ENCORE

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e4-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e3-1.jpg

Originally envisioned as an expansion of Wynn Las Vegas, Encore is now planned as a full scale megaresort.

However, very few confirmed details are known, so any information here could change.

Budget:
$1.74 billion

Height:
631 Feet

Floors:
61

Room count:
2570

Casino:
47,000 square feet

Shopping:
100,000 square feet

Amenities:
Showroom, restaurants, bars, lounge, spa, pools, meeting rooms, gardens, parking, etc.

Official ground-breaking ceremony:
April 29, 2006

Completion:
December 2008

Developer:
Wynn Resorts
http://www.wynnresorts.com/

Companies involved:
Tutor-Saliba; Perini Western Ltd.

Info sites:
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=216660
http://www.ratevegas.com/photo/gallery/encore?page=2
http://www.ratevegas.com/blog/2006/06/encore_at_wynn_4.html
http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/wynn.htm

As is typical with Wynn projects, no preliminary renderings or models have been made public.

http://dsnet.co.clark.nv.us/dsnetapps/agendaweb/Data/P0148580.htm
Clark County Agenda Sheet

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/e5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/e7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/e6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/e3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/e4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/e2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/e1.jpg

The parking garage you see behind the construction, part of which is only 4 years old, will be demolished.

A render please.

No renders have been made public.

No renders
:no: :no:

Nothing exciting about the tower itself. The application agendas Wynn submitted said it will have the same color and stripe theme of the first Wynn tower, but the tower will curve in the other direction, and be a little bit higher and thicker, to accomodate more larger suite type rooms then the first tower.

oh and that parking garage in the above photos will be removed.

Encore as of Nov. 26, 2006

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/8498/encoreatwynn001son9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


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Why is the renders so hard to find... Is is supposed to be that top-secret in terms of exterior design? From what I red here its just a revamped design of an earlier hotel.

Not sure why Wynn is so paranoid to release renderings. For this one it's pretty much assumed that it will be very similar to the first tower right next to it, just situated perpendicular to it and curving in the opposite direction. Now there is speculation that the end of the tower closest to the strip will be angled and slightly overhanging.

Maybe Wynn thinks his designs are trade secrets and doesn't want any competitors jumping the gun on him. Sort of like how the Burj Dubai is keeping secret the final height of their tower, for what ever reason.

Here's an independent render from www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/encore_rendering1.jpg

And here is a model of the Wynn Macau showing the second tower that hasn't been built yet. You can see that it's similar to the first. Wynn Macau is just a short version of Wynn Las Vegas, same color and everything. So we assume the second Vegas tower, Encore, will be similar to the first Wynn tower.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/10971333640s.jpg

I figured that one would be able to find renderings of the now-open Wynn Las Vegas after it was open. Nope, I've been to every related architecture and engineering site and nothing...bupkis.

It would be fun to see the early concept renderings and e-models.

You could argue that Cascada was the original concept. It was not a Wynn vision and was planned for the area across the strip from Sahara.

http://static.flickr.com/118/315350344_ebac6cc87a_o.jpg

wow

Shot some more today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/enz2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/en4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/en5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/en3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/en6.jpg

Not sure if this structure will be convention area or another parking garage? Probably parking, the roof height looks too low for convention space.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/en2.jpg

The cladding will probably look like this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/en1.jpg

^^ Cool pic, looks like saturns rings. Saving it for future wallpaper

P.S. Where did you get it? Did you take it yourself?

^^ Cool pic, looks like saturns rings. Saving it for future wallpaper

P.S. Where did you get it? Did you take it yourself?
Thanks. Yep, it's mine.

A couple more floors added.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e2.jpg

Nice but it seems to be going much slower compared to The Palazzo and City Center

^^ Palazzo and CityCenter started earlier.

Here's the east end of the tower.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/enE.jpg

Thanks so much for updating these Mark, I've been searching for an Encore thread, just couldn't find it until you bumped it with some new images.

Very much looking forward to monitoring this project. Your work is much appreciated.

tanks for the update of that proyect

Starting to grow a little faster now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc2.jpg

Nice okay thats pretty good.

The building in back is definately going to be a parking garage.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/End8.jpg

Some shots from the north side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/ENC5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc10.jpg

^^ Thx for the update!! Some of those angles are really impressive, this is going to be quite an impossing structure when completed.

A couple more floors added.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e2.jpg

looks like there could be some potential awsome views if Las Vegas creates more density on a larger scale!

Coming and going.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enco1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enco5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enco4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/enco3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enco2.jpg

This buildignis wonderful, and the construction is faster.

like the pic of the stardust Wynn is comming along nicely.

Shot yesterday.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore1212.jpg

Just heard on the news that the parking garage you can see in that last photo will be imploded on Tuesday. It's only a few years old.

OMG! :O

This is another amazing pic!! Stardust looks like its completely seethrough!! As if there is nothing there but some cladding on the left and only the supporting structure visible!

Coming and going.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enco1.jpg

Very trippy :P

Edit: OMG!!!!! I just googled it and realised that it is infact nothing but a little cladding and support structure!!!

Shot yesterday.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore1212.jpg

That was on Saturday, Now look at this picture on Tuesday, the garage structure is gone, they imploded it at 2am.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore1313.jpg

Like a stack of pancakes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Stack.jpg

Has it come down yet or are they stil preparing to knock it down

The garage is gone. The Stardust is coming down on Monday night, actually Tuesday morning at 2.

Starting to get taller.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e3.jpg

Here's the new garage.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e4.jpg

From across the street.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e5.jpg

And the facade.

why stardust is going to be demolished? any issues with its integrity?

why stardust is going to be demolished? any issues with its integrity?
Issues with its marketability. They plan to replace it with a 10 million square foot facility including 5 hotel towers with over 5,000 rooms. Construction on that will start in July.

And the facade.
No facade yet, but everybody thinks it will be the same color glass curtain wall like Wynn.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e1-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e6.jpg

Any pics from the demo? Also 2am seems like a weird time for an explosion but this is Vegas were talking about.

I didn't stay up for it, but www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com has some pictures of it.

Never mind i thought the startdust was imploded, now i see you said that on tuesday.

I'm thinking of staying up for the Stardust implosion, because it's such a big one. If I do I'll post photos in the Vegas thread in the continental / westcoast forum.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e7.jpg

Has it come down yet or are they stil preparing to knock it down
Okay, now it's down.

Here's a video. (http://www.reviewjournal.com/media/video/stardustdemo.html)

Here are my photos from the other side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Echelon/sd1-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Echelon/sd2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Echelon/sd3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Echelon/sd4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Echelon/sd5.jpg

It's a great buiding !! Las vegas style


"Encore" it's a french word it means yet or again

encore is a common word in english, its in dictonarys and all that, they probaly consider it an english word. They shot it out at concerts and stuff.

Whats that dome there? I thought it was circus-circus, i havent been to Vegas since i was like 10 so forgive me.

cool pics thanks

Whats that dome there? I thought it was circus-circus, i havent been to Vegas since i was like 10 so forgive me.
Yeah, that's Circus Circus. It has thick layer of dust on it today.

stardust was the oldest casino in LV?

^^ No.

FACADE!

The facade has started on one side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e2-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e7-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e5-1.jpg

As predicted, it looks the same as it's twin, Wynn.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e4-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e3-1.jpg

nice colors !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e6-1.jpg

Nice, i love it.

The color gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling? :lol:

A tower clad in Vanilla and Chocolate.

Vegas seems to have its share of coloured highrises, this and the gold International Trump Tower

Last Friday
http://i12.tinypic.com/43nivdv.jpg

http://inbusinesslasvegas.com/2007/03/30/tourism.html
Sky Casino: Wynn Resorts Ltd. will bring something that it learned from its Macau casino to Las Vegas when the $2 billion Encore project is completed next year.

The Wynn Macau has a casino on the top floor of its high-rise property with some nice views of the waterfront.

Wynn Chief Financial Officer David Sisk told members of the Nevada Gaming Commission last week that a similar Sky Casino would be offered atop the 50-story Encore, giving gamblers a nice view when they play.

It's not the first high-rise casino. The Palms also offers play from on high, as did the now-imploded Landmark.
The now imploded Mapes Hotel in Reno (where The Misfits was filmed) also had a casino on the top floor.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/mapescasino01_.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/mapes_implode_4.jpg
Chris Carnel Photograph

Unusual cladding

Unusual cladding

What's so unusual?

Good update, looking good!

Convex south side
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e1-3.jpg

Concave north side
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e3-2.jpg

Front
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e2-3.jpg

facade goes quick :O

this are some colorful buildings...maybe no hands down the best in the US.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/ENCORE1.jpg

:applause:
And they should demolish those motels in the foreground. They don't deserve to sit next to this beautiful mega resort.

5-5-07
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e2-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e3-3.jpg

Looks great, I am very curious to see the low rise portions of the building. That parking garage is much larger than I expected. I was expection something smaller in height more like the one they have on the Strip.

Yeah, the garage is much bigger and extends back out of that picture for quite aways, actually.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/E.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e1-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e2-5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e3-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e5-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e6-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/e11.jpg

Excellent Encore photos. Thank You. That large structure back by the parking garage...I wonder if that is convention space or a theater? Wynn has said all along there would be room for 3 total theates, they already have 2. I wonder if Encore will have a 3rd, or if that idea has been scraped?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore5.jpg

that concrete pooring shoot looks magnific :cheers1:

Facinating pics!! It look so incredibly tidy! Im amazed at a number of things in these pictures.

Thank you so much mdiederi!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore3.jpg

Damn that garage is HUGE! I wonder how many spaces that has? Wow, they're pouring the 31st floor already! I'll be there next month, and will try to contribute my share of pics. Thanks, I can't wait to start seeing the lower portion of the property take shape.

Damn that garage is HUGE! I wonder how many spaces that has?
I don't know how many spaces it is, but I don't see how it could possibly be all Valet. They would need 100 runners 24 hours. Imagine the lines waiting for Valet if they are going to fill a garage that big with all valet. Has to be self-parking, IMHO.

I can't wait to start seeing the lower portion of the property take shape.
Yeah, look at all those huge steel beams lined up on the floor out front. They'll probably start going up soon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore.jpg

Nice!!! I'll be there in less than 2 weeks, I can't wait. I will try to get a high room overlooking Encore, to get an ariel view.

I'm going in mid-Aug, this time i'm staying @ Wynn... I'll see what room i get :-)

That would be cool to see some shots from up there.

I think the Wynn hotel & casino building is the best-looking tower in the whole Las Vegas. Getting another Wynn-like tower is fantastic news. Thank u Mdiederi. Let's hope we get some renderings soon.

Don't hold your breath for renderings. You won't see any.

I'm going in mid-Aug, this time i'm staying @ Wynn... I'll see what room i get :-)
Ill be in Las Vegas this Fall :)and im gonna stay at Wynn too.

truly impressive

Pretty wide in shape, but very special in cladding

I have already stayed at Wynn before, so I will stay at the Palazzo this winter.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/encore-1.jpg

^^ mdiederi any idea on the current floor count of encore? I count 40 floors based on that photo but i cannot make out the number of floors at the bottom below the cladding (i assumed it was four).

Based on the current rate of progress i estimate Encore will be topped in roughly 3 months :banana:

Las Vegas rules! :)

I like this color!

Yeah Encore is on 39-40 now, out of 60 I think. I took extensive pics of Encore this week. Here is the link if interested.

www.dangie.com/fey/vegas0707

Encore is scheduled to be topped out sometime in November.

I have to admitt I would never choose gold as the color of my building, but it probably looks great in vegas and that is what makes this city so unique.

I have to admitt I would never choose gold as the color of my building, but it probably looks great in vegas and that is what makes this city so unique.

Encore is a nice, rich, dark bronze. most of us hate gold, like Trump, but this is much different.

I love the color it remids me of the red rock of the desert and the curves make it look like one massive cylinder.

In this interview Steve Wynn says it should be topped out in Nevember and the casino interior will be designed after the one in Macau.
http://macaubusiness.com/index.php?id=881

In november wow much faster then adelson with the Palazzo

Well, the Palazzo is already topped out and the cladding is to the top and they announced they will open in December this year. Encore won't open until December next year.

I was watching a National Geographic special on the building of the Venetian this week. Originally Adelson had given a strict two-year time frame to build the entire complex from ground break on April 14 1997. Of course come the deadline date (April 1999), it wasn't finished or ready to open and the grand-opening had to be put back for one month. When the Venetian did open in early May 1999, half the rooms weren't ready and the shopping mall wasn't completed.

I can see the same thing happening with Palazzo. The thing is barely topped and Adelson is talking about it opening in November/December :nuts:

I predict February at the earliest for this thing to open :ohno:

^^ If you go to the Palazzo website and click reservations you can see that it says December 20th.

I don't know, more power to them if they can pull it off...ambitious to say the least.

http://www.palazzolasvegas.com/

But don't want to get too far off topic.

I think we're about due for some new Encore shots! :)

Here you go Brian. Sorry about the delay. My office used to be half a mile from the Strip and it was easy to get down there any time to shoot updates. But over Labor Day we moved the office out to Summerlin. The good news (at least for me) is that the new office is half a mile from my residence.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/E2-6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/E1-5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/E4-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/E3-5.jpg

Thanx for the update :)

These are amazing, thank you so much! Yeah you kinda spoiled us! :) I am glad you are close to work now, time is priceless. So I am sure you'll enjoy it. Anyway thanks again, and any updates are appricated when you can.

Thanks for the excellent update. How many more floors to go? 4?

i had the pleasure and joy to see this myself and it is every bit as elegant and classy as its brother!

Thanks for the excellent update. How many more floors to go? 4?
Well, I count 46 and a half floors from the ground in those pictures. In a recent interview Steve said it would be officially topped out in November.

I think 58-60 is the final count of floors.

They are working on floor 47 as far as i can make out from the photos; that probably means there are only 3 floors of the hotel left (plus the top piece)

Wynn is 48 floors so I doubt Encore will be more than 2 floors higher.

The 60 floor thing will be less 10 floors (not sure which level they completely miss out for Asian superstition purposes)

Rossie - Encore is listed as 631' with the Las Vegas Planning Commission. If you figure 10' per floor, and the extra heigth for the top area for the signage, you get about 60 floors. I am aware Wynn does not number floors with 40's due to asian superstition, but from what I understand, and my studying seems to prove, shows that Encore will indeed be 10 floors taller than Wynn. Steve Wynn stated last time he spoke, that Encore would be topped off in November, and if you have kept track of how fast they are moving, that also proves then can't be 3 floors from the top. If that were the case, it would be topped off, in just a few weeks, as they are adding a floor every 5 days or so. We shall see I suppose.

This is a photo posted by Kirre over at SSP taken on Saturday, i still think there is another four MAIN floors to go and then the top piece which isn't added to the overall floor count i guess (at least not in Wynn's case anyway)

http://kirre716.smugmug.com/photos/202742325-L.jpg

wow is this isnt the only angle then the curver is the only thing left to build

Nice view :)

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=101318&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1
Emporis has it listed at 48 floors.

Superstitious bull caused the new Encore tower to decrease from 61 to 51 floors.

I think not. VT&T is showing Encore currently at 54 floors and counting.

I count 52 just starting. Don't know where I got the 48 number from at the start of the thread.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/En.jpg

^^ Beautiful pic !!

I thinck it will have 60 or over 60f :) the tower looks blazing

Damn. That's a sweet picture. I don't understand those who don't like the look of this building. To each his own, I suppose. I think they look fantastic when the sun hits them.

these building look even more brillient than those that Trump built.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore1-1.jpg

only one floor in a month and 3 floors of cladding; they seemed to have slowed down :ohno:

Now that you mention it, I don't see any new pillars on top either, though usually they start a new floor from the far end, and it's hard to see from this angle. Need to find a recent photo from a different angle to see if more floors are starting.

Final count 53 floors. Swoop (crown) in progress.
Maybe this time there will be something (club, restaurant) in the swoop. Based on the elevator core rising to the top of the swoop area, I think a venue is possible. :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2036/2046707828_a232af1cd3_o.jpg

Once I was told, the chef of Tableau, would move to Encore to open a Steakhouse that would be on the top floor. Its hard to say, we'll know in a year!

I really like the color of it!

Once I was told, the chef of Tableau, would move to Encore to open a Steakhouse that would be on the top floor. Its hard to say, we'll know in a year!

I know for a fact there's nothing in the swoop for Encore. It's just like the original tower in that regard.

The main hi-rise differences are the two level suites on the West side of the building, the private gaming areas on the top floors and that's about it.

My sketch here is still spot on for the high-rise and my updated casino level sketch has been validated by a trusted source. The casino level stuff in the first sketch has been changed quite a bit, which is why I did the second sketch.

High Rise: http://www.ratevegas.com/extras/encore_drawing.jpg
Casino: http://www.ratevegas.com/extras/encore_oct_2007.jpg

Sorry guys, no public restaurant in the swoosh. I guess something like Venetian's Paiza Club is possible on the top floor, right below the swoosh. That would be interesting though Wynn has never shown much interest in high altitude dining and he's certainly had many opportunities to do something like that.

Installing the curved crown.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore1-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore2-1.jpg

Great shots Mark, nice to see the crown coming in, finally. It seems like yesterday that we didn't even have glass.

I'm very excited for the opening of Encore.

New shots of the low and high rise.

http://www.ratevegas.com/photo/gallery/encore

I was told by a union insdier, that there was a accidental death at Encore on Saturday. This was a pipe fitter. I was wondering if anyone had also heard that or could confirm this. Normally this makes the LV-RJ or LV Sun, but I've have not heard anything other than my one inside source.

http://dangie.com/fey/veg0208/index.html

Here are some good ariel shots of Encore and the pool area.

Wow! Was your room up there Brian?

I got a couple shots almost the same day, I think. These were from Saturday.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/encore2-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/encore1-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore3-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore4-1.jpg

You can start to see Fontainebleau in the last one.

Yeah I was on 54, which is really 44. I wish I could contribute more to this site, but I'm 1500 miles away!

I wonder what this part is going to be that sticks out towards the strip?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc1-1.jpg

^^ Street Presence.

Almost closed.

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6218/dsc2448resizewr5.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1062/dsc2669oa4.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4564/dsc2687dy8.jpg

i totally love this building...and im gonna see it in the summer on my holiday to the south west!

Almost closed.

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6218/dsc2448resizewr5.jpg



that is an amazing shot, it almost looks surreal, like a model of vegas or something

Dang, that is a good shot. Really shows the massiveness of the skyscraper wall. Is that shot from the Orleans? You have a good lens.

Dang, that is a good shot. Really shows the massiveness of the skyscraper wall. Is that shot from the Orleans? You have a good lens.

Thanks mdiederi.
Shot is indeed taken from the Orleans (stayed there for a Bowling tournament) at the 13th floor (really :)).
I have a Nikon D40 and for this shot I used the AF-S 55-200 1:4-5.6G so nothing extraordinary.

drumroll please.......................we have a logo (and it will read "Encore")

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/6928/encore030908ez4.jpg

That's the letter C :D, thanx for the updates!.

uuuh...that's the bottom of the E

Can't wait to go this weekend and check it out for myself. Hopefully they'll have the whole sign up by then.

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6730/dsc01910qx8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I just took this picture today and it looks really good!

oh my god!!!!! that picture looks great!!!!!! I was dying to see the full name on the building. Thanks lasvegajp

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8828/wynnencoregq2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

great update thanks :cheers: the buildings look awsome

Glass going up the side, and you can also see that they are starting to dismantle the center crane.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore-2.jpg

West porte cochere

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Enc1-2.jpg

New construction photos:

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/encore%200807145a.jpg

http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/images/encore%200807145.jpg

love vegas so much going on.

Found a video on youtube which has renderings and pictures within Encore. Not the best of quality, but gives you an idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGpO1Zlchis

Wow, I don't know why, but i really like the facade, it looks so nice and copper-y

i love this building...was lookin at it when i went to las vegas in aug 2008...it was also bloody hot (duur)

We are se to Open in December.
They are already Hiring now.
very exiting!!!

this should have been finished along time ago

The ENCORE AT WYNN LAS VEGAS website is now fully operational.

http://www.encorelasvegas.com/#/homepage/

Wow, really like this cladding! A gold-ish colour often looks kitschy imo, but this looks amazing!

Opens December 22, less than one month until opening!

Saw the TV commercial today. He's sitting at the top of Encore and the camera pans out, very much like the commercial for Wynn.

Here is the Encore commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tikkrfNv-08

From November 28, 2008.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/3087316291_3cffd60dfe_b.jpg

Behind the scenes video showing Steve Wynn was actually atop Encore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqRgrjkr-dU

New Encore marquee
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/EncoreMarquee.jpg

What's left of the Frontier marquee, as of this morning. Steve Wynn paid to have it taken down because it was so ugly.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Onti.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/FrontierMarquee.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/EncoreWreck.jpg
Oops! Sign company truck got totaled. Cops said it was a hit and run drunk driver.

ooohh i love the encore, the inside is AMAZING! but you can get lost, like i did lol

Wow, the end result looks awesome :)

Encore





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/donpacho/Part%20Two/DSC08273s.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/donpacho/Part%20Two/DSC07407s.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/donpacho/Part%20Two/DSC08284s.jpg


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Map of the interior of Encore.
http://www.stevefriess.com/podcast/ENCOREMAP%20copy.jpg

Nice clean roofline.
Mechanical rooms, antenae, and other junk on the roof is one of my pet peaves.

OPEN

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore1-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore2-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore3-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/EncoreRed.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/mdiederi/buildings/Encore/Encore4-2.jpg

http://www.encoreopening.com/

amazing buildings!!

i love Don Pacho's photos, they seems to be a really nice place :)