wc&a hotel and resort projects and client highlight list

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Project Details and Client Highlight List

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WC&A HOTEL/RESORT PROJECT DETAILS:

Chicago Marriott Schaumburg

Type of Venue: Resort Hotel and Convention Center Location: Schaumburg, Illinois Year: Completed and commissioned 2005

Project Team:

Client: Marriott Hotel Co. Food Facility Planning & Design: William Caruso & Associates, Inc. Project Information:

Square Footage: 110,000 square feet Budget: Overall project - $300 million / Food Service Equipment - $2.6 million Number Served: 3000 meals per day, including the meeting room service Description:

William Caruso & Associates was commissioned to program and design the Marriott Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center. Equipped with 394 rooms, 4 suites, 2


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concierge levels, 16 meeting rooms, and a ballroom space this hotel is well placed in suburban Chicago. The hotel’s world-class food and beverage facilities compliment the grand architecture for its guests. The project’s food and beverage components consist of a coffee bar, lobby lounge, concierge lounge, Bevande Lounge, and the Bluefire Grille Restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining. A Garden Marguis tent is also served from the main kitchen and is utilized for receptions, wedding and banquet dining.





Lone Butte and Wild Horse Pass Casino Resorts

Type of Venue: Resort Hotels and Casinos Location: Chandler, Arizona Year: Completed and commissioned in 2011 Project Team:

Client: Gila River Indian Resorts Architect of Record: JCJ Architecture - San Diego, CA Group West - Seattle, Washington





Food Facility Planning & Design: William Caruso & Associates, Inc.

Interior Design: JCJ Architecture - San Diego, CA Group West - Seattle, Washington Project Information:

Square Footage: 110,000 square feet - Warehouse and Production Kitchen Budget: Overall project - $100 million / Food Service Equipment - $3.8 million Number Served: Restaurants: 600 seats / 3000 meals per day served Banqueting: 2000 seats Description:

William Caruso & Associates was commissioned by the Gila River Indian Community to provide expert assistance to both find and secure a world-class food and beverage operator as an operating partner, as well as to complete foodservice facilities design for the Gila River Indian Resort complex. The resort consists of both the Lone Butte and Wild Horse Pass Casinos and Resorts. The Lone Butte Casino Resort architectural design was led by the well-known casino design architect, Group West, of Seattle Washington. The Resort is an aesthetic jewel in the Arizona desert and employs multiple foodservice venues including a casino lounge bar, an all-day 24/7 restaurant, a fine dining Italian restaurant and a “branded” food court that includes Quizno’s, an American Bandstand Grill, and a Boars Head brand deli. The casino’s unique main kitchen produces all food service for the property and has an accessible connection to all food and beverage venues. The Wild Horse Pass Casino Resort, completed in 2010, was designed by JCJ Architecture of San Diego. It is also equipped with multiple foodservice outlets, including a Casino Round Bar and a High Rollers Bar, a fast-food branded food court, an all-day dining 24/7 restaurant, banquet facilities, a Ling and Louie’s Chinese Restaurant, and a Shula’s Steak House. The main production kitchen of the facility incorporates the latest in food systems, including a state-of-the-art food service cook/chill system and a central beverage distribution system.





W Hotel Austin

Type of Venue: Resort Hotel Location: Austin, Texas Year: Completed and commissioned in 2011 Project Team:

Client: Boca Powell – Dallas, Texas Architect of Record: Boca Powell – Dallas, Texas Food Facility Planning & Design: William Caruso & Associates, Inc. Interior Design: Boca Powell - Dallas, Texas Project Information:

Square Footage: 100,000 square feet - Warehouse and Production Kitchen Budget: Overall project - $100 million / Food Service Equipment - $1.8 million





Description:

William Caruso & Associates was commissioned to design the food, beverage, and laundry/housekeeping area for this 300-key hotel in the exciting city of Austin. The food and beverage amenities include a tequila bar, lobby lounge, pool bar, "Craft" restaurant and the well-known Austin City Limits Music Club. The heart of the food service program is a well-designed and efficient central kitchen that supports the F&B function spaces well.





Palmilla Resort

Type of Venue: Resort Hotel

Location: Los Cabos, Mexico Year: Completed and commissioned in 2004 Project Team: Client: Kerzner International Architect of Record: HKS - Dallas, Texas Food Facility Planning & Design: William Caruso & Associates, Inc. Interior Design: HKS - Dallas, Texas Project Information: Budget: Overall project - $300 million / Food Service Equipment - $2.2 million Description:

Steve Young, William Caruso & Associates’ Director of Design, assisted in the design of, the well-known Palmilla Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. The Palmilla was built in the





1930’s to cater exclusively to “movie stars” and the “rich and famous”. The original resort had its own airfield and airplanes to shuttle guests to and from the property. In 2003 Kerzner International purchased the facility and developed it into a world-class destination resort. The Palmilla is a five star property with upscale amenities including beach side golf, a world-class spa, the world-renowned Charlie Trotters fine dining restaurant, a palapa beach and poolside bar/grill outlets, a 24-hour room service department and outstanding banqueting facilities.

Westin Hotel – Denver International Airport

Location: Denver, Colorado Year: Completed and commissioning to be 2014 Project Team:

Client: Denver International Airport Authority/City of Denver Architect of Record: Gensler - Denver, Colorado Anderson Mason Dale Architects - Denver, Colorado Iron Horse Architects - Denver, Colorado General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Engineers: SA Miro and ME Engineers - Lakewood, Colorado Food Facility Planning & Design:

William Caruso & Associates, Inc. Interior Design: Gensler - Denver, Colorado Anderson Mason Dale Architects - Denver, Colorado Iron Horse Architects - Denver, Colorado Project Information:

Square Footage: 750,000 square feet - 15,000 square feet of food service space





Budget: Overall project - $500 million / Food Service Equipment - $3 million Number Served: 2000 meals per day - including guests, banqueting and staff Description: The Westin at Denver International Airport (DIA) is planned to be a new world-class 500-room airport terminal hotel. William Caruso & Associates was chosen as the food service and laundry consultant for this prominent and complex project consisting of all Westin hotel amenities, a public transit center to accommodate a train line from downtown, and a public plaza for community programming and events. DIA is the 10th busiest airport in the world generating over $22 billion annually for the region. The Westin Hotel will provide additional revenue to this base and an asset to the traveling guest. The food service elements consist of a lobby lounge, 24/7 restaurant, 24/7 room service, ballrooms and meeting rooms, pool deck and mobile thematic service elements.





SAMPLE HIGHLIGHTS – WC&A FIVE STAR HOTEL PROJECTS

Hotel Location Description Cost Owner/ Date

Of Work (FSE $) Contact Completed

1 Hotel Contessa San Antonio –

Texas, USA

Food/Laundry/

Solid Waste

Facilities Planning

$

1.6

Mill

Hixon Properties

Inc., San

Antonio, Texas

2006

2 The Four

Seasons

Tamarindo,

Costa Rica

Food/Laundry

Facilities Planning

$

2.3

Mill

Four Seasons

Hotel Co. –

Toronto,

Canada

2003

3 The Halekulani Honolulu,

Hawaii, USA

Laundry Facilities

Planning/Design

$

1.9

Mill

The Halekulani,

Honolulu,

Hawaii

2011

4 The One & Only

Palmilla Hotel

Cabo San

Lucas, Mexico

Food/Laundry

Facilities

Planning/Design

$

2.9

Mill

Kerzner Int’l Dev.

Co., New York,

New York

2003

5 The Reefs

Hotel/Beach

Club

Southampton,

Bermuda

Food/Laundry

Facilities

Planning/Design

$

1.8

Mill

The Reefs,

Southampton,

Bermuda

2013

6 The Tropicana

Club and Hotel

Republic of

China

Food/Laundry

Facilities

Planning/Design

$

1.9

Mill

WATG

Architects,

Honolulu,

Hawaii

2009

7 The Ugadale

Hotel

Ugadale,

Scotland

Food/Laundry

Facilities

Planning/Design

$

2.6

Mill

Southworth Dev.

Co., Boston,

Massachusetts

2012

8 The W

Hotel/Austin

City Limits

Austin, Texas,

USA

Food/Laundry

Facilities

Planning/Design

$

3.1

Mill

Boka Powell

Architects,

Dallas, Texas

2011

9 The Miami

Beach

Intercontinental

Miami Beach,

Florida, USA

Laundry/ S.W.

Systems

Planning/Design

$

2.8

Mill

Intercontinental

Hotels, Miami,

Florida

2012

10 Wild Horse Pass

Casino and

Hotel

Chandler,

Arizona, USA

Food Service

Planning/Design

$

3.8

Mill

Gila River Tribe,

Sanuaro,

Arizona

2011

11 The Westin -

DIA

Denver,

Colorado,

USA

Food/Laundry/S.W.

Planning and

Design

$

4.6

Mill

Gensler Assoc.,

Denver,

Colorado and

Los Angeles,

California

2014





OTHER HOTEL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTIN HILTON HOTEL - Austin, Texas

WC&A designers were involved in all aspects of the food/beverage and laundry facilities design for this 300-room resort property located in downtown Austin, Texas. Included in the planning was the design of a main production kitchen, restaurant kitchen, pool and lobby bars, as well as all laundry and housekeeping facilities. WESTIN HOTEL - DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Denver, Colorado

William Caruso & Associates is now involved in the planning of this unique new world-class 500 room airport terminal hotel. WC&A was chosen to be the food service and laundry facilities consultant for this prominent and complex project consisting of a 500 room Westin hotel with complete Westin amenity package, a public transit center to accommodate a train line from downtown and a public plaza for community programming and events. DIA is the 10th busiest airport in the world generating over $22 billion annually for the region. The new Westin Hotel DIA will provide additional revenues to this base and will be an asset to the traveling guest. The food service elements consist of a lobby lounge, Wine and Grill restaurant, Coffee Shop, 24/7 room service, ballrooms and meeting rooms, pool deck and mobile thematic service elements. GAYLORD OPRYLAND HOTEL/CONVENTION CENTER- Nashville, Tennessee

WC&A was commissioned to provide complete foodservice programming and design services for the Gaylord Opryland Hotel/Convention Center renovation/expansion project. Unique design considerations included integration of existing facilities with new; facility expansion logistics, analysis of storage, production, baking/pastry, Garde Manger, central ware washing and plating/serving capabilities; and budget demands associated with the state-of-the-art food and beverage system required. Additionally, Gaylord Entertainment Co. hired WC&A to conduct an independent audit evaluation for all existing food/beverage service system components in its building. A detailed evaluation report complete with long-term planning recommendations was provided. MARRIOTT RENAISSANCE - Schaumberg, Illinois

WC&A was selected to design the foodservice and laundry facilities for the Schaumberg Convention Center and its adjacent Marriott Hotel Complex by John Portman Associates and Marriott Hotels. Located in the Village of Schaumberg, this world-class facility hosts conventions and conferences worldwide. The 500-room Marriott Hotel is equipped with an upscale lobby bar, café, and restaurants. WC&A designed the entire back-of-the house services that included a main kitchen, banqueting facilities, laundry and housekeeping. The laundry is also equipped with a guest valet.





THE ST. JULIAN HOTEL AND SPA - Boulder, Colorado WC&A was directed to design a full-service kitchen for this nationally known select service hotel brand property. We were asked to program the kitchen space that services a themed restaurant, room service and moderate-sized banquet demands as well as the hotel’s laundry space

HOTEL CONTESSA - San Antonio, Texas

WC&A was commissioned by the owner’s developer representatives, Hixon Properties, Inc. to review and evaluate the existing foodservice areas of this famous historical hotel, located in San Antonio’s historic downtown Riverwalk. Recommendations made included adding a new banquet kitchen and renovations to the existing main kitchen to provide a more flexible use of the facilities. The objective was to provide better and quicker services through the different venue types during the day and evening. The

objective of this upgrade provided the client with better service of fresher more varied food products, which have come to be expected from this high-end hotel. HYATT REGENCY - DENVER TECH CENTER - Denver, Colorado

William Caruso & Associates, Inc. was commissioned to update the food/beverage program and space plan for this 20-year-old hotel. Operational schematics of a new lobby bar, renovated restaurant with upscale buffet, and public area facelift were proposed for this property located in the heart of the Denver Tech Center business district. WESTIN RIVERWALK SUITE - San Antonio, Texas

Hixon Properties, Inc. the owner’s representative contracted WC&A to design and specify foodservice and laundry facilities equipment for this hotel project renovation, along the historic San Antonio Riverwalk. INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL MIAMI - Miami, Florida

The Intercontinental Hotel Miami was expanded and improved, and WC&A was contracted to program and design back-of-the-house facilities including new housekeeping and laundry areas. The expansion and renovation included the design of a state-of-the-art laundry that is equipped with the latest in heat and water reclamation technology and energy conservative laundry production equipment. This facility has the available capacity to acquire outside laundry production if desired. Upon project completion, this facility achieved a four diamond rating, representing the superior quality of the brand and setting the standard for other high quality hotels in Miami.





THE TANGLIN CLUB – Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Opened in the 1920's, The Tanglin Club is a very exclusive British country club. This prestigious five star club has extensive food and beverage facilities throughout the club, and WC&A was commissioned to provide operations and facility design consulting services. Foodservice areas involved were the main production kitchen, bakeshop, patisseries, the main dining room, an exterior dining patio, and refrigerated meat and vegetable prep rooms. Display cooking stations are designed in both the interior and exterior dining spaces for increased merchandising affect. THE REEFS RESORT HOTEL AND BEACH CLUB – Southampton, Bermuda William Caruso and Associates, Inc. was commissioned to design a major renovation for this famous five star resort’s food, beverage and laundry facilities. Work included master planning and design for a main kitchen, restaurant finishing kitchen, pool bar and laundry and housekeeping areas that were housed in a service wing planned for the resort. A unique element of this project was the request to carefully design all exterior visual elements of the receiving and loading (service) points adjacent to one of the main historical island roadways to ensure that no negative visuals could be seen from the roadway. WC&A HOTEL/RESORT PROJECT CLIENT HIGHLIGHT LIST

We are pleased to present a more expanded list (general listing) of hotel projects, which members of our proposed project team have planned and designed over the years. These include the following clients/projects:

AMERISTAR BLACK HAWK HOTEL – Black Hawk, Colorado AMERISTAR COUNCIL BLUFFS CASINO/HOTEL – Council Bluffs, Iowa AMERISTAR CASINO/HOTEL – Kansas City, Missouri AMERISTAR HOTEL/CASINO ST. CHARLES HOTEL AND PARKING ADDITION – St. Charles, Missouri. AMERISTAR HOTEL/CASINO ST. CHARLES CONFERENCE CENTER – St. Charles, Missouri AUSTIN HILTON - Austin Texas AUSTIN WESTIN – Austin, Texas AUSTIN W HOTEL – Austin, Texas THE BELLAGIO HOTEL – Abu Dhabi, UAE THE BELLEVUE MARRIOTT – Bellevue, Washington THE BENCHMARK HOTEL CONTESSA – San Antonio, Texas BENCHMARK STONEWALL RESORT – Roanoke, West Virginia * THE BOULDER HOTEL – Boulder, Colorado CAESAR’S TAHOE – Lake Tahoe, Nevada CALGARY HYATT HOTEL – Calgary, Alberta THE CHATTANOOGA BENCHMARK HOTEL – Chattanooga, Tennessee * CHURCH ROCK HOTEL AND CASINO - Gallup, New Mexico COLUMBUS HILTON HOTEL – Columbus, Ohio





THE CONTESSA HOTEL – San Antonio, Texas COURTYARD MARRIOTT – Danville, California COURTYARD MARRIOTT AT NORTH HARBOUR – Portland, Oregon THE DENVER RADISSON – Denver, Colorado THE DEL WEBB CLARIDGE HOTEL AND CASINO – Atlantic City, New Jersey DENVER RADISSON HOTEL – Denver, Colorado DESERT DIAMOND HOTEL AND CASINO (THE TOHONO O'ODHAM GAMING ENTERPRISE) – Sahuarita, Arizona DTC HOTEL – Englewood, Colorado ELDORADO HOTEL – Santa Fe, New Mexico EMBASSY SUITES – Boulder, Colorado EQUINOX HOTEL – Manchester Village, Vermont EXHIBITION CITY HOTELS (7) – Dubai, UAE THE FAIRMONT HOTEL – Chicago, Illinois FEATHER RIVER INN RESORT AND SPA – Graeagle, California FOUR SEASONS – Guanacaste, Costa Rica * FOUR SEASONS – Hampshire, England * FOUR SEASONS – Miami, Florida * FOUR SEASONS TEATRO – Denver, Colorado * THE FULTON RENAISSANCE HOTEL – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania GAYLORD OPRYLAND HOTEL – Nashville, Tennessee GOLDEN HOTEL – Golden, Colorado GOLDTOWN CASINO – Carson City, Nevada THE GRAND BILTMORE HOTEL – Honolulu, Hawaii * GRAND HYATT – Mendoza, Argentina * GRAND HYATT – San Paulo, Brazil * THE GRAND POSADA – San Carlos, Mexico HALEKULANI HOTEL – Honolulu, Hawaii HARVEY'S RESORT HOTEL AND CASINO – Lake Tahoe, California * HIGH COUNTRY CASINO RESORT - Black Hawk, Colorado THE HILTON BENCHMARK – New Brunswick, New Jersey * HILTON AMERICAS – Houston, Texas * HOLIDAY INN – Eugene, Oregon HOTEL DEL CORONADO – San Diego, California HOTEL JOMAX – Phoenix, Arizona HYATT REGENCY DOWNTOWN – Denver, Colorado HYATT REGENCY HOTEL – Columbus, Ohio INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL – Luxembourg * INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL BOSTON – Boston, Massachusetts * INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL BUCKHEAD – Atlanta, Georgia * INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL CHICAGO – Chicago, Illinois INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL CLEVELAND CLINIC – Cleveland, Ohio * INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia * INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL SYDNEY – Sydney, Australia * INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL MIAMI – Miami, Florida THE ISLAND SURF CLUB – Hanalei, Hawaii





THE JW MARRIOTT CAT ISLAND RESORT – Cat Island, Bahamas KIAWAH ISLAND RESORT – Kiawah Island, South Carolina KIMPTON HOTELS – Denver, Colorado, Tacoma, Washington THE LA JOLLA RESIDENCE INN – La Jolla, California LAKESIDE HOTEL & CONDOMINIUMS – Flower Mound, Texas LOEW'S GLENPOINTE HOTEL – Teaneck, New Jersey LONE BUTTE CASINO – Chandler, Arizona MARRIOTT CAT ISLAND – Cat Island, Bahamas MARRIOTT FULTON RENAISSANCE HOTEL – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mason and O'farrel Hotel – San Francisco, California * MINA ZAYED RESORT COMPLEX – MGM GRAND RESORTS – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE RESORT – New Paltz, New York NICKELODEON HOTEL – Orlando, Florida THE OMNI HOTEL – Tucson, Arizona ORCHID ONE HOTEL – Panama City, Panama THE ORLEANS HOTEL AND CASINO – Las Vegas, Nevada PALMER HOUSE HILTON HOTEL – Chicago, Illinois PLAZA BAY HOTEL – San Francisco, California PRINCESS KAIULANI HOTEL – Honolulu, Hawaii RADISSON POLIFORUM – Leon, Mexico RAMADA MIDTOWN HOTEL – Denver, Colorado THE REEFS HOTEL & BEACH CLUB – Southampton, Bermuda RESIDENCE INN – Boulder, Colorado RESIDENCE INN – Las Vegas, Nevada RITZ CARLTON – Chicago, Illinois ROSEWOOD AQUALINA – Miami Beach, Florida * ROSEWOOD CARLYLE HOTEL – New York, New York * ROSEWOOD HOTELS – San Jose, Costa Rica * SAINT JULIAN HOTEL AND SPA – Boulder, Colorado THE SCHAUMBURG MARRIOTT RENAISSANCE HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER – Schaumburg, Illinois SHERATON – Rotterdam, Netherlands * SHERATON – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam * SHERATON – Westminster, Colorado * THE SHERATON CONCORD – Concord, California SHERATON CROWN BAY HOTEL AND CASINO - Turks and Caicos Islands * SHERATON LUXOR RESORT – Luxor, Egypt THE SHERATON TACOMA – Tacoma, Washington SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE HOTEL – Jackson, New Jersey ST. CLOUD RESORT AND SPA – Breckenridge, Colorado ST. REGIS HOTEL – Dallas, Texas SUMMIT ALOFT HOTEL – Kansas City, Missouri TANGLIN CLUB – Singapore, Republic of Singapore TROPICANA CLUB – Tamsui, Republic of China UNIVERSAL HOTEL PORTOFINO – Orlando, Florida *





UGADALE HOTEL – Ugadale, Scotland THE WESTIN HOTEL – Austin Texas THE WESTIN BANDUNG – Bandung, Indonesia *

THE BANGKOK WESTIN – Bangkok, Thailand *

THE WESTIN HOTEL – Boao, Thailand *

THE CHIAGMAI WESTIN – Chiagmai, Thailand *

THE JAKARTA WESTIN – Jakarta, Indonesia *

THE KUALA LUMPUR WESTIN – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *

THE OSAKA WESTIN – Osaka, Japan *

THE SURABAYA WESTIN – Surabaya, Indonesia *

THE WESTIN TOKYO – Tokyo, Japan *

WESTIN BEACHWOOD RESORT - Fort Worth, Texas * WILD HORSE PASS CASINO/RESORT – Phoenix, Arizona THE WESTIN RIVERWALK – San Antonio, Texas *Projects Completed By WC&A Staff While With Other Firms

Major Asian Hotel Properties Designed by WC&A

THE HO CHI MINH SHERATON – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

TROPICANA HOTEL AND CLUB – Tamsui, Republic of China

THE WESTIN BANDUNG – Bandung, Indonesia

THE BANGKOK WESTIN – Bangkok, Thailand

THE WESTIN HOTEL – Boao, Thailand

THE CHIAGMAI WESTIN – Chiagmai, Thailand

THE JAKARTA WESTIN – Jakarta, Indonesia

THE KUALA LUMPUR WESTIN – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

THE OSAKA WESTIN – Osaka, Japan

THE SURABAYA WESTIN – Surabaya, Indonesia

THE WESTIN TOKYO – Tokyo, Japan

Other Asian Projects of High Visibility

THE TANGLIN CLUB – Singapore, Republic of Singapore THE FAR EAST WORLD TRADE CENTER – Taipei, Republic of China SGH MEDICAL CENTER – Singapore, Republic of Singapore IICH NOVENA MEDICAL CENTER – Singapore, Republic of Singapore


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