Landscape
•
Water Wise Designers
• Looking
locally:
MGM
were incredibly mindful of the
Resorts locally sourced
valley’s fragile hydrology when
many of the materials found
planning The Park, taking
within The Park. The most
measures to mitigate the use of
notable are the sandstone
the city’s water supply. An onplanters. Red meta-quartzite
site well will provide all of The
stone sourced from Las
Park’s irrigation water. Sculptural
Vegas Rock’s (LVR) Rainbow
waterscapes will operate on a
Quarry, just 30 miles from
closed-loop system that captures,
The Park’s site, will be utilized
filters and reuses the water. Pointthroughout the space, most
source drippers that conserve
significantly in the artful
72% more water than traditional
planters. Cooler than the
sprinklers and an anemometer
rest: When temperatures
that controls water features
soar in the summer months,
based on wind speeds are just a few
Las Vegas pedestrians will find respite
of the water technologies that will save
from swaths of asphalt and urban traffic • Re-using and Recycling: From the
removal and replanting of mature
millions of gallons each year.
when they enter. The Park is designed to
trees from the original site to procuring
reduce this heat-island effect, using the
•
Furthering the Future: As the first
building materials with recycled
laws of nature to keep its temperature
development of its kind on The
content, the material components
cooler. The sun’s rays, for instance,
Strip, The Park’s integration of
were considered core elements of
are reflected due to the light-coloured
sustainable practices achieves a
The Park’s design. All of the furniture,
pavers, while shading can be found
sense of environmental responsibility
shade structures, waste bins, tree grates
throughout The Park. The canopy of
and inspiration for what’s to come.
and building structures have been
fully grown trees and series of 50-foot
Not only will guests play a part in
manufactured using combinations
shade structures provide cover from the
environmental stewardship through
of pre- and post-consumer-recycled
intensity of the summer sun.
public area recycling, but there
steel. Furthermore, 80% of all waste
also will be numerous educational
• LEED Gold restaurants: The restaurant
was recycled during construction.
opportunities throughout the complex.
corridor at The Park is designed in
Even the centrepiece art installation
Through appropriate development
harmony with the outdoors – and in
Bliss Dance is an existing sculpture,
and conscious consumption, the
accordance with the U.S. Green Building
selected for its rich regional history and
possibilities are endless
Council’s LEED Gold standards.
cultural symbolism.