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| Grand Aspen Hyatt Vacation Club |
| Location: Aspen, Colorado |
Architect: O'Bryan Partnership, Inc., Frisco, Colorado |
| Owner: Four Peaks Development, LLC, Aspen, Colorado |
| General Contractor: GE Johnson Construction Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado |
The Grand Aspen Hyatt Vacation Club is located at the base of Aspen Mountain and adjacent to the town outdoor Ice Rink. The facility has four levels of living units and one-level of underground parking. There are (51) partial ownership units, (9) units for rent housing employee, a lounge and an exercise facility. |
The mechanical systems include a central chilled water and heating water plant to serve the entire hotel. Chilled water is distributed throughout the building, serving four-pipe fan coil units in the guest rooms, public areas and back-of-house areas. Heating water is utilized to provide hot water to the four-pipe fan coil units, hydronic heaters in several spaces including the underground garage, and several heat exchangers. The heat exchangers serve systems including the domestic hot water, snowmelt, and pool/spa heating. Guest rooms are served by the four-pipe fan coil units, which are horizontal, ceiling mounted fan coils. Outside air ventilation requirements in the guest rooms are handled by providing a sufficient area of operable windows and doors in each room. Other mechanical features include: tempered make-up air serving the corridors, garage ventilation and snowmelt systems for the year-round pool area and main entries. |
The electrical distribution system consists of three separate meter centers and main distribution panels; a 4000A, 208A, 3-phase residential metering center for employee housing units, a 4000A, 208V, 3-phase main distribution panel for residential unit sub-distribution panels, and a 2000A, 480V, 3-phase main distribution panel for house loads, mechanical equipment and elevators, which are fed from two pad mounted utility owned transformers. Rough-in provisions have been provided for a future emergency generator. The lighting design emphasizes aesthetics and quality of lighting desirable in a five-star resort. Lighting controls have been provided to extend lamp life and increase energy efficiency. Premise wiring distribution consists of telephone, data and community antenna television (CATV) cabling, devices and terminations in dwelling units for turn-key operation and raceways for resort services operations LANs and WANs. |
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