Top Design Project: the Club at Flying Horse Location: Colorado Springs, Colo

SHOWCASE THE BEST IN HOSPITALITY With the current obsession with design–as ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, evidenced by the popularity of HGTV, Martha AND CONSTRUCTION Stewart Living, and Elle Décor—everyone, including your guests, has an opinion on the topic. Great design awakens the senses, enlivens the surroundings and forges an emotional connection with our clients. Isn’t that what we all strive for? In these pages, Resort and Recreation brings you unique, innovative, and Design distinguished properties from around the world. But don’t just take our opinion for it—the proof is in these dazzling images. Take a look, and be inspired!

Top Design Project: The Club at Flying Horse Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Designers: Design Group Carl Ross Inc. Architect: B3 Architects

Design Statement: The Club at Flying Horse is the centerpiece at this luxury community that overlooks the Rocky Mountains’ Front Range and Pike’s Peak. The club offers a private 18-hole Tom Weiskopf-Signature golf course, a clubhouse, athletic club, and spa. The 40,000-square-foot golf clubhouse features large terraces and outdoor fireplaces where members can enjoy the scenic views. An underground tunnel leads to a three-story wine tower where the club’s extensive wine collection shares space with private member lockers for wine storage. Dining options include a golfers’ grille, an upscale family dining room, and a fine dining room. For more private dining, members can use the large ballroom or intimate meeting rooms off the wine tunnel. The 48,000-square-foot athletic club has an outdoor pool, a lap pool, indoor volleyball and basketball courts, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, fitness equipment, and a full-service spa. The interior design blends elements of Tuscany and Colorado. Venetian plaster walls and wood-beamed ceilings are accented by custom-woven Axminster carpeting, custom- designed chandeliers, extensive use of millwork and natural stone, and commissioned art and sculpture pieces.

The Details Cost: $45 million Major Suppliers: Arizona Tile, Tai Ping Carpet, Unilight, Moore & Giles, Fong Brothers, Valley Forge Carpets, Kare Shrader, Jenson Custom Furniture

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R+R_DesignShowcase08.indd 29 11/16/08 5:40:25 PM SHOWCASE Lobby Project: Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village Location: Destin, Fla. Design Architect: Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock Architects Inc. Design Design Statement: Along the shores of Northwest Florida is Destin, home to Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village, a 14- acre community with an upscale, energetic lifestyle that includes the best in shopping, dining, nightlife, water activities, sunset celebrations, and breathtaking views of the Gulf of Mexico. At the center of it all is Emerald Grande, a 13-story luxury resort. Upon arrival, guests are welcomed by the sophisticated charms of a turn-of-the-century yacht club. Amenities include a full-service spa, a ﬁtness center, a private club room, a business center, a conference center, and a banquet center for up to 500 people. The 281 resort residences, available in deeded fractional and whole-ownership options, range from 1,075-square-foot two bedroom units to 2,200-square-foot four-bedroom units. The residences have an elegant, nautical theme, nine-foot ceilings, spacious balconies, and terraces.

The Details Architect of Record: 2WR/HolmesWilkins Architects Designer: John M. Purdy Sr., HHCP

Clubhouse The Details Engineers: Civil: CH2M Hill Project: Conservatory at Hammock Beach Major Suppliers: Kitchens and bath products: Kohler; Sky- Location: Palm Coast, Fla. lights and sunroom: Supersky and Viracon Glazing; Rooﬁng: Architect: MAI Design Group Fibertite, Berridge; Carpeting: Masland, Crossley; Paint/ Design Statement: Set on one of Florida’s most Stain: Dow Corning, Sherwin Williams beautiful and challenging golf courses, the Conservatory Cost: $13 million Clubhouse is an oasis for golfers preparing for a day on the links or wrapping one up. The formal, two-story clubhouse is modeled after the private conservatories built in England in the early 1800s. Materials include a combination of delicately detailed exposed structural steel, cast stone, and classic columns and arches—all tied together with a soaring, two-story glass atrium at the heart of the building. Because of the tropical climate, MAI used thermal-resistant glass for the project, allowing light to ﬂood the facility without overheating it. Outside, the Conservatory is anchored to the earth with a cut-stone base, Doric-style columns, and cast-stone balustrades that add to the sense of symmetry, formality, and grace. A series of stone staircases cascade to the pool, gardens, and greens, creating a smooth transition between building and landscape. Inside, the interiors feature a British-island design, with a combination of columns, wainscoting, ceiling fans, furniture, and fabrics that hearken to living in the Spice Islands.

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The Details Architecture : Managing Design Statement: Natural design Architects: HKS; Design elements and textures reﬂect the ocean Architects: WATG landscape outside. The reception desk is carved from Landscape: EDSA cypress wood and serves as the lobby’s focal point. Walls feature stone and wood millwork with carved panels reminiscent of rolling ocean waves. Marble ﬂoors and lounge seating welcome guests to a casual and comfortable respite.

Family Travel Accommodations Project: Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Location: Ithaca, N.Y.

Design Statement: Country Inn & Suites feature traditional architecture and sophisticated interior design with hardwood flooring, a lobby fireplace, and a front porch. The properties welcome guests with traditional furnishings that blend rich woods and a contemporary color palate, while provid- ing such on-site amenities as indoor pools, fitness rooms, and valet laundry service. Guest room options include standard king, standard double queen, and one-bedroom king suites. Wired or wireless high-speed Internet access is complimentary, as are microwaves and refrigerators, and king suites feature multiple 32-inch flat-screen LCD televisions to maximize family viewing options. The mid-tier lodging brand of Minneapolis- based Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson Inc. aims to establish its brand as a leader in comfortable and hospitable family and extended-stay accommodations.

The Details: Supplier: In-Room media, entertainment, and business solutions: Roomlinx

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planning Bent Tree CountryClub Dallas,Texas CCIClubDesign–Ryan Yakel, AIA, Carpet: DurkanPatternCarpet; Bent Tree CountryClubpassed www.resort-recreation.com 10/30/2008 1:59:11PM $7.2 million 11/16/08 5:42:55 PM Vacation Ownership Project: Grandview at Las Vegas Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Designer: Creative Design Concepts

Design Statement: A stunning example of the new Las Vegas, Grandview is sleek and contemporary with an element of fun. Each 680-square-foot, one-bedroom unit has the same floor plan with mirrored units sharing a vestibule. Working with the architect, Creative Design increased the living area by shifting the wall and soffit from its location on previous phases of this project, allowing them to add a large credenza for storage and a 42-inch, flat-panel television. The boutique-hotel feel features rich, vibrant reds on one side and spa-like greens and golds on the other. Bedrooms feature duvets and tone-on-tone linens, while kitchens have granite countertops and espresso-finished cabinetry with modern hardware. Two sinks in each bathroom flank a drop-down vanity with a bench. The Details Architect: Allen + Phillip Architects Designers: Jennifer Michel, Cheryl Turnage Major Suppliers: Signature Carpet, Fabricut Fabrics, Kravet Fabrics, SK Tex- tiles, Buccola Mfg. Cost: $5.6 million, Phase 5 of a 4,200- unit timeshare project

Vacation Ownership - Renovation Project: Club Regina Cancún and Club Regina Los Cabos Locations: Cancún and Los Cabos, Mexico Architect: Architectural Concepts

Design Statement: For Raintree Vaca- tion Club, Architectural Concepts created a dynamic, uniﬁed design plan that can be implemented over time at all club properties. The furniture-design program is block-like in form and rather simplistic, reminiscent of the architectural style of Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico. To allow each property a distinctive feel, a personal collection of art emphasizes the connections theme of people, nature, and art. Each property features a hand-picked art collection inspired by the resort’s location to be created by Mexican artists The Details Architect: Margit Whitlock, AIA Designers: Tawndra Williams, Jennifer Folkestad, Christine Ley Major Suppliers: Padma’s Plantation, Falotex, Valley Forge Cost: $19,700 FF&E per two-bedroom suite

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Design Statement: terrain. time, Sebonackappearstohavefashioneditselffromthewild ent trickyswalesandburrows.Meanttolookasifmanicuredby sive bunkersandwastedunes,undulatinggreensthatpres- competes forthegolfer’s eyewiththerollingfairways,expan- and ColdSpringPond.Thevisualimpactofthewatervistas holes offerpanoramicviewsofLongIsland’s GreatPeconicBay seems tohavebeenlong-destinedbecomeagolfcourse.The Hills GolfCourse,Sebonackhasbeencarvedoutoflandwhich the historicNationalGolfLinksofAmericaandShinnecock SHOWCASE Design: Location: Project: Locker Room | RESORT AND RECREATION Design Image DesignInc. Sebonack GolfClub Southampton, N.Y. Situatedon300acres,andneighboring Area ofClubhouse: Locker RoomSupplier: Designers: Architects: The Details commissioned tolocalartists. found ontheoriginalestate’s windowshutters.Theartworkwas of theSebonacklogo,whichwasderivedfromadistinctive“S” custom-made cherrylockersbyLegacyLockersfeatureacarving The club’s lockerroomcarriesonthetraditional theme.The HartHowertonArchitects,JimMcRobert Image DesignInc.,JoanBourassa,andTraci Davis 28,000 squarefeet Legacy Lockers www.resort-recreation.com 11/16/08 5:43:54 PM Design Statement: MSI’s objective was to build a family- friendly playground for Give Kids the World Village, operated by a non-profit organization that fulfills the wishes of children Playground with life-threatening illnesses. The playground, the world’s first Project: Give Kids the World and only life-sized version of the beloved children’s game Can- Location: Kissimmee, Fla. dyland, was built to honor the memory of Matthew McGowan, Designer: MSI Design a GKTW wish child. The plan was developed from initial drawings created by Boundless Playgrounds, a design group that creates accessible playground designs. ITEC, a provider of other show elements at GKTW Village, then started to look at the show aspect of the playground. With the goal of recreating a three-dimensional environment, ITEC brought in MSI to design both the hard- scape and landscape. The groups came together with many other engineering and show designers to create this exciting and magical place in less than six months. The Details Architects: Boundless Playgrounds Designers: ITEC Entertainment Group, MSI, Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Orlando Engineers: PE: Dave Kittridge; Civil Site Engineering: AK Scruggs & Associates Major Suppliers: HASBRO, GameTime, SkyShades, Ultra Play, Valley Crest Cost: Priceless—The entire project was done pro bono

Mixed-Use Resort Project: White Oak Lodge and Resort Location: Gatlinburg, Tenn.

Design Statement; The 17-acre resort’s backyard is the 800-square-mile Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which welcomes 9,000,000 visitors annually. Complement- ing this natural background is the lodge and resort itself, which has 60 log-cabin homes, a swimming pool, a tennis court, and play and game areas throughout. The 60 two- or three-bedroom homes feature a master suite with whirlpool bath, wood flooring, exposed beams, a stone fireplace, loft with a pool table, and a screened-in back porch with hot tub. The 66-by-37-foot swimming pool has two grottos, one featuring a walk path under the waterfall, the other with waterfall pouring into a jetted pool. The beach-style entrance is perfect for toddlers to wade into the pool, which has a 1,000-square-foot deck with an adjacent stone fire pit.

The Details Developer: White Oak General Contractor: Lifestyle Log Homes. Major Suppliers: Viking Industries and Shadow Mountain. Interior Design: Smoky Mountains Interiors LLC.

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R+R_DesignShowcase08.indd 37 11/16/08 5:44:30 PM SHOWCASE Residential Living Project: The Village at Northstar Location: Lake Tahoe, Calif. GE Johnson : Architect: OZ Architecture

Design Design Statement: The Village at Northstar was the first phase of sweeping improvements to this 8,000-acre, highly- ranked ski area. Iron Horse North and South residence build- PHOTOGRAPHER ings were the first phase of development addressing key arrival points for resort guests and skiers. The phase mixes underground parking, retail, 72 residential units, a residents’ fitness club, and the slope-side owners’ club. Phase II features 28 residences in The Great Bear Lodge and also includes a 40,000-square-foot skier-service building tucked under the ski slope with ticketing, skier lockers, restaurants, day care, theater, and retail. Adjacent to both buildings is an outdoor ice rink with fire pits and cabanas for après-ski enjoyment. The final phase of the village includes 111 residential units and a private residence club, as well as restaurants, retail, fitness, and spa amenities. This phase features the plaza connection to a “ski beach” and integrates gondola access. Also planned are three Hyatt Vacation Club buildings. The Details Landscape: Terrasan Budget: $350 to $400 Million

Design Statement: Mohonk Mountain House, a Spa Addition National Historic Landmark, opened a 30,000-square-foot Project: Mohonk Mountain House spa wing blending environmentally conscious design with Location: New Paltz, N.Y. a natural setting. More than 200 windows overlook 2,200 Architect: Saratoga Associates acres. Two 80-foot-long verandas connect to a solarium

and provide breathtaking views. Local timber beams, cedar Jim Smith Photography : shingles, and native foliage bring the outside in. The Details $13 million The building is “terraced” into the Ridge, lowering its Cost: profile, reducing its mass, and allowing for greater protec- tion of the surrounding Shawangunk Ridge. The stone walls, fireplaces, and retaining walls were made from 600 PHOTOGRAPHER tons of quartz conglomerate excavated from the site. A geothermal system maintains the building temperature and eliminates on-site emissions. A 2,000-square-foot “green roof” garden terrace helps insulate the wing, reducing energy use, and provides a venue for birds and but- terflies, as well as yoga classes and meditation. Highlights include 16 treatment rooms, an outdoor heated mineral pool, a salon, a fitness center, a yoga/motion studio, and an indoor pool. Mohonk Mountain House has been owned and operated by the Smiley family since 1869. The first addition in over 100 years, the spa wing honors the resort’s commit- ment to remain “the same, only better.”

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R+R_DesignShowcase08.indd 38 11/16/08 5:45:07 PM Aquatics Multipurpose center: Project: Southeast Missouri State University Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aquatic Consultant: Counsilman-Hunsaker The Details Architect: Hastings & Chivetta Architects Suppliers: Pool Filters: Design Statement: Counsilman-Hunsaker and Hast- Stark; Pool Recirculation and ings & Chivetta Architects designed the Student Aquatic Feature Pumps: ITT Marlow; Center to be physically and thematically intertwined with Pool Chemical Controllers: a tropical-themed leisure/activity pool and a cutting-edge Chemtrol; Natatorium Rock competition pool. Work: Cost of Wisconsin; Stain- A vanishing-edge pool, surrounded by rockscaping, less Steel Perimeter Gutter: waterfalls, palm-studded gardens, and ﬂoor-to-ceiling win- Neptune Benson dows, creates the perfect spot for socializing. Those yearn- ing for pure relaxation can visit the 12-person whirlpool spa. A dramatic bouldering wall across the west side of the pool presents adventurous rock climbing above the water, while an indoor zip line spanning the pool let students ride along a wire before dropping into the pool. Other elements are an island-style lagoon and a six-lane, 25-yard pool for competitive events or lap swimming.

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R+R_DesignShowcase08.indd 39 11/16/08 5:47:30 PM SHOWCASE Themed Living Project: Kalahari Resort’s Ny Um Ba Luxury Kondominiums Location: Lake Delton, Wis. Architect: Architectural Design Consultants Inc.

Design Statement: The African-themed resort includes 12 one- Design and two-story buildings featuring five-bedroom units. The design emulates a sophisticated African village with deliberately aged and themed synthetic stucco exteriors, eucalyptus-detailed window canopies, curved corners with faux-distressed brick, and unique peeled-cedar balcony supports. Beyond the striking exterior, units have custom carved elephant images on the entry doors and tribal artifact accessories. A vaulted entry opens onto a great room domi- nated by a marble fireplace and inviting leather seating. The knotty alder slab dining table continues the rustic expression, yet contrasts with contemporary clean lines in the entertainment kitchen, designed to accommodate up to 20 guests in each unit. Luxury bubble tubs adjoin each bedroom for suite-style privacy. The lower level has a multitude of entertainment possibili- ties—a full bar, a home theater with reclining seats, a fireplace with conversation area, a pool table, a poker table, electronic darts, and a walkout patio to an eight-person hot tub. These create that “get- away” feel, while staying close to the resort’s indoor waterpark. The Details Interior Design: ADCI Interiors Cost: $5,549,000.00

Themed Attractions Project: Atlantis, The Palm Location: Dubai, UAE Architect: Cloward H20

Design Statement: Atlantis, The Palm opened its doors in September 2008 with a central feature, Aquaventure, a 42-acre waterpark, that’s unrivaled in the Middle East. Aquaventure’s water slides include two that drop riders through clear acrylic tunnels submerged in a shark-ﬁlled lagoon and three ‘Master Blaster’ slides. Surrounding the slides is a river-ride system with a 1.4 mile rapids loop that lifts riders in their tubes to an upper level where they traverse sections of whitewater rapids interspersed with calmer sections and large zero-entry pools. The ‘Torrent’ area of the The Details river propels riders on a wave surge more than six-feet Operator: Kerzner Isthitmar Ltd. high. In addition to children’s water play areas and Architects: Site Master Plan: EDSA; Hotel: WATG; two resort pools, there’s an 11-million-gallon aquatic Production Architects: NORR habitat, home to more than 65,000 sea creatures. The Designers: Thematic Design: Olio; Interior Design: centerpiece Ambassador Lagoon is modeled as the Wilson and Associates; River System: HAS sunken streets of the mythical Atlantis. The discovery Engineers: ClowardH2O for water features and continues in The Lost Chambers where each exhibit aquatic life support features different sea creatures. The dolphins have their Major Suppliers: Slides and Water Play: White- own facility featuring an 11-acre lagoon with three Water West; Filters: Neptune Benson; Ozone: Del interaction coves and a marine mammal hospital. Cost: $1.5 billion

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Water Play Project: SPLASH! - A Sterling Resort Location: Panama City Beach, Fla. Architect: AI Group Design

Design Statement: Splash!, Panama City Beach’s newest beachfront resort, offers fun for the whole family. Its waterpark includes a kids’ pool park with waterslides, interactive water toys, a lazy river ride, and a “dive-in” movie theater, as well as an arcade. There’s fun for parents as well, including a ﬁtness room, a pool, a whirlpool spa, and a poolside bar and grill. The Details Designers: AI Group Design Major Suppliers: McCrory Bldg., Sterling Development Cost: $82 million By the Numbers: 276 condominiums on 400 feet of gulf-front property

Water Play Honorable Mention Project: Wakoola Springs at The Fountains Location: Orlando, Fla.

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Design Waterpark - Outdoor Project: The Boardwalk at Hersheypark Location: Hershey, Pa. Architect: WhiteWater West Industries Inc. Waterpark Designers: Water Technology Inc.

Design Statement: What once was a simple amusement park, opened by Milton S. Hershey for chocolate factory employees, is now the world-renowned “Sweetest Place on Earth.” There was no better way to celebrate its 100th year of operation than with the opening of the Boardwalk, the park’s largest attraction yet. The Boardwalk is designed to pay tribute to the spectacular beaches of Atlantic City, Ocean City, Coney Island, and Rehoboth Beach. The seven- story high East Coast Waterworks water play structure can boast being the largest in the world. Following the park’s addition, attendance hit an all-time high of 2.7 million in one year. The Details Major Suppliers: ProSlide Technology, Creative Environs Inc.

Waterpark - Indoor Project: Great Wolf Lodge Location: Grand Mound, Wash. Architects: GSBS PC

Design Statement: Great Wolf Lodge, an eight-story family destination resort and conference center, is designed to capture the atmosphere and adventure of the North Woods. The resort offers 398 all-suite guest rooms; a 60,000-square-foot indoor waterpark; two themed restaurants; a confectionary café; a Pizza Hut Express; a Starbucks Coffee Shop; an adult spa featuring Aveda products; a kids’ spa; a children’s craft and activity room with a focus on edutainment; a fantasy adventure game; a teen center with Internet stations, movie and musical entertainment; an arcade with ticket redemption; a ﬁtness center; an animated clock tower; a gift emporium; and an outdoor waterpark. The resort also has a 30,000 square-foot conference facility with 11 breakout and meeting rooms, including an 11,000- square-foot grand ballroom; a boardroom; and a business center. The Details Brand Architects: Weber Group Major Suppliers: Water Technology Inc.; Neuman Pools; ProSlide Technology Inc.; SCS Interactive; Cleveland Coin; Precision Dynamics Cost: $100+ million

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Design Statement: The Gaylord Texan continues the tradition of expansive hotel and convention facilities within a geographic theme. The AAA Four Diamond project has 1,500 rooms, plus more than 600,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit hall space, ﬁve restaurants, retail, and a variety of recreational activities including two swimming pools, spa facilities, and vineyards. The project’s centerpiece is three huge atrium spaces totaling 4.5 acres, with each atrium themed to emulate the physical qualities, culture, and heritage of Texas. The design concepts and theming for the atriums and courtyard spaces are carried throughout the project, including the arrival drives and pool area. The Details Planner & Landscape Architect: EDSA - Ed Linquist, Principal Architect: Hnedak Bobo Group Inc Interior Design: Wilson Associates General Contractor: Centex Construction Suppliers: Plant Material: Valley Crest; Site Furnishings: Shelby Williams Industries, Wood Smiths, and Arte De

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