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Eco- Lodgy Sustainable Boutique Hotel

Eco- Lodgy Sustainable Boutique Hotel. By: Mohamed Elsayed. Introduction and Typology: Eco- Lodgy is an ultra modern hotel offering its guests a luxurious eco friendly unique lodging experience .

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Eco- Lodgy Sustainable Boutique Hotel

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  1. Eco-Lodgy Sustainable Boutique Hotel By: Mohamed Elsayed

  2. Introduction and Typology: • Eco-Lodgy is an ultra modern hotel offering its guests a luxurious eco friendly unique lodging experience. • Hotels are considered one of the world’s largest industries that continue to expand at a rapid rate. • Hotel industry consumes substantial quantities of energy, water and non-durable products with a demanding urge to consider sustainability in hotels designs. • This boutique hotel should meet the latest sustainability standards along with the top notch trends of luxury and comfort. It is a personalized service with very intimate green experience. TYPOLOGY Eco-Lodgy

  3. Meaning of Hospitality and Hotels: • Hospitality is the natural relationship between host and guest. • Hospitality is noble and is a selfless giving. • Hospitality is the relationship between individuals where the “stranger” is being welcomed into an environment other than his original home. • People tend to spend vacations in a hotel to experience novelty, away from the daily routine in their life. • Boutique hotels are typically hotels with a personalized intimate kind of service. Hospitality. Source: Google.com TYPOLOGY Eco-Lodgy History of hotels. Source: Google.com

  4. Sustainability & Hospitality: • Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need. • Nature is the perfect mainframe that we should follow in design by mimicking its systems for productive solutions with no waste. • Public awareness of the environmental issues began to expand, many consumers realized that their purchasing power directly affect the environment. When we pay for a product or service CONTEXT Eco-Lodgy

  5. Location: • Brazil, Rio De Janeiro • The geographic characteristics: • Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world with a square footage of 3,287,597 sqmi • Rio de Janeiro is considered the second largest city in Brazil after Sao Paulo with an area of 486.5 sqmi • Brazilian topography is diverse and includes hills, mountains, and highlands. • Brazil is famous with its biodiversity and the vast amount of natural resources. The famous Amazon rainforests has the greatest biological diversity in the world. • Brazil has natural variety of renewable materials and energy sources. LOCATION & SITE Brazil map Source: http://www.mapsoftheworld.com Eco-Lodgy

  6. The geographic characteristics (cont.): • Rio de Janeiro has an average temperature of 73 °F which puts this city on the touristic destinations map as one of the best cities around the year. • The sun path diagram is the opposite of the common path that we have in the northern side of the earth. • The topography of Rio de Janeiro creates a magnificent views all over the whole city even in favelas. LOCATION & SITE Sun path diagram in Brazil Source: http://www.Nasa.com Biodiversity in Brazil Source: http://www.flickr.com Eco-Lodgy

  7. The cultural and social underpinning: • Brazil's population is over 203 millions and Population in Rio de Janeiro is over 6 millions. • The Brazilian culture is very diverse. • Rio's lavish carnival is one of the world's most famous parades. • Celebration of carnival and the wildly popular sport of soccer are significant symbols of the Brazilian culture. • Brazilian people are warm, generous and heart centered. Brazilians are famous with their genuine hospitality LOCATION & SITE Eco-Lodgy

  8. The cultural and social underpinning(cont): • Samba is among the most popular music genres in Brazil and is widely regarded as the country's national musical style. LOCATION & SITE Carnival in Rio Source: http://www.flickr.com Favelas in Rio de Janeiro Source: http://www.flickr.com Eco-Lodgy

  9. Architecture in Brazil Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Source: http://www.flickr.com Palacio da Alvorada by Oscar Niemeyer Source: http://www.thecoolist.com LOCATION & SITE Luxury Beach House By MarcioKoganArchitects Source: http://www.flickr.com Rio De Janeiro Museum of Modern Art Source: http://www.stay.com Pavement of Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro Source: http://www.flickr.com Eco-Lodgy

  10. Architecture in Brazil LOCATION & SITE The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum Source: http://www.stay.com EscadariaSelaron Source: http://www.tripadvisor.com Lapa Arches (Arcos da Lapa) Source: http://www.stay.com Basilica ImaculadaConceicao Source: http://www.tripadvisor.com Eco-Lodgy

  11. Architecture in Brazil • Contemporary • Innovative • Sustainable • Urbanized City of Music” in Rio de Janeiro Source: http://www.stay.com LOCATION & SITE EscadariaSelaron Source: http://www.tripadvisor.com The Metropolitan Cathedral Source: http://www.google.com Ministry of External Relations by Oscar Niemeyer, Brasilia, Brazil Source: http://www.Thecoollist.com Eco-Lodgy

  12. Brazil, Rio De Janeiro • Site selection: LOCATION & SITE Aerial view of the location Source: http://www.Google.com West view, pedra da gavea Source: http://www.Google.com Location of Eco-Lodgy Source: http://www.Google.com West view, golf and pedra da gavea Source: http://www.Google.com East view, Contemporary hotels Source: http://www.Google.com Southern view the Atlantic Ocean Source: http://www.Google.com Eco-Lodgy

  13. Brazil, Rio De Janeiro • Site selection: LOCATION & SITE Overview Source: Google maps Eco-Lodgy

  14. Reasons to consider sustainability in hospitality: • Sustainable Design is a design philosophy that seeks to maximize the quality of the built environment, while minimizing or eliminating negative impact to the natural environment. • Cost reduction has been identified as one of the major factors that derives going green. • Our responsibility towards the environment should control our behavior to do the “right thing”. RATIONAL FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE HOTEL Eco-Lodgy

  15. Reasons to consider sustainability in hospitality (cont): • Hotels are the perfect typology that will support the awareness of sustainability between large number of guests from different cultures and backgrounds. • Sustainability provides a healthy place to live, work, and play. • Sustainable practice will provide more economic solutions and generate better revenue. RATIONAL FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE HOTEL Eco-Lodgy

  16. Building selection: • FIU Recreation Building, Modesto A.Madique Campus SITE DOCUMENTATION & BUILDING SELECTION Eco-Lodgy

  17. Challenges of designing sustainable hotels: • Guests used to think that green lodging experience could make them feel uncomfortable or force them to pay a premium. • Interior designers always struggle specifying green materials, appliances, or furniture especially when the clients’ goal is to cut corners while he is not aware of the quality of this product. • Finding the right suppliers, dealing with contractors with little knowledge about sustainability could be a challenge. • Guests’ awareness of the latest trends acts as a crucial aspect to judge a successful hospitality management. RATIONAL FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE HOTEL Eco-Lodgy

  18. Expected outcome: • Boutique hotel with personalized service • Interior design should complement sustainability & intimacy • Eco-lodgy should promote sustainability awareness among the public • Design should reflect the local culture in terms of the architectural style, materials, colors, and service. • Eco-Lodgy will conserve natural resources, energy consumption, and water • Privacy is a first prioriy including acoustical and visual privacy. • Eco-Lodgyis a flexible hotel. shoudmake everyone feels home. RATIONAL FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE HOTEL Eco-Lodgy

  19. Expected outcome: • Sustainable design based on the country’s Self-Sustainability and its policy of renewable energy production. • Harmonious diversity in the design reflecting the diversity of natural resources of Brazil. • Typology of a hotel will support the growing economy in a touristic city like Rio de Janeiro. • Diversity and contrast in design represents the Brazilian culture. • Genuine hospitality. • Cheerful, playful, and welcoming. RATIONAL FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE HOTEL Eco-Lodgy

  20. Expected outcome: • Warm and cheerful colors reflecting the Brazilian society. • Natural and sustainable. • Rich and diverse design. • Architecture should preserve the natural biodiversity of Brazil. • Contemporary architectural style. • Innovative. • Urbanized. RATIONAL FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE HOTEL Eco-Lodgy

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