CASE STUDY

THE RIO SUITES

PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY :-

SURAJ RAWAT
AMRITJEET KAUR
 INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT

The Rio is a commercial project at Las vegas, Nevada challenging the tough
competetion for the hotel-mall-casino demand at the las vegas strip. The Rio
was the first all suite mall casino in the Las Vegas area. the rio setting a
benchmark for the contemprary design for a H-M-C at las vegas.
It is owned by Eric Birnbaum and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It was
named after the city of Rio de Janeiro and is influenced by Brazilian culture.
The hotel towers are covered in blue and red glass. The Rio hotel's 2,522 suites
range in size from 600 to 13,000 sq ft (56 to 1,208 m2) and have floor to
ceiling windows. There are several private villas on the property.

CONCEPT
“LA is a place where people pay to see dreams of fortune and excitement and
That’s what the Rio project banks on”
 LOCATION PLAN
LAS VEGAS

NEVADA

SITE
E Flamingo road, Las Vegas, Nevada, United states

HISTORY AND SITE CONDITION

Las Vegas means The Meadows. It was an oasis in the middle of the desert, drew the
railroad because trains need water, and a small sleepy town sprang up. It remained a
small sleepy town until gangster Bugsy Siegel moved in to take advantage of Nevada's
gambling laws.

The site is build on calchie rich rock hard arid soil, in the middle of dessert.
 Location map

•Located at an ideal location at the side of the LA strip.

•Connected with roads of 33mtrs from south and 35mtrs road from east
and north side. And having a great access to the freeway from west.
•The site having an area of 2.9 lack sq mtrs on arid land of nevada.
•The complex having a ground coverage of 95000 sqr mtrs and a total
build up area of 3.35 lack sq mtrs.
 Site Area Analysis
GROUND COVERAGE PARKING CIRCULATION, SERVICE AND GREEN

30%
34%

Due to nevada
being on a arid soil
filled with hard rock
and soil,
underground
construction is
expensive and not
recemended.
Resulting ground
36%
parking
 THE RIO SUITES
General

Is a large scale commercial

complex having two hotels,
a mall, high end ballrooms, theaters and a casino all under one building
complex, all though having a optimal area of 2.9 lack sq mtrs, the area was
mostly (36 percent) consumed for parking usage and services as
underground construction is really expensive on calchie rich soil and is not
recommended due to the seasonal floods, the area was utilized
masterfully by the developers where all the factions of spaces work
playfully and functionally with each other making the complex grand while
not over shadowing one faction of space over other. The style was
conservative for the time of making of the building and now feels outdated
now.
 USERS AND VISITORS
Generalizing on the basis of circulation here are three factions of users
The mall and theaters
The mall functions as the
lobby of the complex
having the most ground
coverage and least build up
area, as to make it the
randevaze point for all the
circulations in the complex.
The hotel and villa The casino
The building complex has a The casino and bars taking the
organic while the hotel (impala higher altitude on the maqurade
tower) stands on top has a well tower to provide ample room for
defined geometric three way all the users without sofocating
star shape, asthetically it feels the building.
like order and home in the
chaos and excitement of the
mall and casino , and
functionally making the hotel
span in the three ways to
access the three fractions of
the building with ease.
 BUILD UP AREA ANALYSIS

HOTEL MALL CASINO BALLROOMS

12%

17%

55%

16%

Although hotel having the

least ground coverage, it
has the highest floor area.
Even the villas that are
the extension of the
building, gets full
The mall and the theaters
circulation due to their (ground level)
positioning.

(Next to the
pool which
opens up to
the complex)

A building having low ground

coverage and a diverse crowed
calls for this layout where the
mall and theaters functions as
drawing and exciting factor.
The commercial section
Masqurade village
To the pool and
entrance into the
Connecting to complex for the
the carnival villa owners
world and
impala tower Entrance is on
(hotel). the
intermediate
floor above the
ground floor
from the
masqarade
multistory
parking to
Main entrance for the provide quick
casino and mall users. parking and
shopping for
those users.
The hotels and the villa
THE VILLA

THE IMPALA
TOWER
(HAVING 21
FLOORS ALL
DEDICATED SUITES)

No major
attraction or
accomody is THE MASQURAD TOWER
placed in the (MOSTLY CASINO)
centre and
entrance to allow
smooth
circulation.
 The Impala tower
For directly exiting
the complex.
Leading to the theaters
NE NW and ballrooms for the
luxury.

As discussed the impala tower is

shaped as a Y giving them residence A lobby at the centre of
access to any part of the diverse the tower.
complex with ease.
= elevators
= suites
The impala tower has 21
floors all dedicated for suites. S
Leading to the casino and
mall.
 The masqurade tower
Since the masqurade Easy access
tower (casino) draws the for the
most crowd as There is a
residence, multistory
costumers, its placed since its
right after the lobby , parking
part of the developed right
connected to a multistory lobby
parking, making shopping next to the
husel free for both the tower, which
residence and the grants access to
customers. the tower throw
a bridge.
The main entrance
The masqurade tower has
41 floors, most dedicated Suites in this tower takes advantage
for casino and commercial of its altitude and curved stature by
usage. having floor to ceiling windows,
which give an amazing view of the
las vegas strip.
Floor to ceiling
windows taking
advantage of the shape
,height and the view of
the tower.
Theaters, ballrooms and Back of the house

= back of the house and services for the

theater

= theaters and ballrooms

This part of the complex having a good

means of entrance and exit from the
north allowing transition for performers
and high rollers smooth.