One of the latest projects by Foster and Partners, a 5-star hotel and conference center near the Heathrow airport in the UK, just got the city Mayor´s approval.
The project, developed by Riva Properties, has 60,000sqm aprox distributed among 13 stories. Some of these are sunken, resulting on an exterior height of only 25m.
The rooms are contained within six pavilions above the ground, linked by bridges and wrapped in a unifying glass envelope, which not only acts as a barrier to aircraft noise but also to flood the public spaces with daylight, contributing to a highly efficient energy strategy.
The entrance lobby has a floating glass deck with views down to the sunken restaurant level, shallow pool and waterfall. This restaurant floor is accessed via a timber walkway and incorporates a business centre, as well as a variety of venues to eat and drink. The double-height conference facilities, which have their own reception to allow separate access from street-level, encircle a top-lit atrium that brings natural light deep into the building and down to the lower levels.
More images after the break.
All images © Foster + Partners
right next to an airport…?????????????????
those 5 star clients will sure sleep welll…….
Looks like there’s a double skinned facade there, which will surely help with reducing the noise.
jonas, have you never seen an hotel next to an airport?, actually, hotels in the vecinity of airports or even in their site, are pretty common, they make a lot of sense.
Can this project provided with plan and section, because this project seems interesting?
and hotel next to the airport is surely common, doesn’t this kind of hotel which is usually provides accomodation for delay? yes it is.
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