5G Studio Collaborative, LLC

AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria

AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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AC HOTEL DALLAS BY THE GALLERIA

5G Studio Collaborative

CONSULTANTS
DV8, Ink + Oro, Brown & Gay Engineers, Clark

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, C.R. Laurence, Neolith, A-Light, Amerlux, Armstrong Ceilings, Boon Edam, Cement Board Fabricators, Daltile, Eureka Lighting, Jamie Stern, Johnsonite, Luminii, MDC, Maharam, Metalux, Prima Lighting, Shaw, Trulite, Wilsonart, +20

LANDSCAPE
La Terra

CLIENTS
Civitas Capital Group

DESIGN TEAM
Yen Ong, Laurel Stone, Josh Allen, Lauren Cadieux, Diana Lin, Patricia Tram, Michelle Soesanto

ENGINEERING
DCI Engineers

PHOTOGRAPHS
Adam Mørk

AREA
173 m²

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Dallas, United States

CATEGORY
Hotels

Text description provided by architect.

The design of the AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria is rooted in the abstract ideas of Catalan Modernism which finds particular significance by way of the AC brand’s Spanish heritage.

AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
© Adam Mørk
AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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Expressed using the sharp-edged geometries of the facade, the building simultaneously embodies the characteristic plasticism of the Catalan ethos and the pragmatism defining the Dallas lifestyle.

With this design framework, the project seeks to catalyze a progressive architectural tone for the imminent redevelopment of the Dallas Midtown district and Dallas at large.

AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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The urban select service hotel is a keynote structure for the 4-billion-dollar pedestrian-oriented master plan.

Prominently located at the corner of a future 5-acre central park, the hotel features 120 guestrooms, 10,000 SF of meeting facilities, and 10,000 SF of combined lounge, corner bar, study, library, and dining areas. The AC Hotel weaves at its corner with another hotel that is similarly scaled.

AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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The architecture merges the AC Hotels’ modern Spanish design sensibility with Dallas' pragmatic urbanism.

Simply conceived as a lightweight latticework that levitates above the hotel's public space, the facade's faceted planes evolve under the diffusive north light throughout the day along with the color and light cast from the sky.

AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
© Adam Mørk
AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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The lattice serves up an architectural fabric that drapes across the transparent lobby and lounge; views between the public pedestrian realm and the lush, bamboo-lined pool courtyard are seamless.

The skin splays down to the street level, engaging with passing pedestrians, and their dogs, encouraging interaction with the architecture along the interstitial exterior space it creates between the streetscape and the lobby.

The skin design relies on a precisely fabricated metal rainscreen cladding system which requires a high degree of manual fabrication skills.

AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
© Adam Mørk

Careful attention was spent on the depth and angle of each piece as a singular element and their intricate transitions with the rainscreen tile panels, progressing the material language across the façade.

Layered ceiling planes in the public space bring warmth to the expansive 'Dallas Midtown's Living Room' and suggestively subdivide the zones of social interaction.

In daytime, the lobby and lounge are one contiguous limpid space that feels as an extension of the streetscape and the courtyard.

AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
© Adam Mørk
AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
© Adam Mørk

During the evening, it's a warm-cast voluminous space with views out to the urban night scene and the internal pool party.


AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
First floor plan
AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
Second floor plan


AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
Facade elevation diagram
AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
Site diagram


AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
Diagram
AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
Diagram
AC Hotel Dallas by the Galleria
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