HBG Design is excited to announce that the Gun Lake Casino Resort Wawyé Oasis received a Merit Award in ENR Midwest’s Best Projects awards program in the Sports/Entertainment category! Congratulations to Gun Lake Casino Resort, the Gun Lake Tribe, the HBG Design team, and the entire project consultant team!
When winter grips Michigan in icy temperatures, guests at Gun Lake Casino Resort are now floating beneath a sunlit glass dome in a lush, 82-degree tropical paradise. Debuting in May 2025, the six-story, 32,000-square-foot Wawyé Oasis redefines what’s possible for year-round resort design—seamlessly shifting from daytime pool retreat to high-capacity concert venue, nightclub, and banquet space. Shaped by solar studies and engineered as a massive glass “sundial,” the Oasis is both sculptural and supremely functional, capturing natural daylight while shielding guests from the region’s harsh climate.
