Jamul Resort Hotel: Leveraging Constraints and Honoring Legacy

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Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of San Diego's newest 16-story hotel, hosted by the Jamul Indian Village in collaboration with JCJ Architecture and KPFF. Explore the hotel, spa, VIP, and dining spaces while discovering how Kumeyaay heritage shaped a modern hospitality experience.


During the tour, uncover how the design team overcame site constraints and implemented advanced engineering solutions, including seismic strategies, integrated systems, and structural innovations, to achieve a major expansion on a footprint of less than one acre.






Mode of Transportation: Bus

Learning Objectives

1. Delve into the rich heritage of the Jamul Indian Village, one of the 12 federally recognized tribes of the Kumeyaay Nation, to discover how their legacy informed the design of a new hotel tower that integrates cultural narrative and identity.
2. Explore the master planning, organization, and architectural design strategies that made it possible to develop a 16-story hotel and parking structure on a site with extreme limitations and a footprint of less than one acre.
3. Discuss the master planning, organizational, and architectural design strategies that enabled the development of a 16-story hotel and parking structure on a site with extreme limitations and a footprint of less than one acre. Examine how these approaches addressed constraints and supported an ambitious program
4. Analyze best practices for integrating new program elements into an existing hospitality venue while addressing cultural, technical, and relational considerations to achieve cohesive design and an elevated guest experience.

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