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Desert Passage

November 1, 2000

Architects & Firms

RTKL Associates

 

In an ersatz Arabian shopping village attached to the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, shoppers travel from Morocco to Arabia to India—all without leaving Nevada.

Desert Passage
Photo © Gregg Photogaphic

 


People

Owner
Aladdin Bazaar, LLC
TrizecHahn Development Corporation
San Diego, CA

Architect
RTKL Associates Inc
333 South Hope Street, #C-200
Los Angeles, Ca 90071
Tel 213/627.7373
Fax 213/627.9815
www.rtkl.com

Vice President in charge:
Paul Jacob III, AIA

Vice President of management:
David Brotman, FAIA

Vice President of graphics:
Katie Sprague

Project managers:
Marla Nadolney, Tracy Luebbers, Mark DeMarta

Project designers:
Kevin Horn, Rodel Manalang, Al Diaz,

Designers:
Michael Arias, Yoon Chang, Elaine Chien, Faustino Ducut, AIA, Steve Kyle, AIA, Wendy Lin, Darrell Nilles, Erico Rosa, Young Yi

Graphics designers:
Anthony Hsu, Xavier Garaud, Amy Haupl,

Architect of record
Paul Jacob III, AIA
RTKL Associates Inc
Los Angeles, CA
www.rtkl.com

Associate architect
Sultan’s Palace
Rockwell Group
New York, NY

Collaborating Designer
Todd Olham Studio

Thematic Design-Build Architect of Record
David L. Downey PC, Architect
Las Vegas, NV

Base Building Design-Build Architects
ADP/FD of Nevada, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Flour-Daniels, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV

Lendall Mains, AIA,
of Nadel Architects, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV

Engineer(s)
Structural for Thematic work:
Ficcadenti and Waggoner
Irvine, CA

Mechanical:
Air Conditioning Company, Inc (ACCO)
Glendale, CA
www.accoair.com

Electrical and Plumbing:
Matakovich and Wolfberg
South El Monte, CA
www.smwengineers.com/navigation.html

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Lifescapes International, Inc
Newport Beach, CA

Lighting:
Joe Kaplan Architectural Lighting
Los Angeles, CA

General Contractor
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Las Vegas, NV
www.whiting-turner.com

Thematic Contractor:
Keenan Hopkins Suder and Stowell (KHS&S)
Anaheim, CA
www.khss.com

Photographer(s)
Dave Whitcomb (35mm)
Tel 410/528.8600

Gregg Photographic (4x5)
www.greggphotographic.com
Tel 702/228.6485

CAD system, project management, or other software used
Autocad 14 usa.autodesk.com, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop www.adobe.com

 

 

Products

Roofing
Built-up roofing:
Sonneborg

Aluminum:
US Aluminum www.usalum.com

Glazing
Glass:
Downey Glass Corp.

Doors
Entrances:
US Aluminum www.usalum.com

Metal doors:
All Steel Doors

Wood doors:
Millennium Door

Sliding doors:
Millennium Door

Hardware
Locksets:
Schlage www.schlage.com

Hinges:
Hager www.hager.com

Closers:
LCN www.lcnclosers.com, and Stanley Automatic www.stanleyworks.com

Exit devices:
Von Duprin www.vonduprin.com

Pulls:
Trimco, Arizona Castings (custom)

Cabinet hardware:
Blum Hinges, KV door pulls

Interior Finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Commercial Cabinet Company

Paints and stains:
Frazee www.frazeepaint.com

Plastic laminate:
Wilsonart www.wilsonart.com

Floor and wall tile:
– Decorative floor tile in mall:
Artisan Workshop

– Public Restrooms:
• Floor: Techno Stone/Walker-Zanger
www.marblestone.com
• Wall: Dal-tile www.dal-tile.com

Wainscot: Latco

Resilient flooring:
Armstrong www.armstrong.com

Carpet:
Durkan www.durkan.com, Shaw-Resolution www.shawinc.com, and Turning Point

Raised flooring:
Bronze Floor Medalions: Arizona Castings

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:
LSI www.lsi-industries.com, Stonco www.stoncolighting.com, Lumiere www.lumiere-service.com, Strand Altman, Time Square, Prudential, NSI (neon)

Exterior:
Quality Lighting

Controls:
Lutron www.lutron.com

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
Otis Elevator Company www.otis.com

Other
Decorative lighting importer:
Badia Design, Sherman Oaks, CA
(These fixtures were made in Morocco then retrofitted by KHS&S to meet UL requirements)

Murals:
Artist’s Guild, St. Louis, MO

Propping (rugs, ladders, pots):
Acquisitions, Villa Park, CA

Site furniture Importer:
Thematic Wall tile: The 4511 Tile Company, Los Angeles, CA

Water Features:
KHS&S Contractors, Inc.

Show Control Audio & Lighting:
Thomas Gregor Associates
El Segundo, CA

Sky Muralists:
KHS&S Contractors, Inc.

Water Feature Mechanical:
Hansen Mechanical Contractors
Las Vegas, NV

Fog Feature:
Mist Systems International, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV

Ornamental Metal Suppliers:
Eurocraft Architectural Metal, Inc.
Bell Gardens, CA

Universal Brass
Las Vegas, NV

Legends Studio
Las Vegas, NV

Tree Supplier:
Nature Maker
Vista, CA

Decorative Glass:
Savoy Studios
Portland, OR

Thematic Ornamentation Suppliers:
Moonlight Molds, Inc.
Gardena, CA

Quadriga Productions LLC
Las Vegas, NV

Scenario Design, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Idak Manufacturing, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV

Formglas
Ontario, Canada

Western Architectural Services
Draper, UT

Custom Business Interiors
Henderson, NV

Projex International, Inc.
Agua Dulce, CA

 

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