Nixon scandal, The Watergate Hotel’s reputation precedes it. Knowing that the spa would double as a leisure area and point of exploration for curious travelers visiting the historic site, the space would need to “wow” visitors while withstanding heavy everyday use. • Preservation of history: Instead of demolishing The Watergate Hotel pool and starting from scratch, the developer, Euro Capital Properties, in collabora- tion with architects BBGM and Ron Arad Architects, decided to keep the original look and feel, which included using the exist- ing concrete shell of the pool. This required Profast Commercial Flooring to be careful when removing the original tile with- out damaging the pool shell, and using care while installing the new tile. A LATICRETE solution: After sitting unused for more than 10 years, the pool had developed a large crack that spanned its entire width. Before Profast Commercial Flooring could begin removing any of the original tile work in LATICRETE products used in the renovation of The Watergate Hotel Profast Commercial Flooring captured an image of the completed Watergate Hotel Pool renovation. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Profast Commercial Flooring Profast Commercial Flooring installed the tile in the 12,500-sq. ft. (975 meter) spa –Argentta, using the original pool shell. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Profast Commercial Flooring 38 TileLetter | October 2017