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Prex Hotels use more design consultants than most building types because of the variety of special operational and technical requirements that are part of most accommodation. More than any other factor, information, decisions, and approvals provided rapidly save time and expense during all the planning pl anning and construction phases. No matter, if it is a construction or a renovation project – intelligent drywall solutions can not be overlooked in a modern hotel. Freedom of scope, speed of installation, security and multiple design possibilities are only a few of the advantages of Knauf systems. This handbook combines
Prex Hotels use more design consultants than most building types because of the variety of special operational and technical requirements that are part of most accommodation. More than any other factor, information, decisions, and approvals provided rapidly save time and expense during all the planning pl anning and construction phases. No matter, if it is a construction or a renovation project – intelligent drywall solutions can not be overlooked in a modern hotel. Freedom of scope, speed of installation, security and multiple design possibilities are only a few of the advantages of Knauf systems. This handbook combines for the rst time all information that is necessary for a successful hotel project in one complete document. The concept concludes the requirements and according application possibilities of Knauf Drywall systems within all hotel areas. Various Various solutions for ceilings, walls, oors and external façades are presented along with typical technical data. The essential criteria of acoustic consideration and passive re solutions are of prime importance when designing a structure of this nature. This manual was developed as a guide for decision makers in planning pl anning and realisation phases for all types of hotels – without limitations of hotel types and categories. This document is of benet to hotel owners, managers, franchise partners, planners and architects.
Prex Hotels use more design consultants than most building types because of the variety of special operational and technical requirements that are part of most accommodation. More than any other factor, information, decisions, and approvals provided rapidly save time and expense during all the planning pl anning and construction phases. No matter, if it is a construction or a renovation project – intelligent drywall solutions can not be overlooked in a modern hotel. Freedom of scope, speed of installation, security and multiple design possibilities are only a few of the advantages of Knauf systems. This handbook combines for the rst time all information that is necessary for a successful hotel project in one complete document. The concept concludes the requirements and according application possibilities of Knauf Drywall systems within all hotel areas. Various Various solutions for ceilings, walls, oors and external façades are presented along with typical technical data. The essential criteria of acoustic consideration and passive re solutions are of prime importance when designing a structure of this nature. This manual was developed as a guide for decision makers in planning pl anning and realisation phases for all types of hotels – without limitations of hotel types and categories. This document is of benet to hotel owners, managers, franchise partners, planners and architects.
Sustainable building
CO2-contribution of building materials
The selection of building material used in hotels does not only play an important role for the comfort of hotel guests, it also effects the environment. Building material may inuence through its whole lifecycle environment and human health in very different ways. Ecological optimisation means to nd the best solution for all potential inuences. Sustainable building must cover the complete lifecycle of building material: production, construction, use and deconstruction deconstruction of the building and also the recycling of waste. An ecological view on building material focuses mainly on a moderate consumption of energetic resources and a low CO 2-contribution. These reections are of great importance, taking into consideration that up to 35% of the caused CO2-emission of a building are emitted during production and application of the building material.Knauf Drywall boards consist either of natural gypsum, of FGD-gypsum (from ue gas desulphurisation) or of recycled gypsum. The paperfaces consist of a minimum of 95% of recycled paper. The CO2-balance of a Knauf Drywall board is additionally reduced by energy efcient production, short transportation distances and easy application.
Knauf developed an advanced method to recycle a high percentage of waste materials from construction sites. Numerous production facilities enable internationally optimised logistic solutions with positive impact on the whole CO 2balance. In both hotel construction and renovation, the view on sustainable building is used as a marketing instrument instrument of growing importance. Protection of natural resources with FGD-gypsum
In 1977, when Knauf conducted rst tests with recycled gypsum from ue gas desulphurisation (FGD). The former plant engineering subsidiary KRC – Knauf Research Cottrell developed in close cooperation with the energy industry the two-phased ue gas desulphurisation process for the production of utilisable FGD-gypsum. Since ratication of the power plant heating act in 1983 this process is the leading production method for FGD-gypsum worldwide. With the assistance of Knauf in terms of process engineering and providing a source for the produced FGD-gypsum as well as, material equipment investments by the energy industry, the emission of huge amounts of sulphur could be avoided and valuable raw material be gained instead. With a consumption of 6 million tons of FGD-gypsum per year from more than 40 power plants, Knauf is today world leader in the use of FGD-gypsum.
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Contents
Park Hyatt Mendoza, Argentine
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Application of Knauf Drywall Systems – Hotel Areas
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Lobby area and public space
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Conference rooms and restaurants
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Guest rooms
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Spa and Wellness Area
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Function Areas
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Façade Applications
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Howard Johnson Resort & Spa, Pilar, Argentine
1.1. Lobby area and public space
Among the many public areas of the hotel, the lobby makes the single greatest impact on guests as well as clients to the hotel. Its design – whether intimate or expansive, formal or casual – sets the tone for the hotel or resort. The most successful designers carefully balance two key factors: visual impact and function. The lobby area is subject to intensive use, therefore durable materials are essential in areas subject to high trafc & impact. The design and choice of materials will also be inuenced by the style, budget and sophistication of the hotel, its local environment and climatic conditions. Key factor Public Area
This public space denes the differences among various types of hotels. Usually the lobby acts as the hub of hotel activities, giving access to all or most of the public facilities as well as to the guestrooms. Whatever the type of hotel, an overall objective for the planning and design of the public areas is that they be clustered around the lobby. This arrangement assures that the hotel guests can access the various facilities with a minimum of difculty and provides the opportunity for functions to overlap.
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Hotel Madero by Sotel, Buenos Aires, Argentine
Initial Impressions
The lobby area is the focal point of entry and the visual impression created by the design is critical in dening the style and character of the hotel. The impression on the hotel guest is an important feature when dening the identity of the hotel. Gypsum building materials offer unique and functional possibilities of design. Solutions with Knauf Drywall systems are important aids for the realisation in an easy and economic way. Each design element can incorporate features such as lighting and vaults. Play with colours and forms
Playing with colours and shapes are the great advantages of the drywalling building technique. In Knauf Design Ceilings harmonically integrated lightning and relaxing acoustics can be combined with smooth ceiling underlays. According to the needs and requirements this type of suspended ceiling can bear invisible sound panels (Knauf Soundboard), all kinds of instalation ducts, re alarm elements and climate instalations. Ceilings with many facets
Lobbies and entry areas offer the rst acoustic and visual experience of a hotel. It is therefore important to create the right ceiling design that corresponds with the rest of the interior, both acoustically and aesthetically. Danoline's demountable ceilings offer a large variety of acoustic proles and design expressions thanks to the wide range of different perforation designs and patterns as well as edge nishes.
1.1. Lobby area and public space
Comfort without draft
Spacious and freely designed lobby areas are not the ideal space for visible heating elements. To reduce unpleasant drafts from air conditioning or heating systems, Knauf Integral access oors with an integrated heating and cooling system is an option. This will allow services to be positioned within oor 20mm voids. The use of Knauf’s access oors also allows data processing as well as power cabling / outlets to be positioned in the ooring. If there is a requirement for additional installation e.g. for exhibitions or temporary layoffs there is the option to install them as a supplement at any place within the oor. With Knauf Integral sheet-panelled access oors cable spaghetti is a thing of the past.
Quality Spa&Resort Son, Oslo, Norway Architect: Halvorsen&Reine
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Faena Hotel + Universe, Buenos Aires, Argentine Design Philip Starck
1.1. Lobby area and public space
Novotel Dubai, UAE Architect: LW Design
Constructive prevention
Particularly in the lobby area attention must be given to sound insulation, durability and re safety. The lobby area is subject to intensive use, therefore durable materials are essential in areas subject to high trafc and impact. The Knauf high impact drywall boards are a specially designed impact resistant product that represents an ideal solution for areas with intensive trafc. The liberty for design without compromise
Non-combustible building materials are prescribed by Building Codes. Knauf Integral offers non-combustible GIFAtec panels which could be veneered and still remaining non-combustible, which is tested and approved. Of course the GIFAtec panels could be formed and also be covered with other coatings without loosing their non-combustibility. Whether ooring, walls or suspended ceilings – this material could be used universal applicatable. Indoor comfort
Hotel reception areas are required to have an accommodating effect of the visitors. The indoor climate needs therefore to be welcoming and comfortable with a bright and airy expression. With Danoline's range of ceiling and wall linings, the possibilities of creating specious acoustic surfaces in large rooms such as receptions are countless. The low gloss value of the paint along combined with the slight roughness of the surface of Danoline products ensure good light spreading, while the white colour tone softens the incident light and reects it further into the room. 12_13
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The power of silence
Ceilings can contribute to a rooms’ acoustics. In areas with lots of hard surfaces, such as lobbies and reception areas, the ceiling can especially help to „calm” a space. Knauf Cleaneo® Acoustic Ceilings with an air-cleaning effect and AMF Acoustic Ceilings combine high sound absorption with an attractive design. The perfect ceiling
Regardless whether smooth, plain surfaces are preferred or perforated surfaces with different patterns, the aesthetic and acoustic advantages of Knauf Ceiling Systems, stand out through their functionallity. The trouble free integration of technical equipment (i.e. the invisible loud speaker panel Soundmosaic from AMF or Soundboard from Knauf) allows unhindered access to the ceiling void. The AMF Acoustic tiles enable access at any point and by applying the borderless access panel Alutop from Knauf, access through drylined ceilings is possible.
1.1. Lobby area and public space
Sotel La Reserva, Cardales, Argentine
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Another principal category of public space includes the meeting, banquet, reception, and exhibit spaces, which form a major core in many medium and large hotels and in conference centers. In all but the smallest properties, function space is an essential ingredient of the successful hotel. Function and meeting space in hotels is generally multifunctional to allow higher utilization, these areas require careful evaluation and planning to allow efcient use and exibility to meet widely varying demands. The success of meeting and banquet sales depends on a number of functional planning considerations as well as interior decor, suitable lighting, acoustical (soundproof partitions between meeting rooms) and mechanical engineering, and other technical requirements. Knauf Drywall systems for partitions and ceilings offer a variety of individual solutions for meeting rooms, all requirements for this type of space can be fullled. Knauf high impact boards for system drywalling solves many requiremensts along with a value engineered solution. Acoustic design
The acoustic comfort in premises such as conference rooms is created through acoustic design - a holistic approach to sound regulation that not only involves the choice of acoustic ceiling and wall materials but also the architectural elements of the room. Danoline Mitex and Curvex solutions make it possible to create numerous acoustic shapes with curved or mitred panels.
Dorpat Hotel, Tartu, Estonia Architect: Vaikla Disain AS
1.2. Conference rooms and restaurants
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Sotel La Reserva, Cardales, Argentine
1.2. Conference rooms and restaurants
Le Méridien Lav, Split, Croatia
Simple exibility
Hotels represent the focus of life, whether there are Business Meetings, Exhibitions, Functions or Presentations, exible facilities cover a variety of different requirements. Since damage is likely to arise from furniture rearrangement, exhibitions and handling the lower part of the wall may be paneled with impact proof materials such as Knauf high impact boards. The perspective of the ceiling is a major consideration in the design, in addition the construction must incorporate many functional requirements including access to technical equipment: air – conditioning, lighting systems, re detection and alarm systems, acoustic treatment, thermal and mechanical equipment. With the application of Knauf Soundboard, meeting rooms become an invisible joy of sound. Considerations for internal design (surface nishing, furnishing and lightning) and the service ducts requirements (ventilation, sound systems and active re protection) are directly interconnected and interact strongly. 18_19
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Hyatt Regency, Dubai, UAE Architect: LW Design
1.2. Conference rooms and restaurants
Renovation in new ambient
The time periods for renovation are increasingly reducing in the hospitality industry. Especially hotels with higher pretensions are forced to renovate and modernise their restaurants in shorter time intervals than the hotel guest rooms and suites.
Steigenberger Hotel, Hamburg, Germany Design: JOI-Design, Interior designers in Hamburg
Elegance and atmosphere
Upper areas are usually decorative with acoustic absorption but must meet re protection requirements. Curved wall plates with ceiling skirts and artistic waves made of gypsum round off the atmosphere in the restaurant.
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Special requirements for the Floor
Total exibility for any type of use is permitted by the sheet-panelled access oor systems of Knauf Integral. Whether for conferences, presentations or exhibitions – all circuit points could be set at any position according any demands. Simultaneous concentrated loads of more than one ton could be carried on these systems, so heavy exhibits are no problem. For extreme loads there are solutions up to more than two tons work load available. Also ramps and stepped theatre oors could be realised dry and fast with GIFAoor systems.
Hotel Lav Meridien Split
Ibis, Dubai, UAE Architect: LW Design
Another design aspect that is often ignored during design development is provision for sufcient electrical and communication services to the function rooms, meeting rooms, and exhibit halls. The use of Knauf Alutop Access panels makes it possible to mount easy accessible and not visible installation ducts.
1.2. Conference rooms and restaurants
Spirited and acoustically efcient
Ceiling canvas made of Knauf technic are protecting the restaurant from the upper tier. The concave and convex preformed elements are made of Knauf Acoustic Design boards. The surface can be nished with a special acoustic plaster.
Steigenberger Hotel, Hamburg, Germany Design: JOI-Design, Interior designers in Hamburg
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Acoustics with Design
The correct room acoustics are important to provide a comfortable living and work environment. Consequently, the right selection of building products and materials used is also very important. Knauf Cleaneo® acoustic ceilings can also have a creative effect on the interior design of a room if desired. The different perforation ratio and perforation designs (continuous perforation, block perforation, or individual perforation designs) produce an aesthetic and seamless ceiling system with an interesting wall lining structure in addition to its excellent acoustic characteristics.
Le Méridien Lav, Split, Croatia
The AMF THERMATEX Acoustic Range offers a totally new concept for suspended ceiling systems. The tissue-faced tiles cover different levels of sound absorption while displaying the same appearance. Exceptional sound insulation is also achieved: with up to 43 dB room-toroom attenuation, giving a very high performance for a suspended ceiling with an open void. With the ability to adapt both sound absorption and sound attenuation in combination with the existing surfaces (hard: windows, oors, walls or soft: absorbing ceilings), optimal room acoustics can be achieved to reduce unwanted background noise and improve speech intelligibility.
1.2. Conference rooms and restaurants
Faena Hotel + Universe, Buenos Aires, Argentine Design Philip Starck
Hotel Madero by Sotel, Buenos Aires, Argentine
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Design Ceilings for special requirements
The architectural aspects (proportions, divisibility, and access), are easily implemented with Knauf design ceilings. Whether you need recessed lighting, lamella or wave ceilings, domes or vaults - individual solutions can be managed efciently with the pre-fabricated drywall elements from Knauf. The ceiling program from AMF provides system ceilings in different designs. The wide range of products includes eece or smooth coated micro-perforated white ceilings up to wooden and metallic looking surfaces. Various formats, edge congurations and installation systems round off the range of products. The Knauf Soundboard or the AMF Soundmosaic can be used to transform conference rooms into an invisible listening pleasure. For projects, where for aesthetic or technical reasons a standard suspended ceiling is not possible, for example when using the structures thermal mass for heating/cooling, Knauf or AMF Ceiling Rafts are a exible and elegant alternative. AMF THERMATEX Sonic Sky offers a comprehensive range of ceiling rafts in at, convex or concave formats.
1.2. Conference rooms and restaurants
Steigenberger Hotel, Hamburg, Germany Design: JOI-Design, Interior designers in Hamburg
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Many hotel operators believe that the design of hotel rooms and suites including the bathrooms has a decisive influence on the guest’s wellbeing and his/her image of the hotel. But the responsible planners face great challenges in the design of entire hotel floors and rooms for other reasons too. These areas normally take up between 65 - 85 percent of the entire floor area of a hotel. The main planning aims therefore include the optimum utilization of the area available and to correspondingly build space-saving walls.
Sotel La Reserva, Cardales, Argentine
The guestroom design decision which most inuences the room layouts and much of the guest reaction to a hotel is the choice of three critical room dimensions: The net width of a room, the length of the room from the outer wall to the wall of the bathroom and the size of the bathroom.
1.3. Guest rooms
Le Méridien Lav, Split, Croatia
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Sotel La Reserva, Cardales, Argentine
No design compromises
The use of drywall partitions for hotel guest rooms does not include restrictions by designing the interior features. On the contrary, the application of Knauf Drywall systems makes it possible to place the majority of installations within the partition void of the construction. Not only electrical ducts, water and heating pipes, but also energy saving low temperature heating systems can be installed inside the partitions or above the suspended ceilings. The relative efciency of typical hotel oors can be compared most directly by calculating the percentage of the total oor area devoted to guestrooms. Clearly, the higher this percentage the lower the construction cost per room. Knauf Drywall systems give you optimized holistic solutions for guest rooms and public areas, thus providing an improved net oor area. For slim partitions with high rates of sound insulation we recommend the use of special Knauf Acoustic boards or for special re proof solutions Knauf Fireboard. Sound insulation values up to Rw,R > 70 dB and high mechanical stability can be realised quickly and safely with Knauf Drywall systems.
1.3. Guest rooms
The new dimension of wellbeing
Integrated Knauf cooling and heating ceilings are not only invisible and immensely economic and ergonomic solutions. The function without draft and any noise production represents a vital contribution for the wellbeing and relaxation of the hotel guests.
Faena Hotel + Universe, Buenos Aires, Argentine Design Philip Starck
Besides the highest level of sound insulation and reprotection the slim drywall construction offers perfect and individual design possibilities for the surface. The at surface loud speaker Knauf Soundboard provides the perfect level of acoustic irradiation. Installed hidden in the wall or the ceiling, this board saves space and impresses with its audible effect on the room, and is absolutely vandal-proof. The sliding door system Knauf Krona can be used to establish a barrier free and space saving transition between rooms, including the soundless opening and closing of the doors. 30_31
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Aesthetics combined with sound insulation
Guest bathrooms are designed to be back to back for services integration, maintenance and acoustical consideration. Sensitivity to noise intrusion is high, par ticularly at night. Noise limitation requirements, such as enclosure and acoustic insulation of pipe work and ceilings, dense or oating oor screeds with sufcient impact noise reduction and soundproof walls between rooms, between rooms and corridors or stairs. The dry cement screed AQUAPANEL ® Cement Board Floor is particularly suitable for use in renovation work in hotel rooms and bathrooms, particularly with regard to avoiding moisture. Mould-resistant and totally stable panel is suitable for all types of oor constructions and coverings, even in wet and moist rooms. Due to the innovative installation system with a slot edge on all sides, installation takes place without any screws and is therefore particularly easy and fast.
1.3. Guest rooms
Westin Hotel, Leipzig, Germany
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1. Hotel Areas AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Indoor is a solid and durable tile backing for interior ttings, particularly for bathroom and WC areas, resistant to mould and non-combustible. AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Indoor consists of aggregated Portland cement with coated glass bre mesh embedded in back and front surfaces. With only one single layer of cement board and a stud spacing of 62.5 cm it is ideally suitable for ceramic coverings and supports up to 50 kg of tiling per square metre of wall. The ends of the 12.5 mm thick cement board are cut and the edges reinforced (EasyEdge®). The cement board is easy to install and brings decisive benets and low installation costs: it eliminates time-consuming processing methods and requires no special tools, e.g. cutting takes place by scoring and snapping. Furthermore it offers substantial benets with regard to sound insulation and re protection. AQUAPANEL ® Cement Board Indoor is available as a complete system and fulls all European construction standards.
1.3. Guest rooms
Sotel La Reserva, Cardales, Argentine
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Safety rst
Partitions in stairways and corridors should provide impact resistance from suitcases or trolley tables – nothing should damage the walls. Simultaneous high performance for re protection is required because corridors in the case of re represent escape routes for guests and hotel staff as well. These demands, robust and non-combustible multitasks the gypsum bre panel GIFAtec while fullling a big range of possibilities of designing. Bullet- proof drywall partitions could be assembled by ush- mounting of Knauf Integral GIFAtec 1500 in the hollow space of Knauf drywalls fast and easily. Not only for the walls of the suites of guests with high protection requirements, but also for all rooms and corridors Knauf offers systems with integrated safety features balanced to the particular needs.
1.3. Guest rooms
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1.3. Guest rooms
Functional Ceilings for Corridor Areas Especially in the corridor area the function of a suspended ceiling is advantageous. The access to the area above the suspended gypsum plasterboard ceiling is easily accessed with the Alutop access panels. Access panels from Knauf Alutop enable and facilitate maintenance work and subsequent adjustments to technical installations. Fire protection solutions with Knauf Fireboard and acoustic solutions with the Knauf Cleaneo ® acoustic ceilings comply with all visual and safety related requirements. Depending on individual needs the ceilings can be sophistically designed or congured as plain and simple surfaces.
AMF exible Ceiling Systems can be accessed at any point. Independent FireResistant Panels such as AMF F30 Uno provide up to 30 minutes protection from re and smoke, from both above and below. The AMF Acoustic Range in plank format, provides optimal performance combining both sound absorption and sound attenuation.
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A. Albert, Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne, Rostock, Germany
The Wellness facilities in hotels have changed substantially over the last few years. Instead of large swimming pools with small tness centres, these areas are today dominated by wellness facilities integrating a smaller swimming pool. But the central focus is placed on such facilities as sauna, steam bath, whirlpool and modern tness equipment. This area is frequently complemented by a hairdresser’s, massage facilities, showers as well as locker and changing rooms. The walls and oors of these moist and wet areas make high demands on the water and moisture resistance, resistance to mould, building ecology and biology. When selecting an appropriate building material, the use of AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Indoor is just as ideal here as for the hotel bathrooms. The cement board from KNAUF USG Systems can be used in accordance with the national moisture resistance classes.
1.4. Spa and Wellness Area
Le Méridien Lav, Split, Croatia
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Unlimited Possibilities
Due to the malleability of the cement board, which is not accompanied by any loss of stability whatsoever, planners and processors have a multitude of design options: Curves and arches are possible, for which the cement boards are bent directly on site. For radii ≥ 3 metres the normal board format 1250 x 900 mm is used; for radii ≥ 1 - 3 metres the boards are cut to 300 mm.
A. Albert, Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne, Rostock, Germany
1.4. Spa and Wellness Area
Walls and oors made of AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Indoor from KNAUF USG Systems achieve good sound insulation values. In order to be able to fulll the high requirements on a particularly comfortable atmosphere in the wellness area, the boards can be additionally coated with a moisture-resistant acoustic plaster.
The versatility of AMF Ceiling Systems can be demonstrated in leisure and spa facilities. Whether you require a tile that can provide high humidity resistance, good acoustic performance (absorption and attenuation), re protection, a plank or a layin square tile – through the correct selection and combination of AMF systems and tiles, an optimal solution can be found for every application.
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Sotel La Reserva Cardales, Argentine Le Méridien Lav, Split, Croatia
1.4. Spa and Wellness Area
Hotel Intercontinental, Warsaw, Poland
The cement board enables not only tiling but also other versatile surface designs. Ready-to-decorate surfaces are achieved using AQUAPANEL ® Q4 Finish. The ready-to-use ller reaches quality class Q4 without full-surface textile reinforcements and is suitable for installation in moist rooms.
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1. Hotel Areas The planning and design of the administration ofces and other back-of-house or service areas of the hotel, most of which the hotel guest rarely sees, are equally critical to the eventual success of the hotel. Generally comprising between 10 and 15 percent of the total oor area the organization of the service areas greatly inuences the staff's ability to provide efcient food and beverage, housekeeping, repair, and engineering services to the hotel. Simple and rational solutions with upgrade and decent effect. Functional solutions for function areas. Technical built in elements (lightning, smoke alarm..) can be mounted easily. The upper area of the ceiling can be accessed at any part of the underlay.
1.5. Function Areas
Management School, Reims, France
Food preparation and storage areas
Of all the service areas in a hotel, the kitchen and related food preparation areas require the most design attention, in part because of the integration of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems with the layout of the kitchen equipment. In areas with special requirements to hygiene and cleanness the designer has a range of products that were developed for these special tasks. Ceilings for clean rooms at the food production (e.g. AMF THERMATEX Thermofon, Schlicht, or Thermaclean S) installed as clean ceilings assure improved resistance to fungus and bacteria and give additional security for kitchens and food preparation areas. Technical built in elements (lightning, smoke alarm..) can be mounted easily. The upper area of the ceiling can be accessed at any part of the underlay. The food and beverage storage areas in most cases are located adjacent either to the receiving area or to the kitchen. A key feature in planning kitchen storage areas is to cluster all the refrigerated storage together. Because of the compressor systems great care has also to be taken to design appropriate sound insulated walls and ceilings. 46_47
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Laundry and housekeeping
The laundry and housekeeping areas create another key element of the service facilities of a major hotel. Moreover, laundry areas generate high temperatures, steam and high humidity and present a high re risk. Therefore, usually special solutions are required. Fire resistance, and resistance to mould represent the main parameters for the choice of materials for the laundry and housekeeping areas. These areas are preferably located at the hotel's lowest oor to lessen the chance that noise and vibration might interfere with any public or guestroom areas. Nevertheless sound absorption ceilings and soundproof walls should be taken in consideration during the early phases of planning. Drywall partitions with AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Indoor achieve sound insulation values RW,R up to 61 dB that are certied by approved acoustic laboratories. The material is classied as A1 not combustible, partitions with a re resistance up to EI 120 can be designed. For this area are important the resistance to mould and the damp protection that AQUAPANEL ® Cement Board can be achieved. Technical built in elements (lightning, smoke alarm..) can be mounted easily. The upper area of the ceiling can be accessed at any part of the underlay.
1.5. Function Areas
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Hotel Cornelia Resort&Spa, Belek, Turkey
1.6. Façade Applications
Economy, durability and individual design possibilities are key factors for the requirements of hotel façades. Dry building with cement boards as an innovative technology can make a substantial contribution, not only for new buildings, but also for façade renovation. The waterproof and weatherproof, bend and impact resistant cement boards can be ideally used as plaster baseboards for exterior walls, oors and roof overhangs.
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Hotel Cornelia Resort&Spa, Belek, Turkey
The non-combustible cement boards are mounted on sub-structures optionally made of wood, metal or steel. The cement boards are not only suitable for ventilated exterior walls, but also for directly clad, load-bearing and non-load-bearing exterior walls. Even elaborate façade constructions with arches and curves can be easily realised, as the cement boards can be pre-shaped and bent in dry condition.
1.6. Façade Applications
AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Outdoor combines all the advantages of drywall technology with the stability of solid construction in the building or renovation of façades.
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1. Hotel Areas Cement boards open up versatile combination and design options for the new building and renovation of façades. With the AQUAPANEL® plaster system, planners and contractors have at their disposal an exterior mineral nish (building material class A1) in 212 colours, which can either be smoothly applied or freely structured as required, in order to obtain joint-free plastered surfaces. Furthermore the cement boards can be coated with brick veneers and combined with cladding elements made of various materials such as wood, glass, plastic, porcelain stoneware, slate, natural stone, steel sheet, aluminium, copper and titanium zinc, for example.
Spice Hotel, Belek, Turkey
1.6. Façade Applications
The cement board forms a solid and dry substrate that withstands even harsh weather conditions such as strong winds, rain and snow. At the same time up to 65% weight can be saved and up to 10% of additional space can be gained using cement boards compared with traditional methods of construction, such as brick and block – with the same values regarding re resistance as well as sound and heat insulation.
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