HOTEL SCHEMATIC DESIGN BOOKLET

HOTEL DESIGN STUDIO V

BY ALINA KRASOVSKAYA

LOCATION, HISTORY AND CULTURE

LOCATION Port Elizabeth is a city on Algoa Bay in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province. A major port, it's also known for its numerous beaches.

The Donkin Heritage Trail takes in the Old Hill neighbourhoods Victorian landmarks. Coastal boat tours spot whales and rare seabirds, while wildlife reserves outside the metropolitan area are home to elephants, rhinos and other big animals. It is also known for excellent communications, cheap power, and water combine to create one of the country’s busiest manufacturing centres, which is largely dominated by the automotive industry. The city’s port at times handles imports for Zambia and Zimbabwe and exports manganese ore, wool, petroleum products, and fruit. Sporting events and tourism are also a big part of the local coulture.

CLIMATE Port Elizabeth has an oceanic climate. The area lies between the winter rainfall, Mediterranean climate zones of the Western Cape and the summer rainfall regions of eastern South Africa.

Port Elizabeth has been voted as having one of the best climates in the world, due to its pleasant conditions all year round. With an elevation of 60 meters above sea level, Port Elizabeth is located along the extensive South African coastline, and has the warm waters of the Indian Ocean lapping at its shores.

PORT ELIZABETH

SITE Site was selected with intent to allow guests to sleep and rest in privacy surrounded by nature.

Several studies suggested visitors enjoy their exploration and activities a lot more after uninterrupted night of sleep away from city centers. Travelers have a chance to relax and recharge and ready for new adventures. The site has open ocean views and it is surrounded by flora providing visitor with a peaceful relaxing atmosphere.

Hotel will be located eleven kilometers from the Port Elizabeth City Center and only 8 kilometers from the Port Elizabeth International Airport. Hotel will have a beach front location, neighboring with a Humewood Golf Club and PineLodge Resort Conference Center. It is also in a close proximity to private Nature Reserve that is available for tours.

BUILDING LOCATION

SITE DEVELOPMENT

BUILDING ELEVATION

CONCRETE SLAB

ROOFTOP

SIDEWALK

INFINITY POOL

INFINITY POOL OVERLOOKING THE WATER

SITE DEVELOPMENT

SITE VIEW

HISTORICAL INFLUENCE In 1488 the first Europeans arrived in Algoa Bay, he was the Portuguese explorers Bartolomeu Dias who landed on St Croix Island and Vasco da Gama in 1497 who logged a sighting of Bird Island in Algoa Bay, both of these explorers were looking for a route to India for the lucrative spice trade. Up until the late 1700's the area was marked on navigational charts as a 'landing place for fresh water' and not much else.

During the Napoleonic Wars the British took an interest in Algoa Bay and to prevent it from falling into French hands a fort was build overlooking what is today Port Elizabeth harbour in 1799, it was named after the then Duke of York and called Fort Frederick The first Europeans to form any sort of permanent establishment in Port Elizabeth outside of any military influence was a missionary from the London Missionary Society who sent Dr Johannes Theodosuis Van Der Kemp in 1801 to the area. The doctor built up a settlement on the little Swartkops River in what is now known as Bethelsdorp. There is a square stone house that is reported to have housed Dr David Livingstone in his travels through the area that is aptly called the Livingstone Cottage.

During the late 1700's and early 1800's there was great conflict between the European settlers and the Xhosa people in the Eastern Cape that came to be called the Cape Frontier Wars, this was a direct results of competition for the prime farming and grazing lands of the area. In 1820 a group of some 4000 British settlers landed at Algoa Bay, this was part of a plan by the Acting Governor of the Cape Colony, Rufane Shaw Donkin, to strengthen the European presence in the Eastern Cape. It was then that Port Elizabeth was officially founded and named after Donkin's wife, Elizabeth.

LOCAL FLAVOR

DEMOGRAPHICS OF PORT ELIZABETH Port Elizabeth has a fairly diverse population. The area of 335 square kilometers is populated by approximately 312,392 people, and inhabits 1,073 people per square kilometer. Area generally reports 70,606 households, 210 per square kilometer. The population and statistics of Port Elizabeth also include: Gender:

Race:

Female: 159,319 51.47%

Black:

162,443

52.09%

Male: 153,073

Colored: 93,717

30.28%

White: 40,611

13.37%

Asian: 12,496

3.89%

48.53%

Language: 146,824 people (47%) of the population speaks Afrikaans language, however, because of colonization by British settlers, 124,956 (39.61%) of the total population consider English their first language. Remaining percentage is distributed among several other local and non-local languages Education: The city has a number of top government-funded and private high schools, although the abuse of substances seems to prevail in some schools due to lack of drug prevention training on the part of the educational system.

The Nelson Mandela University was formed by the amalgamation of the University of Port Elizabeth. It is the largest university in the Eastern and Southern Cape, with around 24,000 students in seven faculties spread over seven campuses. Russell Road College and AFDA also have campuses in Port Elizabeth.

CLIENT PROFILE

Alexander Lotovsky is a president and an owner of an architectural firm Citiscape Consulting, located in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated with Bachelors in Architecture from The City College of New York and shortly after opened up his own firm.

Now he is not only an is an architect and a developer, but his firm also is offering general contracting services. Alexander opened an architectural firm roughly 11 years ago servicing 5 borough of New York City. He has been a part of hundreds of projects for various clients as well as a developed a few of his own establishments.

Alexander has a great experience in hospitality design and architecture as well as high-end residential design and general contracting.

Mr. Lotovsky is happily married to Diana Lotovsky and they have three sons.

Lotovsky family loves to travel, entertain guests and visit sporting events.

Mr. Lotovsky is ready to branch out in a more global scale starting with a boutique hotel in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is a perfect location for him to develop his hotel in this specific area because it is know to be one of the best tourist destinations. It is popular for several reasons such as: perfect weather conditions, sporting events, local flavor and wild life experience the area has to offer.

HOTEL RESEARCH, TRENDS AND OUTLOOK

HOTEL A hotel- by definition it is an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals. It is our job as designers to change that mentality and create a home away from home for its visitors.

It could be accomplished by creating an inviting atmosphere and by providing the level of comfort guests experience in their home. It is a challenging job when we are thinking of a large establishment with few hundred or even thousands of guest. Although, millions of people enjoy their visits everyday at the large hotels, it is nearly impossible to provide everyone with a personable, home-like experience.

VS HOTEL BOUTIQUE HOTEL Boutique hotels, on the other hand, due to its intimate and private nature will allow the achievement of a personable atmosphere a lot easier. Majority boutique hotels are ran by the owners and have an exceptional costumer service reputation. Spaces are closely supervised, well maintained and issues are immediately addressed. Most boutique hotels room count varies from 10 to 100 rooms.

Boutique hotels are famous for its sense of intimacy, privacy, aesthetics, and attention to details. Boutique hotels are unique in their dĂŠcor and usually reflect local culture and flavor. They have their own spirit and aim to provide guest with authentic experience.

TRENDS Guests have their small autonomous apartment and can fully enjoy the experience of living in the middle of nature. with a maximum degree of privacy. Units are floating on a base above the ground evoking lightness besides offering better views from their terraces to the impressive surrounding landscape. The mirrored glass is laminated with an UV coating preventing birds collision.

TYPOLOGY STUDY ONE Architects: BLOCK722 architects+ Location: Zakynthos, Greece Lead Architects: Sotiris Tsergas, Vasiliki Moustafatzi Project Director: Katja Margaritoglou Other participants: Malo development, S. Chimarios, Linealight Project Year: 2018 Photographs: Claus Brechenmacher - Reiner Baumann Photography, Nikos Kontostavlakis Category: Hotels

At the center of it all, functioning as the tranquil heart of the hotel is a 4000 sq.m man-made lake with suites and hotel facilities developing naturally around it. Α calming, transforming power of water flows freely through the veins of the Olea All Suite Hotel. The complete absence of boundaries between the resort's suites and the communal spaces cultivates a unique sense of freedom and mindfulness resembling the deep state of relaxation one feels when floating.

TYPOLOGY STUDY TWO Architects:Shanghai Ben Zhe Architecture Design Location: 439 Fu Xing Dong Lu, Huangpu Qu, Shanghai Shi, China: Lead Architect, Huajian Jiang Graphic Design: Benzhe Architecture Design Area: 678.0 m2 Project Year: 2018 Category: Renovation

The old hostel was comprised of four old buildings that were narrow, small with inadequate lighting on the inside. The key of the renovation project is spatial restructuring and bringing sunlight and nature to the interior space that used to be narrow and dark to begin with. After more than half a year, the designers have deconstructed and turned the old place into the complex whose interior is connected with the exterior with courtyard interspaced inbetween.

TYPOLOGY STUDY THREE

Architect:s Menos é Mais Arquitectos Location: Castelo Melhor, 5150 Castelo Melhor, Portugal Category Hotels Lead Architect Francisco Vieira de Campos Project Team Inês Mesquita, Cristina Maximino Area 505.0 m2 Project Year 2018 Photographs José Campos Photography, Francisco Vieira de Campos

The site/place dictate the rules. The rules demanded that the valley remained “almost” untouched. A suspended structure, standing only in two points guarantee the minimum impact with the soil. The drawing sought to synthesize the most correct proportions of the space, rigor of the pre-established metrics, admissible loads, details systematization, and essentially the coherence in the utilization of the materials.

LOCAL SITE VISIT The visit to The Hotel Duval was educational and did help with some spatial understanding as well as logical planning.

The walk through the lobby and all the way upstairs helped to form some solutions for the upcoming design. It also discouraged some of the ideas that were similar, but did not seem to be working as well as it was intended. Finishes, color selection, and lighting techniques contributed to the overall atmosphere and helped with understanding of how to create mood for certain areas.

Lobby

Entry/Reception

Lobby

ROOFTOP BAR/LOUNGE

BALLROOM

RESTAURANT

BEDROOM EXAMPLES

CONCEPT AND GOALS

CONCEPT The concept behind this project is a mirage. An optical illusion of the most desired object projected by heat, or water. The hotel will be located near the ocean and positioned to appear as if it is rises out of the water. This effect will be achieved trough use of materials, architectural lighting techniques and water features. The interior of the space will reflect local flavor through depiction of architectural elements influenced by history, artwork of local artists, color selection relative to the region, use of local materials.

GOALS 1. Design a space that has an inviting atmosphere.

2. Design a modern building that reflects local culture.

3. Design a hotel that is close to the city center and activities, but does offer the necessary privacy.

4. Design a safe space that in case of an unlikely emergency is easy to navigate and exit.

5. Provide all necessary amenities for guest to ensure a home away from home experience.

6. Design a space utilizing local materials, biophilia and overall sustainable resources.

PROGRAMMING

ROOM NAME

SQ M

USES

FURNITURE

Guest registration

Two dask chairs, desk

6 m wide 16 m deep 3 m high

LOBBY

REGISTRATION AREA

OFFICES

115 m sq

10 m sq

40-50 m sq

HOTEL MANAGER

15 m sq

CONCIERGE DESK

5m sq

EMPLOYEE FACILITIES

100 m sq

GRAND STAIRS

Shared office for assistant Assistant to have a desk, files, manager and two clerks executive chair, two guest chairs, daily admin duties a safe. clerks to share one desk and two chairs High-end desk, executive chair, Admin duties guest chairs, files, sofa, coffee table Guest information, will Desk, table and chair, two be handling luggage guest chairs carts For employee breaks, eating, chanching

20 lockers, table for 4, mirrors and a changing room/closet

To go up and down the between the floors Laundry, storage, supplies, deliveries, employee facilities

BACK OF THE HOUSE

40 m sq

SPECIAL SPACE

150 m sq

To wow the customers

Lounge seating

LOUNGE WITH A BAR

100 m sq

Drop-off area for parents to leave kids age 1-12

Lounge seating

RESTAURANT

150 m sq

For eating

Dinning tables, chairs

KITCHEN

40 m sq

To prepare meals for the guests

Industrial cooking equipment

RESTROOM

20 m sq

KING GUEST

60 m sq

Bed, chears, loveseat, guest chears

ELECTRICAL

LIGHTING Can lights

NOTES A port cochere with canopy, minimum two lane incorporated into main lobby. Interior climate trap consists of two wheelchair lengths between two sets of doors

Table outlets, under-bar outlets

Two computers, two printers, table outlets, Task lighting, recessed can lights under-bar outlets Two computers, Task lighting, recessed can two printers, table outlets lights Computer, printer, table outlets Telephone, map display, storage, outlet microwave, fridge, stove, coffee maker, wall outlets

Recessed can lights pendant lighting

Staff restroom that is ADA sink and toilet and shower one on each floor reflects the architectural style and should be a major design element that demonstrates design concept and image for the hotel.

Sound-system

Chandelier Dimmable lighting

Connection for TVs

Can lights

outlets

Must be adjacent to or connected to registration area

Task lighting, recessed can lights Recessed can lights, task Secured key storage for valet parking, close to the porte cochere and reception area, must be near the hotel lighting entry doors yet still inside the lobby

N/a

outlets

Space for two clerks. Part of desk must be lowered and provide knee-space for ADA wheelchair access. key card activators, facilities for mail, messages and supplies, signage.

May be part of the restaurant or separately defined The bar must be designed to serve dining patrons 5-star restaurant. The designer is to design signage, name and menu cover, wait staff outfits and table settings and accessories.

All entrances should be included and should have two double-swing doors for entry and a double door opening onto the service corridor Must be ADA accessible; size and number of lavatories, toilets and urinals to be determined by code.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

LOBBY WALL ELEVATION

LOBBY WALL ELEVATION

LOBBY

LOBBY WINDOW ELEVATION

LOBBY

LOBBY WINDOW ELEVATION

LOBBY FF&E

LOBBY FF&E

GRAND STAIRCASE

RECEPTION

RECEPTION

RECEPTION DESK

RECEPTION FF&E

RESTAURANT

KING SUITE

KING SUITE