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  • The Monsaraz San Diego

    completed 2021San Diego, CA BACK TO PROJECTS < PREVIOUS NEXT > HIGHLIGHTS 50,000 SF 92 guest rooms Subterranean carlift parking COLLABORATORS Interior Design: KNA Design Landscape Architect: Wimmer Yamada Caughey Structural Engineer: DCI Engineers M/E/P Engineer: Robison Engineering General Contractor: R&R Construction PRESS Boutique Hotel Wins Int’l Design Award - San Diego Business Journal AWARDS Architectural Design Winner: Midscale Lifestyle Hotel - LIV Hospitality Design Awards The Monsaraz, a Tapestry Collection by Hilton, is a boutique hotel in San Diego, CA’s Point Loma Coastal District. Designed in homage to the local coastal culture and inspired by the Portuguese town of Monsaraz, the project’s design merges with the historic fishing community to provide visitors an authentically local and hospitable stay, and residents a sense place and pride. Sited adjacent to America’s Cup Harbor and steps from Fisherman’s Wharf, the design of the three-story, 50,000 SF, 92-key Monsaraz is a contemporary tip of the hat to the history-rich community. Upscale yet comfortable, the spaces feature finishes, color selections, and artwork inspired by the quintessential Portuguese fishing village including a modern take on Azulejo hand-painted ceramic tiles paired with patterned concrete tiles applied to the project’s exterior and interior. Guest amenities include a fitness room, sundry shop and sky terrace. Street level highlights include a double-height lobby with shared access to a full-service restaurant and bar that opens to a 4,000 SF courtyard. Parking is accommodated by car lift in a single level below-grade, optimizing the user experience and hotel operations while maximizing development of the site. STATUS completed 2021 SIZE 50,000 SF CLIENT Alliance Development Services and Lamming Company SERVICES | ROLE Design Architect | Architect of Record The Monsaraz San Diego San Diego, CA

  • Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel

    completed 2012San Diego, CA BACK TO PROJECTS < PREVIOUS NEXT > HIGHLIGHTS 32-stories 1200 guest rooms and suites 2,000-space parking garage COLLABORATORS Design & Architect of Record: Portman Architects Interior Design: Hirsch Bedner Associates Landscape Architect: Sasaki Associates, Inc. Civil Engineer: Flores Lund Consultants Structural Engineer: Martin & Peltyn, Inc. M/E/P Engineer: JBA Consulting Engineers General Contractor: Hensel Phelps PRESS AWARDS 2009 Design-Build Institute Award (DBIA) 2008 San Diego Award of Excellence - American Society of Civil Engineers The 32-story Hilton San Diego Bayfront offers stunning views of Coronado Island and San Diego Bay and over 100,000 SF of meeting and ballroom space. Located on a lavishly landscaped 13-acre site adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center and Petco Park in downtown San Diego, CA, the hotel tower contains 1,200 rooms and suites with several exterior terraces, retail space, a luxe spa and health center with pool, and two restaurants. The significant use of exterior glass complements the sky and surrounding skyline while mirroring activities along the bay. The hotel fulfills the convention center’s accommodation needs, includes a 4.3-acre public plaza along the waterfront with fountains, lighting, and public facilities, and provides a 2,000-space parking garage. STATUS completed 2012 SIZE 1,123,932 SF CLIENT Hilton Hotels SERVICES | ROLE Associate Architect in association with John Portman & Associates Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel San Diego, CA

  • Belmont Village Senior Living

    completed 2022La Jolla, CA BACK TO PROJECTS < PREVIOUS NEXT > HIGHLIGHTS 17 stories 53 independent living units | 105 assisted living units Owned by Belmont Village Senior Living Operated by the UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging in partnership with the Stein Institute for Research on aging COLLABORATORS Interiors: Belmont Village Senior Living Landscape Architect: Urban Arena Civil Engineer: Kettler Leweck Engineering Structural Engineer: Kor Structural M/E/P Engineer: Randall Lamb General Contractor: Suffolk Construction PRESS Luxury Apartment Tower for Seniors Opens in UTC - San Diego Business Journal Recently opened 17-story, luxury Belmont Village La Jolla community touts next-level living - San Diego Union Tribune UC San Diego and Belmont Village Senior Living Partner on the First-of-Its-Kind Living Lab - UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging AWARDS Belmont Village La Jolla offers independent living, assisted living, memory care facilities, and high-end services to seniors such as Belmont’s award-winning Circle of Friends program. The 17-story, 180-key apartment tower is clad in varying shades of tan pre-cast concrete panel, giving a unique and structured appearance to the building form. The double-height residential lobby is finished with bronze metal storefront and porcelain tile, with the tile arranged in a stacked pattern to accentuate the geometric language between base and tower. Rounded balconies serving the upper-level amenities are placed central to the main façade to complement and soften the tower form and give prominence to public indoor/outdoor spaces. The 247,830 SF project is the first of its kind to include a research lab operated by the University of California San Diego Center for Healthy Aging in partnership with the Stein Institute for Research on aging. This unique partnership will serve to forward research on aging, in particular, wellness and longevity in older years. STATUS completed 2022 SIZE 247,830 SF CLIENT Greystar SERVICES | ROLE Design Architect | Architect of Record Belmont Village Senior Living La Jolla, CA

  • 800 Broadway

    completed 2025San Diego, CA BACK TO PROJECTS < PREVIOUS NEXT > HIGHLIGHTS LEED® Gold Certified 40-story tower tops a 6-story podium 440-ft tall Three levels of subterranean parking 389 market-rate and affordable units COLLABORATORS Interior Design: Parisa O’Connell Interior Design Landscape Architect: HPLA Studio Civil Engineer: Kettler Leweck Structural Engineer: KOR Structural Electrical Engineer: Power Design Mechanical Engineer: Atlas Mechanical Plumbing Engineer: Sherwood Mechanica l General Contractor: CA Ventures PRESS 40-Story Residential Tower Opens in Downtown San Diego - SD Metro JWDA-designed downtown high-rise opens for residents - Daily Transcript AWARDS 800 Broadway is a mixed-use, multi-family, LEED® Gold Certified development in downtown San Diego, CA, comprised of a 40-story tower with a 6-story podium and three levels of subterranean parking. The 360,000-SF structure fully utilizes its nearly half-acre site and contributes a lustrous design to the San Diego skyline. The project includes 389 residential units ranging from studios to 3-bedroom apartments, with 33 units designated as affordable housing. Building amenities include double-height retail spaces and a grand residential lobby at ground level; an expansive outdoor terrace coupled with a fitness room, a yoga studio, a speakeasy with open seating and private dining area, and leasing office on level 6 (on top of the podium); and a sky terrace equipped with a large pool and spa area, a lounge, a game room, and a reading area on level 40. The architecture of 800 Broadway is sleek and modern, using a refined material palette of vision glass and metal panel in white, silver and blue. The design for the podium levels complements the tower massing, and delivers pops of blue to the streetscape. Architectural projections wrap the corners of the podium while continuing the full height of the tower, working together to create a continuous ribbon that accentuates the nearly 440-ft tall structure while embellishing the otherwise floor-to-ceiling glass field of the tower fenestration. STATUS completed 2025 SIZE 527,520 SF CLIENT CA Ventures SERVICES | ROLE Design Architect | Architect of Record 800 Broadway San Diego, CA

  • JWDA Architects | Project News and Updates

    A snapshot selection of portfolio projects by San Diego, CA-based JWDA Architects. Simone Little Italy 525 Olive North City Campus Continuing Education Building 800 Broadway Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas Alexan ALX North Embarcadero Visionary Plan Father Joe's Villages: 15th & Commercial 1st and Beech Columba Affordable Family Housing Broadstone Makers Quarter ALX Camellia Atmosphere Affordable Housing Belmont Village Senior Living Broadstone North Park Chengdu Luhu Headquarters Park Diega Framework Harrington Heights Affordable Housing Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Hotel Indigo Hyatt Regency Chongming Lane Field North Mesa College Social & Behavioral Sciences Building

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