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Brief and Site Analysis

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Table of Contents

1. Design Brief Pg.2

2. Site Analysis Pg.5

3. Condition Survey Pg.10

4. Precedent Study Pg.14

5. Proposed Designs Pg.17

6. Conclusion Pg.27

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Design Brief

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Design Brief Project Objectives and Requirements:

For this project we have to take the existing Howard Gardens Campus and redevelop it into a

four star hotel and business conference centre. The main six storey block must be kept and the

South Block (and the hallway between the two) can be kept if the architect wants but it is not

mandatory. The rest of the site can be demolished and changed to what to client wants.

Client Priorities:

I have provided a list of requirements that should ideally be followed to accommodate to the

buildings needs, these include:

Hotel Facilities:

Rooms to accommodate business people there for conferences (and their families).

Gym and swimming pool facilities.

Reception and waiting area/lounge.

Conference Facilities:

Main conference room in a ‘theatre’ layout to seat 300 delegates. Appropriate ‘break-out’

space should be included. This space should also open out to private external space.

A lecture theatre to seat 150

A range of conference/meeting rooms to accommodate between 10 people and up to 100

people. It is envisaged there will be a number of events/meetings taking place at the ven-

ue at the same time but you should also consider flexibility in the use of spaces so they

can adapt for different functions.

Flexible exhibition space adjacent to the conference/meeting rooms.

Dining Facilities :

A formal restaurant with table service.

A lounge bar with an all day bar menu.

Car park :

Should have adequate spacing for the staff and the guests of the hotel.

Exterior View of the Car park:

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Site Analysis

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Site Location The access to the site is very convenient. There are many ways to get to the building, either

through walking, getting the bus or train. The site is only a 5 minute walk to Queens street

where there are many shops and restaurants. Cardiff Central train station is a 20 minute walk

away from the site. Cardiff Central Bus Station is only a 20 minute walk away from the campus

and a number of other buses stop by the site that go to different locations across Cardiff. The

buses that go to the site are 28,38,45,49 and 58.

The 28 goes from Thornhill to the City Centre

The 38 goes from Heath Hospital to the City Centre

The 45 goes from Rumney to the City Centre

The 49 goes from Llanrumney to the City Centre

The 58 goes from Pontprennau to the City Centre

Bus location near Howard Gardens Site

Location A

Location B

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Surrounding Buildings The surrounding buildings consist of many different types of buildings. The Tredegarville CW

Primary School is just North of the site. The are two hotels near the site that could cause com-

petition for our hotel. These are the Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa to the North

-west and the Splotlands Hotel to the West. Other buildings near by are The New Addie (to the

South) and A Shot in The Dark (to the North), both of these are bars. The Cardiff royal Infirmary

is just to the North-east of the hotel. To the South of the site is the Cardiff Magistrates Courts,

Cardiff Central Fir Station and Cardiff Prison.

Location A

Location B

Site Location and surrounding buildings

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Sun & Wind Diagram Sun Diagram

The Sun Diagram shown below shows what areas of the building the sun effects. The sun rises

in the East and sets in the West. The South face of the building gets the most sun . It might be

ideal to provide bigger windows on the South side of the building to provide more artificial

light and heat into the building.

Sun Diagram

Wind Diagram

Wind Diagram

This shows the prevailing winds that will hit the building throughout the year. It shows that

wind mainly comes from The North East direction and hits the building in a South Westerly di-

rection.

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Shadow Diagram

4pm, 21st December

This images show the shadows that will be cast by the hotel as well as the surrounding build-

ings in the area. This is helpful because it gives and indication of what parts of the building will

get the most sunlight during the day as well as showing what parts of the building will be cast

in shadow.

9am, 21st December

4 pm, 21st June

From the images we can see that the area North of the main hotel building (Red) will be cov-

ered in shadow which will decrease any chance of natural light getting to this area. This means

that if I want the build smaller buildings (like the conference centre then the ideal place to

build them would be to the South of the building so that they can get more sunlight during the

day.

9am, 21st June

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Condition Survey

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Condition Survey Overall Impression:

I will be looking at the Main Block for the condition survey because this is the only part of the

building I will be keeping. My overall impression of the Main Block is that it is quite bad condi-

tion and that the best option would most likely to strip the building down to just the columns

and floors. The roof will be removed because it leaks and in bad condition. For this condition

survey I will be looking at the floor, roof and walls of most of the building to give my impression

of the existing building.

Windows on

Ground Floor:

Main Gallery:

The Main gallery on the Ground Floor is rela-

tively clean. The walls are in good condition

and the roof is also in good condition. The

roof and its framework is exposed and some

of the lights aren’t installed fully. The floor

has numerous chips taken out of it and is vis-

ibly damaged. The windows will need replac-

ing as they are only single glazing.

Interior View:

View of the Floor: View of the Walls:

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Condition Survey Stairs:

The condition of the stairs are quite bad. There are numerous chips and markings

on the floor. The Walls are quite dirty and marked/scraped. The roof is in bad con-

dition and prone to leaking.

Floor of stairs

There are many exposed pipes along the stairwell and on every landing. The height

of the steps also change depending on what floor your on which can cause serious

harm if there is a fire. There is a ladder on the top of the stairs that goes to no-

where that hasn’t been removed

Exposed pipe and fire hose on stairs Exposed Ladder

Floor of Landing

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Condition Survey 1st to 5th Floor

All the floors apart from the ground floor are al generally the same and because of this I am do-

ing their condition survey on one survey. The floors are in bad condition, there are a load

of chips and scratches on them. The walls are in bad condition with the paint wearing off most

of the walls.

The roofs are generally exposed so that you can see what they’re made of. There are a lot of

exposed pipes that can be seen around the rooms. These are usually pipes for heating but

there are also huge pipes for ventilation that are exposed.

Roof of the storey

Piping exposed on roof

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Precedent Study

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Precedent Survey Precedent Survey

For the precedent study I'm going to go through existing buildings, features and materials that

have influenced my finished design of the building. These buildings will have either influenced

the design, sustainable technologies or the materials that will be used in my building.

Exterior Designs:

For the conference centre I want to give the building a lot of access to natural light since the

building will have a lot of sun light on it. To achieve this I want to give the building a lot of glass

to the exterior as shown in the examples below. I also want to give the exterior a stone finish

which I think will make it compliment the hotel and give a more natural feel.

The Venue, Aberdeen Horse and Jockey Hotel, Tipperary

For the hotel I want a very plain white exterior the has a nice looks to it. I want the conference

to be the stand out building from the exterior so that it will help businesses to pick it over other

competitors.

Hotel Arista Naperville, Illinois Burbury Hotel, Canberra

Crowne Plaza, London

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Precedent Survey G Hotel

Exterior View of the hotel

The G Hotel is a 4 star hotel in Penang, Malaysia is where I will be getting my hotel interior de-

sign from. As you can see from the photos below the building has a very warm and bright feel

to it.

This hotel also has great room designs and looks, the hotel provides a bar, resaurant , large

lounge and big spacious rooms. I want to have all these things in my final design to help it

achieve its four star status.

Interior of the hotel: Bar (above), Rooms (upper

right) and Hallway (right)

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Proposed Designs

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Area & Volumetric Diagram Area Diagram

Volume Diagram

Rooms Colour Length Width

Hotel 54.5m 17m

Hallways 13m 6m

Gym 25m 15m

Conference

Centre

30m 15m

Rooms Colour Area Height

Hotel 926.5m2 25.5m

Hallways 78m2 2.7m

Gym 375m2 8.1m

Conference

Centre

450m2 5.4m

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Proposed Design 1

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Proposed Design 1

Ground Floor

Room Colour Area

Lobby 357m2

Reception 27m2

Sitting Area 36m2

Bar 110m2

Restaurant 340m2

Toilets 72m2

Stairs 15m2

Hallways 36m2

Lounge (Conference Cen-

tre)

70m2

300 seat Conference Hall 250m2

Small conference Room 40m2

Swimming Pool 180m2

Reception( Leisure Centre) 60m2

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Proposed Design 1

1st Floor

Room Colour Area

Hall 92m2

Single Rooms 37.5m2

Double Rooms 51m2

Gym 345m2

Conference Rooms 62m2

Lounge 165m2

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Proposed Design 1

Top Floor

Rooms Colour Area

Suites 78m2

Hall 93m2

Balcony 203.5m2

Stairs 12.6m2

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Proposed Design 2

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Proposed Design 1

Ground Floor

Room Colour Area

Lobby 357m2

Reception 27m2

Sitting Area 36m2

Bar 110m2

Restaurant 340m2

Toilets 72m2

Stairs 15m2

Conference Rooms 36m2

Swimming Pool 70m2

Kitchen 250m2

Reception( Leisure Centre) 60m2

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Proposed Design 2

Top Floor

Rooms Colour Area

Family Bedroom 78m2

Single Bedroom 93m2

Double Bedroom 203.5m2

Stairs 12.6m2

Hall

300 seat Conference Centre

Conference Rooms

Toilets

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Proposed Design 2

Top Floor

Rooms Colour Area

Suites 78m2

Large Bedrooms 93m2

Hall 203.5m2

Stairs 12.6m2

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Conclusion

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Conclusion For my project I will be picking my 1st proposed design. The reason I picked this is because the

conference centre and gym are on the south side of the building. This provides natural light in

to these buildings. The conference centre can only be accessed by going through the hotel

which will help the conference centre more organised and stop people wandering in. All mate-

rials will be further investigated to find the most efficient and cost effective materials