Thomas Chirdon's Senior Thesis

building statistics I

building name	the m resort

location	12300 s. las vegas blvd. henderson, nv

owner	marnell corrao associates

occupancy	sub-basement (service/tunnel level) – s-2 spa level – a-2, a-3, b, f-1, f-2, m, s-1, s-2 casino level – a-2, a-3, b, f-2, m, s-2 mechanical mezzanine – f-1 level 1-13(11 floors) – r-1 level 14 – a-2, f-1, f-2, s-2

size	390 room tower, 35 suites, 92,000 sq. ft. of casino area, a 60,000-sq. ft. conference room, a 23,000-sq.-ft. health spa and salon, eight restaurants, four bars, one entertainment venue, retail outlets, a 100,000-sq.-ft. pool area, and a 63,000-sq.-ft. movie entertainment theatre with 14 screens

number of stories	14

primary project team	owner: marnell corrao associates, las vegas, nv architects: marnell architecture, las vegas, nv interior design: marnell architecture, las vegas, nv general contractor: marnell corrao associates, las vegas, nv construction management: marnell corrao associates, las vegas, nv civil engineer: kimley-horn associates inc., las vegas, nv structural engineer: culp and tanner inc., las vegas, nv food service design: maddock design inc., las vegas, nv landscape architects: j. w. zunino associates, las vegas, nv mechanical and plumbing engineers: southland industries, las vegas, nv jba consulting engineers , las vegas, nv electrical engineer: jba consulting engineers, las vegas, nv lighting design: cd+m life safety/fire protection: jba consulting engineers, las vegas, nv property management: marnell corrao associates, las vegas, nv

dates of construction	spring 2007 - march 2009

cost	overall project cost is one billion dollars

project delivery method	design build

architecture	Marnell corrao associates have been designing and building resorts in las vegas for many years. After building so many successful resorts they decided the next step meant designing and building their own resort unlike any other. The m resort creates an awe inspiring campus that provides breath taking views of the valley as well as the las vegas Strip. this building utilizes non-reflective floor to ceiling glass to take advantage of this view. An open air environment is coupled with a beautiful canyon water fall feature to set apart the m resort from other las vegas resorts. The building incorporates a casino, conference areas, health spas and salon, restaurants, bars, retail outlets, a generous amount of pool area, an entertainment venue and a large movie theatre. All of these amenities are coupled with rooms and suites to accommodate most desires while remaining on the m resort campus. The casino, spa, conference area, retail, and other community items are on the lower few floors with the residential areas being on the upper floors. The residential tower is wrapped in the above mentioned glass, being topped off with loft suites on the top floor, creating rooms with 270 degree views of the las vegas landscape.

major codes	building code: 2006 ibc fire code: 2000 ufc plumbing code: 2006 upc mechanical code: 2006 umc electrical code: 2005 nec energy code: 2006 iecc

zoning	ct – tourist commercial district – this zoning area provides sites for visitor- oriented use.

historical requirements	none

building envelope	The upper portion of the building is comprised mainly of a glass panel system that combines to create the floor to ceiling picture windows. At the base of the campus the walls are made of concrete panels wrapped in various decorative materials. A built op roof was chosen to cap off the building.

building statistics II

mechanical	The low rise commercial section of the building is served by air handling units and make up air units. Some of the spaces such as the casino floors are served with 100 percent outdoor air while other areas have some recirculation. The high rise guest tower utilizes vertical stack fan coil units that are connected to integrated wall mullions which supply outdoor air. Each room has its own unit which uses constant volume exhaust in the bathrooms to draw in the outdoor air. The buildings utilities are housed in a central utility plant (CUP). This allows services to be combined and thus become more efficient for the overall building. The CUP includes 3900 tons of cooling and 46,800 MBH of heating with large expansion spaces available. Heat exchangers are used to heat the heating hot water, kitchen hot water, and pool heaters.

electrical	Electrical service enters the building at 12470 volts and it goes into a substation where it passes through a redundant switch. It is them fed to the various electrical rooms where it is broken down into 277v, 120v, and other voltages based on equipment and power needs in the subsequent spaces. The lighting system uses a variety of fixtures based on the space usage, however fluorescent fixtures are typical. The system also includes two 2000kW/2500kVA emergency generators for life safety backup.

structural	The first floor of the low rise portion of the building uses cast in place concrete. However the second floor of the same part of the building incorporates structural steel with spray on fire proofing. The tower is cast in place concrete columns along with cast in place post tensioned concrete floor slabs measuring four inches thick. The columns are set upon large spread footings throughout the entire building.

transportation	The guest tower is served by nine elevators, three of which are service elevators, along with stairwells. The low rise section uses multiple elevators throughout each of the different space types as required.

fire and life safety	The M Resort uses a sprinkler system throughout the majority of each section of the building. Each exit stairwell is pressurized by a dedicated supply fan connected to emergency power. The low rise spa and casino levels have smoke control systems that use either the supply fan or exhaust fan of the air handling unit serving the various areas with smoke control based on pressurization and exhaust requirements. The guest tower corridors have supply and exhaust air grilles at each floor with fire smoke dampers to control airflow.