University of sulaimanyah

College of engineering
Architectural department

Architectural Design
Circulation
4th stage
Prepared by:
Supervised by:
Sanaa Sarwar
Dr. Raz Saeed
Hazhir Ahmed
L.Ari Nihad
Aveen Mahdi
Waled xalid

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Content:
Introduction of Circulation in hotels
Types of Circulation
 According to building shapes
 According to users
 Type of use (Public, Private

 Services(Back Of House)
 Underground car parking
Example
Conclusion

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Introduction:
Circulation is the movement through spaces.
-To provide a sense of direction.
-It should be barrier free.
-Minimum width of the corridor should be 1.5m minimum.
-Floors should be non slippery and non glary.

It consists of three main types

1.Direction of movement
- Horizontal
- Vertical
2. Type of use
- Public
- Private
3. Frequency
- Common
- Emergency

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 Circulation

Frequency Type of Use Directions

Emergency Common Private Public Horizontal Vertical

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Circulation
According to different building shapes:

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According to different building shapes:

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According to different building shapes:

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Circulation
Circulation In Hotel

Private Circulation
Public Circulation
Semi Public
Circulation
Relationship:

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Relationship:
According to different users:

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Relationship:
According to different users:
- Guests

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Relationship:
According to different users:
- Guests

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 Relationship: Mech. Food
Laundry Storage

Service
Staff r. Lift

 Mechanical zone Furniture

 Administration Store
Adminst. Kitchen
 Linen Store
 Maintenance
Receptio
 House Keeping n desk
Public
 Laundry
Lifts
 Furniture Store
Restaurant
Lobby
Meeting
Room
 Circulation:
Mech Food
Laundry . Storage

Private Circulation Service

Staff r. Lift
Is the circulation of private zones and
Furniture
usually used by limited or different types Store
of people Adminst. Kitchen
Such as service zones in a building where
only staff people have access to .
Receptio
n desk
 Circulation:

Public Circulation Receptio

n desk
Public
Public Circulation is the area of the Lifts
building which is widely and easily
accessible Restaurant
Lobby
In public circulation some spaces are Meeting
overlapped such as lobby & reception and Room
entrance
Public circulation usually used by common
people
Circulation:

Public Circulation
Circulation

Vertical Circulation:
Elevators, Stairs

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 Circulation: Mech. Food
Laundry Storage

Service
Direction of movement Staff r. Lift
( Vertical ) Furniture
Store
Adminst. Kitchen

Vertical Circulation includes all

circulations between spaces in the Receptio
n desk
different floors
Public
Such as Lifts & stairs & ramps ladders
Lifts
and escalators
Resturant
Lobby
Meeting
Room
Circulation:

Public lift
Service lift
 Circulation: Mech. Food
Laundry Storage

Service
Staff r. Lift
Direction of movement Furniture
( Horizontal ) Store
Adminst. Kitchen

Horizontal Circulation includes

all circulations between spaces in the Receptio
same floor n desk

Public
Lifts

Resturant
Horizontal Lobby
Meeting
Circulation
Room
Circulation:

Private Circulation
Public Circulation
Circulation:

Private Circulation
Services(Back Of House)
rarely seen by a guest, the back of the House is most crucial part of
the plan it Has 2 Main Objectives: Control and Efficiency
Foodstuffs, housekeeping supplies, and a great many other items
must be received out of sight of the hotel guests, Such receiving is
usually done at a loading dock, which should be covered so that
deliveries can be made regardless of the weather.

And Then be Prepared and distributed efficiently

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Services(Back Of House)
• Services in the back of House contains these zones:
• Kitchen
• Food Storage
• House Keeping
• Garbage
• Loading Docks
• Mechanical Room

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Services(Back Of House)

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Services(Back Of House)

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Services(Back Of House)
Trash And Linin Chute
connected between Rooms And Back
Of House

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 Basement Garage;

The Basement Parking space type refers to

parking located below grade within an occupied
building. LOS B, indicating use by some unfamiliar
moderate daily turnover, and medium percentage
of small cars and light trucks;

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 Basement Garage;

This building's design elements are incorporated into the

Parking entrance, providing a safe and pleasing
appearance.

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Van space: Wider parking space. Van
spaces provide an additional 3 feet of
width to accommodate vehicles
equipped with ramps or lifts. This extra
space can be added to either the parking
space or to the access aisle.

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Example Plan
The following is representative of a plan of a basement
garage located in a high-rise office building.

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 Example
Ahmedabad Hotel / Studio Symbiosis

Architects: 
Studio Symbiosis 
Location: Ahmedabad, 
Gujarat, India 
Start Date: 
April 2012 
Completion Date: 
June 2014
 Site Area: 6860
sqm Built-up
Area: 24,000 sqm

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Example
Ahmedabad Hotel / Studio Symbiosis

Designed as an iconic building in

Ahmedabad, the hotel proposal
by Studio Symbiosis focuses on
interweaving the concepts of waves
in nature. Using fold lines as
movement trajectories and
perception along with programmatic
requirements, the project’s form
demonstrates a sense of elegance
with soft, subtle touches. Seamless
waves flowing on the landscape and
flowing on the façade are the focal
point for this full service Four-star
property. More images and
architects’ description after the
break.

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The different functions in the building with different programmatic requirements
are blending together thus resulting in this iconic building. The building
comprises of three waves which are very carefully translated into dramatic key
spaces on the lower floors and on the upper floors they translate into room grids
with focus on standardized room sizes. These waves emerge effortlessly from the
landscape creating a sense of harmonic relationship with the ground. The profile
of the building has been designed with keen emphasis given both to the smooth
transition from the horizontal landscape to the vertical building and to the
standardization and repetition of the façade components.

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The façade is designed as an intricate
part of the building. The entire façade
system feels the reverberation of the
slightest of change in the external skin
due to flux in the internal spaces. This
interdependent relationship between
the skin and structure of the building
makes the system a very coherent one.
The entry to the building has been
marked with a column less cantilever
that creates a dramatic entrance space.
The guests are welcomed by the
architecture of the canopy that follows
the seamless nature of the design
proposal, emerging from the ground
and morphing back into it. On the
lower three floors the proposal consists
of reception lobby, shopping area,
banquet hall, meeting rooms,
restaurants, lounge space and service
areas.
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 All these elements are tied with a coherent design language of natural canyon like
formations. The spaces are carved out using the same design principles with
which a wave carves out a canyon. This helps in connecting the various public
functions into one space visually which still have the capability of functioning
independently.

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Plans

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Circulation

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Sections

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Conclusion:
-Hotels provide a service to their customers whose requirements are:
Clean, quiet and comfortable rooms
Good food
Good service, and
Value for money
-The hotel is essentially a building for providing a services to guests.
-Main types of circulation according to users :
Public and Private circulation.
Public circulation usually used by Guests and visitors and any public
activities
And private refers to service and administration and I should be diff erent
from public.
-ZONES IN A HOTEL
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Service zone
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Reference:
 TimeSaver building types
 Neufert Architects Data 4th Edition
 Metric handbook _ planning and design data
 https://www.dayarch.com/commercial-building/hotel/
 https://mcmunnnicholas.wixsite.com/nicholasmcmunnarch/tmc-
hotel-and-conference-center
 Pinterest

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THANK YOU!

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