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Hospitality
Alhambra Hotel
Alhambra, California
The proposed complex is located on a prominent urban thoroughfare and contiguous an existing hotel and a restaurant. The site layout celebrates the intersection of Commonwealth Ave and Elm St by creating an entry plaza that stretches along the main avenue with an outdoor seating area and a landscaped pedestrian community area incorporating water features and shaded by an undulating decorative trellis. There is a clear separation between the vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
To minimize the traffic impact, the access to the proposed complex shares the existing curb cut in Commonwealth that currently serves the parking of the existing restaurant and hotel. From the entry driveway the vehicles (cars, taxis and buses) can access to the handicapped parking, loading areas, hotel drop-off and the proposed parking garage. The proposed traffic can exit to Elm Street and from there be distributed to local streets, alleviating the traffic impact to Fremont Ave. The pedestrian access is provided through the entry plaza facing Commonwealth towards the cafe and hotel lobby. From the parking garage located at the rear of the site, pedestrians will access the buildings through marked crosswalk at paved low-traffic areas.
The Complex ground floor is dedicated to a commercial cafe and the rest to the hotel operations, including a small number of flexible meeting rooms for hotel guests. The upper levels are dedicated to 134 hotel rooms, including 115 Standard rooms, 9 Junior Suites, 9 Deluxe Suites and a Presidential Suite with an exclusive terrace garden. There are two levels of covered parking and one level of roof parking, providing 194 parking spaces while only 171 are required by Zoning Code.
The Complex's architecture is articulated by creating three interconnected buildings decreasing in height from 68 feet to 42 feet with an intermediate building height of 53 feet. Addressing sustainable principles the project is proposing solar panels in the highest building and the use of recyclable materials through the structure and finishes.
The proposed complex is located on a prominent urban thoroughfare and contiguous an existing hotel and a restaurant. The site layout celebrates the intersection of Commonwealth Ave and Elm St by creating an entry plaza that stretches along the main avenue with an outdoor seating area and a landscaped pedestrian community area incorporating water features and shaded by an undulating decorative trellis. There is a clear separation between the vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
To minimize the traffic impact, the access to the proposed complex shares the existing curb cut in Commonwealth that currently serves the parking of the existing restaurant and hotel. From the entry driveway the vehicles (cars, taxis and buses) can access to the handicapped parking, loading areas, hotel drop-off and the proposed parking garage. The proposed traffic can exit to Elm Street and from there be distributed to local streets, alleviating the traffic impact to Fremont Ave. The pedestrian access is provided through the entry plaza facing Commonwealth towards the cafe and hotel lobby. From the parking garage located at the rear of the site, pedestrians will access the buildings through marked crosswalk at paved low-traffic areas.
The Complex ground floor is dedicated to a commercial cafe and the rest to the hotel operations, including a small number of flexible meeting rooms for hotel guests. The upper levels are dedicated to 134 hotel rooms, including 115 Standard rooms, 9 Junior Suites, 9 Deluxe Suites and a Presidential Suite with an exclusive terrace garden. There are two levels of covered parking and one level of roof parking, providing 194 parking spaces while only 171 are required by Zoning Code.
The Complex's architecture is articulated by creating three interconnected buildings decreasing in height from 68 feet to 42 feet with an intermediate building height of 53 feet. Addressing sustainable principles the project is proposing solar panels in the highest building and the use of recyclable materials through the structure and finishes.
Iguazu Falls Hotel by Sheraton International
Iguazu Falls, Argentina
The magnificent and powerful IguazĂș Falls are celebrated through this simple and subtle architectural statement. The hotel is the only man-made structure in the heart of the National Park with full view to the falls. The 150,000 sq.ft. hotel and resort boasts 180 rooms with private terraces, a retail center on a different level, and a variety of dining and recreational facilities. The hotel also has a subterranean nightclub with a skylight subtly bubbling from the lawn and drawing natural light into the space for daytime uses.
Built from poured-in-place concrete, the exterior has proved durable and preserved the original design intent even in the hot, humid tropical environment. A large tourist facility, the hotel's design is environmentally sensitive. The landscaping takes its cues from the park's protected flora and transitions seamlessly to footpaths and catwalks over the 2.5 mile long falls.
The magnificent and powerful IguazĂș Falls are celebrated through this simple and subtle architectural statement. The hotel is the only man-made structure in the heart of the National Park with full view to the falls. The 150,000 sq.ft. hotel and resort boasts 180 rooms with private terraces, a retail center on a different level, and a variety of dining and recreational facilities. The hotel also has a subterranean nightclub with a skylight subtly bubbling from the lawn and drawing natural light into the space for daytime uses.
Built from poured-in-place concrete, the exterior has proved durable and preserved the original design intent even in the hot, humid tropical environment. A large tourist facility, the hotel's design is environmentally sensitive. The landscaping takes its cues from the park's protected flora and transitions seamlessly to footpaths and catwalks over the 2.5 mile long falls.
Jurupa Valley
Jurupa Valley, California
The 118 rooms proposed hotel is in a 1.60 acres parcel, fronting at south the Ben Nevis Boulevard and to the north the 60 Freeway plus being adjacent to the east, to an approved Gas Station. Ben Nevis Boulevard is the main point of access and egress to the future hotel site.
*To achieve a balance between maximizing number of rooms (as suggested by several Extending Hotels brands) and the provision of sufficient parking spaces.
*To ensure a clear vehicular circulation within the site, by providing a direct access and drop off to the hotel front door, accessibility to and from parking areas and to create a fire lane throughout the site.
* The building footprint has been layout in an L shape, holding at its center the outdoor space where the amenities have been located, in direct connection with the hotel lobby and check-in counter, the gym, a bar, the meeting room and grab and go market area.
*The whole site perimeter has been surrounded by a green fence
(a vegetated trellis) ,providing privacy and security to the hotel facilities.
* The building configuration is organized with two volumes: the longer one is running parallel to the freeway front, and it has three stories above the parking podium and the other wing, perpendicular to the freeway and Nevis Boulevard, has 4 stories on top of a 14 feet high podium housing the entry lobby and other hotel amenities.
The building habitable space has a proposed height of 60 feet plus 10 additional feet dedicated to a sort of atrium that is addressing the western architectural style. The maximum height of this structure does not exceed 70 feet, below the accepted 75 feet maximum height set by city standards.
The 118 rooms proposed hotel is in a 1.60 acres parcel, fronting at south the Ben Nevis Boulevard and to the north the 60 Freeway plus being adjacent to the east, to an approved Gas Station. Ben Nevis Boulevard is the main point of access and egress to the future hotel site.
*To achieve a balance between maximizing number of rooms (as suggested by several Extending Hotels brands) and the provision of sufficient parking spaces.
*To ensure a clear vehicular circulation within the site, by providing a direct access and drop off to the hotel front door, accessibility to and from parking areas and to create a fire lane throughout the site.
* The building footprint has been layout in an L shape, holding at its center the outdoor space where the amenities have been located, in direct connection with the hotel lobby and check-in counter, the gym, a bar, the meeting room and grab and go market area.
*The whole site perimeter has been surrounded by a green fence
(a vegetated trellis) ,providing privacy and security to the hotel facilities.
* The building configuration is organized with two volumes: the longer one is running parallel to the freeway front, and it has three stories above the parking podium and the other wing, perpendicular to the freeway and Nevis Boulevard, has 4 stories on top of a 14 feet high podium housing the entry lobby and other hotel amenities.
The building habitable space has a proposed height of 60 feet plus 10 additional feet dedicated to a sort of atrium that is addressing the western architectural style. The maximum height of this structure does not exceed 70 feet, below the accepted 75 feet maximum height set by city standards.
Curio San Gabriel
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