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Atkins has an established reputation of being one of the world’s premier hotel designers with an international portfolio of instantly recognizable signature projects.

Our strength lies in our ability to deliver an appropriate blend of technical expertise and creative design. This capability is particularly relevant in our specialty area of five-star and luxury hotels, hotel apartments, and resorts.

With a full complement of in-house teams of architects, structural and building services engineers, sustainability consultants, and other specialists,

we are able to offer tailored services throughout the entire spectrum of design, architecture, sustainability, planning, and approvals.

We transform ideas into reality by effectively managing single or multidisciplinary project teams. We understand the importance of engaging with stakeholders throughout a project’s lifetime and coordinating teams in partnering frameworks.

Our clients include local government authorities, developers, private business establishments, and other international organizations.

Of all the creative disciplines, the design of hotels and resorts is one of the most diverse and sophisticated.

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Who we areAtkins—one of the world’s leading design and engineering firms—delivers a wide range of services to respond to technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low carbon economy. With 17,500 employees in 300 offices throughout the United States and abroad, our size brings significant value to our clients, allowing us to harness the talents of creative professionals to produce outstanding solutions to challenging problems.

We are passionate about what we do and relish the challenge to provide innovate and stimulating hotel design. We are driven by the belief that our surroundings directly influence the quality of our lives, whether in the work place, at home, or in the public spaces in between. This emphasis on the social dimension is fundamental to our design philosophy, which takes as its starting point the acknowledgement that architecture is generated by the needs of people.

Atkins provides the full spectrum of in-house services to our hotel and resort clients:• Architecture • Asset management • Building information modeling (BIM)• Civil engineering • Construction management• Cost estimating• Electrical engineering• Environmental planning• Feasibility studies • Fire protection and life safety• Geographic information systems (GIS)• Geomatics• Information technology• Landscape architecture• Lighting design • Marine and coastal development • Master planning and urban design • Mechanical engineering • Plumbing engineering• Program management • Programming• Security consulting• Scheduling• Stakeholder and community engagement • Structural engineering • Sustainability and environmental consulting• Traffic engineering• Transportation planning • Urban planning

What we doWhether it’s the concept for a new skyscraper, the renovation of a hotel, the master plan of a resort, or the improvement of a management process, we plan, design, and enable solutions.

Our dedicated team of hotel specialists has extensive knowledge of hotel design, and we are devoted to creating hotels and resorts on a practical level to craft or reinforce a sense of place that will be part of the legacy for future generations.

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Burj Al Arab ‘Tallest All Suite Hotel in the World’ Guinness Book of World Records2003, Winner Retail/Offices/Commercial Development, Cityscape Awards

Durrat Marina 2008, Best Marina Development - Bahrain, CNBC Property Awards

Jumeirah Beach Hotel 2009, Best Hotel in the Middle East, Business Travellor Award

2009, Best Hotel in the Middle East, Virgin Holidays UK

2009, Top Hotel in the Middle East, Business Traveller Award

Regatta Arch Hotel 2010, Prix d’Excellece Award, Nusa Dua Bali, FIABCI

Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental 2009, Future Projects - Commercial (Shortlist), World Architecture Festival

The Address, Downtown Dubai 2011, UAE’s Leading Business Hotel, World Travel Awards

2009, Best New Hotel, World Hotel Awards

2009, Dubai’s Leading Lifestyle Hotel and Middle East’s Leading New Hotel, World Travel Awards

2008, Hotel Business Lounge of the Year, Commercial Interior Design Awards

2008, Neos, Best Leisure and Entertainment Venue, Commercial Interior Design Awards

Zhanjiang Minda Sheraton

2009, Human Habitat Classic Award (for design), Architectural Society of China

Hotel design services Select awards and accolades for hotel and resort projects

Atkins brings together the experience, ingenuity, management skills, and financial acumen to optimize capital projects and deliver complex hotel and resort developments. Our regional teams provide services for the hotel and leisure sectors using local knowledge and relevant international expertise.

Each of our projects is driven by exacting design processes that respond uniquely to each client, context, and place. This approach often results in a unique building or structure that becomes a familiar and symbolic landmark—emblematic of its location and respectful of the unique characteristics of its setting.

Such projects often incorporate a degree of innovation—sometimes social, sometimes technological—and they are particularly successful when both attributes occur simultaneously.

With more than two decades of experience in hospitality design, Atkins has a thorough working knowledge of design guidance

and specific legislation relating to hotel developments. Based on our internally published book Atkins Hotel Guidelines, we have developed a software tool that incorporates standards and regulations for hotel planning and design and generates a schedule of hotel space requirements that serves as a reference during pre-concept and concept design stages.

Our comprehensive understanding of the hierarchy of and relationships between operational functions, coupled with our expertise in international hotel requirements and guidelines, has provided us with unparalleled knowledge of current design thinking and best practices.

We also have a detailed and practical knowledge of methods to translate guidance and legislation into the built form o create facilities that are fit for purpose.

Value and inherent flexibility are other major considerations we incorporate into our solutions. Based on our experience, we consider a number of fundamental factors and concerns to formulate our recommendations on materials and finishes; these include durability, ease of maintenance, and the comparison of short-term costs versus long-term or whole life costs.

We embrace the importance of back-of-house facilities and imaginatively treat these areas—which are the heart of the hotel—to enhance living standards in this “underground” community.

At Atkins, our goal is to provide an ambience that is conducive to work, thus raising morale, increasing staff efficiency, and delivering high levels of productivity and services.


Project 2011-1: Grand Floridian Timeshare Resort Lake Buena Vista, FL

Features: Located adjacent to the Grand Floridian Hotel at Walt Disney World Resort

Size: 200,000 square feet

Located adjacent to the Victorian-style flagship hotel of Walt Disney World Resort, Project 2011-1 is a 147-key timeshare, the first luxury product in the Disney Vacation Club collection. The project’s six floors house studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and grand villa suites in a striking red-gabled building that complements the architecture of the existing resort and sits along the sandy shores of Seven Seas Lagoon.

To accommodate an additional 700 guests, a new water activity pool and cascading water feature will be incorporated along with numerous program enhancements to existing pools, restaurants, and retail venues.

This $65 million development is employing a design-build delivery methodology with an integrated project delivery approach and BIM technology. The building model is being used for design coordination, clash detection, construction scheduling, cost estimating, and asset management.

This proposed mixed-used development offers magnificent views over Al Ain and important local landmarks. The five-star hotel tower, executive apartment tower, and office/commercial tower also includes a basement complex for separate parking facilities for each component.

The landscape design is based on the landscape master plan developed by the concept architect and will complement the strong Moroccan theme of the architecture and interior design. It will incorporate a mix of uses and features required by the hotel operator; these features include swimming pools, associated sunbathing decks and children’s pools, landscaped gardens and planting areas, small private gardens for the residential villas, restaurant seating areas, courtyards in the commercial building, and all interlinking pedestrian networks.

The design will suggest the Moroccan theme mainly through the use of materials, the majority of which will be natural stone such as granite, travertine, slate, and sandstone with color and interest provided by ceramic and porcelain tile insets, banding, and wall cladding.

Stretching across the Seabreeze Avenue beach approach, the historic Plaza Resort & Spa has been entertaining guests for more than a century. The existing 100-year-old hotel was renovated and converted into a premier luxury condo/hotel. This prominent local landmark in the heart of the Daytona tourist district includes completely renovated guest rooms, public lobbies, front desk, hotel guest facilities, and food and beverage areas.

Particular attention was paid to the aesthetic goal of the project—to restore the “Old Florida” character and spirit of the original resort while upgrading facility systems to current code. The phased renovation maintained the integrity and intent of the resort’s original classic design, and the newly renovated Plaza is now considered one of the premier resorts in Daytona Beach.


Al Ain Marriott Hotel Al Ain, UAE

Features: Five-star hotel tower with 258 rooms and 8 villas, executive apartment tower, and office/commercial tower


Plaza Resort and Spa Daytona Beach, Florida

Features: 14-story luxury condo/hotel with 323 guest rooms and 20 suites


This hotel, which will be the cornerstone for the entire Harmony Town Center development, will provide accommodations to attract both business and recreational travelers, especially those seeking an adjacent golf course and pet-friendly amenities. Within its urban setting, the 11,000-acre parcel is a rambling expanse of broad meadows and wetlands, natural and manmade lakes, and towering stands of southern pines. The site is home to abundant wildlife, including sandhill cranes, ospreys, owls, and gopher turtles. Capitalizing on the site’s natural beauty, many green and renewable elements will be incorporated into the design.

Upon completion, the overall hotel layout design will provide 75 finely appointed suites and deluxe suites on single-loaded corridors overlooking the existing golf course and newly constructed Town Center Park. Other accommodations will include state-of-the-art business and meeting rooms equipped with the latest communication system technologies. Level two of the hotel will feature a breakfast restaurant, family swimming pool, pool deck, and a fully equipped fitness center.

This 350,000-square-foot entertainment destination includes retail, restaurant, and nightclub venues in an urban-scale entertainment district adjacent to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The complex has retail, restaurant, and nightclub districts, each with its own individual expression in terms of scale, form, and detail. Adjacent to the casino and nightclub district is a 5,000-seat entertainment venue designed for a variety of performance acts, from live concerts to rodeos.

Features include the 12-story Mediterranean-style hotel tower with 481 guest rooms and 86 suites with panoramic views, a 145,000-square-foot casino, a 4-acre lagoon-style pool area, 15 restaurants, 16 shops, a poker room, spa, improv comedy club, 10 bars and nightclubs, and the Hard Rock Live concert venue.


Harmony Hotel Osceola County, Florida

Features: Multi-story, 65-suite and deluxe suite, full-service boutique hotel with 15,000 square feet of retail


Seminole Paradise Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida

Features: 350,000-square-foot entertainment destination


This 625,000-square-foot, marina-based resort includes a condominium hotel and apartments, retail and restaurant uses, hotel amenities, and back-of-house functions on previously developed commercial and residential sites.

Each Cay Club resort is intended to have its own distinct identity. The Sarasota Cay Club recreates the relaxed environment of Southern coastal

beach towns, where porch-sitting and strolling are activities at least as important as swimming and sunbathing, with simple beach cottage architecture that takes advantage of the breezes and offers broad views of Sarasota Bay.

The Clearwater Cay Club captures the romance of Venice, with narrow streets, small squares, and canals for gondolas.


Cay Club Resorts and Marina Clearwater and Sarasota, Florida

Features: Marina-based resort condominium hotel evocative of Venice, Italy



Marriott World Center Resort Orlando, Florida

Features: 2,000 guest rooms and suites, 10 restaurants and lounges, 450,000 square feet of event space, golf, full-service spa, tropical pools, waterfalls, whirlpools, and waterslide


AtlanticA Resort Luperon Bay, Dominican Republic

Features: Hotels, townhomes, villas, retail, energy plant, airport, and seaport

Size: 2,300 acres

AtlanticA will be one of the largest and most innovative multi-use resort communities in the Caribbean and will include more than 3,500 residential units (most with private docks) with plans for 20 hotels, 550 shops and restaurants, and 3 golf courses. The resort will offer a private airport; an internal transportation system designed for water taxis, golf carts, bicycles, and foot trails; a harbor with a cruise ship terminal; and a multitude of docking facilities.

Located on the northern tip of the Dominican Republic in the Luperon Bay—one of the few natural harbors and hurricane shelters in the area—the resort community will be a leading yachting destination and the golf capital of the Caribbean.

This golf and spa resort offers endless experiences, from creating lasting family memories to hosting spectacularly executed meetings and events. The resort towers above more than 200 acres of prime lush, green, and beautifully landscaped areas. In this magnificent locale, close to the area’s major attractions, is a resort that offers everything guests could possibly want.

More than 2,000 well-appointed guest rooms and suites serve as relaxing, comfortable retreats for both leisure and business travelers. Ten restaurants and lounges offer a dazzling array of dynamic culinary experiences. A total of 450,000 square feet of event space draws groups of every size from around the world.

Pittstown Point Landings is envisioned as a luxurious island resort for the sports fishing enthusiast. Sited on Crooked Island in the southern Bahamas Islands chain, this ambitious, four-phase, low-rise development encompasses an upscale hotel, private yacht marina, exclusive residential area, and existing airstrip.

The master plan goals are to maximize view angles, create an active edge to the marina, and provide various residential uses and guest amenities. The Phase I building program consists of the marina; 18 one-, two-, and three-bedroom

WaterColor is a southern coastal resort and residential community located directly on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida. The community includes a mix of single- and multi-family residences; commercial, office, and retail development; and recreational facilities.

The resort reflects the existing character of the Walton County Gulf coast, complementing the nearby communities of Seaside and Seagrove Beach by creating a spacious community with an emphasis on natural environmental features. Combining a traditional residential development with the goal of environmental stewardship, the project’s master plan includes approximately 300 acres as natural recreational space. The primary recreational amenities are its natural features including the Gulf beach, 220-acre coastal dune Western Lake, and the existing vegetative communities. Five active recreational facilities include an 11,000-square-foot beach club with dressing rooms, lockers, showers, meeting space, and day-use facilities, and a marina club that provides residents with a 20-slip boat dock and dry storage racks for up to 60 canoes and kayaks.

townhomes; Harbor Master offices; marina retail; a marina clubhouse; and a bar and grill. Additional components are the infrastructure for 25 single-family home lots, a reverse osmosis water treatment plant, a sewage treatment plant, an in-ground pool, and parking.

Beachfront cottages will be elevated on low stilts or light masonry pilings to allow more air circulation. The prominent feature of Bahamian architecture, which this resort’s architecture will mimic, is the balustrated front porches that sometimes wrap around all building sides on multiple levels.16 | Hotels and resorts Hotels and resorts | 17

Pittstown Point Landings Resort Crooked Island, Bahamas

Features: Marina, townhomes, offices, retail, clubhouse, and bar

Size: 60 acres

WaterColor Beach Resort WaterColor, Florida

Features: Nearly 1,200 residential dwelling units and a 60-room resort hotel

Size: 500 acres

Gaylord Palms Hotel Kissimmee, Florida

Features: Luxury hotel with 1,400 guestrooms, gardens, meeting space, exhibit hall, restaurants, and entertainment venues

Size: 65-acre multi-use complex

The Gaylord Palms Hotel, built in the Old World Grand Floridian style, was designed to blend yesterday’s charm of southern hospitality with today’s exceptional levels of service, family-oriented entertainment, and recreation for which Opryland Nashville and its parent company Gaylord Entertainment are well known.

Beach Walk Clearwater, Florida

Features: Pedestrian promenade with public plaza space, unique beach entrances, public art, sidewalk cafés, restaurants, courtyards, and seating areas

Size: 2,400-foot-long by 25-foot-wide pedestrian promenade

Situated only minutes from the main gates of Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee-St. Cloud, the 65-acre property features 1,400 guestrooms including 118 suites (10 of which are presidential suites), 4 acres of gardens under glass, 380,000 square feet of meeting and pre-function space (including a 178,000-square-foot exhibit hall), three restaurants, and several entertainment venues.

With its gentle surf, beautiful sunsets, and wide sandy white shores, Clearwater Beach—located in Pinellas County along the west coast of Florida—has been a nationally recognized destination for beachgoers for decades. The creation of Beach Walk, a 2,400-foot-long by 25-foot-wide pedestrian promenade, added entry gateways, public plaza space, unique beach entrances, seaside-inspired public art, outdoor sidewalk cafés, restaurants, hotel courtyards, balconies, and seating areas.

Strategically located seating alcoves, shaded by palm trees, serve as places for rest and conversation and offer activity centers with cast-in-place, glass-tiled chess and backgammon game boards. Lush landscaping includes more than 500 palm trees and thousands of flowering plants. A whimsical stainless steel sundial with interactive mist fountain is the focal point of Sundial Plaza, and on the beach side visitors can purchase gifts, supplies, and refreshments at the Oasis Pavilion.



The Address Downtown Dubai Dubai, UAE

Features: 1,004 feet high, 63-story five-star hotel and serviced apartments

Size: 1.8 million square feet

The Address Downtown Dubai is a skyscraper hotel and residential tower located alongside the Dubai Mall, Old Town, and Lake Dubai. At 1,004 feet and 63 stories, it is the 11th tallest building in Dubai and features 196 lavish rooms and 626 serviced residences. The Address Downtown Dubai offers a vast array of gourmet experiences, modern meeting and event venues, a signature spa, a lavishly appointed fitness center, pools, and numerous indulgent amenities and services.

The vertical aerofoil section of the tower rises proudly from a podium of swirling layers, calling to mind a robust seaside headland. The crisp white detailing, the exceptional landscaping of the walkways, concourses and decks, and the glint of stainless steel embellishments contribute to an unmistakable air of elegance that titillates the senses with intrigue and delight. As a result of its superb exterior lighting, the property glitters as evening beckons.

The restrained color palette, the richly articulated plinth levels, and the interaction between the volume of the tower and its dramatic crest all evoke the epitome of 1930s glamour by radiating grace, style, and elegance.

The concept for this low-rise hotel was developed from the award-winning master plan that Atkins proposed for its location, Lin Gang New Town, near Shanghai. Resting on an island in a 1,200-acre circular lake at the center of the new town, the design is both simple and striking and within the 50 foot height limit stipulated by the planning guidelines.

The flower-inspired plan provides a pragmatic hotel layout in the form of a central dome connected to five petal-shaped wings containing hotel rooms, restaurants, and meeting rooms. The simple geometry allows all rooms to have unobstructed lake views. Atriums, designed as themed gardens, illuminate and ventilate the split central corridors leading to the rooms.

The space between the wings provides sheltered areas for gardens, pools, and sports grounds, while a low building connecting the conference and dining wings provides service and kitchen accommodation. Separate buildings house a small marina and clubhouse, playgrounds, gardens, and a golf course.

External walls of natural timber harmonize with the lush landscaping, while the many angles and gentle curves of the zinc roof catch the eye with an attractive glitter when glimpsed from the shoreline.

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Shanghai Harbor City Crowne Plaza Hotel Shanghai, China

Features: 355-bed, five-star business and resort hotel



This unconventional yet functional hotel is typical of modern Beijing’s development.

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Beijing Yongtai Four Points Hotel Beijing, China

Features: 355-room, five-star hotel and 177 serviced apartments


The strong pattern of window openings alludes to the great traditions of Chinese masonry and, in recognition of its potential as a wedding venue, the end elevation incorporates a pattern similar to the “double happiness” character always displayed prominently at Chinese wedding celebrations.

The hotel rooms are located in the building fronting the street on the south side of the site, with a courtyard separating it from the serviced apartments to the north. Banqueting facilities are in this inner courtyard, and curved walls provide spatial benefit from the inside and visual benefit from the outside, as do the curvilinear exteriors of the serviced apartments.

The building’s top level is a skewed glass prism that intersects the masonry volume of the hotel and provides interest to an otherwise parallel layout. It contains business executive lounges and a corporate club for business development, and offers expansive views over Beijing.


The quarry and hotel combine to form an integrated whole where, governed by restrictions on building height, the hotel’s 17 stories occupy only two levels above ground and barely intrude on the natural beauty for which the area is famous.

At water level are a gym center, swimming pool and spa, restaurants and cafes, and a banqueting center for conference facilities that can accommodate up to 1,000 people. At the lowest point, two room levels are submerged, offering guests a spectacular view into what is in effect a natural fresh-water aquarium.

At ground level, the grass-roofed podium houses hotel and conference center entrances that lead to a glass-clad “river,” which eventually turns into a vertical circulation “waterfall” that cascades down the 260-foot-deep quarry.

The quarry provides guests and visitors with views, activities, and experiences and protects the hotel from weather extremes. The thermal mass of the rock stabilizes the hotel environment and reduces energy input into the building. In return, the hotel rejuvenates the quarry and for the first time brings humans and the environment together in a sustainable relationship.

Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Hotel Songjiang, China

Features: Futuristic 388-room, five-star resort and business hotel


This competition-winning design for this resort and business hotel is set in a water-filled quarry.

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Situated on the subtropical shores of the South China Seas, close to the Leizhou peninsula, this site lies between the city’s major thoroughfare and the beach. With a southeasterly outlook toward a sheltered bay lined with coastal parks and sandy beaches, the plot bisects a 164-foot-wide green urban axis radiating from the new civic center.

The project’s buildings have been carefully oriented to optimize the spectacular views. Tower A houses the 537-room Sheraton hotel, atop a podium containing a 1,200-seat banquet hall, restaurants, bars, and reception areas. Tower B accommodates high-grade office space above a podium of entertainment spaces.

The towers are splayed on plan, and the rooms within each are rotated 30 degrees off axis, giving every room a splendid private view of the bay.

Slightly offsetting the floor plans up and down the towers creates a ridged, curving profile that brings to mind seashells, and the crown of sail-like tensile structures sheltering the terraced suites completes the nautical theme.

The design treats three independent components (hotel, office, and apartments) as a single sculptural composition. Three equal height towers with triangular plan forms and chamfered top planes are arranged on the rectangular site in the new south exhibition and conference district just outside Chengdu’s third ring road.

The symmetrical hotel and serviced apartment towers face the main road to the east. The larger plan office tower sits behind, facing the apex of the space formed by the other two structures. Such symmetrical arrangements are not uncommon in China, as they protect a great formality and presence to the city.

On the main street façade, a dramatic crystalline canopy marks the entrance to a lobby that extends organically at ground level into the space connecting the three towers.

Above this lobby are two linear zones of landscaping that provide a peaceful garden, an area for relaxation, and convivial meeting spaces shared by occupants of the three towers.


Zhanjiang Minda Sheraton Zhanjiang, China

Features: 537-room hotel tower, office tower, and dormitory unit


Chengdu Hilton Hotel Chengdu, China

Features: 515-room hotel, office, and apartment tower

Size: 2.2 million square feet square feet

This project consists of two independent nine-story hotel towers with a total of 554 rooms and is situated in the heart of Deira business district.

The proportions and massing of this project are based on solid forms with punctured linear voids invoking traditional modern architecture. The lighting design is based on a control philosophy with a choice of efficient light sources that will not only minimise the cost of the installations but the cost of operating them too.

The L-shaped Ibis Hotel is situated to the north, accommodating 365 rooms while the straight winged Novotel Hotel faces the south, accommodating 189 rooms. Both hotels are independent facilities designed in a U-shape around a courtyard above the roof of a two story podium. The terraced deck houses a swimming pool, health facilities and landscape gardens. The ground and mezzanine podium encloses an open-air courtyard.


Ibis and Novotel Hotels Dubai, UAE

Features: Two independent hotels with shared common space and recreational amenities with a total of 554 rooms


Because the city has historically been a hub for maritime trade with Africa, India, and China, it seemed appropriate to borrow from this seafaring heritage—hence the hotel’s theme of the billowing spinnaker sail of a hi-tech J class yacht.

At 1,000 feet in height, the Burj Al Arab is acknowledged as the tallest single structure hotel in the world. It also houses the world’s tallest atrium, which at 600 feet in height addresses the space that is the core of the hotel and provides a constant reminder of location. Access to and from the 202 luxurious duplex bedroom suites is via the wide open balconies that flank two sides of the atrium.

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Jumeriah Beach Hotel Dubai, UAE

Features: Five-star luxury hotel with 600 rooms and suites


The Jumeirah has become a benchmark for five-star hotels worldwide. Its eye-catching exterior has served as a backdrop for many key events held in Dubai, and the interior houses a wealth of innovative designs.

To take advantage of its breathtaking surroundings, the hotel was conceptualized with an unusually long and high design that is curved both in plan and elevation. This design resulted in a “breaking ocean wave” shape with 600 rooms and suites, all of which offer uninterrupted sea views in a dynamic 26-story structure, 300 feet high and 900 feet long.


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For more than three decades, Ms. Boettcher has been transforming ideas into reality. Her architectural practice experience includes serving private and public sector clients in specialized markets such as hospitality, entertainment, zoos and aquariums, museums, retail, restaurant, and mixed-use developments. Her demonstrated strengths include a keen ability to comprehensively and seamlessly manage the design process from concept through construction. Her expertise in numerous project delivery methodologies includes integrated project delivery, design-build, design-bid-build, construction manager, and construction manager-at-risk. She is a standout project leader in all design phases including master planning, program development, technical documentation, and construction administration. Ms. Boettcher excels in managing large-scale, complex projects and overseeing multiple concurrent building projects for single clients as part of capital improvement programs.

Relevant experience

• Grand Floridian Resort Timeshare at Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orange County, Florida

• Legendary Grande Hotel, Destin, Florida• Sarasota Cay Club, Cristal Clear Companies, Sarasota, Florida• Clearwater Cay Club, Cristal Clear Companies, Clearwater, Florida• Plaza Resort & Spa, Oceans Resorts International,

Daytona Beach, Florida• Hyatt Regency Hotel, Restaurants at Palm Pointe, Orlando, Florida• Seminole Paradise Retail Entertainment Complex at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino,

Hollywood, Florida• CityWalk, Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida• Al Houara Coastal Resort, Morocco• Marriott Curacao Timeshare Development, Curacao• Mahogany Bay Shore Excursion,

Carnival Cruise Lines, Roatan, Honduras• Pittstown Point Landings Resort, Crooked Island, Bahamas• AtlanticA Resort, Bay of Luperon, Dominican Republic• Putnam Hotel, Deland, Florida• Johnson Space Center Hotel and Conference Facilities,

Delaware North Companies, Houston, Texas

Frances Boettcher, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Senior Project Manager

Education B.Arch., Architecture, Pennsylvania State, 1976

Registrations/licenses Registered Architect: Florida, AR0015272, 1995 New Jersey, AI12052, 1991 Pennsylvania, RA008821, 1981

Certifications Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional – Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C), U.S. Green Building Council, 2009


Key personnel


Mr. Wingo’s 18 years of sophisticated design, planning, and architectural detailing experience have provided him with a profound understanding of multiple building types across a broad spectrum of design sectors including hotels, resorts, theme parks, medical, education, office, surface transit, federal, and military. His expertise in building information modeling (BIM)/4-D database-driven modeling (Revit) and the use of real-time rapid techniques during conceptual design charrettes affords him the ability to streamline the decision-making process by integrating programming, functional alternatives, sustainability, value engineering, and cost-effective betterments across all design disciplines. Mr. Wingo’s intuitiveness, enthusiasm, dedication, and commitment result in high design value for each client and aesthetic excellence on each project.

Relevant experience

• Grand Floridian Resort Annex at Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orange County, Florida

• Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort (formerly Fairfield Resort at Bonnet Creek), Wyndham Resorts LLC, Orlando, Florida

• Walt Disney World Guest Transportation, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orange County, Florida

• Epcot Theme Park Germany Pavilion, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orange County, Florida

• Hollywood Studios Theater of the Stars Attraction, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orange County, Florida

• Visiting Airmen Living Quarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

• Royal Park Complex, Confidential Client, Almaty, Kazakhstan• Versailles Almaty, Confidential Client, Almaty, Kazakhstan• Lake City Complex, Confidential Client, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan• Ten Modular Barracks, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Program Center,

Bagram Army Airfield, Parvan Province, Afghanistan• Project 777 Theme Park/Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu

Dhabi, United Arab Emirates• Universal Dubailand Surf City, Surf’s Up Catch a Wave Ride, Universal Studios

Dubailand Theme Park LLC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates• Universal Dubailand Epic Adventures, Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure Ride, Universal

Studios Dubailand Theme Park LLC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Gary Wingo, RA, LEED AP BD+C Senior Architect

Education B.A., Architecture and Environmental Design, Texas A&M University, 1989

Registrations/licenses Registered Architect: Washington, DC, ARC5508, 1993

Certifications Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional – Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C), U.S. Green Building Council, 2010

Mr. Classe has more than 27 years of experience in civil engineering and real estate development including all aspects of management and administration; planning; entitlements; design; permitting through local, state, and federal governmental agencies; and construction. His specific project experience includes a variety of large-scale multidiscipline projects ranging from single-family, multifamily, commercial, and mixed-use communities to themed entertainment and resort hotels.

• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort Hotel, Disney Development Company, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

• Disney’s Old Key West Resort, Disney Development Company, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

• Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter and Riverside, Disney Development Company, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

• Eco Town Siewierz, TUP SA and New Broad Street Companies, Siewierz, Poland

• Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World, Silverton Properties, Orlando, Florida

• Grand Floridian Resort at Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orange County, Florida

• Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort at Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orange County, Florida

• WaterColor Beach Resort, The St. Joe Company, Walton County, Florida

• Celebration Hotel, Celebration Hotel, Ltd., Celebration, Florida

• Embassy Suites at American Way, The Kessler Enterprises, Inc., Orlando, Florida

John Classe Jr, PE Civil Engineer

Education B.S., Civil Engineering, Auburn University, 1983

Registrations/Licenses Professional Engineer: Florida, 39428, 1988

Real Estate Broker’s License: Florida, BK3049885


Mr. Diaz has 18 years of electrical project management/electrical design experience involving the design of lighting, power, fire alarm, and low-voltage systems for hotels and resorts. His project management expertise includes supervising staff; serving as the point of contact with clients/building owners; establishing budgets and managing time, effort, and revenue; performing marketing, fee negotiations, and contract revisions; performing design phases; carrying out construction administration; and providing quality assurance/quality control services.

Relevant experience

• 55 West on the Esplanade, Euro American Advisors, Orlando, Florida • The Vue at Lake Eola, Westminster Partners, LLC, Orlando, Florida • Mills Park Mixed-Used Development, Pelloni Development Corporation, Orlando,

Florida • The Square at International Drive Retail Buildings, Unicorp National Developments,

Orlando, Florida

Victor Diaz, PE, LEED APElectrical Engineer

EducationB.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, 1991

Registrations/licensesProfessional Engineer: Florida, 55919, 1998 Puerto Rico, 12660, 1992

Certifications Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP), U.S. Green Building Council, 2007

Herminio Sanchez Electrical Designer

EducationB.S., Electrical Technology, Florida International University, 1982

Mr. Sanchez has 30 years of experience in the design of electrical, power distribution, lighting, fire protection, data/voice communication, and emergency generator systems. As a result of his vast experience, he is intimately familiar with the requirements of the National Electric Code and the Life Safety Code.

Relevant experience

• Sonesta Beach Hotel and Tennis Club, VMS Realty Partners, Key Biscayne, Florida• The Palace, The Palace Condominiums, Bal Harbour, Florida• The Acropolis at Brickell Condominium, Acropolis Ventures, Inc., Miami, Florida• Boca Raton Hotel and Tennis Club, Daiwa House Industry Company, Ltd., Boca Raton,

Florida• Olympia York, Holland and Knight, Orlando, Florida• Douglas Center, Spills and Candle, Miami, Florida• Virgin Grand Beach Resort, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, St. Thomas, U.S.

Virgin Islands


Mr. Calante has 27 years of experience in mechanical, nuclear, civil, and environmental engineering; quality control; design; and project management. His varied career includes work as a mechanical engineer, nuclear engineer, civil engineer, environmental engineer, and associate professor where he taught courses in the construction and assembly of nuclear power plants. His extensive knowledge of building and design codes includes the National Fire Protection Association; the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and the Air Conditioning Engineers; and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Relevant experience

• Four Seasons Hotel, Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc., Miami, Florida • 1080 Brickell Residential Tower, NBWW & Associates, Miami, Florida• Villa Aurora, Carrfour Supportive Housing, Miami, Florida• Terrace Towers, HVC Architects, Miami, Florida • Fontainebleau Hilton, NBWW & Associates, Miami Beach, Florida • The James Hotel, BEA Architects, Miami Beach, Florida • Marriott at Doral, Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc., Doral, Florida • The Peninsula – Phases I and II, CFE & Associates, Aventura, Florida • The Hamptons South, CFE & Associates, Aventura, Florida • Panorama Honduras, Fullerton Diaz Architects, San Pedro Sula, Honduras • The Creek at Maritime, Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc., Dubai, United Arab

Emirates

Mr. Alford’s 29 years of mechanical engineering experience includes the design of plumbing and fire protection systems. He has served as a project manager and/or project engineer and has overseen and/or assisted with the production of both large and small projects, including office buildings, schools, universities, high-rise buildings, and hospitals. He has expertise in domestic water design, sanitary waste piping design, medical gas systems design, water-based fire protection design, hydraulics calculations, stormwater piping design, specification writing and editing, and lab water designs. Mr. Alford has extensive knowledge of the International Plumbing Code and National Fire Protection Association codes and standards, and he applies this knowledge in project designs.

Relevant experience

• Fontainebleau Resort Hotel, Fontainebleau Resorts, LLC, Miami, Florida• 55 West High-Rise Condominium, Baker Barrios Architects, Orlando, Florida • Marriott World Center Resort, RTKL Associates Inc., Orlando, Florida • Ritz-Carlton Hotel, WMK Architects, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

John Alford, PE, LEED AP Mechanical Engineer/Fire Protection Engineer

Education B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Tennessee, 1981

Registrations/licenses Professional Engineer: Alabama, 16949, 1989 Florida, 46515, 1993 Georgia, 18353, 1989 Kentucky, 15297, 1988

Fire Protection Engineer: Florida, 46515, 2000

Certifications Plumbing Design, American Society of Plumbing Engineers, 1983

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP), U.S. Green Building Council, 2007


Pelayo Calante, PE, LEED AP Mechanical Engineer

Education M.S., Nuclear Engineering, Moscow Institute of Power Engineering, 1984

B.S., Nuclear Engineering, Moscow Institute of Power Engineering, 1981

Registrations/licenses Professional Engineer (Mechanical): Florida, 53289, 1999

Certification Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP), U.S. Green Building Council, 2008

Jonathan Kreiner, Ph.D., PE, LEED AP Structural Engineer

Education Ph.D., Civil Engineering - Structures, University of Florida, 1996

M.S., Civil Engineering - Structures, University of Illinois, 1993

B.S., Ocean Engineering - Structures, Florida Institute of Technology, 1991

Registrations/licenses Professional Engineer: Alaska (Civil), CE 12364, 2009

Florida (Structural), 54484, 1999

U.S. Virgin Islands (Structural), 609E, 1996

Certifications National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Records (Structural I), Cert. 41178, 2010

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP), U.S. Green Building Council, 2009

Certified General Contractor, Florida, 062005, 2002

Certified Special Building Inspector, Florida, 2012, 2001

Kathleen S. Leo, PE Vice President/Project Director

Education M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 1993

B.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, 1992

Registrations/Licenses Professional Engineer Florida 51419, 1997

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Regional Vice President, 2002

East Central Florida Branch, Past-President, 2001 President, 2000

Florida Engineering Society (FES)

Association of Florida Community Developers

Lake County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, 2000-2005

Women Inspiring Leadership (WIL)

CREW Member (Commercial Real Estate Women’s Network)

Honors and Awards

Young Engineer of the Year State Award Winner, Florida Engineering Society, 2002

Dr. Kreiner has 20 years of structural engineering, project management, and general construction experience. His structural design skills include performing calculations and field inspections on proposed facilities; generating computer models; preparing engineering drawings, specifications, and cost estimates; performing structural forensic studies and peer reviews; and conducting construction administration services including contractor coordination. As an adjunct professor at the Florida Institute of Technology, Dr. Kreiner taught civil and structural engineering-related courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. His designs include hurricane resistance for 34 structures in Florida, blast resistance for 25 federal buildings, and seismic resistance for 10 facilities. He is a published author with the American Iron and Steel Institute.

Project experience

• Beach Place by Marriott, Marriott International, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida• South Beach Center Parking Garage, City of Miami Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida• Planet Hollywood Restaurant, Planet Hollywood International, Inc.,

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida• Bridgeside Square Condominiums, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida• Royal Caribbean Cruise Terminals 3, 4, and 5, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line,

Port of Miami, Florida • Tradewinds of Ochlockonee Bay Resort, Tradewinds of Ochlockonee Bay, Inc.,

Crescent Beach, Florida• Surf Club, Palm Coast, Florida

Ms. Leo has 17 years of experience with Atkins in civil site and utilities design, permitting, and construction administration/assistance, with an emphasis on conceptual planning and utility planning. Her background includes oversight of several large-scale, mixed use developments.

Relevant experience

• Seminole Hard Rock Resort and Casino, Tampa, FL• Seminole Hard Rock Resort and Casino, Hollywood, FL• Hilton Ballroom Expansion, Tishman Hotel Corporation, Lake Buena Vista, FL• Northeast Resort Parcel Phase 1 – Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Imagineering,

Orange County, FL• Harmony Equestrian Center, Lochmere Development Group, Inc., Osceola County, FL• Artisan Park, The St. Joe Company, Celebration, FL• Baldwin Park, Units 8-10 Infrastructure, Baldwin Park Development Company,

Orlando, FL• Golden Oak/Northeast Resort Parcel (NERP) Phase 1, Walt Disney Imagineering,

Orange County, FL• Poinciana Community Development District, Poinciana, FL• Celebration/Enterprise Community Development Districts, Celebration, FL• Celebration Infrastructure Phases 3 and 4, The Celebration Company, Celebration, FL• Celebration Spring Park, The Celebration Company, Celebration, FL• Celebration Infrastructure Phase 2, The Celebration Company, Celebration, FL


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