Guide To Hotel Design

Part 89: designing ‘third places’

Part 88: shifting expectations and hotel bathroom design

Part 87: harnessing the use of light for public areas

Part 86: how to monetise hotel interior design

Part 85: reusable materials in hotel lighting

Part 84: conversion to placemaking – a designer’s road to Damascus

Part 83: meeting upholstery fire regulations

Part 82: tips on saving water in the bathroom

Part 81: 6 pitfalls to avoid when specifying stone

Part 80: avoiding the perils of greenwashing in hotel design

Part 79: redefining senior living with hospitality principles

Part 78: how the WFHotel trend has evolved since 2020 in furniture

Part 77: harnessing adaptive design to craft hotel narrative

Part 76: how to measure sustainability in surface design

Part 75: why stylish accessible accommodation in hotels pays

Part 74: How technology trends are improving guest experience

Part 73: Specifying lighting for luxury restaurants

Part 72: 4 artistic ways to use glass panels in hospitality design

Part 71: how technology can enhance hotel sustainability

Part 70: bathroom taps – things to consider when specifying

Part 69: the future of food and beverage design in hotels

Part 68: maximising the social & economic impact of the hotel sector

Part 67: why the ‘workation’ trend is booming right now

Part 66: top tips to thrive post-pandemic on the hospitality scene

Part 65: don’t slip up on floor safety standards

Part 64: making walls a design feature in cork

Part 63: designing garden tiles in luxury hotels

Part 62: the value of local in hospitality & design

Part 61: 7 interior design rules to break

Part 60: Maximising the value of tiles for hotel lighting

Part 59: 5 creative ways to incorporate solar lighting

Part 58: Creating a cohesive design language between bedroom & bathroom

Part 57: Refurbishing hotels with authenticity

Part 56: Enhancing exterior spaces with outdoor tiles

Part 55: How design changed throughout Covid-19

Part 54: How virtual reality can transform the hotel experience

Part 53: Specifying USB charging sockets

Part 52: Spa design in the new era of wellness

Part 51: Designing & communicating in a digital world

Part 50: How to design for social distancing

Part 49: How to use mirrors in the guestroom

Part 48: Creating meaningful signage & surfaces

Part 47: The quest for originality in art consultancy

Part 46: How to meaningfully use CGI when planning new spaces

Part 45: The role bespoke lighting plays in modern hotels

Part 44: 6 ways to add nature into interior design

Part 43: Installing EV charging points in your hotel

Part 42: Using a 360-degree approach in bathroom design

Part 41: Designing meaningful co-working spaces

Part 40: How to design luxury accommodation in pub hotels

Part 39: Sustainability in hotels – are you doing your part?

Part 37: Putting sustainability front and centre in the bathroom

Part 6: Creating the darkness

Having a brilliant bed is of no significance if the hotel room is like a floodlit motorway intersection. Bedrooms need to be able to be darkened and silent, so that guests can sleep on your delightful bed without being disturbed.

Part 5: The bed

The most important part of the hotel is of course the bedroom. Designers may talk of theatre, and creating a wow factor, but the whole purpose of an hotel is to provide a bed for the night for the traveller, whether they be tourist, busi...

Part 4: Choosing your designer

In an hotel world where standards are rising and where innovation is a constant, for a brand managing the brand identity is key to survival and financial success. For an individual hotelier then creating stylish and efficient interiors i...

Part 3: The role of the designer

Some years ago the UK’s Design Council summoned a number of the Principals from the largest interiors practices then extant to a meeting in the Council offices. There the practice leaders were subjected to a harangue on the need for th...

Part 2: What are professional fees, and how are they paid?

My grandparents on both sides of my family were farmers. It was drummed into me at an early age that money was earned and that the way to earn it was to work hard. It was also drummed into me that ‘the labourer is worthy of his hire’...

Part 1: Are you sitting comfortably?

This is the first in an intended series guiding the layman through what a hotel designer is, the different sorts of designers, and how to manage the design process. It will include section on the different areas of the hotel and suggest ...