Jessica Thompson

Jessica brings to BLUR Workshop a comprehensive command of the entire design and construction process, but what makes her unique is her ability to balance the big picture together with the smallest details. This talent ensures that the richness and sophistication of the design ideas presented at the beginning of her projects are executed in the built work.

She began her career working on a wide variety of projects, including residential, multi-family, places of worship, and small office buildings. Jessica’s initiative, insight, and thoroughness have helped her become a valued leader and mentor at BLUR Workshop. Much of her hospitality experience has centered on transformative hotel renovations and expansions. The expansion of the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, an unbuilt 32-story hotel tower in Miami, and the transformation of the W Hotel in Austin, Texas, have all benefited from her strong communication skills, organizational ability, and attention to detail.

While she is dedicated to the highest design aspirations, Jessica’s penchant for detail also draws her to tasks like coordinating consultants, reviewing codes and writing enforceable specifications that have enhanced the success of each project she has been a part of. Jessica is currently focused on a 450-key expansion to the Gaylord Rockies Hotel and Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado. The exterior of the new 8-story hotel wing will match the existing hotel, but the detailing must be updated to meet current energy codes. Jessica is coordinating the design team and consultants, working through the connections to the existing hotel, and adapting the design to meet the latest requirements for accessibility, energy efficiency and water management. The result should be a cohesive addition that enables the hotel to accommodate larger convention groups while minimizing their environmental impact.

photography by Raftermen