THE KINGDOM UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO IV

FIVE STARS
HOTEL
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PR ESENTED TO: D R . MOHA MMED FA ROUQ H
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GENERAL
CONSIDERATIONS
Orientation
During the preliminary design stage consider the
relationships of
different parts of the hotel and the effects of noise and
pollution.
However, restrictions imposed by the site, particularly in a
town,
may determine the buildings orientation regardless of other
considerations.
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CONSIDERATIONS
General arrangement
The main hotel entrance is a
critical commercial feature
determining the location of
the main frontage.
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CONSIDERATIONS
Circulation
- - separation of guests, staff and maintenance
personnel.

- - Separate the circulation of resident and non-resident

guests; for instance, by providing direct access to
restaurants and banqueting halls.

- -Circulation in public spaces should wherever

possible be through areas of other use such as
lounges or shopping precincts, or have a special use,
such as lobbies.
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CONSIDERATIONS
Staircases

The main stairs should be beside the lift bank to enable guests to find them
easily, with secondary stairs at the end of each corridor. Some
ramps may be required for guests using wheelchairs.

Lifts
- Should be wider than they are deep.
- The main lift bank must be visible on entering the reception area.
- There are often one or two service lifts to every three guests lifts,
and these open onto service lobbies on each floor.
At least one lift should be large enough to take furniture such as
a bed or bath, or a stretcher case as accidents and illness occur in hotels.
GENERAL
CONSIDERATIONS
Communications

Telephones
- have separate groups of lines for guests and
administration.
- There will be payphones in public areas and staff rest
rooms.
- Internal extensions will be located in plant rooms,
kitchens, serveries and bars, etc.
BEDROOMS
Areas
Corridor widths and bedroom sizes are greater in more expensive hotels. In the
preliminary design stage allow the following overall bedroom areas:
5-star/exclusive 36 m2 min.
The ancillary areas that will be required to service these rooms are shown in Table I.
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Bedroom corridors
Corridors in bedroom areas should be minimized. Widths vary
from 1.3 m wide for 2-star to 1.8 to 2.0 m wide for 5-star.
To avoid an institutional appearance corridors should not appear
too long.
Access to all guests bedrooms should be free of steps. At least
50% should be accessible to disabled people.
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Form
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Types of room

- Five per cent of rooms must be suitable for

wheelchair users.

Be aware of the terminology used:

Module: a single space, based on the structural
grid, which can be used for any purpose including
business. Used for financial feasibility calculations
Bedroom: a single module containing a bedroom
with its own bathroom.
Suite: two or more modules incorporating
bedrooms, bathrooms and a separate sitting room.
BEDROOMS
Bedroom planning
There are three common arrangements:

Bathroom on external wall This gives natural ventilation to the

bathroom, 36.9a
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Bathrooms between bedrooms The main disadvantage is
the
elongation of the corridor and the increased external wall,
36.9b.

Internal bathrooms These necessitate a lobby, 36.9c, but it

is
generally used for the furnishings and so can be subtracted
from
the bedroom area.
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Terraces and balconies
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Hard Rock Hotel - West Wing Floor Plans- King and Queens
PUBLIC AREAS
Entrance
- be obvious and lead directly to reception. Something more
than a canopy is desirable to provide protection from wind
and rain.
- A porte-cochere should be wide enough to allow two cars to
pass and possibly high enough for coaches.
- Provide doors wide enough for a porter with bags, 900 mm
clear.
-With revolving doors, side-hung escape doors will also be
Required.
-All public entrances must be accessible to ambulant
disabled
people, and at least one to those in wheelchairs.
PUBLIC AREAS
Reception
The reception desk should be visible to the guest immediately on
entry, and it should be on the route to the lifts and stairs.
In any reception, the following facilities are required:
Counter, suitable for writing, with a bag shelf
Space for receptionist
Cashier and accounting equipment, computer, etc. Foreign currency service may
affect storage requirements
House telephone, for visitors to speak to guests in their rooms
Space for timetables, tourist leaflets, brochures, etc.
Postbox, stamp machines, etc.
Clocks and calendars visible to staff and guests
Strong room or safe
Parcel or baggage storage
The relationships between the reception desk and other facilities
are shown diagrammatically in 36.17.
PUBLIC AREAS
Reception at The Dupont Hotel

Yas Hotel, reception desk

Reception Hotel Neva in Verbier, Switzerland

PUBLIC AREAS
Dining rooms
- The dining room is usually open to non-residents, so there
should
- be convenient access from outside the hotel in addition to
access for resident guests.
- Most larger hotels will have dining rooms on several
levels, such as a breakfast room on the first floor.
- The main dining room must be directly adjacent to the
main kitchen. Table II gives areas required according to
the number of seats.
In the dinning room - Elefant Hotel, Riga, Latvia. The Outdoor Terrace at the Wier Bistro in Jurys Cork Hotel

The Hilton Hotel Madrid

The Back Bay Hotel, Boston, The Stanhoppe Grille
PUBLIC AREAS
Function rooms
Function rooms tend to be linked to the business facilities as they
are also used for conferences, etc. But these large rooms have to be
designed to be multi-functional as the cost of providing them is
high and so they have to be in frequent use.
They may need to be adaptable for banqueting, dancing,
conferences or exhibitions. Floors may have to be changed, e.g. by
changing the covering. Considerable space adjacent will be needed
for furniture storage. It may be necessary to be able to divide the
room with sliding screens, but ineffective soundproofing may not
allow use of both parts at the same time. A separate entrance from
outside is usually needed. There must be at least two emergency
exits. Very good sound insulation is vital both to prevent sound entering and
escaping to bedrooms, etc. Excellent environmental services are necessary.
Conference room in Reval Hotel Lietuva in Vilnius Business Tower Lima Hotel
Boutique Lima Peru Hotels

Meeting Room Breakout Area at The Marylebone Hotel The Ocean Room- meetings & events at The Cumberland Hotel
PUBLIC AREAS
PUBLIC AREAS
KITCHEN
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ACCESS & PARKING
Access
Access for guests and hotel servicing must be clearly separate.
Provision must be made for:
Guests: arriving by private car, taxi, public buses, coaches or on
foot
Staff: arriving by car or public transport
Goods deliveries: food, laundry, furniture may need to be
separate.
Refuse: separate from food supplies
Roads must have curvatures related to the size of vehicle, space
must be available for waiting, and approaches should be visible
from inside the building.
ACCESS & PARKING
Car parking
A common operational requirement is 1.2 to 1.3 spaces per
room. Inside London it may be less, but space for conference
parking may be greater. The biggest problem is usually fly-parking
by outsiders where the site is desirable.
Provision must be made for cars to drop off passengers easily at
the main entrance, and then go to the car park; the driver must then
be able to return easily on foot to the entrance to rejoin guests.
Afterwards, it must be equally easy for the car to return to pick up
at the entrance. In a town the parking may have to be in the
basement, and mechanical plant may be displaced to a
subbasement
or upper floor.
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Servicing
Secondary access is required for goods and service vehicles with
adequate provision for turning, loading and unloading. It is
normally from a road different from the main entrance. Staff
access is usually through the service entrance to simplify control.
It is necessary to make separate provision for receiving and
handling different types of goods, taking into account their nature
and storage requirements. The main divisions are:
Beers, wines, spirits: needing beer and wine cellars, spirit stores
and crate storage
Food: needing cold stores, vegetable stores and dry goods
stores
Laundry and soft furnishings: linen stores
General: crockery and cutlery stores, cleaning equipment stores,
storage for maintenance plant, furniture and general goods
and
Fuel: oil storage tanks and solid fuel enclosures.
ACCESS & PARKING
Refuse
Refuse collection vehicles will normally use the service entry.
There must be space for:
A compactor, about the size of one car-parking bay
Crushing machines and containers for glass bottles
Containers or skips for large dry items
Bins for food waste intended for animals
Space for returnable containers
Material intended for incineration
CASE STUDY NO.1
The Yas Hotel by Asymptote
New York architects Asymptote have completed a hotel that straddles a race track in
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Called The Yas Hotel, the project consists of two towers linked by a bridge over the
racetrack and is covered in a glass and steel canopy.
The building forms
part of the Yas Marina
development
accompanying a new
Formula One circuit.
CASE STUDY NO. 2
DiShui Lake Hotel
CASE STUDY NO. 3
The Hilton-Washington
Concourse floor
Terrace floor plan
Lobby floor plan
CASE STUDY NO.4
The Hilton-Washington3
Location: China
Architects: Aedas, Aadas, Hong Kong
The proposed 380 meter tall sunning tower is located in Olympic
City, the CBD of Nanjing Hexi.. The site is surrounded by the
Nanjing International Convention Center and the Olympic
Stadium and two towers that are currently under construction;
the Jinao Tower and the Jindi Tower.

Program
Site Area: 32996 sqm
Above Ground Area: 265600 sqm
Underground Area: 120000 sqm
FAR: 8.05
Building Ration: 44.85%
Green Ration: 20.00%
Building Height: 380 m
Number of Floors Above Ground: 90
Function Analysis:
Basement level 2-4: Parking and Equipment Room
Basement Level 1-2, Level 1-6: High End Commercial Mixed Use
Level 7-8: MEP for Hotel
Level 9-31: 5A Office
Level 33-47: 5 Star Hotel;
Level 49-86: Service Apartment
Level 87-88: Scenic Restaurant;

Traffic Analysis
North: Shopping Mall drop-off
East: Office and Mall drop-off and entrance to underground parking
South: Hotel and Service apartment drop-off, entrance to underground parking and Taxi
and Bus waiting zone.
West: Service entrance and parking for buses.

Green Analysis
The Landscape has four components: the City River, the City Green strip, Sunken Plaza
and Convention Center Plaza. Recessing green roofs provide shoppers with a
comfortable green interior environment. Sky gardens located on the bridges of the
upper towers create a rich vertical community and interior space.

Using the latest technology, the high-tech Suning Tower operates efficiently with high
energy saving and low maintenance, expressing AEDAS consistent concern of the
environment.
CASE STUDY NO.5
Le Meridien, New Delhi
Location: New Delhi, India
Architect: Bobby Mukherji & Associates, Mumbai, India
This Luxury Hotel is spread over 678,126 Sq Feet with A
grand Porch, Entrance Lobby, Business Centre and Lounge,
Convention Centre comprising of Pre Function
lobbies, Cloak Rooms and Banqueting Facilities with an
outdoor party lounge, Public Washrooms, Multi Cuisine
Restaurant, Atrium Cafe, Indian specialty
Restaurant, LoungeBar, Roof top Restaurant and Bar, Health
Club, Beauty Salon, Spa, outdoor pool, Shopping Arcade,
Offices, Lifts and Lift Lobbies, Guest
room Corridors and 400 Rooms and suites.
CASE STUDY NO.6
Pacific palm marina resort
1 - Central Facilities Floor Plan
HOTEL 1 - PRESIDENTIAL VILLA
HOTEL 1 - LAGOON BURE
HOTEL 1 - TYPICAL OVER WATER SUITE
HOTEL 1 - TYPICAL GUEST ROOM
CASE STUDY NO.7
Axis Hotel Viana

Location: Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Architect: VHM - Coord. Gestao Projectos, S.A., Porto, Portugal
Case study NO.8
Floating Hotel
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Architect: NMA Architects - Newenham
Mulligan & Associates, Dublin 2, Ireland
Case study NO.9
THE LAGOONS, DUBAI
Location: United Arab Emirates
Architect: Aedas