Suite Spaces
September 1, 2005
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(Click image to enlarge.)Wynn Las Vegas
The recently opened Wynn hotel in Las Vegas—a five-year, $2.5 billion undertaking—was designed to be a refuge from the rest of the city. “We didn’t want you to feel like you were in a hotel, especially when you were in the bathrooms. We wanted it to feel like a residence,” says Roger Thomas, architect of Steve Wynn’s newest eponymous venture, as well as previous projects such as the Bellagio and Mirage and Wynn’s private homes and planes. The designers planned the rooms as if they were building their own dream homes. “That translated into large spaces with enclosed commodes for privacy, as travelers are often in pairs,” continues Thomas. “Also important when two people are sharing the space is the relative location of things—how a man shaving at the sink doesn’t interfere with his wife stepping out of the bathtub. We designed around all of that.”
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(Click image to enlarge.)When searching for the best possible products, Thomas and his staff ran exhaustive tests. The team tried out 10 different bathtubs—filling, emptying and splashing in them—and installed and used the showers before deciding on the right showerheads. The results yielded seven unique bathroom layouts and designs, different for each room type, which incorporate a variety of products. But consistent throughout every space is the equal amount of consideration given to both experience and function. “Most hotels use vinyl on the walls because it’s the only material that will withstand frequent use from guest to guest,” explains Thomas. “I normally hate it, but we spent months developing our own that looks like it was handpainted.” Next for Wynn and Thomas is the hotel’s new wing, a slightly smaller $1.4 billion project to be completed in 2008.
Wynn Las Vegas, 888.320.7123,
www.wynnlasvegas.com
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