HOTELS

Nothing disturbs a hotel guest more than noise. After all, anyone paying a relatively high price for a single overnight stay wants peace and quiet. Soundproofing is therefore a top priority. Noise transmission from neighbouring hotel rooms must be reduced just as efficiently as the DJ's music from the hotel bar. Although permissible noise immissions have long been regulated by law, DIN 4109 only specifies minimum requirements.

Suitable measures should therefore be taken to reduce noise transmission from neighbouring rooms beyond these requirements. It also makes sense to acoustically separate the sections of the hotel that typically generate a lot of noise from other areas, such as conference rooms.

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Holidaymakers and business travellers want to enjoy their stay at the hotel without barriers. The guest's wishes for comfort and convenience take centre stage. Consideration for people with restricted mobility or disabilities is a matter of course.

Guests in wheelchairs also want to enjoy full comfort and unhindered mobility. Automatic doors, threshold-free door systems or electromechanical hold-open devices on smoke protection systems ensure complete accessibility.

Doors have very different functions in the different areas of a hotel building. In this context, the aspects of multifunctionality and design describe two sides of the same object. Technical options and equipment options should be as varied as possible, while the design should be as standardised as possible.

You shouldn't be able to tell from the outside whether a door has a smoke, sound insulation or security function. And with tubular frame systems, the focus is perhaps more on light transmission and open room design than the technical function of fire protection. With modern building systems, opposites can be reconciled and design restrictions minimised.

Following on from multifunctionality, the design of the building elements is even more of a focus in hotel architecture than in other types of building. A uniform, modern look throughout the entire property is the predominant desire here. Catering, wellness and functional areas should have an inviting character in the truest sense of the word and increase the quality of stay.

Transparent room partitions extend the lines of sight in the corridors and visually convey a sense of generosity and spaciousness. Transparent smoke protection closures to the outside areas also serve this purpose, as they complete the essence of a property that is completely orientated towards the guest and opens up to the outside world.

Transparent construction is an aspect of hotel architecture that is particularly relevant in several areas of the building. Entrances and lobbies in particular are at the centre of attention. But even conference rooms are no longer hidden behind opaque doors.

Although they are structurally partitioned, they are visually connected to their surroundings through glass constructions. Open-plan kitchens, conservatories, atriums, restaurants and bars are increasingly "visible" and at the same time separated by transparent or, where more intimacy is desired, translucent structures made of satinised or opaque glass.

Transparent construction emphasises the unity of diversity in hotel architecture and makes this visible in the form of translucent spatial structures.

As in many other types of building, safety aspects and the protection of people and animals in the event of a fire are of paramount importance in hotels. Escape corridors and stairwells should be separated from neighbouring rooms by sufficiently fire-resistant structures and equipped with self-closing fire-resistant doors.

This prevents the spread of fire and/or smoke to escape staircases and corridors. The degree of fire resistance required can be determined by a fire risk assessment. Emergency exit devices in accordance with DIN EN 179 and panic exit devices in accordance with the EN 1125 standard are important door functions that ensure the smooth evacuation of guests and hotel staff in an emergency.