Extensive stone palette defines Las Vegas resort
The luxurious M Resort, Spa and Casino is the latest high-end establishment to join the ever expanding line-up of gaming facilities in the Las Vegas area. The resort features an abundant quantity of Italian marble and Turkish travertine, which was fabricated by FMP srl of Italy and supplied and installed by Superior Tile & Marble of Las Vegas.
Photo by Opulence Studios
Among the latest luxury establishments to hit the Las Vegas region is the M Resort, Spa and Casino - located on a 90-acre piece of property on South Las Vegas Boulevard in Henderson, NV. The resort not only attracts guests who are looking to relax, pamper themselves and enjoy Las Vegas nightlife, but it also recently provided the home kitchen to Season 6 contestants on Bravo’s popular television series “Top Chef.” Designed and built by Marnell Corrao Associates of Las Vegas, the M Resort is lavishly dressed in Italian marble and Turkish travertine throughout its interior and exterior spaces - creating a warm yet contemporary environment.
“The overall design objective for the M Resort was to do a modern building in Las Vegas and to employ Italian design techniques that you see happening in Europe, but yet [produce] a modern building that was ‘un-themed’ and about space, light and architecture,” said Tony Marnell, Chairman/CEO of Marnell Corrao Associates.
“The spaces were relatively designed to their functions, and we thought about how to use glass in an energy-efficient way in the desert. Then we thought about what materials could we use to give that Italian feeling, but do it in a contemporary way. That’s how we got to stone and tile as our materials.”
The tone is set in the lobby with Daino Reale marble on the floor and Noce travertine walls. “We tried to use those two materials for their look and texture, but also for durability,” said Marnell. “We were looking for a material that would work in the desert, and the owner wanted a general warm feel. That’s what led us to the direction of travertine. We were able to finish the material in split-face, honed and polished finishes to give it different textures, light reflection and shadowing.”
The tone is set in the lobby with Daino Reale marble on the floor and Noce travertine walls.
Photo by Alise O’Brien Photography
Photo by Opulence Studios
Among the latest luxury establishments to hit the Las Vegas region is the M Resort, Spa and Casino - located on a 90-acre piece of property on South Las Vegas Boulevard in Henderson, NV. The resort not only attracts guests who are looking to relax, pamper themselves and enjoy Las Vegas nightlife, but it also recently provided the home kitchen to Season 6 contestants on Bravo’s popular television series “Top Chef.” Designed and built by Marnell Corrao Associates of Las Vegas, the M Resort is lavishly dressed in Italian marble and Turkish travertine throughout its interior and exterior spaces - creating a warm yet contemporary environment.
“The overall design objective for the M Resort was to do a modern building in Las Vegas and to employ Italian design techniques that you see happening in Europe, but yet [produce] a modern building that was ‘un-themed’ and about space, light and architecture,” said Tony Marnell, Chairman/CEO of Marnell Corrao Associates.
“The spaces were relatively designed to their functions, and we thought about how to use glass in an energy-efficient way in the desert. Then we thought about what materials could we use to give that Italian feeling, but do it in a contemporary way. That’s how we got to stone and tile as our materials.”
The tone is set in the lobby with Daino Reale marble on the floor and Noce travertine walls. “We tried to use those two materials for their look and texture, but also for durability,” said Marnell. “We were looking for a material that would work in the desert, and the owner wanted a general warm feel. That’s what led us to the direction of travertine. We were able to finish the material in split-face, honed and polished finishes to give it different textures, light reflection and shadowing.”
The tone is set in the lobby with Daino Reale marble on the floor and Noce travertine walls.
Photo by Alise O’Brien Photography
Visiting the quarries
The stone was quarried and fabricated by FMP srl of Carrara, Italy. “We went to the quarries and took the owner,” said Marnell. “We spent four days doing a variety of mock-ups for the interior walkway surfaces and for the wall surfaces to come up with a saw-cut pattern that is in all the walls. We did a host of different panels and different finishes - staying within the design criteria and curtain wall criteria.”
Marnell went on to explain that a lot of time was dedicated to studying the mock-up panels. “We looked at them in the daytime and in the evening,” he said. “We wanted to see the different lighting patterns.”
“We tried to use those two materials for their look and texture, but also for durability,” said the architect, when explaining the reasons for choosing marble and travertine as the primary materials for the design.
The travertine panels adorn the walls throughout the public spaces of the M Resort, including the casino area. Marnell explained that a special curtain wall system was designed to install them.
“I had been flirting with the idea for a long time of doing a curtain wall instead of a typical anchor installation,” said the architect. “The fastening system had to be engineered for this look. We designed the stone patterns at the same time as we were designing the fastening system in conjunction with the look and feel that we wanted.”
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The stone was quarried and fabricated by FMP srl of Carrara, Italy. “We went to the quarries and took the owner,” said Marnell. “We spent four days doing a variety of mock-ups for the interior walkway surfaces and for the wall surfaces to come up with a saw-cut pattern that is in all the walls. We did a host of different panels and different finishes - staying within the design criteria and curtain wall criteria.”
Marnell went on to explain that a lot of time was dedicated to studying the mock-up panels. “We looked at them in the daytime and in the evening,” he said. “We wanted to see the different lighting patterns.”
“We tried to use those two materials for their look and texture, but also for durability,” said the architect, when explaining the reasons for choosing marble and travertine as the primary materials for the design.
The travertine panels adorn the walls throughout the public spaces of the M Resort, including the casino area. Marnell explained that a special curtain wall system was designed to install them.
“I had been flirting with the idea for a long time of doing a curtain wall instead of a typical anchor installation,” said the architect. “The fastening system had to be engineered for this look. We designed the stone patterns at the same time as we were designing the fastening system in conjunction with the look and feel that we wanted.”
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