hospitality facilities BUILDING TRENDS ANALYSIS MEET OUR EXPERTS The editors wish to thank the following technical advisors for their help with this report: A spaceship-like Italian chandelier hovers over the dining area in Carbone restaurant in Las Vegas. Bergman Walls & Associates was the architect, Ken Fulk the designer, Forte Specialty Contractors the GC. opened last October in the Aria casino-hotel complex in Las Vegas. The client originally wanted its main dining area to include a chandelier suspended from a dome with acoustical panels and gold leafi ng. But to achieve the desired sound transmission class rating, Forté, the project GC, lined the dome with a perforated stretch ceiling material (Barrisol), which helped prevent diners from hearing each others’ conversations and maintained the dome’s intended shimmer. 5. Artwork can enhance the element of surprise. While dining out might not be the special occasion it once was, people “still want to be wowed when they eat out,” says Alvarez. So, restaurateurs are incorporating more art into their venues to meet the expectations of their patrons, particularly Millennials. Charles Doell, who owns Mister Important <strong>Design</strong>, a design boutique in Oakland, has been hiring well-known street artists to develop murals for its restaurant clients. These include the Australian artist Tyrone Wright (aka Rone); Ben Watts, a English fashion photographer known for his gritty New York street-life images; Marco Battiglini, an Italian specializing in hip-hop versions of classical paintings; and the Australian graffi ti artist Hush, whose work has an Asian infl ection (he was once a toy designer in Japan). The inclusion of art adds to a restaurant’s sense of place and authenticity. McCormack points to Tap, a 9,500-sf bar and restaurant he designed for the MGM Grand casino, in Detroit, into which he sprinkled local memorabilia that his fi rm purchased from an old pub owner who had collected and kept this stuff for decades. McCormack thinks this concept could be adapted for other markets. Art and bold colors can sometimes present design dilemmas. Lallement says Gensler is working with a restaurateur who favors “whimsical” art, “like a six-foot rooster.” So Gensler “creates a neutral canvas that can be an elegant backdrop to the art,” she says. + FORTÉ SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS Scott Acton, CEO Forté Specialty Contractors Las Vegas, Nev. Mariela Alvarez, <strong>Design</strong>er iCrave New York, N.Y. Beau Arnason, EVP/Asset Manager Steiner + Associates Columbus, Ohio Charles Doell, Principal Mister Important <strong>Design</strong> Oakland, Calif. Charlie Dusenberry, CEO/President ICS Restaurant Builders Fallbrook, Calif. Mark Eclipse, AIA, LEED AP, Principal Prellwitz Chilinski Associates Cambridge, Mass. Gregory Gatserelia, Partner Gatserelia <strong>Design</strong> Beirut, Lebanon Kimoy Lallement, AIA, LEED AP, <strong>Design</strong> Manager Gensler Washington, D.C. Rick McCormack, Principal Studio McCormack Costa Mesa, Calif. Mike Murphy, Managing Director M.J. Murphy Ltd. Auckland, New Zealand Matt Nicholson, Business Development Manager Turner <strong>Construction</strong> Co. Nashville, Tenn. Andrew Schulman, SVP of Leasing/N.A. McArthurGlen Group New York, N.Y. Tom Rogers, Director Community and Economic Development Mill Creek, Wash. BRANCHING OUT IN RESTAURANT STYLING The food court is no longer the only dining option for outlet shoppers. “Today, outlet centers offer many more alternatives for dining, including sit-down restaurants that serve high-quality food,” Andrew Schulman, SVP of Leasing for North America with McArthurGlen Group, an outlet mall developer, told rebusinessonline.com. In Torrance, Calif., the recently renovated and expanded Del Amo Fashion Center added four semi-detached restaurant pads. Tenants include Frida, an 8,800-sf Mexican restaurant whose colorful concept was devised by chef Vicente Del Rio, Founder of Frimax Hospitality Group. Charlie Dusenberry, CEO and President of ICS Restaurant Builders, the GC on this project, says Frida provides power stations for recharging mobile devices at each of its booths and along its bar. A 68-foot-long sliding glass door opens onto the patio. ICS will install a rollback roof this summer. 68 MAY 2016 BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION www.BDCnetwork.com
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