Budweiser Beer Park, Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Retrofit Team
Architects: Gensler Chicago and Gensler Las Vegas
General Contractor and Canopy Installer: Austin General Contracting Inc., Las Vegas
Engineer: GLR Engineers, Spokane, Wash.
Materials
Opened in February 2016, Budweiser Beer Park offers visitors year-round, all-weather use of the venue thanks to a retractable fabric canopy.
Las Vegas experiences, on average, approximately 300 days of sunshine per year. Because of the venue’s western orientation, it required a solution offering shade during the day’s peak and to ensure the area remained occupied in the event of rain. Additionally, it is situated at a highly-trafficked point on the main Strip with a view of the famous Bellagio fountain. It was paramount that the canopy material be visually stunning.
The 3,444 square-foot canopy utilizes TENARA 4T20HF fabric—woven from ePTFE fabric and fluoropolymer-coated, making the PTFE inherent in the material. As a result, TENARA can be folded and unfolded in the retractable application without damaging its PTFE surface. It also is warranted to fold countless times without losing strength.
In terms of durability, TENARA Fabric is inert to ultraviolet rays and provides high resistance to material degradation. It offers a 15-year replacement warranty and is ASTM E84 Class A fire-rated.
Fabric Manufacturer: SEFAR Architecture
Retractable Canopy Manufacturer: En-Fold from Uni-Systems
Photos: SEFAR Architecture