GUEST

HOUSE
LITERETURE STUDY
+ CASE STUDY

SUBMITTED BY:

MOHD. SAIM 18ARB551

TARIQ TNSEEF 18ARB565
MONIS ALAM 18ARB566
ALIMA KHAN 18ARB557
SHASHIKANT 18ARB571
PART ONE
LITERATURE STUDY
ESTABLISHING
DESIGN
CRITERIA
 Establishing Design Criteria

The layout of the guestroom is intertwined with decisions that the design team makes during the schematic
design, when they establish the dimensions of the guestroom module and the structural bay, accept a variety
of nontypical room configuration, and approve a final room mix. These decisions provide the interior designer
with the framework to creatively plan the individual spaces and give the guestrooms a character consistent
with the public areas.
guestroom design entails a series of steps confirming following:
• Major target market segments
• Typical guestroom dimensions
• Room mix including number and type of suites
• Typical guestroom layout
• Suite and special r, room, and equipment (handicapped etc.)
• Proposed furniture, fixture, and equipment (FF&E) budget for guestrooms, suites, and corridors.

Designers recognize the specific needs of the target markets and identify features and amenities that these
groups most want and expect.
In general terms, the transient business person looks for single accommodations, the convention and group
markets need double rooms, and the leisure market requires room to sleep two or more guests.
 Guestroom Layout Pans

AA BB C
(A)-Economy queen room.220ft²
(20.5m²) saves space with sink/vanity outside
bathroom and bed.
(B)-Mid-scale king room, 320ft²(30m²) shows
how placing the bed against the bathroom
wall increase useable space.
(C)-First –class double-double
room,365ft²(34m²) with typical furnishings.
(D)-Three-bay conference suite,
1,160ft²(108m²) combines a two bay public
area with wall-bed, lounge seating, work area,
full bathroom, and wet bar with a typical
guestroom and second connection room.

D
E
F G
(E)-luxury resort room 550ft²(51m²) introduces
five-fixture bathroom and fireplace.
(F)-International luxury guestroom,
530ft²(49m²) features carefully detailed built-in
storage, sliding doors, and glass partitions for
an open effect (Park Hyatt, Hamburg).
(G)-luxury casino-hotel room, 665ft²(62m²)
features large bathroom, queen-queen bed,
and separate living area.
(H)-Rotated room configuration,
530ft²(49m²)places whirlpool tub on the
exterior wall of spacious bathroom and
features usually wide guestroom space.

H
 ROOM DIMENSIONS AND CONFIGURATIONS
The guestroom design decision which influence the room layout is the choice of three critical room dimensions the
insider or net width, the length of the room from the exterior wall to the bathroom wall, and

Hotel guest characteristics

Market Guest characteristics Purpose for travel Guestroom design factors

Business-

King or double-double; bathroom with

Single or double occupancy; Conventions, conferences, professional
Group 2-4 night stay; 55%men, 45%women; associations, sales and training meetings dressing area; lounge seating with good
work area

King; bathroom with separate stall

Individual Single occupancy 1-2 night stay; corporate business, sales, conventions, shower; lounge seating with good work
50% men; 50%women; conference area

Leisure-

Double-double, queen-queen, or
Double-plus occupancy (includes Family vacations, sightseeing, sports, family adjoining rooms; lounge seating and
Family children);1-4 night stay activity television; large compartmentalized
bathroom; balcony, outside access

Tours, clubs, associations, sightseeing; King; dining area, writing surface;

Double occupancy; 1-7 night stay;
Couples theatre, sports, weekend packages, moderate storage; large
mid-price to upscale and luxury shopping, vacation compartmentalized bathroom

Singles occupancy; young Tours, clubs, associations; culture,arts, King or queen; lounge/entertainment
Singles professionals to seniors theatre, sports/recreation shooping area; standard bathroom
DESIGNING
 Guestroom Bed
DESIGNING Types

INDIVIDUAL
GUESTROOM

• The bed is the primary

defining characteristic
to determine the
guestroom design. Guestroom mix of
• Generally, hotels different guesthouse
include mix of rooms and hotel types
with one oversized
bed(king) and two
beds(generally double
or queen beds).
• For this reason, rooms
which offer morAe
flexibility are popular
with the management
companies.
Typical King and Double-Double Rooms
• The full list of can be determined by analyzing the guestroom functions – sleeping,
relaxing, working, entertaining, dressing and their space requirements.

• Typical bathroom planning – the bathroom and areas for dressing and clothes grouped
next to the entrance vestibule, the seeping area in the center, and the sitting and work
areas located near a window.

• New layouts – suite-like characteristics by adding a screen to separate sleeping and

sitting portions of the space.

The hotel guestrooms

accommodate one to
four or more people,
sometimes with several
activities occurring at
one time. The designers
need to be aware of
techniques for separating
ones while combining
others, in both cases
increasing the flexibility
and adabtability of the
room for different users.
The plan illustrates the
five principal guestroom
Functional Zones in a
room activity zones.
With the continuing increase in construction and
furnishing costs and comfortable demand, a
designer may develop innovative layouts and
designs that combines function and comfort
within realistic budgets, like

• Queen or 72” (1.8 m) king-sized bed – beds

smaller than 78” (2 m) creates more open
spaces.

• Convertible sofa or wall-bed – these

provides more open spaces and flexibility,
even as the second bed in queen or king
room, or as the only bed in the parlor.

• Mirrors – mirrors enlarge a space visually.

• Armoire – combine drawer space with the

television cabinet and possibly a pullout
writing ledge in a single unit

• Desk – wheeled computer stand that rolled

under the main desk offers a better height
for guest computers and additional space
underneath.
• Lounge and desk chairs – lounge chairs are designed at
height appropriate for the work desk may eliminate the
need of desk chair.

• Adequate luggage and clothes space – sufficient drawers,

luggage rack, and closet space reduce the clutter of clothing
and personal items throughout the room.

• Wall-mounted bedside lamps – these permit a smaller

beside night table.

• Bathroom – design should increase lighting and enlarge a

countertop and mirror surfaces.

Several details in the room arrangement and

furnishing do not have any best solution although
there are more common ones for different types or
categories of hotels. For example, some hotels place
telephone in side table of bed while others prefer on
the main desk. In future, designer may specify a
cordless phone, which will enable guests to roam
around while talking. 0
Throughout the room, the designer must
balance the conflicting needs of function,
safety, maintenance, security, aesthetics, and
budget and at the same time considering
requirements of the several different guest
markets that a single hotel tries to attract.
SUITES
SUITES
The principal way hat a hotel
provides different equalities
of accomodations is to
include a variety of
guestroom suites in the
room mix. A suite is defined
simply as a living room
including
dinning/conference rooms ,
and one or two bedrooms.
Some management
companies have earned a
reputation for the overall
quality of their suites. Four
seasons, the Canadian based
luxury guesthouse chain,
offers a standard two bay
suite consisting of a one-bay
living room with powder
room connecting through
double French doors to a
bedroom with an oversized
guest bathroom.
The number of % of suites varies among
guesthouse types. Most guesthouse have no more
than 2-5 percent of their key allocated to suites,
First-class and convention guesthouses, on the
other hand provide up to 10% of total guestroom
count in rooms. These most likely are positioned
on upper floors of the tower where the rooms have
better views , but may be stacked vertically where
unusual condition occur

. For example, suites may be

used to fill any larger
structural bays on the typical
floor, grow into additional area
behind stairs or elevators, or
are located where the building
form provides uniquely shaped
rooms.
In the late twentieth century
a number of innovative
franchise companies
established new all-suite
brands , many of them with
entries in the ‘economy
suite’ segment, with ‘suites’
no larger than a
conventional guesthouse
room , but with a small
kitchenette.
Many guesthouses now offer
concierge or club floor levels to
offer a higher quality room and
additional amenities at a
premium price. Usually
representing 10-20% of total
room count, the club floor rooms
are identical in size to the normal
ones, but feature better quality
finishes, furnishings, and
bathroom amenities.

The lounge space usually equal in size to at least three guestrooms and, in major
convention guesthouses, with private conference rooms and additional business services,
may displace as many as six to eight rooms.
 Suit type Living Bedrooms Keys Bays % Comment
room
Mini-suite One bay Alcove 1 1.5 0-1 Fits behinds stairs or elevators
Junior suite One bay 1 2 2 1-2 Parlor plus single bedroom
VIP suite One bay 2 3 3 2-3 Parlor plus two bedrooms

Conference Two bays 2 3 4 1-2 Boardroom table and lounge area

suite
Hospitality Two bays 2 3 4 1-2 Expansive lounge seating, pantry
suite
Executive Two bays 2 3 5 0.25 Dinning room & lounge area,
suite overseized bedroom
Presidencial Three bays 2 2 6 0.25 One oversized, dedicated
suite bedroom
 Accessible Guesthouses for disable person

All guest house operators must provide

accommodation and other services for
guests with physical disabilities.

Guest house before this time had

made some efforts to provide rooms
for disabled guests, most frequently
those in wheelchairs.

The federal government in 1992 passed the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which
mandates equal access to public accommodations,
not only in lodging properties but retail stores,
restaurants, theaters, museums, and transportation
services
 One area where accessible design is most evident is in
the ‘handicapped guestroom’ a small no. of rooms
which features larger bathroom with different fixtures-

Lever handles on doors and faucets , a hand

held shower , grab bars in the
bath/shower ,large buttons on
telephone ,and more accessible outlets and
switches.

The franchise company ,Microtel inns and

suits ,surveyed that what they most want from their
rooms.(73% wheelchair users, 5% sight or hearing
impaired, and 22% other)

 Accessible showers
 large bathrooms
Enough space for easy maneuverability
Suitable beds
Aesthetically pleasing guestroom
Refrigerators in guestroom
Easy access to guestroom controls
 GUEST BATHROOMS
Nowhere in the room is planning and design more
important that in the guest bathroom.

In the mid-twentieth century, with the great surge

in the development of chain properties along the
new interstate highways, bathrooms grew from
about 30 sqft (2.8 sqm)—hardly big enough for the
standard three fixtures—to 40 sqft (3.7 sqm).

This bathroom is still used today, and the 5 x 8 ft

(1.5 x 2.4 m) dimensions still accommodate
comfortably the standard three fixtures.
But competitive pressure, and marketing, and guests' eagerness for something
better than they have at home, has pushed the first class and luxury operators
to add fixtures and other amenities .

A bathroom with a large sink/counter, bathtub, separate shower stall, and

compartmentalized toilet. All for one person.
Resort and super-luxury properties do this one better, adding a second sink, and
plenty of open floor space.

Designers need to study the market data to under-stand what features and
amenities will be most desirable.
Is the market mostly men or women?
Single travelers or couples or families?
What are their demographics and do they expect unusual levels of luxury in
the bathroom?

One of the limited service brands, Sleep Inn, took to heart the research that
showed that nearly 90 percent of travelers staying in their properties preferred
showers and, as a result, in newer inns they have replaced the tub/shower
combination with an oversized stall shower
EQUIPMENT
TECHNOLOGY
& TRENDS
 EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
• There should be smart energy management with the use
of sensors. Smart energy-management systems use
sophisticated machine-learning algorithms to continuously
analyze historical thermodynamics, local weather
patterns and peak demand loads to optimize energy
consumption in real-time, all year round

• Guest house now can use smart sensors and apps to

allow guests to reserve parking spots in advance of their
visit and to have their space assigned upon arrival

• By enabling guests to check in remotely through their

mobile device, guest house owners can better
predict/manage their staffing needs and save considerably
on labor costs

• Access to the high speed internet in the rooms is the need

of today and for charging the mobile phones their should
be a charging point near the bed/ most frequently used
places

• Near The entrance in the room there should be provision

of switches
PROPOSING THE GUEST ROOM FURNITURE,
FIXTURE AND EQUIPMENT BUDGET

On the basis of following criteria the budget for FF&E

are fixed:

• CONCEPT DESIGN: Budget based on cost per guest,

per suit and per key for corridor

• PRILIMINARY DESIGN: Budget based on an

allowance for each furniture item prior to selecting
them

• DESIGN DEVELOPMENT: Budget for cost of each

specified FF&E with some allowance

• CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Figures for each item

including inputs from purchasing agent and some
competitive pricing
TRENDS
• Communication systems are evolving at very fast rate
so the guest house owners should be advised to
match with technology trend

• There should not be the overload of technology

• Guest bathrooms can be provided with spa like

features

• Exercise equipment may be provided as people in

todays world are more fitness conscious

• There should be promotion of local art as this

promotes the culture and attract people

• The feel of home like environment would be helpful

in the promotion of business
PART TWO
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY - 1

• PROJECT NAME – ARACOIABA DA

SERRA

• ARCHITECTS – FABIANA CYON

ARQUITETURA

• YEAR – 2012

• COUNTRY - BRAZIL
PLANS & ELEVATIONS
Project Description
• Situated in the outskirts of Sao Paulo,
inside a residential condo

• Project was conceived as an addition to a

pre-existing weekend house

• The main view was kept unobstructed

• Inner garden space was preserved

• Each room has its own façade and view

• Guesthouse was placed between a maple

and cypress tree, inserted perpendicularly
to the main construction

• The largest tree marks the site’s center and

the most vertical one its limit
• Bedrooms open up to the neighboring golf course

• The offices faces lake

• Circulation leads to the garden

• Living room has a maple tree as backdrop

• Surrounding vegetation plays an important role

• It protects and shadows the glass pane, and from

inside, the window frames the giant tree.

• The central core, with four suites, has a concrete

structure
• Around it, an independent timber structure
delimits gathering places and circulation
• The roof trusses are only visible at the edges

• Steel cables held by gusset plates attached to

the peripheral pillars and over the frames are
responsible for keeping them slim

• House circulation is always through the

porches and there is no distinction between
front and back doors

• Inside the building one can feel the tranquil

atmosphere of isolation, even being so close to
the neighbors

• It is just like being in a tree house without leaving

the ground
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION