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21c Kansas City — a 21st Century hospitality experience in a landmark with deeply layered history

Kansas City, MO
113,000 square feet
2018
Type: Hotels / Adaptive Reuse
Theme: Transforming Old Buildings

For 21c Kansas City, the design team faced an unusual challenge: how to transform a beloved local landmark with a deeply layered history into a 21st century hospitality experience. Originally built in 1888 as the Savoy Hotel, the building was added onto over time and features an eclectic mix of Victorian and Arts and Crafts architectural details, finishes, and murals, along with 20th century historical markers and various other elements.

Since all 21c projects are designed to be true-to-place, respecting this history — quirks and all — was paramount to the project, even as we sought to create a contemporary experience that reflects the growth of Kansas City today.

Rather than conceal or strip away these many elements, the approach was to highlight and dramatize the multiple layers to create a one-of-a-kind immersive environment that could only be found in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Key People

Deborah Berke

Stephen Brockman

Terrence Schroeder
Project Lead

Collaborators

TenBerke
Design Architect

Hufft Projects
Executive Architect

Bob D Campbell & Co.
Structural Engineer

PKMR Engineers
Mechanical Engineer

S&S Engineering
Electric/Plumbing Engineer

Rosin Preservation
Historic Consultant

STRATA Architecture + Preservation
Envelope Consultant

Avant Acoustics
A/V Design

Illumination Works
Lighting Designer

Drawings

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