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Contemporary leisure industry interiors are regularly obliged to refurbish their spaces and refine their services, to prevent them appearing dated and to maintain their position in a competitive industry.

‘Boutique’ describes intimate, luxurious and often quirky hotels. They are, typically, unique properties operated by individuals or small companies, but their success has prompted multi-national companies to try to reconsider and restyle their own brands.

The former Sheriff Court building currently hosts a bar on the ground floor and a restaurant on the first floor. The project analyses the existing building structure and explains how it may be relaunched as a small boutique hotel.

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External elevation drawing of SiteScale 1:200

The two existing doorways are kept and used as separate entrances for the hotel reception and bar/ restaurant.

Bar and cafe culture

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Glasgow now really needs more four and five star hotels as there are loads of bulk chains cornering the lower end of the city centre tourist trade. We need large classier hotels to attract the tourists with more money.- Glasgow Guide

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Ground FloorScale 1:200

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1. Hotel Entrance

2. Bar/ Restaurant Entrance

3. Hotel Reception

4. Waiting Area

5. Maitre d’ stand

6. Restaurant

7. Bar

8. Mezzanine

9. Storage

10. Cellar

11. Kitchen

12. Office

13. Staff Area

14. Staff W.C.

15. Ladies W.C.

16. Mens W.C.

17. Disabled W.C.

18. Fire Exit

19. Stairs

20. Lift

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First FloorScale 1:200

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21. Casual Seating

22. Premier Suite

23. Standard Suite

24. Standard Suite with disabled facilities

25. Guest Terrace

26. Void

The restaurant area features a vast timber frame with tensioned gold twined fabric as a subtle division between guests dining.

- Oculo > Niche Modern

- Paso Doble > Elitis wallpaper

- Fiora > Romo fabric

- Black painted oak

- Cartesius table > Andreworld

- Texas XXL chair > KFF

Section of timber frame with twined fabric stripsScale 1:50

13mm x 250mm steel bolt @ 600mm centres

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18mm x 462mm chrome finished steel rods welded to 60mm x 10mm thick chrome disc plates screwed into existing ceiling and timber framing @ 2568mm centres

Isometric detail of framingScale 1:10

10mm wire wrapped in ‘Como sunflower’ fabric by designers guild (FR) tied to concealed steel brackets in top and bottom of framing

6mm thick black painted oak finish on all exposed carcass faces

6mm thick black painted oak finish with 12mm wide aperture allowing fabric to escape

12mm thick plywood with 12mm wide aperture concealing where fabric is tied

10mm steel bracket shaped to replicate curve of framing then welded to 40mm x 6mm thick steel plate @ 1000mm centres,

screwed to timber framing

75m x 100mm timber framing with notched joint secured with screws and glued fixing

A 3.7 metre high mosaic gold wall attracts guests into the bar area

- Sterling gold finish for gold mosaic wall > PLEXIGLAS

- Terrawood flooring

- Black perspex glass look flor strip > Perspex distribution Ltd

- Alex barstool > Neue Wiener Werkstaette

Section detail of Gold wall behind barScale 1:10

3mm thick PLEXIGLAS Sterling Gold finish

9mm thick MDF boxes glued and screwed to plywood sheet

18mm thick plywood sheet on softwood framing

75mm x 50mm softwood framing

Existing wall

40mm polished aluminium hooks for bags @ 1200mm centres

The tapering angular bar front in mirror and striking monolith black corian top gives a clean and robust work surface

Close up detail of hook Scale 1:5

30mm x 40mm length polished stainless steel tubeseat welded to back plate.50mm x 6mm thick solid stainless steel back plate with screw fixing

50mm x 12mm thick polished stainless steel disc plate welded to stainless steel tube

Detail of isometric view of barScale 1:100

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Section B through barScale 1:15

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18mm thick marine plywood haffit @ 600mm centres

DECOLED Mini Chain LED

All exposed carcass is laminate faced in 1mm thick (Diamond black) Formica

Adjustable shelf (can be fully removed for fridges etc)

PVC lipping

6 x 50 x 10710mm mirrored panel

18mm thick marine plywood carcass bonded together

6mm Nocturne Corian finish by DuPont Corian bonded to plywood

with polished over joints

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Section B.B Scale 1:200

The bar and feature gold wall form the heart of the building whilst being a clear CONNECTION between the separate entrances provided for both guests and the public

Section A.A Scale 1:200

Section A.A Scale 1:200

- Altea bar stool and table > Varaschin

- Wind pendant light > Vibia

- Outdoor stove > Harrie Leenders

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Plans showing where section is cut

Scale 1:1000

- Gold wired king > Dela Espada

- Middle bottle > Cappellini

- Archibald > Poltrona Frau

- Pumpkin > Dela Epsada

- Black wired king > Dela Espada

The mezzanine level allows customers to enjoy the opulence of the space and the feature mosaic wall opposite, which extends over both floors.

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The ground floor hotel reception is defined by the bold fuschia upholstery, curving around the walls - the seating creates a cosy and inviting welcome to the building

- Classico metall > Steng

- Ravenna > Osbourne and Little

- Stanza chenille > Osbourne and Little

- Onduline > Porada

Welcome...

1 2 3 4 5 6Key elements in the hotel lobby include the life size steel numbers distinguishing each suite set against textured purple Muraspec wallpaper

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Plan view showing metal framing dimensionsScale 1:75

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Feature lip wallpaper contrasts againt the bespoke steel light framing creating a magnetism to the rooms that appeals to both sexes

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- Lipstick > Elitis wallpaper

- Black chesterfield leather finish

- Mantua amethyst > Designers Guild fabric

- Valencian scarlet > Designers Guild fabric

- Brescia lime > Designers Guild fabric

- Brocatelle noir > Designers Guild fabric

- Moyka scarlet > Designers Guild fabric

- Exposed timber flooring - Gustavian bedside table

15mm thick stainless steel tempered wire by ROM

50mm H x 135mm W hollow polished metal framing

Recommended light fixing for lamp secured to inside of framing. Electrical wiring escapes through cut out hole

Screw lamp by PHILIPS

Section through metal framing

Section of Ceiling Hook Scale 1:5

Isometric view of light framing in suites

The light framing structure allows guests to enjoy the height of the tall ceilings without feeling too exposed

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15mm x 6mm thick stainless steel back plate screwed to

ceiling

J-shaped plastic coated metal hook fixing 5mm welded to

back plate

20mm holes for wiring to loop through framing

Screw fixing for lamp

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6mm white glass with a bevelled edge by Glass London Ltd bonded to 15mm thick

MDF with recommended UV adhesive

All outer carcass face covered in 6mm thick white glass

Soft wood table leg with whie laquer finish

40mm thick timber framing for dressing table is recessed 100mm into partition

wall

6mm thick mirrored finish

Section through dressing tableScale 1:25

125mm width x 2525mm height timber framing walls with 6mm width x 150mm

depth U-channels slotted into recess along top of walls with glass panels

wedged into U-channel

10mm toughened and laminated glass by Pilkington with ultra violet bonded

joints where glass joints meet

The vast height of the rooms were maintained to accentuate an original characteristic of the building and the grandness associated with the suites

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- Etoile > Terzani

- Helleu > Poltronafrau

- Varese Chrysanthemum fabric > Designers Guild

- Artech grigio > Refin-ceramic tiles

- Nest chair > Dela espada

- New Antiques > Cappellini

- White wired King > Dela espada

Oversized glass sheets are used to create a sense of space and continuity

- Antique white armoire wardrobe > Cape Cod

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