1996. Urban Executive Hotel by RGAArchitecture

HOTELBOULEVARDSG rafaelguirigayaparicio URBANEXECUTIVEHOTEL-WORKSHOPII-1996 architecture/interiordesign+fitout/urbanplanning/management

architecture/interiordesign+fitout/urbanplanning/management

SabanaGrande'sboulevardisoneofthemostimportant publicspaceinCaracas,forleisureandretail.Itbecame popularinthe50'sasthecity'surbanboomstartedthanks totheoil'swealthandsparklingmodernityallaroundthe country.

Ithasbeenchangingasfastastherestofthemetropoly does,andholdsanimportantarchitecturalheritage.

Perhapsit´svalue,yearsoflackofurbanstandardsand importantinterventionsunderground,liketheMetro, broughttotheboulevardsomethingthatcharacterizesthe entirecity,thechaos.

Someoldbuildingshasbeendemolishedortransformed andnewspacesandtowerscametostaybesidetheart decoandmodernstylebuildingsfromthehalflastcentury.

north(main)elevation./boulevarddesabanagrande

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Mechanical MechanicalRoom04 -14.35

eastelevation/sectiona-a' ae a'

4thbasementplan parking/mechanical

plan/level-14.35m

1stto3rdbasementplan/level-4.75;-7.95;-11.15m parking/mechanical&technicalrooms

Underthestreetlevel,abiggarageandhotelservicesaslaundry, kitchens,officesandstorageswillbesettled.Treeswillbeplayan importantrole,speciallyinsouthfaçade,wheretheywillprotect thebuildingfaçadefromsunrays.Inthenorthside,agreengrass areawillbegiventothecity.

undergroungplan/level-1.55m

MechanicalRoom01 LiftLobby MechanicalRoom02 MechanicalRoom03 -14.35 HVACShaft -14.35 LiftLobby MechanicalRoomPool ConferenceRoom02 AdministrationOffices Storage MaintenanceRoom Laundry ConferenceRoom01 -1.55 -1.55 -1.55 HVACShaft MechanicalRoom01 LiftLobby MechanicalRoom02 MechanicalRoom03 -4.75/-7.95/-11.15 -4.75/-7.95/-11.15 -4.75/-7.95/-11.15 HVACShaft -4.75/-7.95/-11.15

mechanical&technicalrooms

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conferencerooms/administration/storage/laundry/maintenance

southelevation/casanovaave.

12thfloorplan/level+49.50m mechanicalrooms/technicalroof

Liveperformanceswillbedisplayedinthehotel's cornerplatform,anopenspaceinfrontofthe copper'ssignaturesilhouetedfaçade.

Thebalconiesonthisrooms,looksuptothenorth andsomeofthesuiteswillenjoyprivatejacuzzisand gardensthatwillletthecustomerstoenjoythe southernskylineofthecity,whilerelaxing.

roofplan/level+54.00m(top)

+49.50 PCIShaft LiftTechnicalRoom TechnicalRoom +49.50 HVACShaft +54.00

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northwestelevation/santoserminyave.

9thfloorplan/level+39.00m

10thfloorplan/level+42.50m

Roomsweredistributedtryingtogetthebestviews ofthecityandavoidingwestside'ssun.

Bestroomandsuiteswerelocatedinthenorthwest façade,tofacethecity'smountain,elÁvilaandfeel theboulevard'slife.

11thfloorplan/level+46.00m

+39.00 +39.00 +39.00 PCIShaft R05 R04 R03 R02 R01 R08 LiftLobby ServiceRoom R07 R06 R09 R10 Technical HVACShaft Room +42.50 +42.50 +42.50 PCIShaft R05 R04 R03 R02 R01 R08 LiftLobby ServiceRoom R07 R06 Technical HVACShaft Room LiftLobby PCIShaft LiftLobby Storage RoofBar RoofBarTerrace Service R05 R04 R03 R02 R01 Technical HVACShaft Room +46.00 +46.00 +46.00

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northelevation/sabanagrandeboulevard

Asolidbrickbasesupportsthetwomainbuiltelements:Awhitebrickprismanda stainedcoppercoloredsteppedplainthatfacesthecorneroftheboulevardand emphasizestheAvila'ssilhouetteandviewsfromallaroundthecity.

Intheuppervolumesthehotelroomsarelocated,inthepodium,thehotelfacilities andretailareas,aswellasterracesandcoffeeshopsforcustomers.

+28.50 +28.50 +28.50 R08 LiftLobby ServiceRoom R07 R06 PCIShaft Technical R05 R04 R03 R02 R01 R09 R10 R11 R12 R14 HVACShaft Room +32.00 +32.00 +32.00 PCIShaft R05 R04 R03 R02 R01 R08 LiftLobby ServiceRoom R07 R06 R09 R10 R11 R12 Technical HVACShaft Room PCIShaft R05 R04 R03 R02 R01 R08 LiftLobby ServiceRoom R07 R06 R09 R10 R11 Technical HVACShaft Room +35.50 +35.50 +35.50

6thfloorplan/level+28.50m

7thfloorplan/level+32.00m 8thfloorplan/level+35.50m

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Boutique01 Boutique02 Boutique03 Boutique04 StreetShop StreetShop StreetShop StreetShop Reception Lobby Reception Kitchen MechanicalRoomPool Dinning Luggage RearLobby LiftLobby +1.95 ±0.00 ±0.00 HVACShaft Garbage groundmasterplan/level+0.00mand+1.95 0 10 20 30 40 50 N

Thediversityofstylesandscalesintheareawasthe seedintheschemeofthearchitecturallayoutonthe volumetry,forshapingthebuildingindiverseheights anddepths.

Thefuctionalprogramwastobechoosenduetothe lackofthiskingoffacilities,notonlyinthisareaof thecity,butinthewholecapital.Thefunctionshapes

thebuildingacordingtothedifferentscalesand heightsonthesurroundings,thebuildingstandslike atributetoCaracas'modernarchitect,Narciso Bárcenas"TheSpecialist"usinganupdated architecturallanguageandusingvolumes,plains, balconies,corniches,asareferenceofboulevard's lines,viewsandstyles.

Local01 Local02 Local03 Local04 Gym Spa SpaceChill CoffeeShop LiftLobby PoolTerrace +7.50 +7.50 +7.50 +7.50 +7.50 +7.50 +7.50 HVACShaft PCIShaft R04 R03 R02 LiftLobby ServiceRoom R06 R05 +11.00 +11.00 +11.00 R07 R09 R10 R11 R12 R14 HVACShaft R01 R10 PCIShaft R05 R04 R03 R02 R01 LiftLobby ServiceRoom R07 R06 +21.5025.00 +21.5025.00 +21.5025.00 R08 R09 R10 R11 R12 R14 R15 +14.5018.00 HVACShaft

mezzanineplan/level+7.50m 1stfloorplan/level+11.00m 2ndto5ftfloorplan/level+14.50;18.00;21.50;25.00m

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Thisdesignexcersisewasanopportunitytoexplore, architecturallanguageandurbanplaningthrough shapingthebuilding.

Thebarocresultisduetotheexhaustivestudyof surrouningandrespectonexistingbuildings,someof themcity'sheritagepiceces.

d sectiond-d' d' 0 10 20 30 40

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R05 R04 R03 R02 R05 R04 R03 R02 R05 R04 R03 R02 R05 R04 R03 R02 R05 R04 R03 R02 c sectionc-c' c' 0 10 20 30 40

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hotel rga b 0 10 20 30 40 b' sectionb-b'

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roomtype01. doubleroom withbalcony roomtype02. doubleroomwith 2balconies roomtype03. doubleroom withjacuzziterrace

type04 type01 type01 type01 type01 type03

roomtype04. juniorsuite withterrace roomtype05. doubleroom withbalcony roomtype06. doubleroom roomtype07. doubleroomwithbalcony

type02

roomtype08. doubleroomwithbalcony

Differentroomtypologiesweredevelopedtoprovidediverse experiencesforcustomers.Fromsingleroomstomaster suites.Thebiggerroomsarealignesinthecupperfaçade, facingthenordviewstotheÁvilamountains.Tothesouthand eastandwest,theroomsfacethacityskyline.

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duplexupperplan 01 5 10 2.5 type09gp type07 type08 type09up

roomtype09 mastersuite. duplexgroundplan roomtype09. mastersuite.

type05 type06 type06 type06 type06

location:sabanagrandeboulevard-casanovaavenue santoserminyavenue/libertadormunicipality caracas/venezuela/southamericalotarea:

2.289,39m²/grossfloorarea:20,466,04.14m²

estimatedbudget:17.954.089,45€129rooms

HOTELBOULEVARDSG URBANEXECUTIVEHOTEL-WORKSHOPII-1996

rafaelguirigayaparicio

architecture/interiordesign+fitout/urbanplanning/management

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