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| Self-guided tour #8b:
Green Valley & Henderson (east of U.S. 95) 1. Sprint Henderson Building |
 
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| 2. Henderson City Hall | |
| 3. Henderson Justice Facility | |
| 4. Emery's Italian Bistro (formerly Water Street Coffee Co.) | |
| 5. CCSN Computer and Science Lab, Henderson Campus | |
| 6. Lake Las Vegas Resort | |
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Print driving tour pamphlet: south08b.doc
Note: to print file choose landscape orientation
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1. Sprint Henderson Building Architect(s): Carpenter Sellers Associates Address: 104 Water St. Year: unkown This 14,000 square-foot switch office for Sprint is located within the City of Henderson's Redevelopment Corridor. The building reflects design ideas that reinforce the City's desire for a more pedestrian friendly and quaint atmosphere. Decorative canopies are on the building's street side even though no windows are on that façade. The canopies provide shade for pedestrians, reduce the scale of the building, and add visual interest. Sandstone, metal, stucco, and other types of stone were used to create an attractive and colorful façade, helping to set the tone for future development. Photo provided by Liz Fuentes (July 2003). Additional images/information. |
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2. Henderson City Hall Architect(s): HCA Architects and RAFI Address: 240 Water St. Year: 1998 Henderson's City Hall, a massive pink-stucco building, sits at the rear of the site as to not disrupt the small town feel of the Water Street buildings. The offices are arranged around a central exterior courtyard that serves as both circulation and gathering space. By providing workers with easy access to fresh air and sunlight, the hope was that productivity and job satisfaction would increase. The south façade is reduced to only one story to provide a friendlier scale to the residential neighborhood it faces. The existing facility is being remodeled and a 150,000 square-foot addition has been designed by HCA Architects and is currently under construction. Photo provided by Liz Fuentes (July 2003). Additional images/information. |
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3. Henderson Justice Facility Architect(s): HCA Architects Address: 243 Water St. Year: 1994 The Henderson Justice Facility is a three-story building with 113,400 square feet of space containing a jail, two municipal justice courtrooms, offices, law library, and conference rooms. Even though it has the same pink stucco exterior treatment as the City Hall across the street, this building has a little more personality. Southwest-facing windows are recessed and have both vertical and horizontal shading devices to reduce solar exposure. The entrance is located within a circular volume featuring a double-height wall with frosted glass that bisects the circle. The southern end of the site features a small tree-filled park with seating. Photo provided by Liz Fuentes (July 2003) .Additional images/information. |
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| 5. CCSN Computer and Science Lab, Henderson Campus Architect(s): Domingo Cambeiro Corp. - Architects Address: 700 College Dr. Year: 1999 This 89,530 square-foot, tilt-up structure was designed to be the focal point of entry to the Henderson Campus. The skylight above the four-story entrance lobby resembles the CCSN logo and glows at night, making it visible from U.S. 95. The main mass of the building is intersected by a three-story elliptical atrium with a computer and study area on the first floor. A covered colonnade on the building's west façade leads to Foothills High School, located directly to the south, and reinforces a "shared facility" concept between the two educational institutes. The interior materials and colors were chosen to reflect color found in the desert. Photo provided by Liz Fuentes (July 2003).
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| 6. Lake Las Vegas Resort Developer(s): Transcontinental Properties, Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA) Address: 1600 Lake Las Vegas Pkwy. Year: 1998 The magnitude of the time, money, and effort devoted to this project is what makes it a worthy stop on the driving tour. Construction began on the 2,065-acre residential and golf community in 1989 to create a man-made lake to become the centerpiece of the resort and residential wonder. The Las Vegas wash is channeled underneath the lake that measures approximately 2 miles long and reaches a maximum depth of 145 feet. The largest structure on the site so far is the Hyatt Regency, which features 496 rooms, fine dining, spa, and its own golf course. The Mediterranean style architecture of the hotel and many of the surrounding housing developments is meant to be reminiscent of old Italy. A bridge similar to Florence's famous Pontevecchio houses some of The Ritz-Carlton rooms and spans a tip of the lake. The Resort is located about 17 miles east of McCarran International Airport. Photo provided by Liz Fuentes (July 2003).
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