20: Mass Timber | Hotel Magdalena

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Dan Stine, AIA, IES, CSI, CDT, Design Performance, Director of Design Technology at Lake Flato Architects and Melina Phillips, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Project Architect at Lake Flato Architects. Dan and Melina share their experience and insights working on Hotel Magdalena in Austin, Texas. Located in the heart of Austin’s South Congress neighborhood, Hotel Magdalena is the first mass timber boutique hotel in North America. It is approximately 104,000 SF, of which 30,000 SF is dedicated to unconditioned spaces, showcasing a major focus of the design: the central courtyard and surrounding mass timber porches. To see project photos and details discussed, visit arcat.com/podcast

This project provided unique challenges and opportunities - Austin’s lake culture and the site's historical legacy influenced an enhanced outdoor experience, sequencing of waterproofing was complicated by a systems heavy structure, the developer's commitment to the initial vision saved the essence of the project even through a major value engineering effort, and much more.

Topics Discussed:
Mass Timber
Dowel Laminated Timber
Decorative Tile
Glulam Post Beam
Decking
Prefabricated Walls

* Photo Credits: Casey Dunn and Nick Simonite



Lake | Flato Links:
look inside hotel magdalena
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alamogordo middle school
BIM Chapters
Daniel John Stine AIA IES CSI CDT
designing from the home office
San Antonio office goes zero carbon