Texas-based hotel company La Quinta Inn & Suites held a design competition to help define the hotel’s appearance and layout. Following the competition, the company enlisted 5G Studio to design the new prototype called Del Sol. The completed plans called for bold exterior colors, shapes and textures that were unique and distinctive to La Quinta. Once the plans were set in motion, Mayse & Associates, a Texas-based architectural firm, was instrumental in selecting the material that would bring La Quinta’s and 5G Studio’s vision to life.
“La Quinta wanted the new prototype design to compete with other brands that catered to contemporary aesthetics and newer generations,” said Roger Sotelo, architect for Mayse & Associates. “With three Del Sols operating, 18 under construction and an additional 62 in development, we ran into the challenge of which material to use to address regional variances, while still catering to La Quinta’s and 5G Studio’s vision.”