Kimpton Hotel Fontenot Expansion
About the Project
The Kimpton Hotel Fontenot completed a major expansion to the hotel that added over 12,000 SF of meeting and event space and 33 new guestrooms and suites to the upscale hotel. Kimpton acquired the two historic buildings next door to their flagship property on the high profile corner of Poydras and Tchoupitoulas Streets. RNGD had also renovated the original hotel. The buildings were originally designed and built in 1844 by New Orleans architect James Gallier.
This meticulous renovation included guest rooms and suites, several event spaces, boardroom, outdoor terrace, and restaurant. RNGD refurbished and utilized many of the historic building’s elements such as brick walls and ceiling timbers. King is a French-style brasserie located on the first floor.
The second floor serves as host to the largest of the new event areas, the Canray Ballroom. Named after the musician that inspired the hotel’s name, Canray Fontenot, the 5,506-SF space can host up to 550 people. The Evangeline Ballroom is a 554-SF space that features a custom boardroom table made by RNGD’s team from the building’s reclaimed timber planks. The RNGD team also designed and fabricated the stairs connecting the first and second floor.
The new outdoor terrace overlooks Tchoupitoulas Street and can accommodate up to 265 people.
Joining the second floor ballrooms and terrace together is a 2,158-SF pre-function area.
The Lala ballroom, located on the third floor, provides an additional 1,017 SF of space for up to 100 guests, as well as a pre-function area of 779 SF.
Maison de la Luz
Evolving interior drawings shaped an exclusive hideaway during active construction.
