# 1. THE ANATOLE, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas

## Description

The Anatole is a 900-room convention hotel situated on 17 3/4 acres (building land area: 192,180 sq. ft.), with 2 atria of 13 and 10 floors each, a 1,000-seat auditorium, indoor swimming pool and 2 tennis courts, 19,000-sq.-ft. exhibit hall, 31 meeting rooms, sculpture, paintings, tapes- tries, jade, artifacts, custom-created rugs and specially commissioned distinctive interior con- cepts.

The building has a reddish brick exterior with classic base standing, in contrast to the trio of insulated glass-roof pyramids that float above the mass. Atrium I has a 6-story glass pyramid roof; Atrium II has two 6-story glass pyramid roofs. Under the pyramids are two lobby atria: one 130 ft. x 130 ft. and the other, 240 ft. x 130 ft. Trees and an abundance of plantings are contained in each, with London streetlights casting soft illumination in Atrium II. Shops, rest- aurants, fountains, elevators and lounge areas extend onto the atrium floors--all in view from the guest room floors above. Two miles of planting boxes are located in the 14-ft. x 30-ft. guest floor open hallways, among the largest placed in any modern hotel. All glass is double-thick for insulation. More than 2 million bricks are used, all from Endicott, Nebraska. Inset along the front of the hotel are 5 massive brick sculptures of ancient Egyptian themes, created by Mara Smith of Denton, Texas, who hand-shaped 5,000 wet bricks into 22-ft.-high mosaic panels. Dried and re- assembled flush against the hotel exterior wall, the result is a story board of Egyptian pyramid- building, complementing the trio of pyramid-shaped roofs.

Floors 12 and 14 of Atrium I are reserved for guests desiring accommodations with concierge ser- vice. Staffed for 18 hours each day, the concierge office provides brandy and cigars in the eve- nings, travel reservation service, bathrobes (monogrammed if a guest stays in a multi-room suite), and national newspapers delivered each day. Each concierge floor guest is given a special key for entrance into the area.

There are 50 Conference Center suites with two exposures located at the corners of each floor. Each offers a small conference center, parlor and as many as 4 connecting bedrooms. Seven 2,780-sq.-ft. Presidential Suites are also offered, each containing a parlor and two adjoining bedrooms fitted with hand-made rugs especially manufactured in Hong Kong; parquet flooring at the entrance; Kittin- ger furniture; leather chairs; antiques, paintings, and a dining room accommodating 8. Around-the- clock butler service is provided on request.

The Ballroom contains 18,000 sq. ft., with 18-ft. ceilings, and accommodates 2,000 for banquets. The first 2 levels of the hotel contain over 100,000 sq. ft. of meeting room and exhibit space.

## Cost

Construction Cost: $34 million.

Project Cost: $54 million.

## Timetable

Project conceived in August, 1976; construction began July, 1977; completed January, 1979.

## Development Team

Developer/Planner: Trammell Crow; Architect: Beran & Shelmire; Interior Design: Trisha Wilson & Associates; Builder: Austin Commercial, Inc., a subsidiary of Austin Industries, Dallas; Engineer: MEP-Brady/Lohrman & Pendelton; Owner: Dallas Market Center Development Company; Hotel Management: Loews Executives.

## Information Contact

Larry Kiser, P.O. Box 58600, Dallas 75258. 214+651-0346.

## Timetable

Project conceived in 1965; construction started in 1968; scheduled for completion in 2001.

## Development Team

**Developer:** The Cities of Dallas and Ft. Worth; **Architect:** Helmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, St. Louis; and Brodsky, Hopf & Adler, New York City; **Planner:** Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton, New York City; **Builder:** J.W. Batewon Company, Manhattan Construction Company, Phelps Construction Company, Austin Bridge Company; **Engineer:** Herman Blum, Terry Roselund & Company, and LeMessurier Associates, Inc.

## Information Contact

Sherry Harris or Jim Street, P.O. Drawer DFW, Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport, Texas 75261.
214-574-6701.

Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport

## 43. EUROPEAN CROSSROADS, 2829 West Northwest Highway, Dallas

### Description

A theme specialty shopping center, European Crossroads, is situated on a 12.5-acre site and contains 175,000 sq. ft. of NLA (110,000 sq. ft. of first floor retail space and 65,000 sq. ft. of office space on the second and third floors, 30,000-35,000 sq. ft. of which is used for restaurant space). The 9 buildings (Rhine River Building; Bordeaux Building; Santa Cruz Building; Milano Plaza; Venetian Plaza; Burgundy Building; Westminster Building; Centerbury Cottage; and Clock Tower) are constructed in the architectural styles of 5 European countries--England, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany.