The design firm has been selected to design 19 of the 26 hotels in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, part of the city's plan to develop its central region by 2020.
The multi-million dollar re-design of the Holiday Inn Los Angeles City Center is expected to be completed in mid-June, when it will be re-branded as the Luxe City Center Hotel, Los Angeles.
Asia accounts for more than half of all hospitality industry projects being completed by Hirsch Bedner Associates, with three projects alone in Shanghai.
Winning design strategies on display in the U.S. Green Building Council Sustainable Suite include an "all-off" switch to ensure lights are automatically turned-off based on passive infrared sensors and room conditioning equipped by a four-pipe horizontal fan-coil system.
Operated by Stonebridge Companies, the renovation took four months and $1.5 million. It included upgrades to all 75 guestrooms and changes in the public areas on both the interior and exterior of the building.
March 2, 2010 | Article | Hotel Design | By HWN Staff
Designed by David Rockwell and Rockwell Group, Andaz Wall Street is a mixed-use masterpiece that celebrates contemporary elegance and comfort through the use of natural materials and textures.