COMMERCIAL
Holiday Inn Express, St Albans
OVERVIEW
Client: 4C Hotels
Located adjacent to junction 22 of the M25, the new Holiday Inn Express at St Albans, includes an 86-bedroom hotel, a restaurant, meeting rooms, offices and associated car parking and landscaping. The development is one of the first new build lV Generation Holiday Inn Express hotels to be completed. Integrating the brands ‘Open Lobby’ concept, the design incorporates improved public space and an expanded food and beverage offering.
Main Contractor: Holiday Inn
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Architect: Dexter Moren Associates
Installer: Vascroft Contractors Steel Framing Systems Supplier: EOS Materials / Type of System: Steel Framing Systems (SFS) - Infill
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Targeted at the ‘smart traveller’ - the exterior of the hotel reflects the contemporary features of the brand with an inviting entrance and landscaping. The design minimises environmental impact and noise pollution from the motorway using the mass of the building as a barrier to the road that wraps around three sides of the scheme.
