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Vdara Hotel & Spa

The 1,500-room Vdara Hotel, designed by Rafael Vi'oly Architects, has a crescent-shaped floor plan. In three dimensions, the building appears to be three overlapping planes. The effect is accentuated
Vdara Hotel & Spa
Rafael Vi'oly Architects
Las Vegas, Nevada
The 1,500-room Vdara Hotel, designed by Rafael Vi'oly Architects, has a crescent-shaped floor plan. In three dimensions, the building appears to be three overlapping planes. The effect is accentuated by the different colors of the building's acid-etched, back-painted spandrel glass. White was chosen for the two outer planes, while black is used on the inner one.
Photo © Brad Feinknopf
The Vdara's spandrel panels are recessed a few inches from the vision glazing. The lighting scheme, which includes floodlights mounted on the pool deck and a podium, emphasizes the resulting protrudin
Vdara Hotel & Spa
Rafael Vi'oly Architects
Las Vegas, Nevada
The Vdara's spandrel panels are recessed a few inches from the vision glazing. The lighting scheme, which includes floodlights mounted on the pool deck and a podium, emphasizes the resulting protruding edges.
Photo © Brad Feinknopf
Inside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimmi
Vdara Hotel & Spa
Rafael Vi'oly Architects
Las Vegas, Nevada
Inside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimming pool.
Photo © Brad Feinknopf
Inside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimmi
Vdara Hotel & Spa
Rafael Vi'oly Architects
Las Vegas, Nevada
Inside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimming pool.
Photo © Brad Feinknopf
The Bar Vdara, by Therese Viserius Design, is separated from the hotel's lobby by perimeter rose wood screens that echo the curve of the building footprint.
Vdara Hotel & Spa
Rafael Vi'oly Architects
Las Vegas, Nevada
The Bar Vdara, by Therese Viserius Design, is separated from the hotel's lobby by perimeter rose wood screens that echo the curve of the building footprint.
Photo © Brad Feinknopf
Adjacent to the Vdara's lobby is the brightly colored, Karim Rashid-designed Silk Road Restaurant. It features a sinuous, LED-illuminated wall.
Vdara Hotel & Spa
Rafael Vi'oly Architects
Las Vegas, Nevada
Adjacent to the Vdara's lobby is the brightly colored, Karim Rashid-designed Silk Road Restaurant. It features a sinuous, LED-illuminated wall.
Photo © Brad Feinknopf
The 1,500-room Vdara Hotel, designed by Rafael Vi'oly Architects, has a crescent-shaped floor plan. In three dimensions, the building appears to be three overlapping planes. The effect is accentuated
The Vdara's spandrel panels are recessed a few inches from the vision glazing. The lighting scheme, which includes floodlights mounted on the pool deck and a podium, emphasizes the resulting protrudin
Inside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimmi
Inside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimmi
The Bar Vdara, by Therese Viserius Design, is separated from the hotel's lobby by perimeter rose wood screens that echo the curve of the building footprint.
Adjacent to the Vdara's lobby is the brightly colored, Karim Rashid-designed Silk Road Restaurant. It features a sinuous, LED-illuminated wall.
August 16, 2010

Architects & Firms

Rafael Viñoly Architects

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

People

 

People

Owner
MGM Resorts International/Infinity World

Architect
RV Architecture, LLC
50 Vandam Street
New York, NY 10013

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Rafael Viñoly, FAIA, JIA, SCA
Jay D. Bargmann, AIA, NCARB
Harold Park, AIA, LEED AP
Chan-Li Lin, AIA, LEED AP
Jiwoo Park, AIA

Architect of record
Leo A. Daly

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Leo A. Daly
Tom Czech
Lamberto Smigliani
John Avery
Reggie Smith
Ysidro Baron
Chuck Dixon

Associate architect
Hamilton Anderson Associates

Engineers
Structural: DeSimone Consulting Engineers

Civil: Lochsa Engineering, LLC

Mechanical/Electrical: Cosentini Associates

Geotechnical: Terracon Consullting Engineers & Scientists

Consultants
Landscape: Meléndrez

Lighting: Cline Bettridge Berstein Lighting Design

Audiovisual: Pelton Marsh Kinsella, LLC

General Contractor
Perini Building Company

Interior designers
Lobby Interiors: BBG-BBGM

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Julia Monk, AIA, ASID, IIDA, LEED AP, Partner-in-Charge
Gustin Tan, AIA, Design Partner
Tony Machado,Assoc. AIA, NCARB, Senior Associate, Project Manager
Anne Lefferson, Senior Designer
Ling Chen, Project Coordinator

Bar Vdara: Therese Virserius Design

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Therese Virserius, Owner
Dana Nauta Senior, Interior Designer

Silk Road Restaurant: Karim Rashid Inc.

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Karim Rashid, Designer
Camila Tariki, Project Architect
Evan McCullough, Project Architect

Spa/Salon: Robert D. Henry Architects

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Robert D. Henry, Principal
Michael Engkiat Lim, Project Manager

 

Products

Products

Base Building:
Exterior cladding
Metal/glass curtainwall: Benson Industries, Viracon Glass

EIFS, ACM, or other: Dryvit

Windows
Metal/glass curtainwall: Benson Industries, Viracon Glass

Skylights: Metcoe/Weiss

Glazing
Glass: Viracon Glass

Skylights: Custom

Doors
Entrances: Benson Glass Doors

Hardware
Locksets: Schlage & Safelock

Pulls: Grandview

Security devices: Safelock & Access Control

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings: Armstrong

Suspension grid: Armstrong

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators: Otis Elevators

Plumbing
Toto toilets, Deco-Lav sinks

Window Washing
Equipment & Rails: Grmyl, S.A.

Fall Protection: Winsafe

Lobby/Interiors:

Hardware
Pulls: Mockett,Elmes

Interior finishes
Wallcoverings: MDC

Special surfacing: Nathan Allan Glass

Floor and wall tile: APA Stone

Carpet: Innovative Carpet

Furnishings
Fleetwood Fine Furniture (Media Cabinets)

Go Top Furniture (Headboards)

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting: Preciosa

Downlights: Orion Chandelier

Task lighting: Design Compendium

Plumbing
Sinks: Duravit

Faucet: Kohler          

Additional building components or special equipment
Motorized Shades: MechoShade

Bar Vdara:

Hardware
Locksets: Omnia Industries (Door latch set & lock set at storage door)

Closers: Norton Door Controls (Closer at storage door)

Pulls & cabinet Hardware: Dough Mockett & Co

Acoustical ceilings
Decoustics - for wrapped ceiling panel system in interior bar area with Carneige Xorel fabric

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork
Western Millwork

Paints and stains

  • MDC Wall coverings – Liqua Pearl
  • MDC Wall Coverings – Ceramic
  • Kelly tech Coating – Opticoat for pool interior
  • Benjamin Moore – Eco Spec

Wallcoverings
Maya Romanoff – Weathered metals collection

Tri-Kes Wallcovering – Corinthia- weathered silver

Plastic laminate
Formica-black interior of service station

Oberflex – Pao Fero Rosewood exterior of service station

Special surfacing

  • CC Leathers Inc – Wrapped leather panels at bar face – Khartoum Pattern (small alligator pattern)
  • Moore & Giles - Flamenco-Vdara Gold, Wrapped leather membranes at large perimeter screens
  • FSC African Rose Wood Veneer - at frame of large perimeter screens
  • Shakuff-  Specialty Low Iron hand made Glass sculptures above bar
  • Karen Atta – specialty lighting fixture at upper lounge area
  • Form Glass – Custom curved fiber glass beams at outdoor ceiling
  • Robin Regi - Faux leather flooring at upper outdoor garden area
  • Stone Source - Laser Glass- Galaxy, interior of pool feature

Floor and wall tile
Western Tile 

  • Linac  stone for bar top
  • Tundra Gray, Inca Gray & Cypress (all are honed finish) for random planking of stone floor at lower bar area
  • Inca Gray (honed finish) for steps interior & exterior riser & treads
  • Inca Gray Scarpaletto finish at outdoor lower level
  • Inca Gray flamed finish at outdoor lower level
  • Quarry tile at interior of bar floor,

Carpet
Zenith International Inc - 75% new Zealand Wool 25” Viscose custom carpet at upper level of the bar.

Furnishings

Chairs

  • Murray’s iron work – black steel body raft
  • California’s Finest
  • High Tower
  • Pie – steel tongue chair (it is actually called tongue chair)
  • Janus et Cie
  • Tupelo Manufacturing Company
  • J.A Casillas

Tables

  • Gist decor - out door translucent resin tables
  • Senyuan Furniture Group

Custom Drapery
Fabricteria Maki  - all custom handmade drapery for the lounge perimeter

Upholstery/fabrics

  • Valley Forge
  • Bogesund
  • Fabricut
  • Innovations
  • Zoffany
  • Pollack
  • Metaphores
  • Prismatex
  • Romo
  • Moore & Giles
  • Osbourn & little
  • Holly Hunt
  • Chella
  • Richloom

Other furniture
Gist décor - custom made planter’s interior & exterior

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting: Nulux, Belfer, Hunza

Downlights: Kurt Versen

Task lighting: USAI

Exterior: Lucifer Lighting (Fiber Optics), B-K Lighting (Landscaping)

Controls: Lutron

Silk Road Restaurant

Walls
Custom print metallic wallpaper

Ceiling
Plyboo veneer

Lighting
Low energy consuming LED lights

Flooring
Terrazzo, custom carpet, bamboo and custom printed tiles

Dining Chairs
Eboli chair by Capdell (Designed by Vicente Soto)

Banquette & Lounge Seating
Custom made fiberglass banquettes upholstered in custom fabric.

Bar Stools
Bonaldo Skip Stool

Tables
Custom resin tables

Spa/Salon

Paneling
Sapele Wood Veneer, high gloss finish – all wood paneling

Plastic laminate
Formica

Special surfacing

Floor and wall tile:

  • Sapele Wood Floor Planks (used throughout Spa)
  • Coverings, Etc.’s “Mink” Marble Floor tile (used throughout Spa, Wet locations)
  • Coverings, Etc.’s “Mont Blanc” Glass Agglomerate Floor Slab (used in Reception area)
  • Coverings, Etc.’s “Mont Blanc” Glass Agglomerate Wall Tile (used in Hot Tub areas)
  • Sicis’s “Bianco Carrara” Marble Mosaic Wall Tile (used in Showers)
  • Stone Source’s “Spa White” Quartzite Floor (used for wall and ceiling tiles, steam rooms, vanity areas, toilets)
  • Sicis’s “Murano Smalto” Platimum Mosaic Wall tile (used in the Relaxation Room)
  • Ann Sack’s “Bali Standing Pebble” floor tile (used in treatment room hallway)

Resilient flooring
Mondo’s “Sports Impact” Flooring (used in Fitness Rooms)

Carpet
Karastan Contract’s “Hypnotizing Modular” Carpet Tile (used in Fitness Rooms)

Montery Carpets’s “Cabo” Broadloom Carpet (used in Reception, Lounge areas, Lockers and Hallways)

Chairs

  • Capellini’s “Extraarmchair” chair (used in Reception)
  • Stephen Spencer’s “Handle 329” bar stool (used in Champagne Bar)
  • M2L’S “Lewis” chaise (used in Upper Reception)
  • Stew Design’s “Petal” chair (used in Upper Reception)
  • DDC Domus Design’s “Bohemiam” arm chair (used in Lounge, Waiting areas)

Tables
DDC Domus Design’s “Caulfield” side table (used in Reception)

Upholstery

  • Ultrafabric’s “Ultraleather Pony”
  • Maharam’s “Dart”
  • Maharam’s “Sudden”
  • More & Giles’s “Kipling Leather”

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:

  • Rotaliana’s “IPE” wall sconce (used in hall and toilets)
  • Viso’s “Bolio Small Suspension” pendant (used in reception)
  • Champagne Bar, Salon Reception
  • Viso’s “Globo Small Suspension” pendant (manicure/pedicure)
  • David Chipperfield’s “Corrubedo Wall Light” wall sconce (hallway)
  • Artemide’s “2 Square Strip 38” (vanities at toilets)
  • C L Sterling’s “Small Linked Round Sconce”  (salon electric mirrors)

Plumbing
Kohler, Hansgrohe, Toto

 
KEYWORDS: Las Vegas

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