portfolio Category: Entertainment/Hospitality

YELLOW BRICK ROAD CASINO ARCHITECT Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt SCOPE The Yellow Brick Road Casino is a 67,000 square foot entertainment facility located in Chittenango, NY. The casino was built in a retail plaza in a storefront that had been empty for several years. The facility has more than 430 Vegas-style slot machines, a 500-seat… Read more »

CLUB 44 AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ARCHITECT King + King Architects SCOPE Club 44, located inside the famous Syracuse University Carrier Dome, is a 3,000 square foot exclusive Manhattan-style lounge located on the concourse level. With complex logistics and a compressed timeline we built out the space in two phases. The first phase was constructed in… Read more »

COLGATE INN ARCHITECT Holmes, King, Kallquist & Associates, Architects SCOPE The Colgate Inn was originally built in 1925. Since ownership of the inn was transferred to Colgate University in 1973, the inn has undergone several rounds of renovations with special care being taken to maintain the original character of the building while making updates for… Read more »

EXIT 33 AT TURNING STONE ARCHITECT Ramsgard Architectural Design SCOPE Exit 33 is a $35 million, 75,000 square foot multi-venue entertainment complex featuring a country music dance hall, rock and roll club, cocktail piano bar, and sushi lounge. Turning Stone opened the new complex as part of its 20th anniversary celebration. The project timeline was… Read more »

TURNING STONE RESORTNEW GAMING FLOOR ARCHITECT Zausmer, Frisch, Scruton & Aggarwal SCOPE The Hayner Hoyt Corporation embarked on a very complicated multiphase renovation of the fully operational gaming floor of the Turning Stone Casino Resort. The project included creating Casino Blu, a new smoker friendly casino within the footprint of the existing casino with state-of-the-art… Read more »

FOOD HALLAT TURNING STONE ARCHITECT Collaboration between Design Development and 1650 Creative Intelligence SCOPE The Turning Stone Food Hall brings together the culture and cuisine of New York. It’s a fast, casual dining experience with a wide variety of food offerings from six different restaurants. Located in the heart of the Turning Stone Resort Casino,… Read more »

HOTEL SYRACUSE ARCHITECT Holmes, King, & Kallquist SCOPE The Hotel Syracuse, now officially the Marriott Syracuse Downtown, was truly a labor of love. Parts of the historic 92-year-old building were restored to their original splendor including the renowned skyscape ceiling in the Grand Ballroom and the Persian Terrace ballroom. Working from old photographs, artisans were… Read more »

POINT PLACE CASINO ARCHITECT Collaboration between Design Development and 1650 Creative Intelligence SCOPE Under an aggressive nine month schedule, Oneida Indian Nation’s newest gaming facility opened in Bridgeport, NY. Named for the many surrounding area rivers and lakes, the 68,000 square foot Point Place Casino is clad with a rustic exterior insulation and finish system… Read more »

REDHOUSE ARTS CENTER ARCHITECT Schopfer Architects, LLP SCOPE As part of the City Center redevelopment, 40,000 square feet of the old Sibley’s warehouse space on South Salina Street was designed and re-imagined into the new home of Redhouse Arts Center. The revitalized space claims three adaptable theaters with flexible seating arrangements, several rehearsal spaces, ensemble… Read more »