Cuningham Group is responsible for a dramatic expansion of Isleta Casino & Resort. The new facility has more than 200 hotel rooms and suites boasting luxury amenities, as well as 24-hour café, steakhouse and Asian bistro, indoor and outdoor pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, full-service water-themed spa, children’s’ activity center and more than 30,000 square feet of ballroom and meeting space.
The rich cultural history of the Pueblo of Isleta inspired the new hotel with three metaphors influencing the architecture and design: adobe, feathers and pottery. The unforgettable architectural experiences include a soaring, seven-story, 90-foot glass atrium with feather-like sunscreens; an outdoor “Spa Jar” in the shape of Isleta Pueblo pottery; and a uniquely round meeting room that serves as a terminus to the convention center’s striking, barrel-vaulted pre-function space. As with all its designs, Cuningham Group considered the environment before specifying products and materials. Design decisions from the onset maximized water, site, air and building conditions that reinforced a sustainable building design. Read more about this project in an article from Casino Enterprise Management.