As glitzy as the city it calls home, this redevelopment of a half city block in the heart of downtown Las Vegas replaces a defunct 1960s era three-story hotel.
The hospitality/retail/office hybrid—developed through a partnership between Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and the Downtown Project Group—utilizes shipping containers and X-Cubes for much of its structure, and adds flash with a giant praying mantis that shoots flames from its antennae.