Hospitality/Entertainment Modernizing Hospitality Infrastructure The Project
The Sinclair Hotel project involved the transformation of a historic 1929 Art Deco building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. This ambitious undertaking aimed to convert the former Sinclair Oil building into a luxury Marriott Autograph Collection hotel while preserving its architectural heritage. The 17-floor structure presented unique challenges in modernizing a 90-year-old building to meet contemporary luxury hotel standards while maintaining its status as a registered historic landmark. The project's key objectives included creating a 164-room luxury hotel with modern amenities and technology infrastructure, achieving significant improvements in energy efficiency and operational costs, and demonstrating how historic buildings can be adapted for modern use without compromising their architectural integrity. The development team sought to establish new standards in sustainable building practices while delivering a premium guest experience in one of downtown Fort Worth's most iconic structures.
The Sinclair Hotel Fort Worth, TX "World’s First All-Digital Hotel"
The Challenge The transformation of the historic Sinclair Building presented several significant challenges to the development team. The project faced critical constraints in integrating modern building systems and amenities while adhering to historic preservation requirements. Traditional infrastructure posed difficulties, as conventional electrical systems would have required extensive structural modifications and risked damaging historical elements. Based on previous hotel development experience, the team needed to address the unreliability and inefficiency of traditional building management systems, which had proved problematic in facilities of this scale. The complexity was further increased by the need to achieve modern energy efficiency standards while working within the physical constraints of a 1929 structure. 30-40% Total energy consumption savings The Outcome The Solution The developer implemented an innovative combination of Power over Ethernet (PoE) and FMP to overcome the building's modernization challenges. The solution centered on using an FMP system, which enables power distribution through standard cables rather than traditional electrical infrastructure. This approach
began with a centralized power management system in the basement, where transmitters near the electrical switchgear distribute power throughout the building's 17 floors. The system powers over 2,000 connected devices - including lights, window shades, smart mirrors, and minibars, significantly simplifying installation and maintenance requirements.
Case Study Reference : Sinclair Digital
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