2024 California Best Projects
Award of Merit, Small Project (Under $10 Million): W Hotel Renovation
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W Hotel Renovation
Los Angeles
Award of Merit
Submitted by: Build Group Construction Co.
Owner: Trinity Investments
Lead Design Firm: WATG
General Contractor: Build Group Construction Co.
Structural Engineer: DCI Structural Engineers
MEP Engineer: NV5 Engineers
Interior Design: Rockwell Group
Completed in January 2024, this complex renovation included significant updates to the W Hotel’s main lobby, reception area, restaurant, ballroom, meeting rooms, banquet kitchen and exterior courtyard. The project team also completed an extension of the main grand stair structure.
At the same time, the hotel continued to operate at total capacity. To avoid disruptions or conflicts, the project team installed full-height partitions to discreetly navigate guests around the construction zones. In the hotel’s meeting areas, a temporary tunnel provided safe access to and from these spaces.
With limited laydowns pace, just-in-time deliveries kept the site clear and functional throughout the renovation process.
Additive manufacturing also played a role on the project with the inclusion of 3D-printed panels in the main pit of the lobby. Meanwhile, a NanaWall system was strategically positioned to create an uninterrupted flow between the exterior courtyard and interior main lobby of the hotel.
