048 PROJECT / M RESORT, LAS VEGAS, USA
MAGNIFICENT M
Opened in March 2009, the
$750M M Resort is not your
typical Las Vegas hotel, thanks
in no small part to CD+M
Lighting Design Group
Located at the extreme southern end of the
Las Vegas valley, on the main highway from
Southern California, M Resort is nine miles
from the central Las Vegas strip. While
remote from the centre of the Las Vegas
action, the unique site, at an elevation 300
feet higher than the strip, affords magnifi-
cent vistas of the bright lights of the strip
below and the Las Vegas valley beyond.
Taking full advantage of this prominent
location, Marnell Architecture went against
traditional casino design theory that dic-
tates a guest’s attention always be focused
inward, lest they be distracted from the
primary reason they are there - gaming. To
that end, the designers have created large,
airy public spaces with vast expanses of
glass that take full advantage of the abun-
dant daylight as well as providing breath-
taking views.
CD+M Lighting Design Group’s Los Angeles
office developed a lighting plan for all of
the resort’s interior and exterior spaces
- including 390 room hotel, 60,000 square
foot convention centre, live entertainment
lounge, 23,000 square foot full-service spa,
92,000 square foot casino, nine restaurants
and five bars. A wide variety of fluorescent,
incandescent, neon, low voltage, and warm
white and colour-changing LED fixtures Upon entering the large open lobby space, Above The pool area is softly lit with continuous
were utilised to provide general lighting as the guest’s eyes are immediately drawn to
warm white LEDs mounted under the edges of the
concrete decks to ‘float’ the slabs above one another
well as to illuminate the distinct architec- the floor to ceiling glass façade that fronts
tural elements, coves, features and back lit the Vilaggio Del Sol pool deck beyond. This
Opposite top left The sleek registration desk,
visible through the chrome lattice work structure,
decorative fabric, glass and resin panels. outdoor entertainment venue consists of
appears to float on LED lit resin ‘ice’ blocks below.
At night, as the guest approaches the resort a large main pool with outdoor bar, café, Custom hand blown decorative lamps on top of the
via car, the luminous blue glass tower glows cabanas, gaming tables and a large outdoor
registration desk helps delineate each station
softly from the random light of the illumi- stage for concerts and events. For the
Opposite top right The dramatic stone entry wall
nated guest rooms, topped off by the warm resort’s ‘high roller’ guests, an intimate,
to the M Resort Spa and Salon is grazed with
white uplighting on the architectural fins private swimming pool area with bar, ca-
continuous cove mounted strips of Philips Color
Kinetics warm white LEDs
featured at each end of the hotel tower banas and hot tubs is hidden away from the
parapet. To complement the contemporary public pool behind high, vine covered walls.
Opposite bottom right Located on top of the hotel
tower, Veloce is the premiere dining establishment
architecture, the surrounding 90 acres of At night, the pool area is softly lit with
for the property. To reduce glare and enhance the
property featuring hundreds of fully mature continuous warm white LEDs mounted under sweeping views of the Las Vegas valley, perimeter
palm trees and other native desert land- the edges of the concrete decks to ‘float’
lighting was kept to a minimum. The restaurant
features backlit art glass as well as custom, oversize
scape is primarily lit using ground mounted, the slabs above one another. Decorative
hand blown decorative vases
wide and medium beam PAR 38 warm white portable electric Luminaria’s are placed
Opposite bottom left The large inverted glass crystal
ceramic metal halide fixtures. Additional around the pool to create a more comfort-
chandelier in the centre of the M Bar provides
CMH downlights were installed in the cano- able environment. a glowing centrepiece for the expansive, yet
pies of groups of trees flanking the Porte The predominant downlight fixtures
surprisingly intimate casino space
Cochere to provide a ‘moonlighting’ effect. throughout the project feature 3000K PAR
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