Gaylord Texan
Grapevine, Texas
Status: Built
John Hreno’s work at DTJ Design
A 300-key meeting and guestroom expansion that gives the existing Gaylord Texan Resort a fresh new image — a contemporary interpretation of Texas heritage and the indigenous natural environment.
Elegant entry experience
Approach drive
Texas native plant combinations
Planters at the doors and defining space
Oversized fire wall in the courtyard
New complements existing
Situated between Lake Grapevine and the existing Gaylord Texan Resort, this 300-guestroom expansion is stacked on a new upscale conferencing facility. The new banquet space, opened in April 2018, provides the property with an additional large ballroom and sixteen additional meeting rooms. The pre-function has panoramic views of the lake and offers both an elevated and on-grade terrace for breakout or complementary event space. It connects to the existing hotel, providing seamless guest and operational links, but also has a separate arrival entrance and unique identity.
Inspired by the rich heritage of Texas architecture and the indigenous natural environment, the concept is a contextual response that integrates both interior design and exterior facades into a simple but elegant composition. The design is also in part a contemporary interpretation of the existing hotel vocabulary, in order to make the two buildings feel compatible without an attempt to replicate. Borrowing from the material palette and detailing, the expansion provides the existing hotel with a fresh new image.
Project year
2018
Status
Built
John’s role
Exterior design, garden design, and project management
Project area
350,000 sq ft
Client
Ryman Hospitality Properties
Landscape elements
Limestone paving and walls, Corten steel planters, ornamental grasses, agave succulents, water features, outdoor linear fireplace, landscape terraces
Architecture
Blur Workshop
Image source
Blur Workshop
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