News - 20th Sep 2005

Hotel Design: A place for tradition

The section of the bar containing the stove can be shut off with sliding doors to ensure a snug warm room

Much time in design practice can be spent trying to avoid reinventing the wheel. Many design decisions are already encapsulated in design Guides such as the UK’s Metric Handbook, or the Building Regulations, other standards are shared through experience. As the saying goes, those who do not know history stand condemned to repeat it, and so it is within design – many design decisions have been made repeatedly by designers in the past and unless a better solution can be found then the wisdom of the past should be used – maybe with some restyling to reflect current fashion.

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