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Hotels are special projects requiring a balance between the
Mixed Use
Developer’s vision, the Operator’s brand and ultimately the
Offices
Guests’ expectations.
Residential
Retail
Masterplanning & Urban Design
Hotels & Resorts
Education
Health
Interior Architecture
HKR Architects is an international
architecture and design practice with
offices in Dublin, London, Manchester,
Belfast, Prague and Bucharest.
HKR’s portfolio of projects spans several
sectors – mixed use, offices, residential,
retail, hotels & resorts, education and
Hotels & Resorts
health. The practice has dedicated
capabilities in masterplanning & urban
design and in Public Private Partnership
projects. It also specialises in the
design and fitout of interiors for all
types of buildings.
HKR has been designing buildings and
environments since 1992 and has gained
award-winning status internationally,
providing design-led solutions that are
functional and commercial, and highly
specific to clients’ needs.
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How We Design Hotels & Resorts
How HKR can make a difference
The Developer The Operator - The Brand
We bring our design skills and our
We treat our clients as our partners. There is value in brand – even if you aren’t
one of the big international ones. How
experience of working on some great
Collaboration is a powerful thing - it’s we design your product has to reflect and
hotels to deliver the developer’s vision.
about listening and understanding the embody your values, and the way you will
aspirations of our clients. Then working run your hotel.
closely to define the issues, establish the
Our designers have collectively worked So, understanding who you are is critical.
goals and to understand the realities of
with some of the most well-known
the brief.
brands in the world and also some of No matter how luxurious or simple your
Understanding the product is key - whether the most discreet. hotel is, there is an entire back-of-house
it’s a 5-star deluxe destination hotel, a operation which has to support it. It affects
conference hotel or a boutique spa resort; everything from how warm that bowl of
or whether it’s a fractional development or soup is when room service delivers it to
a time-share golf resort project. how much loss the hotel will incur from
pilfering through lack of security. All these
Design should not be formulaic – it should issues are heavily determined by design.
be responsive to the context and the brief,
it should be driven by a knowledge of how Getting the glamour into a hotel is one
hotels and resorts work and ultimately, thing but getting the operations to run
it must bring a fresh and creative way to efficiently is vital in hotel design - and that
customise the product. means no wastage of resources, speed
of delivery and seamless integration with
Designs should be unique with each front-of-house functions.
project having its own personality and
its raison d’être.
And, of course, it has to make
financial sense.
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How We Design Hotels & Resorts
Why design should be unique
The Guest
At HKR we don’t design places to suit
Some hotels have become destinations in
everyone – places which are mass
their own right – they’re the icons of hotel
customisable can also be bland. We
design and are one-off experiences. Once
interrogate the brief and work very hard
you’ve experienced it and ticked the box,
at understanding the guest profile and the
you won’t necessarily return.
market. Then we work closely with the
design and project teams and creatively
However, the vast majority of hotels rely on
tailor the design to deliver the right product
repeat business. Today’s guest will choose
– one that is
a hotel almost entirely on the basis of the
experience it offers and the way the hotel › innovative
reflects the guest’s lifestyle. So it’s critical
› experience driven
that your designers get it right.
› appropriate for its context
But how do you define that experience?
At HKR we believe, from a guest’s
How do you know what your guest wants?
perspective, these are areas where design
can make a real difference.
We all know the guest’s basic needs
– comfort, reliability, good service. Most
hotels should at least offer all that. But in
an increasingly diversified marketplace
driven by what we term ‘the experience
economy’, people travel further and in
search of more. Adventure, tranquillity,
family-friendly places, business oriented
environments, design-led or culturally
responsive - guest profiles and demands
vary dramatically. As designers, where do
we start?
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How We Work
The journey is as important as the destination
We tell stories with our designs. We design And there’s a story with the operators too
hotels and resorts as if they were journeys - it’s called ‘efficiency, efficiency, efficiency’.
and adventures and we work very hard to
ensure that the story is a compelling one, We know our way around hotels and that
choreographing it and filling the journey enables us to optimise spaces, smoothen
with meaningful experiences. out service routes, plan our operations
to occur as quickly and as discreetly as
Where does the story begin? At the hotel’s possible so that the guests can be given
front door? When you get to your room? a 5-star service – no matter what star-
When you relax by the stunning infinity rating your hotel is. Efficiency means better
pool? And where does the story end? service for the guest. It also affects bottom
line making savings in time and material
for the operator; and of course, the owner
gets a better performing hotel overall – it’s
a win-win.
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The HKR Hotel Team
A Global Team
HKR is a leading architectural and design We don’t expect to be positioned
We are a global team and understand the
practice with a reputation founded on everywhere on the globe. But our people
complexities of working on international
innovation and delivery. We are a client- are nimble experienced travellers, ready
projects.
focused company with a work culture and available when and where we
In order to be truly successful in our
deeply embedded in design and creativity. are needed. We are responsive, keen,
adventurous, culturally-savvy.
international work, projects must
Our people are committed to design remain sensitive and responsive to
and to delivering a high quality product. HKR’s increasing international work is a
context, environment and cultural
Our growing hotel team is made up of testament to our success in addressing
sensibilities.
people with great depth in the design and and balancing these key considerations
delivery of hotels and resorts. We strive and to our ability to build successful and
HKR’s team is international, made up of
for excellence, not just because we owe productive relationships with international
talented architects and designers from
it to our clients, but because we owe it to and local consultant teams.
around the globe. We often work cross-
ourselves to be the best in the business.
culturally and it’s not just about traversing At HKR we believe that through
geography, it’s about understanding collaboration and a real commitment
culture, people, local pride, customs and to teamwork we can deliver to you a
sensitivities. high value successful and internationally
acclaimed project.
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The Shelbourne Hotel
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In 2001 HKR Architects was appointed HKR’s redesign of the hotel involved
to extend and refurbish the landmark extensive refurbishment of the existing
and heritage 5-star Shelbourne Hotel in public areas including restaurants, bars,
the historic centre of Dublin, beside St health spa, conference facilities, the
Stephens Green. This was the first major addition of a 7 storey 100 bedroom
remodelling of the property since 1860. wing over two basement levels, and the
construction of a new ballroom over a
With an €80 million refurbishment and new basement, all within this protected
extension that blends classical elegance structure. The total number of bedrooms
and new generation 5-star flourishes, the and suites in the hotel is now 265.
Shelbourne Hotel reopened in 2007 under
the Marriott brand as a Renaissance Hotel. Key to the redevelopment was retaining
The Shelbourne’s character while meeting
HKR’s remodelling of the hotel, which has the high standards of the Marriott
increased in size by over 67,000 sq ft to International Renaissance Hotel brand.
240,000 sq ft, has greatly enhanced and The broad scope of the project required
expanded the functional elements while extensive studies and appraisals of the
also retaining the essential spirit and existing hotel and its fabric, both at
atmosphere that makes The Shelbourne the initial stages with the original hotel
Hotel Ireland’s most prestigious hotel. operators Le Meridien, and subsequently
with the new owners and operators
Marriott International.
01 Front of hotel
02 Kildare Bar
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“I’ve just visited our newest Renaissance hotel - The Shelbourne… it’s a spectacular
restoration of one of Dublin’s finest hotels… I travel to a lot of hotels every year, and
this is one of the best I’ve ever seen.”
Bill Marriott, Marriott International
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HKR developed the concept for the The Shelbourne Hotel project demanded a
refurbishment and extension of the very high degree of conservation expertise
building in 2003. A number of planning and architectural sensitivity with regard
applications were subsequently made in to the national and historic significance
2005 with the new owners who purchased of the hotel fabric, particularly as such
the hotel in late 2004. a major renewal of mechanical and
electrical systems in a historic structure
To achieve these applications HKR evolved was been undertaken. Careful integration
and expanded the design to include of these systems into the historic fabric
additional bedrooms, more basement was required – The Shelbourne is now
areas, the layout for a new ballroom, and the first heritage hotel in Ireland with a
the lowering of existing basement levels to conservation approved mist sprinklers
provide enhanced headroom. The scope of system.
refurbishment in the existing heritage areas
of the wing also increased to include the
complete replacement of all electrical and
01 Main stairwell
mechanical systems in the hotel.
02 Hotel reception
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Millennium Hotel
HKR has designed the 224 bedroom
4-star deluxe Millennium Hotel for
Marina Developments at Southampton’s
prestigious Ocean Village.
On the site of what was formerly a
boatyard – Maritime Walk, Princess
Alexandra Dock – the proposed landmark
development will have a prominent
waterside frontage with stunning
panoramic views across the marina.
The design of the building is conceived as
a series of interlocking forms – on the base,
an elongated glass block along the length
of the promontory accommodating the
public areas. The ballroom is located close
to the entrance which allows it to open
out and interact with the piazza during
exhibition and events.
The principal 10-storey guest
accommodation ‘floats’ over a plane of
glass above the podium base.
01 Aerial view
02 View from the bay
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“We are committed to building a high
quality hotel on this key site in Ocean
Village… borne out by the quality of our
first project …Ocean Car Park, which is
shortlisted for a RIBA Design Award. The
hotel will become equally iconic to the
cityscape in the next couple of years.”
Alan Chater, Marina Developments Ltd
As night falls the hotel will become more
dramatic, with the triple storey reception
space lighting up and transforming into
theatre with strong visibility from the
landscaped public piazza.
Guest accommodation will be a mixture of
luxury suites, family guestrooms and club
guestrooms. Other facilities at the hotel
will include banqueting and conferencing
for up to 800, restaurant and café bar
– both with external terraces – together
with a dedicated spa floor, as well as an
executive and marina berth holders club
lounge.
The building will include energy saving
technology including a cutting edge
sea-water cooling system instead of
traditional air conditioning.
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01 Design studies
02 Hotel entrance and promenade
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Rotana Hotel
The Rotana Hotel is a key building in
the Al Seef precinct at the Raha Beach
development in Abu Dhabi. The curved
project site sits on the waterside, fronting
a circular water feature where two canals
converge.
The Rotana Hotel is designed to maximise
views to the waterside and to provide an
exciting food and beverage destination on
the promenade.
The hotel will comprise 250 guestrooms
and suites within a total development area
of 270,000 sq ft. It will also include 8 food
and beverage outlets – all-day dining,
5 themed restaurants, a destination bar
and poolside bar/café, a spa and fitness
centre and a conference centre with
ballroom and meeting rooms.
01 Aerial view
02 Hotel from promenades
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The building is designed as a series of HKR is also designing the interiors,
multi-faceted, crystalline blocks with a allowing us to deliver a seamlessly
glass atrium enclosing the main guest integrated, experience-driven and
lift core. Balconies run the length of the unique hotel project.
building providing sun shading and view
opportunities, whilst the lower public levels
on the promenade are clad in glass opening
out towards the views of the water feature
and towards the public promenade.
01 View from the water
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02 Entrance view
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Marriott Ashbourne
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The Marriott Ashbourne, designed by The hotel is a six storey building – a four
HKR Architects, opened in 2007. This storey bedroom block over a two storey
large 4-star hotel provides a new iconic plinth containing all public function areas.
gateway to the town of Ashbourne, Co
Meath, north of Dublin. The hotel sits There are three bedroom wings, which are
on an 8 acre site and is a standalone arranged in a pin-wheel configuration of
structure on this Greenfield site. finger blocks coming off the central atrium
and stair/lift core. All circulation to and
The design of the Marriott Ashbourne from bedrooms travels through the atrium
is arranged around a spectacular central with its panoramic views over the Meath
atrium providing a unique signature to this countryside.
landmark building. The 160,000 sq ft hotel
contains 148 bedrooms as well as bars,
restaurants and extensive leisure facilities.
01 Hotel bedroom
02 Exterior & entrance
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The atrium commands a great presence
The public facilities include function rooms,
bars, restaurants and a leisure centre with in the centre of the hotel – its angled
swimming pool. geometry is a fitting centrepiece to the
overall composition of the hotel.
There is over 8,500 sq ft of meeting space
in the Business Centre, with 8 meeting
rooms. There are also 325 car parking
spaces.
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02
01 Exterior detail
02 Interior view
03 Hotel Leisure Centre
04 Atrium entrance
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Manchester House
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HKR were invited to submit designs
as part of a developer-led competition
for a luxury 5 star hotel and residential
apartment building in the Spinningfields
district of Manchester. Manchester
House sits at the gateway to Salford and
occupies a strategic site in the pedestrian
circuit between retail and public spaces.
The proposals align with the boutique
experience proposed as part of The
Avenue by providing a spa, bars and
restaurants of a matching standard.
The scheme consists of a 300 bed hotel
over 20 storeys with 150 apartments
over 10 storeys above. Each guest room
floor has a large lift lobby to avoid endless
corridors with standard rooms 345 sq ft
and suites 690 sq ft. Each apartment is
provided with elevated views from an
external sun lounge that allows natural
ventilation via a tempered environment.
01 Daytime view
02 Night-time view
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In between the hotel and apartments
sits a spa providing an experience for the
senses, whilst the roof-top bar allows for
an exclusive perspective of the city below.
All facilities, including valet parking and
concierge services, are available to both
hotel guests and apartment residents.
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Further conference and meeting facilities
are provided over two levels above the
four-story vibrant entrance volume.
Each use of the building is expressed in
the envelope. The core is solid with few
penetrations while the adjacent blocks
are light and transparent. All elements are
highly reflective and luxurious in line with
the quality of the existing Spinningfields
developments.
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01 Starting Point
02 Stagger the buildings height.
Maximise views / maximise value.
03 Splay the building. Keep structure simple.
Create iconic form.
04 Final solution. Create public space in
the bottom, middle and top
05 Daytime view
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Marriott Sawgrass Golf Resort
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Designs have been submitted to the
Professional Golf Association for the
redevelopment of a 63 acre site in
Sawgrass Jacksonville Florida. The site
adjoins land owned by the PGA Tour
which includes the world famous Tour
Players Championship Stadium Course.
The proposed design is an overall
masterplan for a two phase development
of 400 condominiums on a 36 acre site.
The design includes a new façade to the
existing hotel and an extension of 200
bedrooms, with provision for a retail-led
mixed use development on the
adjoining site.
01 Accommodation block
02 Site plan
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York House Hotel
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Due to start on site in late 2008 this The building will be re-clad to improve its
proposal is for the extensive remodelling appearance and make it more attractive.
and conversion of a 1960s’ office block The existing concrete panels will be
in the centre of Bristol into a new 145 removed and the elevations stripped back
bedroom hotel with food, beverage and to the structural frame, with the new
conferencing facilities. cladding set out to break the dominant
horizontal lines of the existing block.
The hotel will provide good quality
accommodation in a reconfigured The elevation to Brunswick Square has
and remodelled building and will help been carefully set out in response to the
regenerate the surrounding area. conservation area context.
The hotel will have an active ground floor,
with its reception, lounge, bar and dining
areas positioned to overlook local streets
and the Georgian Brunswick Square. It
will provide external areas with a sense of
interest, activity and passive surveillance.
01 Detail of cladding
02 External view
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Kingswood Hotel
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HKR Architects designed the Kingswood The exising farmhouse and the new
Hotel in West Dublin, which opened in modern hotel extension are joined by a
early 2007. The interior architecture was glazed corridor that provides a walk-way
also created and implemented by HKR’s link. In the old house, the original features
Interior Architecture team. have been retained, including cornices,
skirtings, window shutters and the main
This modern boutique hotel was designed stairs. The restaurant benefits from a
to complement the Kingswood Farmhouse high-hipped ceiling that is highlighted
to which it is now attached. The restored with contemporary chandeliers and large
Georgian farmhouse blends seamlessly shades.
with the vibrant modern building and the
composition creates a diverse and dynamic
setting for the 129-bedroom hotel.
01 Bedroom
02 Bedroom wing exterior
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Extensive landscaping works have been
undertaken. The bar and restaurant open
out onto a sunken garden which includes
fountains and outdoor seating. The garden
is enclosed by mature trees and a rubble
stone wall which was rebuilt from the
stone of the original garden walls.
In the interior of Kingswood Hotel, HKR’s
careful use of materials and confident
detailing provides a high quality
environment which belies its budget status.
A seamless interface between the existing
historic listed element of the building and
the new bedrooms is achieved by creative
attention to detail.
01 Exterior view
02 Exterior view
02 03 Bar seating detail
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Marriott Courtyard Norwich
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This project for Trinity Hotels will provide The new hotel forms a key part of a wider
a 183 bed new build hotel close to the masterplan for redeveloping the Whitefriar
city centre of Norwich. The 111,000 sq ft area of Norwich which includes both office
hotel sits in a key location fronting not and residential uses. The ground floor of
only Barrack Street and the River Wensum the hotel opens out onto a large public
but also sitting adjacent to one of the square which has been created along the
few remaining sections of the historically river front. This links with existing public
important medieval city wall. routes along the river and opens up a new
route adjacent to the city wall improving
The ground floor provides a mix of uses public access to this historic part of the
including a restaurant and bar overlooking city.
the river for use by guests and the public
with five efficient bedroom floors and one
level of basement car parking.
01 Daytime view
02 Dusk view
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The Capital Centre
This project is located on a prominent In articulating the exterior form and
corner near the Abu Dhabi National massing of the building, the challenge was
Exhibition Centre, designed to support to achieve 3 principal aims:
the new Exhibition Centre currently being
extended and redeveloped. › To create an exciting and visually
dynamic form with a striking
The site is 22,000 sq ft in surface area skyline/silhouette
and is in a highly visible position, located
› To maintain a simplicity of form and
at a gateway into the central area of
ultimately, the ease of construction
the Exhibition Centre. The project has a
within a tight development programme
target development area of 280,000 sq ft
› To optimise the efficiency of the
with a podium and tower of 26 stories
building floorplates
and 4 levels of basement car parking.
The building comprises 288 serviced
apartments, 3 retail units, a restaurant,
an executive lounge, a podium swimming
pool, a gym and a multipurpose function
room.
01 Aerial view
02 Daytime view
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The building design took the form of a The top of the building is designed to
split tower with the core located within a create a ‘skyline’ and to provide additional
central atrium space, providing a dynamic height and presence for the project. The
and active experience for the guests in the skin of the building is split into sections,
transition to and from the apartments. with a secondary façade treatment which
The atrium space will also bring natural accentuates the height and slenderness of
daylight into the interior of the building. the two blocks.
01 Design studies
01 02 Night-time view
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The Cambridge Hotel
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The Cambridge Hotel is a new build 150 The contemporary designed bedrooms are
bedroom hotel which will be located housed in the upper floors of the building,
on Station Road in close proximity to above the stylish reception, foyer, bars
Cambridge Railway Station. and restaurant spaces at ground level. The
public areas wrap around an atrium which
Planning permission has been granted for illuminates from the roof to ground floor
the redevelopment of the site. The overall level. This allows for natural daylight to
size of the hotel is 120,000 sq ft, which flood into the interior space of the building,
will include a seven storey building, with effortlessly illuminating the internal atrium
additional banqueting and state-of-the-art and feature stair.
conference facilities to the lower ground
floor. There will also be automated car The building uses natural limestone clad
parking in the basement area. balconies to focus on the feature planar
glazed thermal chimney which is to the
front of the building. The floor is fully
glazed being set back to create balcony
areas for the standard bedrooms and
private terraces for the deluxe hotel suites.
01 Exterior View
02 Exterior View
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The Groucho Club
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The Groucho Club was established in 1985 As a thoroughly modern members’ club,
and has become one of London’s most The Groucho Club offers breakfast, lunch,
well known private members’ club. Its afternoon tea and dinner, plus wireless
original membership was drawn from the internet access, reception rooms to
publishing world however, in recent years hold press conferences, book launches,
it has expanded to include all creative concerts, exhibitions, parties and meetings.
fields of the media and arts. The Club has bedrooms open to members
and their guests, and is a home from home
When established, Soho was the natural and office from office to many of
location - with its bohemian history and its members.
population of working and living writers,
artists and filmmakers. The Club quickly HKR is currently involved in the
became the establishment for arts and architectural redesign of the Groucho Club
media folk and has become the benchmark from the ground floor up, including the
for modern members’ clubs. interior design and refurbishment of the
newly laid-out guestroom floors with a
total of 20 new bedrooms. This includes
the design of the bedroom interiors, new
case-goods and furnishings, lighting and
accessories.
01 Bathroom detail
02 Members bedroom
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Smithfield Hotel
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HKR designed the Smithfield Hotel which Materials and finishes are cool, minimalist
opened in 2006. The interior architecture and contemporary, with stone floors,
was also created and implemented by decorative glass and a carefully selected
HKR’s Interior Architecture team. furniture package that provide a luxurious
but serviceable environment.
The 100 bedroom hotel is being operated
by Choice Hotels under their Comfort Inn The success of the project is confirmed by
brand. Choice Hotels decision to use this hotel as
a benchmark for all Choice Hotel interior
The client brief was to design a 4-star fitouts going forward.
hotel on a 3-star budget. Careful detailing
with confident use of materials and finishes
provides a completed product that puts
this particular budget hotel into the city
centre boutique market.
01 Reception
02 Restaurant
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Ontario Basin
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Ontario Basin was successfully won under
competitive bid in 2007. The proposed
plans comprise 3 high quality hotels with
450 bedrooms and 250 apartments, and
associated car parking and public facilities.
The scheme has been designed with
particular consideration given to the
provision and improvement of an
accessible waterside and an emphasis
on active ground floor uses that generate
pedestrian activity.
Views and connection to the waterside is
maximised by orientation of the building
above podium level, with the upper levels
providing an enviable place to live and stay.
The vision for Salford’s waterfront is for
it to become a haven for water-related
recreation, culture, commerce and living
and that this success will go on to provide
benefits for neighbouring communities.
01 Dusk view
02 Daytime view
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Clancy Quay Hotel
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Planning permission has been granted for The hotel design incorporates sensitive
HKR’s design of the Clancy Quay Hotel, conservation considerations, with the
which sits on the former site of the 19th reception and lobby being located in an
Century Clancy Barracks in Dublin. existing listed building which is connected
by a glass walkway to the new bedroom
The 15 storey hotel will form part of the tower.
urban regeneration of Clancy Quay, a
mixed use scheme which in addition to the The sky restaurant and deck on the top
hotel will include 750 residential homes, floor will be open to the public and will
retail, commercial and leisure facilities. offer panoramic views over Dublin City,
The development, which is located along accessible via glass lifts.
Dublin’s River Liffey, is currently under
construction.
Overlooking Dublin’s Phoenix Park, the
110,000 sq ft hotel will have 225 bedrooms
as well as bars, restaurants, meeting
facilities, and a leisure centre. There will
also be basement car parking.
01 Model view of hotel and surrounding
mixed use scheme
02 Model view of hotel
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The Red Cow Moran Hotel
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HKR has received planning permission
for The Red Cow Moran Hotel, Ireland’s
tallest hotel. The 17 storey building will
contain 500 hotel rooms and suites as
well as a conference centre catering for
1,500, plus extensive leisure facilities.
A public sky-bar will offer spectacular
views from the top floor of this landmark
tower located at Dublin’s infamous Red
Cow Roundabout.
The €100 million project, which includes
two phases of development, is being
undertaken by HKR on behalf of
Moran Hotels.
01 Detail exterior
02 Exterior view