Hotel in the center of Krakow

Concept design of a service and hotel building in the center of Krakow

Location:

Krakow

Investor:

Private

Design:

Horizone Studio

Authors:

Dominik Darasz, Bartłomiej Kisielewski, Robert Strzeński

Building area:

870 m ²

Usable area:

approx. 5000 m ²

Number of rooms:

approx. 90

Design:

2017

The building with a usable area of approx. 5000 m², laid out on six above-ground floors and one underground, offers approx. 90 high-standard hotel rooms. On the ground floor and first floor, a gastronomic space with a representative entrance lobby was designed. Under the building, there will be an underground garage with places adapted for charging electric cars.

Spatial layout:

Underground floor – garage with technical and storage facilities.
Ground floor – entrance area, restaurant, café with bar and auxiliary rooms.
Floors 1–5 – hotel rooms with bathrooms.

The project includes green terraces to retain rainwater and the development of the surroundings as a recreational area with native plants. The building was designed with energy efficiency in mind, using modern technologies such as energy-saving LED lighting and highly selective glazing, as well as connection to the municipal heating network.

In addition, the building was planned to be equipped with an advanced BMS (Building Management System), which allows for monitoring media consumption. The hotel façade is to be finished with natural materials such as brick and ceramics, which will allow for consistency with the existing development. The well-thought-out interior layout, with hotel rooms arranged around the perimeter of the building, will provide even daylight, increasing the comfort of users.