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HOTEL
PROJECTS &
HOSPITALITY FACILITY PROJECTS - PROJECT MANAGEMENT, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Characteristics
of
hotel projects and hospitality facility
projects
Characteristics
of
hotel projects and hospitality facility
projects are
complexity, continuity, flexibility and maintainability.
Hotel &
hospitality facility projects are typically complex.
It is due
to the
common situation that owner and operator of hotels may not be the same
party. Sometimes the operator may not be known at the
beginning
of the project. The parties involved in the briefing,
planning
and design
of the project may change half way through the project.
Sometimes
the hotel may be part of a bigger multi-facilities complex.
The
relationship between the hotel project and its multi-facilities
context, and the relationship between the various internal parts of the
hotel project are important.
Hotel & hospitality facility projects typically demand a
high degree of continuity in service delivery.
Hotels & hospitality facilities are run 24 hours a
day and the whole year
round. Once a hotel commences operation, it is
necessary
for it to provide hospitality service to its customers
continuously.
It is important that design and construction of hotels and hospitality
facilities are carried out correctly and are of high quality
so that the hotels and hospitality facilities can
maintain their service with minimum breakdown and disruption to
customers.
Hotel & hospitality facility projects
typically demand a reasonable degree of flexibility in design &
construction,
including upgradability and expandability. Hotels and
hospitality
facilities need to handle a dynamic and fluctuating tourism and
business travel market. Market condition can change rapidly
and
hotel facilities need to adapt to market change and shift in demand.
During planning,
design,
construction, fitout and ff&e procurement / installation of
hotel
& hospitality projects, project managers, architects, builders
and
contractors should remember that a reasonable degree of flexibility
need to be designed and built into the project.
What is built today may need to be changed or expanded in a
few
years.
Hotel & hospitality facility projects typically
demand a high degree of maintainability. The quality of
the design, construction and
fitout of a
hotel or hospitality facility can affect the facility's
operation and delivery of hospitality service to its
customers.
Among all, maintainability is an important aspect of a hotel
& hospitality facility project. During planning of
layout,
design of space, choosing of material, and design of details,
it
is important to consider what maintenance is required, what
access
is needed to carry out maintenance, what equipment or plant will be
used and how frequent maintenance is required. Low
maintainability will lead to quicker deterioration of finishes,
unreliable building services systems and higher running cost of the
hotel or hospitality facility.
Hotel
and
hospitality facility
project managers, hotel architects, hotel interior designers &
hotel construction managers' challenges
Hotel
and
hospitality facility
project managers, hotel architects, hotel interior designers &
hotel construction managers need to meet the challenge of the above
typical characteristics of
hotel and hospitality facility projects, as well as specific issues
pertinent to a
particular project.
Some
of the common specific issues in hotel
projects and hospitality
facility projects
are:
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Hotel &
Hospitality Facility Projects
Timing of appointment of hotel operator
Hotel operator's design brief in
relation to the owner's objective and requirement
Hotel & hospitality facility
project's target market
Assumptions and targets specified in the
hotel & hospitality facility project's feasibility study
Relationship of the hotel project with
its surrounding environment
Access for delivery of material
& supply; storage and disposal of waste
Infrastructure internal and external to
the site
Vehicular access, egress and parking
arrangement, including emergency vehicles
Relationship & access between
back of house and front of house
Creation of unique character for the
specific hotel or hospitality facility project
Hotel
Refurbishment,
Renovation & Expansion Projects
Access for material, equipment, plant,
personnel of
the contractor
Separation of guest and staff traffic
from
construction traffic
Minimization of dust, vibration and
noise impact on
hotel operation, especially guest rooms
Access and location for hoisting,
lifting,
scaffolding and
temporary structure
Storage space for material, equipment
and tools of
the contractor
Storage space for material, equipment
and furniture
of the hotel
Disposal of debris and construction waste
Impact and change to guest, staff and
emergency access
&
egress route
Impact and change to guest and staff
parking, coach, taxi & other vehicles access & parking
Re-organization of hotel service route
and
stages of moving routes around
Identification and record of existing
building
services infrastructure, size, type, location and
run
Integration of new building services
with existing,
including IT infrastructure
Planning & scheduling sequence
of work, events
and relocation of hotel service route
Risk assessment of critical activities
and
construction work
Information distribution to
staff regarding
timing of building work,
its impact and risk
Staged completion, commissioning and use
of new
facilities and required support services
AAPAC
GROUP's professional team, including development managers, project
managers, architects and
construction managers, has
the skill and experience in
managing above issues and meeting challenges of hotel projects and
hospitality facility
projects.
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