Hospitality Experience
“Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friend.” – Walt Disney
Front Cover: The Tsubaki Tower, Guam Back Cover: Reef Hotel Renovations, Guam
Firm Overview Services
Hospitality Planning and Programming Architectural Design Construction Documentation & Administration Interior Design Amenities Sustainable Design Branding & Graphics
Contact Information
Firm Overview
Amangiri Resort
Established in 1986, RIM is an architectural design firm providing excellence in comprehensive architecture, interior design, programming & planning, sustainable design, and branding/graphic design services since 1986. Today, RIM is recognized for its diversity in regional design expertise— created and managed by a staff of 70 who are strategically located in Anchorage, Alaska; San Francisco and Tustin, California; Hagatña, Guam; and Honolulu, Hawaii. RIM supports clients from pre-design strategy through project implementation, occupancy, and post-occupancy follow up. Today, RIM is recognized for its diversity in regional design expertise and for successfully designing and managing projects in challenging terrains, remote locations, and extreme conditions.
Auberge at Mauni Lani Resort Renovations
Design Philosophy RIM’s design philosophy is to encourage and invite guests to indulge in an atmosphere of leisure or business. We believe guests expect pleasure and efficiency. Together, the architecture and the operations play a crucial role in satisfying guests. A guest’s experience is defined upon arrival and continues throughout the length of stay. If the guests are happy, they will return.
Services
Services RIM offers a wide portfolio of services for projects of all types and complexities. Each service is tailored to a client’s specific needs. Our services include: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Pre-Design + Programming Design, Documentation, Permitting + Bidding Assistance Construction Contract Administration Project Management
INTERIOR DESIGN
Existing Facilities Surveys Pre-Design, Programming + Space Planning Interior Design & Documentation FF&E
PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
Existing Facilities Surveys Site Analysis + Selection Site Development Planning/Master Planning Functional Analysis/Operations Design Strategy
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Sustainable Design Analysis Visioning + Programming Sustainability Certification Programs LEED | WELL | Guiding Principles | ZNE | USRC Certification Administration
BRANDING & GRAPHIC DESIGN
Branding + Corporate Identity Graphic Design Printed Communications Market Strategy
Hotel Alyeska Construction Administration
Hospitality
Hawaii Four Seasons Lanai
Hospitality Overview Hospitality is defined as welcoming generosity to guests and visitors, providing friendly and kind service to strangers. RIM is very adept at designing and managing the design documents for highprofile hospitality projects throughout the world. Our hospitality portfolio includes everything from exotic resorts on remote islands, to well-known hotels with amazing site amenities, to charming hideaways in rural areas. We are recognized for designing beautiful projects in challenging locations and widely diverse climates.
Reef Hotel Renovations, Guam
Welcoming Experiences We fully realize the importance of providing a comfortable and welcoming experience to all travelers. Design is an adaptation of functional use and responsiveness to site conditions. We view these constraints as challenges to explore creative solutions that meet programmatic needs in a truly distinct way.
RIM served as Architect of Record for the newly opened Mauna Lani Hotel, located on the Kona Coast of the Island of Hawaii. As the first Auberge Resorts property in the Aloha State, this popular, luxury hotel was thoughtfully redesigned to celebrate the history, archaeology, nature, and culture that make its site unique. The resort includes 333 guest rooms, suites and private bungalows, three new pools including one with an infinity-edge for adults only, and a state-ofthe-art fitness center and spa.
Auberge at Mauna Lani - Architect of Record
Tsaini Lodging, Alaskar
Rustic to Luxurious RIM’s hospitality portfiolio is diverse with a broad range of projects, from glamorous resorts to majestic lodges on the edge of civilization. For each project, we envision site specific solutions that make the most of climate, terrain, unique surroundings, and budget. Our hospitality project locations range from tropical to arctic to desert.
Amangiri Resort, Utah
Paradise Inn Annex Historic Renovation
The Tsubaki Tower, Guam
Creating Vivid Memories One’s destination is never a place, but rather the experience. — Anonymous Regardless of the market sector, product type, or destination, whether modest or luxurious, the design process is always about the guest and creating vivid memories. Our team is committed to providing creative solutions and memorable places.
RIM served as Architect of Record for the newly opened Mauna Lani Hotel, located on the Kona Coast of the Island of Hawaii. As the first Auberge Resorts property in the Aloha State, this popular,
luxury hotel was thoughtfully redesigned to celebrate the history, archaeology, nature, and culture that make its site unique.
Auberge at Mauna Lani
Amenities A great mix of on-site amenities for guests to indulge makes each stay more pleasant and relaxing. Spas, dining options, shopping, swimming pools, and recreational spaces provide added value and enrich the overall guest experience. The personality of each resort is reflected in the type and style of amenities offered.
The Spa at Alyeska Hotel,Samueli Alaska
Camp Sarika Commons Area at Amangiri Resort, Utah
RiverPlace Hotel, Portland, Oregon
RIM served as Executive Architect for the renovation of an existing restaurant, bar, and private dining room, and the addition of a small fitness room on the ground floor of the RiverPlace Hotel in Portland, Oregon.
Programming and Planning The first step is to gather information and establish a framework for successful project delivery. Second, evaluating the project site is critical in determining the opportunities and constraints the site offers. Next, the building fitment and operational demands is checked against the circulation patterns, view potential, formal compatibility, and appearance. Each of these components bears a direct influence on the site’s design.
Katafanga Island Luxlury Resort
Porto Carras
Zen Hotel
Design RIM focuses on partnering with you to transform communities through excellent architecture. Whether you define excellence as creativity, innovation, experience, sustainability, economics, technical problem-solving, timely delivery, or simply a fun process.
Hyatt Place Hotel Lake Powell, Arizona
Sited above Lake Powell in Page, Arizona is a new ground-up construction Hyatt Place hotel. This semiprototypical hotel was adapted from its urban origins to sit in the heart of “Canyon Country” and reflect
the rustic wilderness of the region. The hotel features 102 guest rooms, a full-service restaurant, bar, an outdoor pool and lounging terrace with enticing views of the nearby canyons.
Hyatt Place Hotel Lake Powell, Arizona
Construction Documentation & Administration During construction documentation and administration, we review the drawings and documents with the client, the general contractor, and the subconsultants to ensure project goals are being met and are in alignment with the client’s vision.
TThe Tsubaki Tower, Guam Renovation
The Tsubaki Tower Guam
Alyeska Hotel - Construction Administration & Documentation
Interior Design Good design is more than just a pretty picture. It is holistic, contextual, emotional, and rational. Each project allows us to explore fresh concepts and solutions in concert with the project location, the building architecture, and the brand identity of the client. Our thoughtful selection of materials, lighting, furnishings, and art stress artfully balanced spaces while maximizing functionality, intelligence, and the budget.
LeoPalace Resort Guam
Nestled in the serene foothills of Yoña, Guam, is the LeoPalace Resort. This resort readily accommodates the needs of any traveler, whether on business, family vacation, or a short sporting trip. RIM’s design work included remodeling of the guestrooms, an executive lounge, a new lobby, and spa; upgrades to the bus waiting area and the golf clubhouse; and full re-branding of the resort.
LeoPalace Resort, Guam
Reef Hotel Guam, Interior Renovation
Mauna Lani Resort Renovation
Sustainable Design Sustainability is a key consideration for each of our projects. RIM adopted its first Sustainability Policy in 2007. Firm-wide, RIM has designed 32 LEED certified projects. Our vision of enriching communities and shaping the future is the impetus for our focus in designing and developing projects in the built environment through reduced environmental impacts, enhanced occupant wellness, and resiliency. RIM currently has 19 LEED® and WELL Accredited Professionals, including several with BD+C and ID+C levels of certification. RIM’s Sustainability Best Practice Group meets monthly to further our sustainability goals and provide environmentally sound practices for our projects, our people, and our programs.
The Tsaina Lodge Restoration and Expansion in Alaska is designed with sustainable features such as low flow water/wastewater fixtures, low energy drawing equipment, eco-friendly landscapeing, and an efficient power distribution system that can be manually catered to draw only the necessary demand per the annual ebb and flow of peak season and off season occupancies.
Tsaina Lodge Restoration & Expansion
Branding & Graphic Design In addition to providing architectural services, RIM creates branding and graphic design for clients seeking to refresh their firm’s image. For this service, RIM seeks to capture, distill, and solidify a client’s unique personality and communicate that back to the marketplace. Architecture presents an opportunity to reinforce the client’s identity and bring the emotional, psychological, and visceral connections of branding to the built environment.
An example of RIM’s branding and graphic design for a hospitality project is the LeoPalace Resort, for which RIM provided re-branding, as illustrated on the next few pages.
LeoPlaace Resort Samueli Guan
LeoPalace Resort, Guam
Representative Project List
A.B Hotel, Tumon, Guam Agua Caliente Spa Resort/Casino, Palm Springs, CA Agua Caliente Casino & Resort, Rancho Mirage, CA Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, HIi Alupang Beach Tower, Tamuning, Guam Amangiri Resort, Kane County, UT The Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood, AK Alyeska Spa, Girdwood, AK Briggs Ranch Hilton, San Antonio, TX Cypress Hotel, Cupertino, CA Dai-Ichi Garden Villa, Tamuning, Guam Dai-Ichi Hotel, Saipan Darushan Marina Resort, Qingdao, China DFS Platinum Services Club, Tumon, Guam Dongqian Lake Resort, Ningbo, China Eleuthra Beach Resort, Eleuthra Island, Bahamas Flamingo Hotel, Anaheim, CA Four Seasons, Maui, HI Four Seasons Rancho Encantado Resort Remodel, Sante Fe, NM
Grand Aleutian Hotel, Unalaska & Dutch Harbor, AK Guam Reef Hotel & Olive Spa Renovation, Tumon, Guam
Guam Reef Guestrooms, Tumon Guam Hard Rock Hard Rock International, Orlando, FL Hotel Guam, Hagatna, Guam Hotel Nikko, Tumon, Guam Hotel Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan Hyatt Regency Resort, Curacao, The Netherlands Il Ciocco Resort, Barga, Tuscany, Italy Jean Michel Cousteau Resort, Savusavu, Fiji Katafanga Island Resort, Katafanga, Fiji La Quinta Resort and Spa, La Quinta, CA Langfang Golf Resort Community, Langfang, China
Malibu Resort, Malibu, CA Mark Twain Hotel, CA Marriott, Tumon, Guam Marriott LAX, Los Angeles, California Marriott Resort, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, HI Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, HI Nanshan Culture Park and Resort, Sanya City, Hainan, China
Hyatt Regency, Tumon, Guam Antilles
Newport Coast Hotel, Newport Beach, CA Palomar Winery and Resort, Temecula, CA Pangolin Resort, Kane County, UT Papagayo Resort, Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica Pleasure Island, Tumon, Guam Porto Carras Resort, Porto Carras, Greece Ritz Carlton, Kapalua, HI Sheraton at Blue Lagoon, Seaway Hotels, Miami, FL Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, HI Shanghai Apartment Hotel, Shanghai, China Sherwood Resort, Tamuning, Guam Spa Halekulani, Honolulu, HI Spring Park Jiaosi Villa Resort, Jiaosi, Taipei Starcity Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV St. Regis Hotel, Monarch Beach, CA Tezuka Osamu World Kawasaki, Kawasaki, Japan Tsaina Lodge, Valdez, AK The Tsubaki Hotel, Tumon, Guam University Lake Springhill Suites, Anchorage, AK Universal Studios Resort and Conference Center, Orlando, FL
Villa Saletta Resort, Villa Saletta, Tuscany, Italy Volcano House Renovation, Volcano National Park, HI Westin Resort Guam, Tumon, Guam Yinhe Entertainment Center, Beijing, China Zen Hotel at the Nanshan Culture Park and Resort, Sanya City, Hainan, China
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Hospitality Experience