Building Type Basics for Hospitality Facilities

by McDonough, Brian; Hill, John; Glazier, Robert; Lindsay, Winford Buck; Sykes, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780471369448
• ISBN10: 0471369446
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-13
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Here's the essential information you need to initiate designs for luxury hotels, resort/theme hotels, convention hotels and conference centers, limited service hotels (motels), and casinos. Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details. Combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, lighting, internal traffic, security, and accessibility issues that are unique to hospitality facilities with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion.Order your copy today!

Author Biography

BRIAN MCDONOUGH is Vice President of the Hospitality, Entertainment & Leisure Sector at Hanscomb, Inc., in New York City. Hanscomb provides consulting services in the fields of construction, project development, planning, and design management to clients worldwide.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Stephen A. Kliment
Acknowledgements	xi
Perspective	1	(62)
Brian McDonough
Introduction	1	(6)
How a Hotel Functions	7	(4)
Hotel Development Process	11	(4)
Hotel Categories	15	(4)
Project Team	19	(8)
Design Concerns	27	(9)
Project Phases	36	(2)
Preconstruction Phases	38	(5)
Construction Phases	43	(5)
Postconstruction and Preopening Phases	48	(3)
Luxury Hotels
John C. Hill
Robert C. Glazier
Douglas Atmore
Peter T. Mason
Catherine A. Catherine A. Clover
Hill Glazier Architects
Hani Motran
Rybka Smith
Ginsler
Introduction	51	(1)
Types of Luxury Hotels	51	(1)
Program Considerations	52	(2)
Design Considerations	54	(7)
Conclusion	61	(2)
Resort Hotels	63	(40)
John C. Hill
Robert C. Glazier
Douglas Atmore
Peter T. Mason
Christina Zimmerli
Hill Glazier Architects
Introduction	63	(1)
Types of Resort Hotel	63	(6)
Program Considerations	69	(11)
Site Considerations	80	(7)
Design Considerations	87	(9)
Technical Considerations	96	(6)
Conclusion	102	(1)
Conference Centers	103	(14)
John C. Hill
Robert C. Glazier
Douglas Atmore
Peter T. Mason
Hill Glazier Architects
Introduction	103	(1)
Types of Convention or Conference Hotels	104	(5)
Program Considerations	109	(2)
Site Considerations	111	(1)
Design Considerations	112	(4)
Conclusion	116	(1)
Limited-Service Hotels	117	(22)
Winford Lindsay
Lindsay Pope Brayfield
Introduction	117	(1)
Programming	117	(1)
Building Planning	118	(3)
Site Planning	121	(3)
Building Concepts	124	(3)
Building Skin	127	(2)
Structural Systems	129	(1)
Mechanical Systems	130	(3)
Electrical Systems	133	(2)
Special Systems	135	(1)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)	136	(3)
Casinos	139	(20)
Thomas Sykes
History	139	(1)
Types of Casinos	139	(2)
Jurisdictional Oversight	141	(1)
Market and Brand	141	(2)
Master Plan	143	(2)
The Games People Play	145	(6)
Floor Layout	151	(2)
Casino Support	153	(3)
Utility Support Systems	156	(2)
Prototype Casino Layout	158	(1)
Appendix: Principal Planning and Design Characteristics of Hospitality Facilities	159	(8)
Bibliography	167	(4)
Index	171