There are manuals that all the design world uses; Neufert Architect’s Data© is one better known. They all teaches us optimal dimensions for all spatial design requirements…..but are they enough?
Continue ReadingIt is usually assumed that designers have an easier job renovating a building than designing a new one, however having undertaken a significant number of hotels renovations, there is nothing further from the truth. In undertaking renovation Architects and Designers deal with a completely different set of rules than when starting a new project on a new site. Let’s discuss …
Continue ReadingI talked in previous articles about hotels guest rooms, food and beverages outlets and how they should gear up for better serving the new generations of travelers. So what else in hotels needs re-inventing? Should a hotel be just a place to sleep or should it be a place to experience the culture of the host country? Historically of course, …
Continue ReadingI travel a fair bit and after many years, I have developed airports panic disorder. As soon as I leave home I start dreading the painful journeys through airports. From the moment I get off the car, the torture starts; The never ending queues, the stripping, the molestations, strangers touching your personal belongings and hours sitting in an aluminum tube …
Continue ReadingWell folks, in case you didn’t know it’s that magical passage that exists in hotels/restaurants/etc…for staff, so that they can work behind the scenes. With that being said, somehow I realise that some places do not plan for such things. Last week, I stayed at a certain luxury hotel where I was ‘privileged’ to see the entirety of the hotel’s …
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It's interesting to see how glass can be used in so many ways to be converted into art. My husband…