT DAYLIGHTING, LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACES, AND ENERGYCONSCIOUS BUILDING SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTHIER LIVING ENVIRONMENT WHILE REDUCING LONG-TERM OPERATIONAL DEMANDS. BY INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE WITH RESIDENT WELL-BEING, THE DESIGN DEMONSTRATES HOW SUSTAINABLE URBAN HOUSING CAN ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHOUT COMPROMISING AFFORDABILITY. PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, BLOCK PARK RESIDENCES REFLECTS A DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY ROOTED IN PARTNERSHIP. FROM ITS EARLIEST STAGES, THE PROJECT SOUGHT TO BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND

LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS. THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH RECOGNIZES THAT SUCCESSFUL PLACEMAKING EXTENDS BEYOND ARCHITECTURE ALONE; IT EMERGES THROUGH A SHARED INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PEOPLE WHO CALL IT HOME. AS DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS CONTINUES ITS TRANSFORMATION, BLOCK PARK RESIDENCES SERVES AS A MODEL FOR HOW MIXED-USE HOUSING CAN CONTRIBUTE TO URBAN VITALITY. BY COMBINING AFFORDABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THOUGHTFUL DESIGN, THE PROJECT CREATES MORE THAN A PLACE TO LIVE, IT CREATES A DESTINATION, A NEIGHBORHOOD ANCHOR, AND A NEW CIVIC PRESENCE WITHIN THE EVOLVING FABRIC OF THE CITY.

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PRESTWICK VILLAGE A SUB-URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN MESQUITE, NV RISING FROM AN

18-ACRE TRACT JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 15, PRESTWICK VILLAGE ANNOUNCES ITSELF LESS AS A CONVENTIONAL APARTMENT COMPLEX THAN AS A DELIBERATE ACT OF CITY-MAKING. IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS SEEN LITTLE LARGE-SCALE MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION IN MORE THAN A DECADE, THE PROJECT SIGNALS A RECALIBRATION OF MESQUITE’S RESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS— SHIFTING FROM INCREMENTAL GROWTH TO A COHESIVE, DESIGN-FORWARD NEIGHBORHOOD THAT TREATS HOUSING AS BOTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND IDENTITY.

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PRESTWICK VILLAGE MESQUITE, NV POSITIONED ALONG THE REGION’S PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR, THE DEVELOPMENT LEVERAGES ITS VISIBILITY NOT MERELY FOR BRANDING, BUT FOR CIVIC PRESENCE. THE MASSING OF THE FOUR- AND FIVE-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS FRAMES THE SITE WITH A MEASURED URBANITY, ESTABLISHING A DISCERNIBLE EDGE ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHILE STEPPING INWARD TO CREATE A SERIES OF COURTYARDS, PASEOS, AND COMMUNAL GREENS. RATHER THAN TURNING ITS BACK TO THE DESERT, PRESTWICK VILLAGE USES ARCHITECTURE TO MEDIATE BETWEEN THE VAST HORIZONTAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE INTIMATE SCALE OF DAILY LIFE. THE PROGRAM IS AMBITIOUS: 458 RESIDENCES IN TOTAL, INCLUDING MORE THAN 380 APARTMENTS AND 78 TWO-STORY TOWNHOMES. YET THE MIX IS CALIBRATED TO PRODUCE VARIETY WITHIN COHESION. THE GARDENSTYLE APARTMENTS ARE ORGANIZED AROUND SHADED COURTYARDS AND AN INTERNAL STREET NETWORK, ENCOURAGING WALKABILITY AND NEIGHBORLY INTERACTION. THE TOWNHOMES, WITH THEIR DIRECT ENTRIES AND PRIVATE GARAGES, INTRODUCE A FINER-GRAINED RHYTHM ALONG THE PROJECT’S PERIMETER, AN INTERMEDIATE SCALE THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN MULTIFAMILY DENSITY AND THE SURROUNDING LOW-RISE CONTEXT. TOGETHER, THE HOUSING TYPES CREATE WHAT THE DEVELOPERS DESCRIBE AS “REAL CHOICES,” ACCOMMODATING A SPECTRUM OF RESIDENTS—FROM YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND REMOTE WORKERS TO DOWNSIZING RETIREES SEEKING AMENITY-RICH LIVING WITHOUT SACRIFICING AUTONOMY.

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PRESTWICK VILLAGE MESQUITE, NV ARCHITECTURALLY, THE PROJECT’S FACADES ARTICULATE THIS DUAL AMBITION OF VISIBILITY AND BELONGING. ALONG THE MOST PROMINENT ELEVATIONS, EXPANSES OF GLAZING ARE FRAMED BY SMOOTH STUCCO PLANES, CRISPLY DETAILED METAL PANELS, AND WARM WOOD ACCENTS. DEEPLY RECESSED BALCONIES AND PROJECTING FRAMES CAST SHADOW AND ADD DIMENSIONALITY, MITIGATING THE DESERT SUN WHILE PRODUCING A DYNAMIC INTERPLAY OF LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE MATERIAL PALETTE—SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTEMPORARY AND TACTILE, POSITIONS THE DEVELOPMENT AS A FORWARD-LOOKING LANDMARK, YET AVOIDS SPECTACLE IN FAVOR OF MEASURED REFINEMENT. AT THE HEART OF THE COMPOSITION LIES A CENTRAL AMENITY SPINE THAT FUNCTIONS AS THE SOCIAL CONDENSER OF THE COMMUNITY. A DOUBLEHEIGHT CLUBHOUSE ANCHORS THE MAIN COURTYARD, ITS TRANSPARENT GLAZING REVEALING CO-WORKING STUDIOS, A CLUBROOM, AND SHARED LOUNGES. THESE INTERIOR SPACES EXTEND OUTWARD TO A RESORTCALIBER POOL DECK, WHERE SHADED CABANAS, LANDSCAPED TERRACES, AND PROGRAMMED GATHERING ZONES BLUR THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND OPEN SPACE. THE FITNESS CENTER AND DEDICATED YOGA STUDIO REINFORCE A WELLNESSORIENTED ETHOS, EMBEDDING HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY INTO THE DAILY ROUTINES OF RESIDENTS.

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IMPORTANTLY, THE PROJECT’S PHASING STRATEGY ENSURES THAT THESE COMMUNAL AMENITIES ARE DELIVERED IN CONCERT WITH RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY, ALLOWING THE CULTURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO FORM ORGANICALLY RATHER THAN AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. IN THIS WAY, PRESTWICK VILLAGE IS CONCEIVED AS AN ECOSYSTEM RATHER THAN A COLLECTION OF BUILDINGS, ONE IN WHICH LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE, AND PROGRAMMING OPERATE IN MUTUAL SUPPORT. LANDSCAPE DESIGN PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN GROUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN ITS DESERT SETTING. NATIVE AND ADAPTIVE PLANTINGS, PALMS, FLOWERING SHRUBS, DROUGHT-TOLERANT GRASSES—ARE DEPLOYED

TO STRUCTURE PEDESTRIAN PATHS AND SOFTEN BUILDING EDGES. SHADED WALKWAYS AND LAYERED PLANTING BEDS CREATE MICROCLIMATES THAT TEMPER THE ARID ENVIRONMENT, TRANSFORMING WHAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE A HEAT-INTENSIVE SITE INTO A SERIES OF HOSPITABLE OUTDOOR ROOMS. THE RESULT IS A PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE THAT PRIVILEGES COMFORT AND VISUAL RICHNESS, REINFORCING THE PROJECT’S PLACE-MAKING AGENDA AT GROUND LEVEL.

CLIMATIC RESPONSIVENESS. MORE THAN ENDING A DECADE-LONG LULL IN APARTMENT CONSTRUCTION, THE PROJECT REPOSITIONS MULTIFAMILY HOUSING AS A CATALYST FOR CIVIC VITALITY. BY PAIRING ARCHITECTURAL CLARITY WITH A ROBUST SOCIAL FRAMEWORK, PRESTWICK VILLAGE DOES NOT SIMPLY ADD UNITS TO MESQUITE’S INVENTORY—IT INTRODUCES A NEW TEMPLATE FOR HOW THE CITY MIGHT GROW.

IN A REGION HISTORICALLY DEFINED BY SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS AND SEASONAL TOURISM, PRESTWICK VILLAGE PROPOSES A DIFFERENT MODEL: DENSITY WITHOUT ANONYMITY, AMENITY WITHOUT EXCESS, AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN ROOTED IN

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THE PLAZA RESIDENCES, A SUB-URBAN DEVELOPMENT LAS VEGAS, NV IN A CITY LONG DEFINED

BY SPECTACLE, THE PLAZAS PROPOSES SOMETHING INCREASINGLY RARE AND ENDURING: A TRUE NEIGHBORHOOD. SITUATED ALONG THE ICONIC SAHARA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR AND OCCUPYING A PROMINENT 12-ACRE SITE WEST OF INTERSTATE 15, THE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT REIMAGINES URBAN LIVING THROUGH THE LENS OF PLACEMAKING, TRANSFORMING AN UNDERUTILIZED PARCEL INTO A VIBRANT, WALKABLE URBAN VILLAGE THAT RECONNECTS RESIDENTS WITH COMMUNITY, LANDSCAPE, AND CITY.

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THE PLAZA RESIDENCES LAS VEGAS, NV RATHER THAN APPROACHING DENSITY AS AN EXERCISE IN MAXIMIZING UNITS, THE DESIGN ORGANIZES 835 RESIDENCES AROUND A CAREFULLY CHOREOGRAPHED SEQUENCE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE INTERACTION, DISCOVERY, AND BELONGING. THE DEVELOPMENT’S TWO TWELVE-STORY RESIDENTIAL TOWERS ESTABLISH A DISTINCTIVE PRESENCE ON THE SKYLINE WHILE FRAMING EXPANSIVE VIEWS OF THE LAS VEGAS STRIP AND SURROUNDING VALLEY. YET THE PROJECT’S DEFINING FEATURE IS NOT ITS HEIGHT—IT IS THE NETWORK OF SPACES CREATED BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS. AT THE HEART OF THE COMPOSITION LIES A CENTRAL COMMONS, CONCEIVED AS THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL NUCLEUS OF THE COMMUNITY. MORE THAN AN AMENITY BUILDING, THE COMMONS SERVES AS THE VILLAGE GATHERING PLACE, HOUSING WELLNESS, RECREATION, RETAIL, AND COMMUNITYORIENTED PROGRAMMING WITHIN A TRANSPARENT AND WELCOMING ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION. FROM THIS CENTRAL HUB, A SYSTEM OF LANDSCAPED PROMENADES, SHADED COURTYARDS, AND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS RADIATES THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONTANEOUS ENCOUNTERS AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF CONNECTION OFTEN ABSENT IN CONTEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

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THE PLAZA RESIDENCES LAS VEGAS, NV THE ARCHITECTURE REINFORCES THIS AMBITION. MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND TOWER FORMS ARE POSITIONED TO SHAPE OUTDOOR ROOMS RATHER THAN SIMPLY OCCUPY SPACE, CREATING A SERIES OF INTIMATE ENVIRONMENTS SCALED TO THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE. LUSH DESERT-ADAPTED LANDSCAPING SOFTENS THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WHILE ESTABLISHING A LAYERED SEQUENCE OF GARDENS, PLAZAS, AND SOCIAL SPACES THAT BLUR THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE. RESIDENTS MOVE THROUGH A CAREFULLY CURATED PROGRESSION OF SPACES—FROM ACTIVE COMMUNAL GATHERING AREAS TO QUIETER RETREATS—CREATING A LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT FEELS BOTH DYNAMIC AND PERSONAL. A DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PLAZAS IS ITS ABILITY TO BALANCE METROPOLITAN DENSITY WITH HUMAN-SCALE LIVABILITY. GATED SUBTERRANEAN PARKING ALLOWS THE GROUND PLANE TO BE RECLAIMED FOR PEOPLE RATHER THAN VEHICLES, ELEVATING THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE AND ENABLING A CAMPUS-LIKE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WALKABILITY BECOMES THE PRIMARY MODE OF ENGAGEMENT. RETAIL SERVICES, RECREATIONAL AMENITIES, AND COMMUNITY SPACES ARE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED INTO DAILY LIFE, REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON THE AUTOMOBILE WHILE CULTIVATING A STRONGER SENSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY.

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THE PLAZA RESIDENCES LAS VEGAS, NV THE PROJECT ALSO REPRESENTS AN EVOLUTION IN LAS VEGAS’ URBAN DEVELOPMENT PATTERN. HISTORICALLY CHARACTERIZED BY ISOLATED DESTINATIONS AND AUTOORIENTED PLANNING, THE CITY IS INCREASINGLY EMBRACING MIXEDUSE ENVIRONMENTS THAT PRIORITIZE CONNECTIVITY AND COMMUNITY. THE PLAZAS ADVANCES THIS TRANSFORMATION BY INTRODUCING A MASTER-PLANNED URBAN VILLAGE MODEL THAT COMBINES RESIDENTIAL DENSITY, CURATED AMENITIES, AND MEANINGFUL PUBLIC SPACE INTO A COHESIVE WHOLE. VIEWED FROM AFAR, THE TOWERS CREATE A NEW LANDMARK ALONG SAHARA BOULEVARD. EXPERIENCED AT GROUND LEVEL, HOWEVER, THE PROJECT REVEALS ITS TRUE PURPOSE: THE CREATION OF PLACE. THROUGH THE CAREFUL ORCHESTRATION OF ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND COMMUNITY LIFE, THE PLAZAS DEMONSTRATES THAT THE FUTURE OF URBAN LIVING IN LAS VEGAS IS NOT DEFINED SOLELY BY BUILDINGS, BUT BY THE SPACES BETWEEN THEM—THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE GATHER, CONNECT, AND BUILD COMMUNITY. IN DOING SO, THE DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHES A NEW BENCHMARK FOR PLACE-MAKING IN THE DESERT CITY, PROVING THAT DENSITY AND LIVABILITY, URBANITY AND INTIMACY, CAN COEXIST WITHIN A SINGULAR VISION FOR CONTEMPORARY LIFE.

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CLEARWATER LUXURY CONDOMINIUM RESIDENCES FLORIDA CRAFTING A WATERFRONT PLACE

IN MANY COASTAL DEVELOPMENTS, ARCHITECTURE SERVES AS A BACKDROP TO THE WATER. AT CLEARWATER RESIDENCES, THE AMBITION IS MORE PROFOUND: TO TRANSFORM A NARROW PARCEL OF SHORELINE INTO A DESTINATION WHERE ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND MARINA LIFE CONVERGE TO CREATE AN AUTHENTIC SENSE OF PLACE. OCCUPYING LESS THAN ONE ACRE YET COMMANDING A PRIZED WATERFRONT EDGE, THE SEVEN-STORY CONDOMINIUM TOWER DEMONSTRATES HOW THOUGHTFUL PLACEMAKING CAN ELEVATE A COMPACT SITE INTO A VIBRANT AND MEMORABLE COASTAL ENCLAVE.

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CLEARWATER CONDOMINIUMS CLEARWATER, FLORIDA RATHER THAN TREATING THE BAY AS A SCENIC AMENITY, THE DESIGN EMBRACES THE WATER AS THE PROJECT’S ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE. THE BUILDING’S 27 RESIDENCES, RANGING FROM 1,400 TO 5,000 SQUARE FEET, ARE CAREFULLY POSITIONED TO MAXIMIZE VISUAL AND PHYSICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MARINA AND HORIZON BEYOND. TEN PRIVATE BOAT SLIPS EXTEND THE RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE DIRECTLY INTO THE WATER, TRANSFORMING ARRIVAL BY BOAT INTO AN INTEGRAL PART OF DAILY LIFE AND REINFORCING THE SITE’S IDENTITY AS A TRUE WATERFRONT COMMUNITY RATHER THAN SIMPLY A RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OVERLOOKING THE BAY. THE ARCHITECTURE IS COMPOSED AS A SERIES OF LAYERED HORIZONTAL PLANES FRAMED BY BOLD STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS THAT ESTABLISH A STRONG VISUAL PRESENCE ALONG THE SHORELINE. EXPANSIVE FLOOR-TO-CEILING GLAZING DISSOLVES THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, WHILE DEEP TERRACES FUNCTION AS OUTDOOR LIVING ROOMS SUSPENDED ABOVE THE WATER. THESE GENEROUS EXTENSIONS OF THE RESIDENCES CREATE A CONTINUAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN PRIVATE DWELLING AND PUBLIC WATERFRONT, ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO EXPERIENCE SHIFTING LIGHT, SEASONAL WEATHER, AND THE RHYTHM OF MARITIME ACTIVITY FROM EVERY LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. WHAT DISTINGUISHES THE PROJECT IS ITS CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE GROUND PLANE—THE OFTEN-OVERLOOKED REALM WHERE PLACEMAKING SUCCEEDS OR FAILS. HERE, A SEQUENCE OF LANDSCAPED COURTYARDS, SHADED GATHERING AREAS, WATERFRONT PROMENADES, AND MARINA AMENITIES CREATE A PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS BOTH RETREAT AND INTERACTION. PALM-LINED PATHWAYS CONNECT THE ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE TO THE DOCKS, WHILE SCULPTURAL LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS AND INTIMATE OUTDOOR ROOMS ESTABLISH OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO GATHER, LINGER, AND ENGAGE WITH THE WATERFRONT SETTING. THE RESULT IS A LAYERED SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE COMMUNITY EMERGES NATURALLY FROM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE.

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THE MARINA ITSELF BECOMES A CIVIC-SCALED AMENITY. RATHER THAN RELEGATING THE WATERFRONT EDGE TO A PRIVATE BOUNDARY, THE DESIGN CELEBRATES IT AS THE PROJECT’S DEFINING PUBLIC FACE. BOARDWALKS, SLIPS, AND WATERFRONT TERRACES ACTIVATE THE SHORELINE, CREATING VISUAL ENERGY AND REINFORCING A MARITIME CHARACTER THAT IS INCREASINGLY RARE IN CONTEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE MOVEMENT OF BOATS, REFLECTIONS ACROSS THE WATER, AND EVERCHANGING COASTAL ATMOSPHERE ANIMATE THE ARCHITECTURE AND ENSURE THAT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PLACE IS NEVER STATIC. MATERIALLY, THE BUILDING BALANCES SOPHISTICATION WITH RESTRAINT. A COMPOSITION OF GLASS, METAL, AND WARM-TEXTURED ARCHITECTURAL PANELS REFLECTS THE COLORS OF THE SKY AND WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ALLOWING THE TOWER TO SHIFT IN CHARACTER FROM

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SUNRISE TO TWILIGHT. BY NIGHT, CAREFULLY INTEGRATED LIGHTING TRANSFORMS THE BUILDING INTO A LUMINOUS WATERFRONT LANDMARK, ITS ILLUMINATED TERRACES AND FRAMED ELEVATIONS ESTABLISHING A MEMORABLE PRESENCE VISIBLE FROM BOTH LAND AND SEA. SECURITY AND PRIVACY ARE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED INTO THE DESIGN WITHOUT COMPROMISING OPENNESS. SECURE PARKING, CONTROLLED ACCESS POINTS, AND DISCREET VERTICAL CIRCULATION SYSTEMS ARE CAREFULLY WOVEN INTO THE ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIENCE, ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO MOVE EFFICIENTLY THROUGH THE BUILDING WHILE MAINTAINING UNINTERRUPTED VISUAL CONNECTIONS TO THE WATER. EVERY JOURNEY—FROM ARRIVAL LOBBY TO RESIDENCE, FROM RESIDENCE TO DOCK—IS CHOREOGRAPHED TO REINFORCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPANT AND PLACE.

ULTIMATELY, CLEARWATER RESIDENCES IS NOT DEFINED BY ITS DENSITY, ITS LUXURY AMENITIES, OR EVEN ITS STRIKING ARCHITECTURE. ITS SUCCESS LIES IN ITS ABILITY TO CREATE A DISTINCTIVE WATERFRONT IDENTITY ON AN EXTRAORDINARILY COMPACT SITE. BY WEAVING TOGETHER RESIDENTIAL LIVING, MARINA CULTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE BAY, THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES HOW PLACEMAKING CAN TRANSFORM A COLLECTION OF RESIDENCES INTO A DESTINATION—ONE WHERE ARCHITECTURE DOES NOT SIMPLY OCCUPY THE SHORELINE, BUT ACTIVELY SHAPES THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING ON IT.

APEX RESIDENCES AT GALLERIA A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN HENDERSON IN AN ERA WHEN

MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT TOO OFTEN PRIORITIZES DENSITY OVER EXPERIENCE, APEX PROPOSES A DIFFERENT AMBITION: THE CREATION OF A GENUINE PLACE. SITUATED ON A 19-ACRE SITE SHAPED BY BOTH OPPORTUNITY AND CONSTRAINT, THE DEVELOPMENT TRANSFORMS A CONVENTIONAL RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM INTO A CAREFULLY CHOREOGRAPHED COMMUNITY WHERE ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND HUMAN INTERACTION CONVERGE TO CREATE A DISTINCT SENSE OF BELONGING.

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APEX AT GALLERIA HENDERSON, NV DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE CLARITY AND RESTRAINT OF MIDCENTURY MODERNISM, THE DESIGN EMBRACES THE DESERT CONTEXT THROUGH SIMPLE GEOMETRIC FORMS, DEEP SHADOW LINES, AND A DISCIPLINED PALETTE OF MATERIALS. YET ITS MOST DEFINING GESTURE IS URBAN RATHER THAN ARCHITECTURAL. RATHER THAN RELEGATING AMENITIES TO THE PERIPHERY, THE PROJECT PLACES ITS CLUBHOUSE AND RESORT-INSPIRED AMENITY CORE AT THE VERY HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS BOLD ORGANIZATIONAL MOVE ESTABLISHES AN UNMISTAKABLE CENTER—A CIVIC LIVING ROOM FOR RESIDENTS—AND CREATES A POWERFUL FRAMEWORK AROUND WHICH DAILY LIFE UNFOLDS. ARRIVAL AT APEX IS CONCEIVED AS A SEQUENCE RATHER THAN A DESTINATION. A LANDSCAPED ENTRY BOULEVARD LEADS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TOWARD A DRAMATIC CLUBHOUSE PAVILION, ITS SCULPTURAL PORTAL SERVING AS BOTH LANDMARK AND GATEWAY. BEYOND, A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED OUTDOOR ROOMS UNFOLDS AROUND EXPANSIVE POOLS, SHADED LOUNGES, RECREATION COURTS, GATHERING TERRACES, AND INTIMATE GARDEN RETREATS. TOGETHER THESE SPACES FORM A SOCIAL ECOSYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGES CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, SHARED EXPERIENCES, AND A RHYTHM OF LIFE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE WALLS OF INDIVIDUAL RESIDENCES. THE PROJECT’S PLACE-MAKING STRATEGY IS ROOTED IN CONNECTIVITY. A NETWORK OF PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS WEAVES THROUGHOUT THE SITE, LINKING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH RETAIL, DINING, AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE PERCEPTION OF DISTANCE. THESE WALKABLE CORRIDORS CREATE A LAYERED PUBLIC REALM WHERE MOVEMENT BECOMES EXPERIENCE

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APEX AT GALLERIA HENDERSON, NV AND WHERE EVERYDAY JOURNEYS ARE ENRICHED BY LANDSCAPE, SHADE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT. THE RESULT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD-SCALE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS COMMUNITY WHILE PRESERVING INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY. EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE. PALM-LINED PROMENADES, LUSH PLANTING ZONES, AND CAREFULLY FRAMED VIEWS SOFTEN THE DESERT ENVIRONMENT AND ESTABLISH A RESORT-LIKE CHARACTER WITHOUT SACRIFICING AUTHENTICITY. OUTDOOR SPACES ARE DESIGNED AS EXTENSIONS OF INTERIOR LIFE, BLURRING TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES BETWEEN BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE. RESIDENTS MOVE SEAMLESSLY FROM PRIVATE RESIDENCES TO SHARED AMENITIES, FROM SHADED COURTYARDS TO SUNLIT POOL DECKS, CREATING A LIFESTYLE DEFINED BY CONNECTION AND CHOICE. APEX ALSO RECOGNIZES THAT LASTING PLACES MUST BE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE. SUSTAINABILITY IS INTEGRATED INTO THE PROJECT’S DNA THROUGH STRATEGIES THAT RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THE CLIMATE AND ECOLOGY OF THE REGION. DEEPLY RECESSED GLAZING REDUCES SOLAR HEAT GAIN WHILE CREATING RICH FAÇADE ARTICULATION. BIOSWALES CAPTURE AND FILTER STORMWATER, TRANSFORMING INFRASTRUCTURE INTO LANDSCAPE AMENITY. HIGH-PERFORMANCE GLAZING SYSTEMS MAXIMIZE DAYLIGHT WHILE MINIMIZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION, AND THOUGHTFULLY SELECTED MATERIALS CONTRIBUTE TO A REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. THESE MEASURES SUPPORT THE PROJECT’S PURSUIT OF LEED CERTIFICATION WHILE REINFORCING ITS BROADER COMMITMENT TO STEWARDSHIP OF PLACE.

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THE DEVELOPMENT ENCOMPASSES 336 RESIDENTIAL UNITS COMPLEMENTED BY APPROXIMATELY 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL SPACE. THIS MIX OF USES INTRODUCES VITALITY BEYOND TRADITIONAL APARTMENT LIVING, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO LIVE, WORK, GATHER, AND ENGAGE WITHIN A COHESIVE ENVIRONMENT. RETAIL EDGES ACTIVATE KEY CIRCULATION ROUTES, WHILE THE AMENITY-RICH CORE SERVES AS A DESTINATION FOR BOTH RECREATION AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING. ULTIMATELY, APEX IS LESS A COLLECTION OF BUILDINGS THAN A CAREFULLY CURATED NEIGHBORHOOD. ITS SUCCESS LIES NOT SIMPLY IN ITS ARCHITECTURE, BUT IN ITS ABILITY TO TRANSFORM A PARCEL OF LAND INTO A MEMORABLE DESTINATION—ONE WHERE THE EXPERIENCES BETWEEN BUILDINGS BECOME AS MEANINGFUL AS THE BUILDINGS THEMSELVES. THROUGH THOUGHTFUL PLANNING, CONTEXTUAL DESIGN, AND A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON HUMAN CONNECTION, THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE HIGHEST ASPIRATION OF ARCHITECTURE IS NOT MERELY TO CREATE STRUCTURES, BUT TO CREATE PLACES WHERE COMMUNITY CAN THRIVE.

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BELLA VISTA A MIXED-USE MID-RISE DEVELOPMENT IN HENDERSON AT THE HISTORIC

GATEWAY TO DOWNTOWN HENDERSON, BELLA VISTA IS CONCEIVED NOT AS A STANDALONE BUILDING, BUT AS A FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN LIFE, A MIXED-USE DESTINATION DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM A PROMINENT INTERSECTION INTO A VIBRANT CENTER OF COMMUNITY, COMMERCE, AND CONNECTION. ROOTED IN THE PRINCIPLES OF PLACEMAKING, THE PROJECT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN THE PUBLIC REALM BY CREATING A MEMORABLE DESTINATION WHERE RESIDENTS, WORKERS, VISITORS, AND COMMUTERS CONVERGE IN A SHARED CIVIC EXPERIENCE.

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BELLA VISTA RESIDENCES LAS VEGAS, NV OCCUPYING A PIVOTAL SITE AT THE CROSSROADS OF HENDERSON’S HISTORIC CORE, BELLA VISTA DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE CITY’S UNIQUE CONVERGENCE OF HISTORY, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. RATHER THAN TURNING INWARD, THE DEVELOPMENT EMBRACES THE STREET, EXTENDING THE ENERGY OF DOWNTOWN THROUGH AN ACTIVE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT DEFINED BY RETAIL STOREFRONTS, CAFÉS, OUTDOOR DINING TERRACES, AND WELCOMING PUBLIC GATHERING SPACES. THE ARCHITECTURE IS CAREFULLY CALIBRATED TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC REALM AT EVERY LEVEL, TRANSFORMING WHAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE A CONVENTIONAL MIXED-USE PROJECT INTO A WALKABLE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROJECT’S FIVE-STORY RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT RISES ABOVE A LIVELY COMMERCIAL PODIUM, FRAMING VIEWS TOWARD BOTH THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN RANGES AND THE DISTANT LAS VEGAS STRIP. YET THE TRUE SUCCESS OF THE DESIGN LIES NOT IN THE RESIDENCES THEMSELVES, BUT IN THE SPACES BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND ALONG THE STREETSCAPE. A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED PLAZAS, SHADED SIDEWALKS, OUTDOOR LOUNGES, AND LANDSCAPED COURTYARDS ESTABLISH A SEQUENCE OF SOCIAL SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION AND FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING. THESE SPACES BLUR THE TRADITIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE REALMS, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES BECOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. CENTRAL TO THE PROJECT’S VISION IS THE INTEGRATION OF A TRANSIT HUB DIRECTLY INTO THE DEVELOPMENT. MORE THAN A TRANSPORTATION AMENITY, THE HUB SERVES AS AN URBAN CATALYST, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY WHILE REINFORCING THE PROJECT’S ROLE AS A CIVIC CROSSROADS. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARRIVE NOT SIMPLY AT A DESTINATION, BUT INTO A CAREFULLY CHOREOGRAPHED NETWORK OF PUBLIC SPACES THAT PRIORITIZE PEDESTRIANS, ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION, AND CELEBRATE THE EXPERIENCE OF MOVING THROUGH THE CITY.

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BELLA VISTA RESIDENCES LAS VEGAS, NV THE ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION REFLECTS THIS COMMITMENT TO PLACEMAKING. WARM MATERIALS, EXPANSIVE GLAZING, AND ARTICULATED MASSING CREATE A HUMAN-SCALED PRESENCE ALONG THE STREET WHILE ESTABLISHING A CONTEMPORARY IDENTITY FOR THE DISTRICT. ACTIVE GROUNDFLOOR USES ANIMATE THE SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVENING, GENERATING A CONTINUOUS RHYTHM OF ACTIVITY THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE VITALITY AND SAFETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ABOVE, GENEROUS BALCONIES AND TERRACES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO VISUALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFE OF THE CITY BELOW, REINFORCING THE PROJECT’S LAYERED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIVATE LIVING AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. COMPRISING 110 APARTMENT RESIDENCES ABOVE 27,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL, DINING, AND OFFICE SPACE, SUPPORTED BY A CONCEALED SUBTERRANEAN PARKING STRUCTURE, BELLA VISTA REPRESENTS A NEW MODEL FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES HOW DENSITY, MOBILITY, COMMERCE, AND COMMUNITY CAN COEXIST IN A COHESIVE AND MEANINGFUL WAY. RATHER THAN SERVING MERELY AS A COLLECTION OF USES, BELLA VISTA CREATES A GENUINE SENSE OF PLACE—AN URBAN DESTINATION THAT HONORS HENDERSON’S HERITAGE WHILE HELPING DEFINE ITS FUTURE. IN A CITY INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON CULTIVATING AUTHENTIC, WALKABLE ENVIRONMENTS, BELLA VISTA STANDS AS BOTH A LANDMARK AND A CATALYST: A CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION OF DOWNTOWN LIVING THAT TRANSFORMS A STRATEGIC CORNER INTO HENDERSON’S NEW FRONT PORCH, INVITING PEOPLE NOT ONLY TO LIVE AND WORK THERE, BUT TO GATHER, CONNECT, AND BELONG.

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UNLV CAMPUSVILLAGE HIGH-RISE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT A NEW URBAN HEART FOR THE UNIVERSITY

IN MANY UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTS, BUILDINGS ARE CONCEIVED AS INDIVIDUAL DESTINATIONS. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CAMPUS DISTRICTS, HOWEVER, ARE REMEMBERED NOT FOR ANY SINGLE STRUCTURE, BUT FOR THE LIFE THAT UNFOLDS BETWEEN THEM. EV&A’S MASTER PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED UNLV CAMPUS VILLAGE EMBRACES THIS PRINCIPLE, PLACING PLACEMAKING AT THE CENTER OF ITS AMBITION AND TRANSFORMING A PROMINENT MARYLAND PARKWAY SITE INTO A VIBRANT MIXED-USE DISTRICT THAT EXTENDS THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

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UNLV’S CAMPUS VILLAGE LAS VEGAS, NV OCCUPYING APPROXIMATELY HALF A CITY BLOCK ALONG ONE OF LAS VEGAS’ MOST IMPORTANT URBAN CORRIDORS, THE CAMPUS VILLAGE IS ENVISIONED AS A DENSE, WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE LIVING, LEARNING, WORKING, AND GATHERING CONVERGE. RATHER THAN ORGANIZING THE PROGRAM AS A COLLECTION OF ISOLATED BUILDINGS, THE PLAN CREATES A COHESIVE URBAN ECOSYSTEM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER 100,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE, A 100-ROOM BOUTIQUE HOTEL, STUDENT HOUSING FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD-SERVING RETAIL, AND STRUCTURED PARKING WITHIN A UNIFIED ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORK. THE PROJECT’S DEFINING ACHIEVEMENT IS NOT ITS DENSITY, BUT THE MANNER IN WHICH THAT DENSITY IS HARNESSED TO CREATE COMMUNITY. RETAIL STOREFRONTS ANIMATE THE STREET EDGE, ESTABLISHING AN ACTIVE PEDESTRIAN REALM ALONG MARYLAND PARKWAY. ELEVATED TERRACES, SHADED GATHERING SPACES, AND INTERCONNECTED CIRCULATION ROUTES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANCE ENCOUNTERS AND SOCIAL EXCHANGE, TRANSFORMING THE DEVELOPMENT INTO AN EXTENSION OF CAMPUS LIFE. STUDENTS, FACULTY, VISITORS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND RESIDENTS SHARE COMMON SPACES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, GENERATING THE DIVERSITY OF ACTIVITY THAT CHARACTERIZES SUCCESSFUL URBAN PLACES. ARCHITECTURALLY, THE COMPOSITION BALANCES VERTICALITY WITH HUMAN SCALE. A SERIES OF CAREFULLY ARTICULATED VOLUMES RISE ABOVE A PODIUM OF RETAIL AND PARKING, FRAMING OUTDOOR SPACES WHILE ESTABLISHING A RECOGNIZABLE IDENTITY FOR THE DISTRICT. BOLD ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND EXPRESSIVE RED ACCENTS CREATE VISUAL CONTINUITY ACROSS THE DEVELOPMENT, WHILE EXPANSIVE GLAZING REINFORCES TRANSPARENCY AND CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN INTERIOR ACTIVITIES AND THE SURROUNDING CITY. THE RESULT IS A CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE THAT IS UNMISTAKABLY URBAN YET RESPONSIVE TO THE CHARACTER AND ASPIRATIONS OF UNLV.

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UNLV’S CAMPUS VILLAGE LAS VEGAS, NV THE MASTER PLAN IS EQUALLY INFORMED BY THE REALITIES OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. SUSTAINABILITY IS APPROACHED NOT AS A TECHNOLOGICAL OVERLAY BUT AS AN INHERENT DESIGN STRATEGY. BUILDING ORIENTATION, CONTROLLED MASSING, DEEP OVERHANGS, SHADED FACADES, AND CAREFULLY CALIBRATED GLAZING WORK TOGETHER TO MITIGATE SOLAR HEAT GAIN AND REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION. THESE PASSIVE DESIGN MEASURES LESSEN DEPENDENCE ON MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WHILE ENHANCING OCCUPANT COMFORT, DEMONSTRATING HOW ARCHITECTURE CAN RESPOND INTELLIGENTLY TO THE DEMANDS OF AN ARID CLIMATE. LANDSCAPED TERRACES AND SHADED OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS FURTHER CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROJECT’S ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE WHILE CREATING INVITING SPACES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION. AT THE URBAN SCALE, THE CAMPUS VILLAGE STRENGTHENS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNLV AND THE CITY IT SERVES. BY INTRODUCING A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL, HOSPITALITY, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMERCIAL USES WITHIN A COMPACT FOOTPRINT, THE PROJECT CREATES ACTIVITY WELL BEYOND TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC HOURS, ESTABLISHING A TRUE TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR DISTRICT. THIS CONTINUOUS OCCUPATION FOSTERS SAFETY, VITALITY, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY WHILE REINFORCING MARYLAND PARKWAY’S EVOLUTION INTO A DYNAMIC URBAN CORRIDOR.

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UNLV’S CAMPUS VILLAGE LAS VEGAS, NV MORE THAN A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT, THE CAMPUS VILLAGE REPRESENTS A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF UNIVERSITY-CENTERED URBANISM IN LAS VEGAS. IT DEMONSTRATES HOW THOUGHTFUL DENSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND INTEGRATED PROGRAMMING CAN CREATE A DESTINATION THAT IS BOTH SOCIALLY VIBRANT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE. BY PRIORITIZING HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND FOSTERING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PLACE, THE PROJECT ESTABLISHES A NEW FRONT DOOR FOR UNLV—ONE THAT CELEBRATES COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGES ENGAGEMENT, AND CULTIVATES A LASTING SENSE OF BELONGING. IN AN ERA WHEN UNIVERSITIES INCREASINGLY SEEK TO CONNECT WITH THEIR SURROUNDING CITIES, EV&A’S CAMPUS VILLAGE OFFERS A COMPELLING MODEL: A PLACE WHERE ARCHITECTURE DOES MORE THAN HOUSE ACTIVITY—IT CREATES THE CONDITIONS FOR A COMMUNITY TO THRIVE.

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SAHARA & 6TH A MIXED-USE HIGH-RISE DEVELOPMENT IN LAS VEGAS AT THE INTERSECTION

OF SAHARA AVENUE AND 6TH STREET, WHERE DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS CONTINUES ITS TRANSFORMATION FROM AN AUTOMOBILE-ORIENTED CORRIDOR INTO A MORE VIBRANT AND WALKABLE URBAN DISTRICT, SAHARA & 6TH PROPOSES MORE THAN A TOWER. IT PROPOSES A PLACE. RISING MORE THAN 500 FEET ABOVE THE CITY, THE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IS CONCEIVED AS A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF THE PUBLIC REALM—A CAREFULLY LAYERED ENVIRONMENT WHERE HOSPITALITY, RESIDENTIAL LIVING, WORKPLACE CULTURE, RETAIL ACTIVITY, AND CIVIC LIFE INTERSECT.

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SAHARA & 6TH CONDOS LAS VEGAS, NEVADA RATHER THAN FUNCTIONING AS AN ISOLATED OBJECT WITHIN THE SKYLINE, THE PROJECT SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A NEW URBAN CENTER, CREATING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE STREET, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE CITY BEYOND. THE DESIGN IS ROOTED IN A PLACE-MAKING STRATEGY THAT BEGINS AT GROUND LEVEL. A VIBRANT RETAIL PODIUM ACTIVATES THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE, EXTENDING THE ENERGY OF DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS INTO THE DEVELOPMENT WHILE CREATING A PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE DEFINED BY TRANSPARENCY, ACTIVITY, AND ENGAGEMENT. ALONG 6TH STREET, A COLLECTION OF LOW-RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS, LANDSCAPED COURTYARDS, AND SHADED PROMENADES CREATES A MORE INTIMATE URBAN SCALE. THESE INTERCONNECTED PUBLIC SPACES FORM A NETWORK OF OUTDOOR ROOMS THAT ENCOURAGE MOVEMENT, GATHERING, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION, TRANSFORMING WHAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE CIRCULATION SPACE INTO A CIVIC AMENITY. AT THE HEART OF THE PROJECT IS THE BELIEF THAT SUCCESSFUL CITIES ARE SHAPED BY THE QUALITY OF THEIR PUBLIC REALM. LANDSCAPED PLAZAS, PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, AND SHADED GATHERING SPACES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONTANEOUS ENCOUNTERS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS BOTH ACCESSIBLE AND MEMORABLE. THE DEVELOPMENT’S ARCHITECTURE FRAMES THESE EXPERIENCES, CREATING A HIERARCHY OF SPACES THAT GUIDE VISITORS FROM THE SCALE OF THE CITY TO THE SCALE OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THE TOWER ITSELF EMERGES FROM THIS URBAN FOUNDATION AS A CAREFULLY SCULPTED RESPONSE TO SITE CONSTRAINTS, PROGRAMMATIC COMPLEXITY, AND THE DESIRE TO MAXIMIZE VIEWS ACROSS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. RATHER THAN EXPRESSING A SINGULAR FUNCTION, THE BUILDING REVEALS ITS MIXED-USE CHARACTER THROUGH A SERIES OF ARTICULATED SETBACKS AND TRANSITIONS THAT CORRESPOND TO THE DIVERSE ACTIVITIES CONTAINED WITHIN. THE RESULTING FORM CREATES A DYNAMIC VERTICAL COMPOSITION WHOSE CHANGING PROFILE CONTRIBUTES A DISTINCTIVE NEW SILHOUETTE TO THE CITY’S EVOLVING SKYLINE.

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SAHARA & 6TH CONDOS LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ARCHITECTURALLY, THE PROJECT DRAWS UPON PRINCIPLES OF MODERN URBANISM, BALANCING MONUMENTALITY WITH HUMAN SCALE. A DISCIPLINED STRUCTURAL GRID AND DEEPLY ARTICULATED FAÇADE ESTABLISH ORDER AND RHYTHM, WHILE EXPANSIVE TERRACES AND OVERHANGS INTRODUCE DEPTH, SHADOW, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS. THE TOWER’S ELEVATED PUBLIC SPACES AND SHARED AMENITIES FURTHER REINFORCE THE CONCEPT OF VERTICAL COMMUNITY, EXTENDING THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE STREETSCAPE INTO THE BUILDING ITSELF. SUSTAINABILITY IS INTEGRATED AS A FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT’S DESIGN PHILOSOPHY. HIGH-PERFORMANCE GLAZING SYSTEMS, ADVANCED THERMAL CONTROLS, NATURAL VENTILATION STRATEGIES, AND GENEROUS SOLAR-SHADING ELEMENTS WORK TOGETHER TO ENHANCE OCCUPANT COMFORT WHILE REDUCING ENERGY DEMAND. DEEP OVERHANGS SOFTEN THE INTENSE DESERT SUN, ALLOWING DAYLIGHT TO PENETRATE INTERIOR SPACES WHILE MITIGATING HEAT GAIN AND IMPROVING OVERALL BUILDING PERFORMANCE. YET THE PROJECT’S GREATEST CONTRIBUTION MAY BE ITS ROLE IN REDEFINING THE FUTURE IDENTITY OF DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS. BY COMBINING DENSITY WITH WALKABILITY, PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT WITH PUBLIC SPACE, AND ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION WITH CIVIC PURPOSE, SAHARA & 6TH ESTABLISHES A NEW MODEL FOR URBAN GROWTH IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THE TOWER’S PROMINENCE ON THE SKYLINE IS MATCHED BY AN EQUALLY AMBITIOUS INVESTMENT IN THE EXPERIENCES AT ITS BASE, WHERE PLAZAS, STREETS, AND GARDENS BECOME THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE OF A THRIVING URBAN COMMUNITY. SAHARA & 6TH ULTIMATELY DEMONSTRATES THAT SUCCESSFUL URBAN DEVELOPMENT IS NOT MEASURED SOLELY BY HEIGHT OR DENSITY, BUT BY ITS ABILITY TO CREATE MEANINGFUL PLACES. AS A NEW GATEWAY TO DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS, THE PROJECT TRANSFORMS A PROMINENT INTERSECTION INTO A DESTINATION—AN ADDRESS DEFINED NOT SIMPLY BY ARCHITECTURE, BUT BY THE LIFE IT INVITES, THE CONNECTIONS IT FOSTERS, AND THE CITY IT HELPS SHAPE.

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PLACEMAKING IS NOT JUST THE ACT OF DESIGNING A SPACE; IT IS A PROCESS THAT REQUIRES THE THOUGHTFUL CREATION OF REAL DESTINATIONS. THE KIND OF PLACES WHERE PEOPLE FEEL GOOD AND ARE COMPELLED TO RETURN TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

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LUCKY DRAGON HOTEL CASINO RESORT LAS VEGAS, NV IN A CITY DEFINED BY

SPECTACLE, THE LUCKY DRAGON HOTEL & CASINO PURSUED A DIFFERENT AMBITION: TO CREATE A DESTINATION ROOTED IN IDENTITY, CULTURE, AND A GENUINE SENSE OF PLACE. POSITIONED AT THE NORTHERN GATEWAY BETWEEN DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS AND THE STRIP, THE PROJECT TRANSFORMED A CHALLENGING AND LARGELY OVERLOOKED SITE INTO A MEMORABLE URBAN LANDMARK—ONE THAT SOUGHT NOT ONLY TO ATTRACT VISITORS, BUT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE REVITALIZATION OF AN EMERGING DISTRICT.

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LUCKY DRAGON HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA RATHER THAN RELYING ON THE FAMILIAR ARCHITECTURAL VOCABULARY OF LAS VEGAS MEGARESORTS, THE DESIGN EMBRACED THE PRINCIPLES OF PLACEMAKING, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY INTERSECT. THE 203-ROOM BOUTIQUE RESORT WAS CONCEIVED AS AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE INSPIRED BY CHINESE HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS, OFFERING GUESTS A DESTINATION THAT FELT AUTHENTIC, INTIMATE, AND DISTINCT WITHIN THE LARGER HOSPITALITY LANDSCAPE. THE ARCHITECTURE ANNOUNCES ITS PRESENCE THROUGH A COMPOSITION OF LUMINOUS RED GLASS, PERFORATED METAL SCREENS, AND LOCALLY QUARRIED STONE. BY DAY, THE BUILDING’S SCULPTED FORM INTRODUCES A VIBRANT VISUAL MARKER ALONG SAHARA AVENUE; BY NIGHT, THE ILLUMINATED FAÇADE TRANSFORMS INTO A GLOWING LANTERN VISIBLE FROM BOTH DOWNTOWN AND THE STRIP. THE PROJECT’S SCALE AND MASSING WERE CAREFULLY CALIBRATED TO ESTABLISH A RECOGNIZABLE CIVIC PRESENCE WHILE MAINTAINING THE CHARACTER AND INTIMACY OF A BOUTIQUE RESORT. AT THE HEART OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS A DRAMATIC MULTI-STORY ATRIUM ANCHORED BY A CUSTOM GLASS DRAGON SCULPTURE SUSPENDED WITHIN A CONSTELLATION OF CRYSTAL SPHERES. MORE THAN A DECORATIVE ELEMENT, THE INSTALLATION SERVES AS THE PROJECT’S SYMBOLIC CENTER—A GATHERING PLACE THAT REINFORCES CULTURAL STORYTELLING AND CREATES A MEMORABLE SENSE OF ARRIVAL. THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, ARCHITECTURE AND ART WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE MOMENTS OF DISCOVERY, TURNING CIRCULATION SPACES INTO DESTINATIONS AND ENCOURAGING GUESTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT RATHER THAN SIMPLY PASS THROUGH IT. THE GUEST EXPERIENCE EXTENDS BEYOND THE BUILDING ENVELOPE. A SECLUDED OUTDOOR POOL AND RECREATION AREA DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM TRADITIONAL CHINESE GARDENS, PROVIDING A TRANQUIL COUNTERPOINT TO THE ENERGY OF LAS VEGAS. FRAMED BY MURALS, WATER, LANDSCAPE, AND CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED LIGHTING, THE SPACE FUNCTIONS AS AN URBAN OASIS THAT CELEBRATES CULTURAL HERITAGE WHILE FOSTERING SOCIAL INTERACTION AND RELAXATION.

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LUCKY DRAGON HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA INSIDE, THREE ASIAN-INSPIRED RESTAURANTS, GAMING VENUES, HOSPITALITY SPACES, AND A FULL-SERVICE SPA WERE ORGANIZED TO CREATE A LAYERED SEQUENCE OF EXPERIENCES THAT UNFOLD THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. GUEST ROOMS FRAME EXPANSIVE VIEWS OF EITHER THE LAS VEGAS STRIP OR THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN RANGES, REINFORCING A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE RESORT AND ITS BROADER DESERT CONTEXT. COMPLETED IN 2016, THE LUCKY DRAGON DEMONSTRATES HOW HOSPITALITY ARCHITECTURE CAN TRANSCEND PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A VEHICLE FOR PLACEMAKING. THROUGH THE THOUGHTFUL INTEGRATION OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION, PUBLIC GATHERING SPACES, ART, AND URBAN PRESENCE, THE PROJECT ESTABLISHED A UNIQUE DESTINATION THAT ENRICHED ITS SURROUNDINGS AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ONGOING EVOLUTION OF LAS VEGAS. RATHER THAN CREATING AN ISOLATED RESORT EXPERIENCE, THE DESIGN SOUGHT TO CREATE A MEANINGFUL PLACE—ONE THAT CELEBRATES CULTURAL IDENTITY, STRENGTHENS ITS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND LEAVES A LASTING IMPRESSION ON THOSE WHO ENCOUNTER IT.

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MAGNOLIA BLUFFS CASINO NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI RECLAIMING THE RIVER AS PLACE

IN MANY RIVER TOWNS, THE WATER THAT GAVE RISE TO THE COMMUNITY GRADUALLY BECOMES SEPARATED FROM DAILY CIVIC LIFE, OBSCURED BY INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, OR CHANGING PATTERNS OF COMMERCE. IN NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, ONE OF THE SOUTH’S MOST HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT CITIES, THE DESIGN OF MAGNOLIA BLUFFS CASINO SOUGHT TO REVERSE THAT CONDITION.

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MAGNOLIA BLUFFS CASINO NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI RATHER THAN TREATING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS A BACKDROP, THE PROJECT EMBRACES IT AS THE CENTRAL ORGANIZING ELEMENT, TRANSFORMING A GAMING DESTINATION INTO A CIVIC PLACE ROOTED IN HISTORY, LANDSCAPE, AND COMMUNITY. SITUATED BELOW THE STORIED HEIGHTS OF ROTH HILL AND EXTENDING OVER THE WATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI, THE BUILDING WAS CONCEIVED AS AN ARCHITECTURAL EXTENSION OF THE RIVER ITSELF. SUPPORTED BY NEARLY FIFTY STEEL PILES TO SATISFY MISSISSIPPI’S GAMING REGULATIONS, THE STRUCTURE CREATES THE REMARKABLE SENSATION OF HOVERING ABOVE THE WATER. THE EXPERIENCE RECONNECTS VISITORS TO THE SCALE, MOVEMENT, AND PRESENCE OF THE RIVER, AN EXPERIENCE OFTEN ABSENT FROM CONVENTIONAL CASINO ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE IS INTENTIONALLY OBSCURED. THE DESIGN’S AMBITION, HOWEVER, EXTENDS WELL BEYOND GAMING. FROM THE OUTSET, THE PROJECT WAS ENVISIONED AS AN ACT OF PLACEMAKING, AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOWNTOWN NATCHEZ AND ITS WATERFRONT WHILE HONORING THE CITY’S RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE NATCHEZ HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE DESIGN TEAM DREW INSPIRATION FROM A CEDAR MILL THAT ONCE OCCUPIED THE SITE NEARLY A CENTURY EARLIER. THE RESULTING ARCHITECTURE REINTERPRETS THE REGION’S INDUSTRIAL VERNACULAR THROUGH THE USE OF LOCALLY SOURCED MATERIALS, WEATHERED TIMBER CLADDING, GENEROUS PORCHES, AND SIMPLE AGRARIAN FORMS THAT FEEL AS THOUGH THEY HAVE EMERGED NATURALLY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI LANDSCAPE. EQUALLY IMPORTANT WAS THE PROJECT’S COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC REALM. A MUNICIPAL RIVERWALK WRAPS AROUND THE BUILDING’S PERIMETER, DISSOLVING THE TRADITIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC SPACE. THIS CONTINUOUS PROMENADE INVITES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE TO EXPERIENCE THE RIVER’S EDGE THROUGH A SERIES OF OVERLOOKS, GATHERING TERRACES, FIRE PITS, LANDSCAPED PARKS, AND OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS.

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MAGNOLIA BLUFFS CASINO NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI RATHER THAN TURNING INWARD, THE BUILDING OPENS ITSELF TO THE COMMUNITY, CREATING WHAT LOCALS HAVE COME TO REGARD AS NATCHEZ’S “BACK PORCH”—A PLACE WHERE THE SPECTACLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND ITS CELEBRATED SUNSETS BECOME A SHARED CIVIC EXPERIENCE. THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT IS ROOTED IN AN UNUSUALLY COLLABORATIVE DESIGN PROCESS. LOCATED WITHIN A HISTORICALLY SENSITIVE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP OF BOTH THE PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. THROUGH PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, OPEN HOUSES, AND ONGOING DIALOGUE WITH THE NATCHEZ HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND LOCAL SCHOOLS, THE DESIGN TEAM SHAPED A PROJECT THAT RESPONDED DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. EXISTING VIEW CORRIDORS WERE PRESERVED, PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT WAS EXPANDED, OPEN GREEN SPACES AND FAMILYORIENTED AMENITIES WERE INCORPORATED, AND THE ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER WAS CAREFULLY CALIBRATED TO COMPLEMENT THE HISTORIC FABRIC OF DOWNTOWN NATCHEZ. MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER ITS COMPLETION, MAGNOLIA BLUFFS DEMONSTRATES HOW PLACEMAKING CAN TRANSCEND PROGRAM. WHILE CONCEIVED AS A CASINO, IT HAS EVOLVED INTO SOMETHING FAR MORE ENDURING: A WATERFRONT DESTINATION, A NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING PLACE, AND A CIVIC LANDMARK THAT RECONNECTS NATCHEZ TO ITS GREATEST NATURAL ASSET. BY WEAVING TOGETHER HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND PUBLIC LIFE, THE PROJECT REINFORCES THE IDENTITY OF THE CITY WHILE CREATING A MEANINGFUL SENSE OF BELONGING ALONG ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST ICONIC RIVERS. IN DOING SO, MAGNOLIA BLUFFS PROVES THAT SUCCESSFUL PLACEMAKING IS NOT SIMPLY ABOUT CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGS—IT IS ABOUT CREATING AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE, CULTURE, AND PLACE. ALONG THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI, IT HAS BECOME A DESTINATION NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE, BUT BECAUSE OF HOW IT RECONNECTS AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO THE RIVER THAT SHAPED ITS HISTORY.

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THE WILD ROSE HOTEL&CASINO RESORT CLINTON, IOWA IN AN ERA WHEN

MANY GAMING DESTINATIONS PURSUE SPECTACLE THROUGH EXCESS, WILD ROSE CASINO & RESORT CHOSE A DIFFERENT PATH—ONE ROOTED IN AUTHENTICITY, MEMORY, AND COMMUNITY. CONCEIVED AS IOWA’S FIRST 100 PERCENT LANDBASED CASINO, THE PROJECT WAS ENVISIONED NOT AS AN ISOLATED ENTERTAINMENT VENUE, BUT AS AN EXTENSION OF CLINTON ITSELF: A DESTINATION SHAPED BY THE STORIES, ARCHITECTURE, AND CULTURAL LEGACY OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TOWN IT CALLS HOME.

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WILDROSE HOTEL CASINO AND RESORT CLINTON, IOWA THE CENTRAL AMBITION OF THE DESIGN WAS PLACE-MAKING IN ITS TRUEST SENSE—CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FEELS INSEPARABLE FROM ITS SETTING. RATHER THAN IMPORTING A THEMED ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE DETACHED FROM LOCAL CONTEXT, THE DESIGN TEAM LOOKED TO CLINTON’S OWN HISTORY FOR INSPIRATION. DRAWING FROM THE EARLY TWENTIETHCENTURY ARTS & CRAFTS AND PRAIRIE SCHOOL MOVEMENTS THAT ONCE INFLUENCED MUCH OF THE REGION’S BUILT ENVIRONMENT, THE ARCHITECTURE EMBRACES BROAD OVERHANGING ROOFS, STRONG HORIZONTAL LINES, GROUPED WINDOW ASSEMBLIES, AND CAREFULLY SCALED DETAILING THAT GROUNDS THE BUILDING WITHIN THE MIDWESTERN LANDSCAPE. THE RESULTING COMPOSITION FEELS LESS LIKE A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED RESORT AND MORE LIKE A CIVIC LANDMARK THAT HAS EVOLVED NATURALLY OVER GENERATIONS. THIS COMMITMENT TO CONTEXTUAL DESIGN EXTENDS BEYOND THE ARCHITECTURE ITSELF. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY’S MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE DESIGN TEAM IMMERSED ITSELF IN CLINTON’S PAST, DOCUMENTING HISTORIC STRUCTURES, INDUSTRIAL SITES, AND CULTURAL LANDMARKS THROUGH EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. THOSE IMAGES BECAME THE FOUNDATION OF A CURATED ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS AND ART PROGRAM WOVEN THROUGHOUT THE RESORT. VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS, HISTORICAL NARRATIVES, AND INTERPRETIVE DISPLAYS TRANSFORM CORRIDORS, GATHERING SPACES, AND PUBLIC ROOMS INTO A LIVING ARCHIVE OF LOCAL MEMORY, ALLOWING VISITORS TO CONNECT WITH THE CITY’S STORY WHILE CREATING NEW MEMORIES OF THEIR OWN.

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WILDROSE HOTEL CASINO AND RESORT CLINTON, IOWA THE INTERIORS REINFORCE THIS NARRATIVE OF BELONGING. LONG, LIGHT-FILLED PROMENADES, ARTICULATED BY EXPOSED STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AND WARM MATERIALS, EVOKE THE SCALE AND CHARACTER OF TRADITIONAL MIDWESTERN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. RATHER THAN DIRECTING GUESTS IMMEDIATELY TOWARD GAMING ACTIVITIES, THESE SPACES ENCOURAGE WANDERING, DISCOVERY, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION. THE ARCHITECTURE CREATES MOMENTS OF PAUSE AND CONNECTION, FOSTERING THE SENSE THAT THE RESORT FUNCTIONS AS A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE AS MUCH AS AN ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION. THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, REFERENCES TO CLINTON’S LUMBER, RAILROAD, AND RIVER HERITAGE PROVIDE LAYERS OF MEANING. HISTORIC IMAGERY CHRONICLES THE CITY’S TRANSFORMATION FROM A BUSTLING NINETEENTHCENTURY SAWMILL TOWN TO A REGIONAL CENTER OF COMMERCE AND RECREATION. THE SIGNATURE CENTER BAR—APTLY NAMED THE ROUND HOUSE—PAYS HOMAGE TO THE LEGENDARY CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILROAD ROUNDHOUSE, ONCE THE LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES AND STILL ONE OF CLINTON’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARKS. THESE REFERENCES ARE NEITHER NOSTALGIC DECORATION NOR HISTORICAL REENACTMENT; THEY SERVE AS CULTURAL ANCHORS THAT STRENGTHEN THE EMOTIONAL CONNECTION BETWEEN VISITOR AND PLACE. PROGRAMMATICALLY, THE RESORT COMBINES A 28,000-SQUARE-FOOT CASINO, A SIXTY-ROOM BOUTIQUE HOTEL, A 15,000-SQUARE-FOOT EVENTS CENTER, A 300-SEAT BUFFET, MULTIPLE LOUNGES, AND A THEMED TAVERN INTO A COHESIVE HOSPITALITY ENVIRONMENT. YET

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WILDROSE HOTEL CASINO AND RESORT CLINTON, IOWA THE PROJECT’S SUCCESS LIES NOT IN THE SCALE OF ITS AMENITIES, BUT IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THOSE AMENITIES ARE ORGANIZED AROUND A SHARED IDENTITY. PUBLIC SPACES FLOW SEAMLESSLY FROM ONE EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT, ENCOURAGING EXPLORATION WHILE MAINTAINING A CLEAR SENSE OF ORIENTATION AND COMFORT. MORE THAN A CASINO, WILD ROSE DEMONSTRATES HOW HOSPITALITY ARCHITECTURE CAN BECOME A VEHICLE FOR COMMUNITY STORYTELLING. BY EMBRACING REGIONAL HISTORY, CELEBRATING LOCAL CULTURE, AND DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE ARCHITECTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY, THE PROJECT CREATES AN EXPERIENCE THAT IS BOTH MEMORABLE AND DEEPLY ROOTED IN PLACE. THE RESULT IS A DESTINATION THAT BELONGS UNMISTAKABLY TO CLINTON—A CONTEMPORARY LANDMARK THAT REFLECTS THE CHARACTER, HERITAGE, AND ENDURING SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.

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SHORELINE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, THE ISLAND VIEW CASINO RESORT EXPANSION IS MORE THAN A GAMING DESTINATION, IT IS AN EXERCISE IN PLACEMAKING, RESILIENCE, AND CIVIC REINVESTMENT. CONCEIVED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF GULFPORT, THE PROJECT REIMAGINES A CLASSIC COASTAL RESORT AS A CONTEMPORARY DESTINATION THAT STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY’S CONNECTION TO ITS WATERFRONT WHILE REINFORCING GULFPORT’S IDENTITY AS A PREMIER TOURISM DESTINATION.

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ISLAND VIEW CASINO GULFPORT, MS RATHER THAN TREATING THE CASINO AS AN ISOLATED ENTERTAINMENT VENUE, THE DESIGN EMBRACES THE BROADER CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT OF THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST. THE ARCHITECTURE SEEKS TO CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF THE SHORELINE— ITS OPENNESS, ENERGY, AND ENDURING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WATER—CREATING A DESTINATION THAT BELONGS UNMISTAKABLY TO GULFPORT. THE RESULT IS A VIBRANT MIXED-USE HOSPITALITY ENVIRONMENT WHERE VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE CAN GATHER, CELEBRATE, AND EXPERIENCE THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF THE COAST. COMPLETED IN 2018, THE PROJECT MARKED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR THE REGION AS THE FIRST MAJOR GAMING DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTED ON THE GULF COAST SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA. THE CENTERPIECE IS A 66,000-SQUARE-FOOT ELEVATED CASINO DESIGNED 30 FEET ABOVE GRADE, A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE REALITIES OF COASTAL LIVING AND A TESTAMENT TO THE COMMUNITY’S COMMITMENT TO BUILDING BACK STRONGER. INTEGRATED WITH THE EXISTING 970-ROOM BEACH TOWER HOTEL, THE EXPANSION ALSO INCLUDED 14,500 SQUARE FEET OF HOTEL RENOVATIONS AND A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF AMENITIES THAT TRANSFORM THE RESORT INTO A YEARROUND DESTINATION. THE ELEVATED CASINO FLOOR SERVES AS THE SOCIAL HEART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING NEARLY 1,000 SLOT MACHINES AND 18 TABLE GAMES WITHIN AN ENERGETIC AND HIGHLY VISIBLE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT. ANCHORING THE EXPERIENCE IS A COLLECTION OF SEVEN FOOD AND BEVERAGE VENUES, INCLUDING A 220-SEAT RESTAURANT INSPIRED BY THE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE OF GULF COAST LIVING. A DRAMATIC DOUBLE-SIDED CENTER BAR FUNCTIONS AS BOTH GATHERING SPACE AND ENTERTAINMENT HUB—ONE SIDE DEVOTED TO SPORTS VIEWING AND THE OTHER DESIGNED AS AN INTIMATE LIVE-PERFORMANCE VENUE. TOGETHER, THESE VENUES CREATE A LAYERED SEQUENCE OF EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE INTERACTION, DISCOVERY, AND EXTENDED ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.

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ISLAND VIEW CASINO GULFPORT, MS BEYOND GAMING, THE EXPANSION ENRICHES THE RESORT EXPERIENCE THROUGH A SPA, FITNESS CENTER, MEETING FACILITIES, GIFT SHOP, RESORT-STYLE SALTWATER POOL, AND A VARIETY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SOCIAL SPACES. THESE AMENITIES EXTEND THE PROJECT’S REACH BEYOND TOURISM, ESTABLISHING A DESTINATION THAT SERVES CONVENTIONS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND REGIONAL GATHERINGS WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF DOWNTOWN GULFPORT. ARCHITECTURALLY, THE PROJECT BALANCES DURABILITY WITH ELEGANCE. ITS ELEVATED FORM, ILLUMINATED FAÇADE, AND CONTEMPORARY COASTAL AESTHETIC CREATE A HIGHLY VISIBLE LANDMARK ALONG THE WATERFRONT, WHILE EXPANSIVE GLAZING AND CAREFULLY FRAMED VIEWS MAINTAIN A CONSTANT VISUAL CONNECTION TO THE GULF. THE DESIGN CELEBRATES THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE RATHER THAN COMPETING WITH IT, REINFORCING A SENSE OF PLACE THAT IS AUTHENTIC TO THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. IN MANY WAYS, THE ISLAND VIEW CASINO RESORT EXPANSION REPRESENTS THE EVOLUTION OF HOSPITALITY PLACEMAKING. IT DEMONSTRATES HOW ARCHITECTURE CAN TRANSCEND PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY PRIDE, ECONOMIC RENEWAL, AND REGIONAL IDENTITY. MORE THAN A CASINO, IT IS A DESTINATION WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF GULFPORT—A RESILIENT WATERFRONT LANDMARK THAT CAPTURES THE OPTIMISM, CHARACTER, AND ENDURING APPEAL OF THE GULF COAST.

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THE DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN HOTEL LAS VEGAS, NV ARCHITECTURE HAS

THE POWER TO DO MORE THAN DEFINE A SKYLINE—IT CAN CREATE A DESTINATION, CULTIVATE COMMUNITY, AND ESTABLISH AN ENDURING SENSE OF PLACE. CONCEIVED AS A LANDMARK WITHIN THE EVOLVING URBAN FABRIC OF DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN, THIS ELEVEN-STORY, 210-KEY BOUTIQUE HOTEL REIMAGINES HOSPITALITY AS AN EXTENSION OF THE PUBLIC REALM, WHERE THE BUILDING BECOMES BOTH A CIVIC PRESENCE AND A WELCOMING URBAN LIVING ROOM.

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DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN HOTEL LAS VEGAS, NV RATHER THAN PRESENTING A SINGULAR MONUMENTAL OBJECT, THE DESIGN IS COMPOSED AS A COLLECTION OF COMPLEMENTARY ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSIONS THAT RECALL THE INCREMENTAL CHARACTER OF A VIBRANT MIXEDUSE DISTRICT. RICHLY TEXTURED LIMESTONE, FINELY DETAILED METAL PANELS, EXPANSIVE GLAZING, AND SCULPTURAL SUN SCREENS CREATE A LAYERED FAÇADE THAT RESPONDS TO THE SCALE AND RHYTHM OF THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE WHILE REFLECTING THE WARMTH AND LIGHT OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. AT STREET LEVEL, TRANSPARENT STOREFRONTS, SHADED WALKWAYS, GENEROUS LANDSCAPING, AND INTIMATE GATHERING SPACES DISSOLVE THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN HOTEL AND CITY, ENCOURAGING EXPLORATION AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT BEYOND THE LOBBY. THE ARRIVAL SEQUENCE IS INTENTIONALLY CHOREOGRAPHED AS AN EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN A DESTINATION. A DRAMATIC PORTE COCHÈRE, FRAMED BY LUSH DESERT PLANTING AND CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL DETAILING, GIVES WAY TO AN INVITING SEQUENCE OF PUBLIC SPACES THAT CELEBRATE MOVEMENT, DISCOVERY, AND CONNECTION. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SERVES AS CONNECTIVE TISSUE, SOFTENING THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WHILE REINFORCING WALKABILITY AND HUMAN COMFORT. THE HOTEL’S 198 GUEST ROOMS, EACH EXCEEDING 600 SQUARE FEET, ALONG WITH TWELVE EXPANSIVE PENTHOUSE AND JUNIOR SUITES, PROVIDE AN UNCOMMON LEVEL OF RESIDENTIAL COMFORT WITHIN A SELECT-SERVICE HOSPITALITY MODEL. WELLNESS AMENITIES—INCLUDING A RESORT-STYLE POOL, SPA, FITNESS

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DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN HOTEL LAS VEGAS, NV CENTER, CONFERENCE FACILITIES, AND CURATED RETAIL—SUPPORT A CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLE THAT BALANCES PRODUCTIVITY WITH RESTORATION IN A REFINED, NONGAMING ENVIRONMENT. CROWNING THE COMPOSITION IS A 13,800-SQUARE-FOOT ROOFTOP DESTINATION WHERE RESTAURANT, LOUNGE, AND OBSERVATION TERRACE CONVERGE BENEATH AN EXPRESSIVE ARCHITECTURAL CANOPY. ELEVATED ABOVE THE CITY, GUESTS EXPERIENCE SWEEPING VIEWS OF RED ROCK CANYON, THE SPRING MOUNTAINS, AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY, TRANSFORMING THE ROOFTOP INTO A CIVIC BELVEDERE WHERE THE CHANGING DESERT LIGHT BECOMES PART OF THE ARCHITECTURE ITSELF. MORE THAN A HOTEL, THE PROJECT ESTABLISHES A MEMORABLE URBAN ANCHOR—ONE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE IDENTITY OF DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN WHILE ENRICHING THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THROUGH THOUGHTFUL PLACEMAKING, CONTEXTUAL DESIGN, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE, THE ARCHITECTURE DEMONSTRATES THAT HOSPITALITY CAN TRANSCEND ACCOMMODATION TO BECOME AN AUTHENTIC EXPRESSION OF PLACE.

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BIG LAGOON RANCHERIA HOTEL & CASINO RESORT ARCATA, CA RATHER THAN IMPOSING ITSELF UPON CALIFORNIA’S RUGGED NORTHERN COASTLINE, THE PROPOSED BIG LAGOON RESORT SEEKS TO EMERGE FROM IT. NESTLED WITHIN THE DENSE CONIFER FORESTS SURROUNDING BIG LAGOON BAY NORTH OF EUREKA, THE 200-ROOM BOUTIQUE HOTEL, CONVENTION CENTER, CASINO, AND WATERFRONT VILLAGE IS CONCEIVED AS AN EXERCISE IN PLACE-MAKING WHERE ARCHITECTURE BECOMES THE MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH LANDSCAPE, CULTURE, AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE ARE WOVEN TOGETHER.

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BIG LAGOON RANCHERIA HOTEL & CASINO RESORT ARCATA, CA DEVELOPED FOR A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE, THE PROJECT EMBRACES A DUAL MANDATE: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE ENGINE FOR LONGTERM PROSPERITY WHILE PRESERVING THE ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL INTEGRITY OF ONE OF CALIFORNIA’S MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS. THE RESULT IS NOT SIMPLY A DESTINATION RESORT, BUT A CONTEMPORARY VILLAGE WHOSE IDENTITY IS INSEPARABLE FROM THE LAND IT OCCUPIES. THE MASTER PLAN REJECTS THE CONVENTIONAL MODEL OF AN INWARDLOOKING GAMING COMPLEX IN FAVOR OF A SEQUENCE OF MEMORABLE PUBLIC SPACES THAT CELEBRATE MOVEMENT THROUGH THE SITE. AT ITS HEART, A SOARING OPENAIR TIMBER SPINE FUNCTIONS AS BOTH THE PROJECT’S PHYSICAL AND SYMBOLIC CENTER. MORE THAN A CIRCULATION CORRIDOR, THIS CATHEDRAL-LIKE CIVIC SPACE BECOMES THE RESORT’S DEFINING PLACE—AN ILLUMINATED GATHERING HALL THAT FRAMES VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING FOREST, FILTERS NATURAL LIGHT DEEP INTO THE DEVELOPMENT, AND CHOREOGRAPHS THE VISITOR’S JOURNEY FROM ARRIVAL TO THE WATER’S EDGE. FROM THIS CENTRAL AXIS, THE ARCHITECTURE UNFOLDS AS A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED EXPERIENCES RATHER THAN ISOLATED BUILDINGS. GUEST ROOMS CASCADE DOWN THE HILLSIDE IN CAREFULLY TERRACED FORMS THAT PRESERVE VIEWS WHILE REDUCING VISUAL MASS. NATURAL STONE WALLS ANCHOR THE STRUCTURES TO THE TERRAIN, WHILE EXPOSED TIMBER, DEEP ROOF OVERHANGS, AND GENEROUS GLAZING DISSOLVE THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN INTERIOR AND LANDSCAPE. THE BUILDINGS APPEAR LESS AS OBJECTS PLACED WITHIN THE FOREST THAN AS EXTENSIONS OF IT.

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BIG LAGOON RANCHERIA HOTEL & CASINO RESORT ARCATA, CA EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS WHAT REMAINS UNTOUCHED. HISTORIC TRIBAL CEREMONIAL LANDSCAPES ARE PRESERVED AND INTEGRATED INTO THE PUBLIC REALM, ALLOWING CULTURAL HERITAGE TO SHAPE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE RESORT RATHER THAN EXIST AS AN EXHIBIT APART FROM IT. PATHS THROUGH THE FOREST CULMINATE AT A GRACEFULLY RADIUSED DOCK EXTENDING INTO BIG LAGOON, INVITING GUESTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE BAY THROUGH NON-MOTORIZED BOATING AND QUIET OBSERVATION RATHER THAN SPECTACLE. THE JOURNEY FROM FOREST TO SHORELINE BECOMES AN ACT OF DISCOVERY, REINFORCING THE SITE’S ENDURING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAND AND WATER. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY INFORMS EVERY DESIGN DECISION. BUILDINGS ARE CAREFULLY POSITIONED TO MINIMIZE DISTURBANCE TO EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY AND VEGETATION WHILE MAXIMIZING DAYLIGHT, NATURAL VENTILATION, AND LONG VIEWS ACROSS THE LAGOON. MATERIALS ARE SELECTED FOR THEIR DURABILITY AND AUTHENTICITY, ALLOWING THE ARCHITECTURE TO WEATHER GRACEFULLY ALONGSIDE THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE. ULTIMATELY, BIG LAGOON RESORT DEMONSTRATES THAT HOSPITALITY ARCHITECTURE CAN DO MORE THAN ACCOMMODATE VISITORS— IT CAN CULTIVATE BELONGING. BY GROUNDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CULTURAL IDENTITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, THE PROJECT TRANSFORMS A COMMERCIAL DESTINATION INTO A MEANINGFUL PLACE, WHERE ARCHITECTURE SERVES NOT ONLY THE NEEDS OF ITS GUESTS BUT ALSO THE ENDURING STORY OF THE PEOPLE AND LANDSCAPE THAT GIVE IT PURPOSE.

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THE DYNASTY HOTEL&CASINO RESORT LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS HAS LONG

EXCELLED AT CREATING DESTINATIONS, BUT THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF THE CITY DEPENDS UPON CREATING PLACES AND AUTHENTIC URBAN ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENRICH THE PUBLIC REALM, FOSTER SOCIAL INTERACTION, AND ESTABLISH LASTING IDENTITY BEYOND THE SPECTACLE OF THE STRIP. CONCEIVED ON LESS THAN FIVE ACRES ALONG FLAMINGO ROAD, JUST TWO MILES EAST OF LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD, THE PROPOSED DYNASTY RESORT HOTEL & CASINO EMBRACES THIS AMBITION, TRANSFORMING A CONSTRAINED URBAN SITE INTO A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED DISTRICT WHERE HOSPITALITY, ENTERTAINMENT, COMMERCE, AND PUBLIC LIFE CONVERGE.

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DYNASTY HOTEL AND CASINO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA RATHER THAN TREATING THE PROJECT AS AN ISOLATED GAMING DESTINATION, THE MASTER PLAN IS ORGANIZED AROUND THE PRINCIPLES OF PLACEMAKING. A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CIVIC SPACES ESTABLISHES A PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE PROPERTY’S BOUNDARIES AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE EVOLVING FABRIC OF THE EAST RESORT CORRIDOR. LANDSCAPED ARRIVAL COURTS, SHADED PROMENADES, ACTIVE RETAIL FRONTAGES, ELEVATED GATHERING TERRACES, AND A DRAMATIC PORTECOCHÈRE SEQUENCE CREATE AN EXPERIENCE DEFINED NOT BY THE AUTOMOBILE, BUT BY THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE. EVERY ARRIVAL IS CAREFULLY CHOREOGRAPHED TO TRANSITION VISITORS FROM THE INTENSITY OF THE CITY INTO A LAYERED SEQUENCE OF PUBLIC SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION, INTERACTION, AND DISCOVERY. THE ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION REINFORCES THIS URBAN STRATEGY. RISING ABOVE A CAREFULLY ARTICULATED PODIUM, THE 832ROOM HOTEL TOWER BECOMES BOTH LANDMARK AND DESTINATION. ITS SCULPTED PROFILE IS DISTINGUISHED BY A SERIES OF SKY GARDEN ROOMS— GENEROUS VOIDS CARVED INTO THE BUILDING’S MASS THAT INTRODUCE LANDSCAPED TERRACES AND OUTDOOR HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCES HIGH ABOVE THE CITY. THESE VERTICAL GARDENS SOFTEN THE TOWER’S SCALE WHILE PROVIDING MOMENTS OF RESPITE, PANORAMIC VIEWS, AND UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GUESTS AND THE SURROUNDING DESERT LANDSCAPE. RATHER THAN MAXIMIZING FLOOR AREA, THE TOWER SACRIFICES VOLUME TO CREATE MEMORABLE PLACES WITHIN THE BUILDING ITSELF, TRANSFORMING THE SKYLINE INTO AN EXPRESSION OF INHABITABLE ARCHITECTURE.

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AT STREET LEVEL, TRANSPARENCY REPLACES MONUMENTALITY. EXTENSIVE GLAZING, LAYERED FAÇADES, AND A CAREFULLY CALIBRATED MIX OF STONE, METAL, AND PATTERNED SCREENS DISSOLVE THE TRADITIONAL SEPARATION BETWEEN CASINO AND CITY, ALLOWING PUBLIC ACTIVITY TO ANIMATE THE BUILDING EDGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVENING. THE GAMING FLOOR, RESTAURANTS, CONVENTION FACILITIES, LOUNGES, AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES ARE ORGANIZED AS EXTENSIONS OF A CONTINUOUS SOCIAL LANDSCAPE, ENCOURAGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN PROGRAMS WHILE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONTANEOUS GATHERING. THE RESULT IS A RESORT THAT FEELS LESS LIKE A COLLECTION OF ISOLATED AMENITIES AND MORE LIKE AN INTEGRATED NEIGHBORHOOD UNDER ONE ROOF. INSIDE, THE ARCHITECTURE CONTINUES THIS COMMITMENT TO HUMAN EXPERIENCE. HOSPITALITY SPACES EMPHASIZE WARMTH, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND REFINED CONTEMPORARY DETAILING RATHER THAN EXCESS, CREATING ENVIRONMENTS THAT BALANCE EXCITEMENT WITH COMFORT. GUEST ACCOMMODATIONS RANGE FROM LUXURIOUS STANDARD ROOMS TO EXPANSIVE EXECUTIVE SUITES, EACH CAREFULLY ORIENTED TO CAPTURE DRAMATIC VIEWS OF THE LAS VEGAS SKYLINE AND SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. PUBLIC INTERIORS ARE CONCEIVED AS MEMORABLE DESTINATIONS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, WHERE SCULPTURAL CEILINGS, NATURAL MATERIALS, AND CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED LIGHTING ESTABLISH SPACES THAT ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY INTIMATE AND MONUMENTAL. THE DYNASTY RESORT ULTIMATELY PROPOSES A BROADER VISION FOR RESORT DEVELOPMENT IN LAS VEGAS—ONE IN WHICH ARCHITECTURE BECOMES AN INSTRUMENT FOR CITY-BUILDING RATHER THAN SIMPLY DESTINATION-MAKING. BY PRIORITIZING THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SPACE, PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE, AND ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY ALONGSIDE LUXURY HOSPITALITY AND GAMING, THE PROJECT CREATES A NEW URBAN LANDMARK THAT CONTRIBUTES MEANINGFULLY TO THE CITY’S EVOLVING CHARACTER. IN DOING SO, DYNASTY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE MOST ENDURING DESTINATIONS ARE THOSE THAT TRANSCEND ENTERTAINMENT ALONE TO CREATE AUTHENTIC PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CHOOSE NOT ONLY TO VISIT, BUT TO GATHER, CONNECT, AND BELONG.

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HILLSBOROUGH TOWER A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT TAMPA BAY, FL ARCHITECTURE HAS

THE GREATEST CIVIC VALUE WHEN IT DOES MORE THAN DEFINE A SKYLINE—IT CREATES A PLACE THAT BELONGS TO ITS CITY. THE HILLSBOROUGH MIXED-USE TOWER EMBRACES THIS AMBITION, TRANSFORMING A PROMINENT WATERFRONT SITE ALONG THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER INTO A VIBRANT URBAN DISTRICT WHERE ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND PUBLIC LIFE CONVERGE. RATHER THAN CONCEIVING THE TOWER AS AN ISOLATED OBJECT, EV&A ENVISIONED A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZED AROUND A RICHLY LANDSCAPED CENTRAL PARK THAT BECOMES THE PROJECT’S SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND EXPERIENTIAL HEART.

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HILLSBOROUGH RIVER TOWER TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA THE COMPOSITION IS GUIDED BY A HIERARCHY OF INTERCONNECTED PUBLIC SPACES. SHADED PROMENADES, INTIMATE COURTYARDS, RIVERFRONT TERRACES, AND CIVIC PLAZAS WEAVE TOGETHER THE TOWER, SURROUNDING BUILDINGS, AND WATERFRONT INTO A CONTINUOUS PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE THAT ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION AND SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION. THESE CAREFULLY SCALED OUTDOOR ROOMS SOFTEN THE TRANSITION BETWEEN CITY AND RIVER, EXTENDING TAMPA’S PUBLIC REALM WHILE REINFORCING ITS IDENTITY AS A WATERFRONT DESTINATION. RISING ABOVE THIS GREEN FRAMEWORK, THE SLENDER MIXED-USE TOWER SERVES AS AN ELEGANT MARKER ON THE EVOLVING SKYLINE. TWENTY-SIX FLOORS OF HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED

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HILLSBOROUGH RIVER TOWER TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA WITH EIGHT LEVELS OF LUXURY RESIDENCES ABOVE A PODIUM CONTAINING FLEXIBLE OFFICE SPACE, CREATING A DYNAMIC VERTICAL COMMUNITY ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVENING. ITS REFINED FORM IS CAREFULLY ORIENTED TO MAXIMIZE SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER WHILE RESPONDING TO THE GULF COAST CLIMATE THROUGH SHADED FAÇADES AND ENERGY-CONSCIOUS DESIGN. A SKYBRIDGE CONNECTS THE TOWER TO A PARKING STRUCTURE CONCEALED BEHIND RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS, PRESERVING AN ANIMATED STREETSCAPE AND REINFORCING THE PEDESTRIAN CHARACTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT. PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS ATOP THE GARAGE FURTHER

DEMONSTRATE THE PROJECT’S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND LONG-TERM RESILIENCE. MORE THAN A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT, THE HILLSBOROUGH TOWER REPRESENTS A VISION FOR CITY-MAKING. BY PRIORITIZING THE PUBLIC REALM, INTEGRATING DIVERSE USES, AND CELEBRATING TAMPA’S WATERFRONT, THE PROJECT TRANSFORMS A STRATEGIC URBAN PARCEL INTO A MEMORABLE DESTINATION—ONE WHERE ARCHITECTURE BECOMES THE FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY, STRENGTHENS THE CITY’S CIVIC IDENTITY, AND ESTABLISHES A LASTING SENSE OF PLACE.

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ABOUT FOUNDED IN 2006, EV&A IS A PREMIER BOUTIQUE DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, AND PLANNING FIRM BASED IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION, THE FIRM SPECIALIZES IN CREATING DYNAMIC, PEOPLE-CENTERED SPACES THAT INSPIRE AND ENRICH LIVES WHILE DRIVING CLIENT SUCCESS. WITH A STEADFAST BELIEF THAT EXCEPTIONAL DESIGN SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, EV&A IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE ARCHITECTURE AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, SHAPING THE FUTURE OF DESIGN WITH CREATIVITY AND PURPOSE.

EV&A ARCHITECTS PRINCIPALS EDWARD A. VANCE, FAIA MATTHEW F. BURNS, AIA KELLIE L. WANBAUGH, NCIDQ KURT P. WALDEN, CDT ERIK B. SWENDSEID, AIA ASSOCIATES DESTANEE COOK, AIA KIM GALBE, AIA CARINA GAYTAN, NCIDQ CRAIG MIRELES ANA FIMBRES ALYSSA BAKER, ASSOC. AIA AASHNA PANWALA JEEVAN THAPA MARILYN PORTILLO NAVID GOLCHIN KEYA SHAH ADMINISTRATION JANICE ARVO, CNP, ODM JENNIFER MOORE BETH NICHOLAS

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