Space layout

After doing some research, these are some of the layouts that I chose to use as guidelines once I start designing each different space. Notice that some of the drawings are not drawn to scale and the dimensions that I show are the ones that I will use in my project.

                          

Matrix & Bubble diagram

Matrix

Bubble Diagram

Program

Circulation & Uses

Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria /Ateliers Jean Nouvel

CIRCULATION

Main Floor Plan

Guest Rooms Floor Plan

USES

Main Floor Plan

Guest Rooms Floor Plan

Nobis Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden / Claesson Koivisto Rune

CIRCULATION

Main Floor Plan

Guest Rooms Floor Plan

USES

Guest Rooms Floor Plan

Hotel Ayre Rosellón, Barcelona, Spain / Wortmann Architects

CIRCULATION

Main Floor Plan

Guest Rooms Floor Plan

USES

Guest Rooms Floor Plan

Geometry & Natural Lighting

Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom,  Vienna, Austria /Ateliers Jean Nouvel 

GEOMETRY 

NATURAL LIGHTING

Nobis Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden / Claesson Koivisto Rune

GEOMETRY 

NATURAL LIGHTING

Hotel Ayre Rosellón, Barcelona, Spain / Wortmann Architects

GEOMETRY 

NATURAL LIGHTING

Symmetry & Hierarchy

Nobis Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden / Claesson Koivisto Rune 

This hotel consists of two buildings, the south building (1886) and the north building (1893), both of them were rebuilt in 2010. In this building the hierarchy between the spaces is very well defined. The public space is opened up all the way to the ceiling to create an interior courtyard and the guestroom's area surrounds it. The floor plans are not symmetrical but they are arranged in an asymmetrical grid.

Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom,  Vienna, Austria /Ateliers Jean Nouvel 

In the diagrams above I used 3 different colors to show the different spaces that define this hotel. Since the most important space are the guest rooms, the architect located them around the core of the building so that every room faces the exterior of the building. Therefore, the less important space such as the service area was left in the center. This building is asymmetrical as well.

Hotel Ayre Rosellón, Barcelona, Spain / Wortmann Architects

HIERARCHY

SYMMETRY

In this hotel, the public area consists of the hotel bar and mall with an atrium in the center. The main floor provides an access to the plaza at the back of the hotel. The guest rooms are located so that they face either the front facade or the back facade to get natural light. The main floor plans are asymmetrical, however the guest room area floor plans are symmetrical as shown above.

Spa Hotel

1. The building typology that I am researching is a hotel.
2. I am researching this building typology because I want to study and analyze a new building typology that I had not been able to explore before.
3. The specialty of this building that I will be researching is a spa.
4. These are some of the examples that I will be researching:

• Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom,  Vienna, Austria /Ateliers Jean Nouvel 
• Qing Shui Wan Spa Hotel, Shenyang, China / Nota Design International pte Ltd
• Scandinave Les Bains Vieux, Quebec, Canada / Saucier + Perrotte architectes
• Entre Cielos Hotel & Spa , Mendoza, Argentina / A4 estudio
• Gansevoort Park Hotel, New York, NY / The Stephen B. Jacobs Group, PC
• The Yas Hotel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Asymptote
• W Barcelona Hotel, Barcelona, Spain /  Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
• Hotel Ayre Rosellón, Barcelona, Spain / Wortmann Architects
• Nobis Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden / Claesson Koivisto Rune
• Dream Downtown Hotel, New York, NY / Handel Architects

     5.  My goals for working with this building type are to create a space that will give the guests a sense of
          tranquility and serenity, without leaving the hectic environment that characterizes New York City.
     6.  In this moment, the program elements that I see that will be included are a lobby, a bar, a kitchen,    
          staff offices, guest rooms, restrooms, fitness center, spa.