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General Building Data

Building Name - Caribbean Hotel Project

Location - Jamaica

Occupancy Type - Hospitality

Square Footage - 155,000

Number of Floors - 6 (above grade)

Project Team

Owner - Confidential

Architect - Synergy Design Studio

Design Consultant - Baskervill

Lighting Designer - exp US Services Inc.

Landscape Architect - Bruce Howard and Associates

MEP and FP Engineer - exp US Services Inc.

Structural Engineer - Stanley D. Lindsey

Civil Engineer - Hue Lyew Chin Engineering

Dates - January 2017-2019

Cost - $50 million

Delivery Method - Design, bid, build

Construction

This building is a luxury hospitality project located in the Caribbean. It is fashioned to capture the vitality of the local city and incorporate it into a destination hotel. The hotel includes 220 guest rooms and suites, a swimming pool, restaurant, conference center, ballroom, salon, spa, and retail space. Its focus is on design and comfort, and utilizes this to create a locally inspired experience.

To help create this experience, the architects place particular emphasis on:

  • Natural light and views

  • Built in flexibility

  • Residential inspired feel

  • Spaces with varying levels of privacy

  • Design to inspire collaboration and networking

  • Provide technology to support work

  • High tech features to elevate the experience

The building emphasizes its open and comfortable environment by creating an interaction between the various elements presented here and incorporates them into every aspect of its design.

Architecture

Applicable Codes

  • ASHRAE Standard 90.1 - 2013

  • ASHRAE Standard 62.1 - 2007

  • Jamaica National Building Codes (JNBC)

  • JNBC Volume 2, Energy Efficiency Building Code

  • International Building Code (IBC) with local amendments, 2009

  • International Mechanical Code (IMC) with local amendments, 2009

  • International Plumbing Code (IPC) with local amendments, 2009

  • International Energy Conservation Code with local amendments, 2009

  • ADA Standards for Accessible Design

  • National Fire Codes (NFPA)

  • SMACNA Standards and Guidelines

The façade is designed to be hurricane resistant and uses materials which can withstand impacts. The majority of the building is covered in insulating glass and curtain wall with aluminum mullions. There are not any shading devices in use on the façade.

Enclosure

Sustainability

The building is designed to meet all the minimum applicable codes and standards listed. Energy efficient solutions were chosen in situations where it was economic to do so, though it is not designed to meet further energy standards such as LEED.

Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Garrett Lindner. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

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