Design Middle East’s cover story for this month includes DoubleTree by Hilton in Jeddah, KSA as one of the upcoming projects by top architectural firms and developers that will soon contribute to the region's scenic grandeur.
DSA Architects International were contracted by Taiba Investments as the lead consultant and design architect to undertake multi-disciplinary design services for the DoubleTree by Hilton located on a prime location near King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Square overlooking the Red Sea in Jeddah, KSA.
The brief was to design and create a distinctive hotel that will serve as a new landmark for the city of Jeddah. As the primary gateway to Mecca and Medina, Jeddah benefits from year-round tourism that draws both international and local visitors. The site is popular among tourists and will be developed with major vistas in mind, including the view of the Jeddah flag, the view of King Fahd Fountain, and the view of the Red Sea.
The highly anticipated 4-star urban hotel has a built-up area of 86,450 m² and will consist of 34 floors. Once completed, it will offer 248 guest rooms and 207 serviced apartments to its guests, as well as meeting rooms, ballroom, outdoor pool, 4nos. F&B outlets, gym and kid’s play area.
The hotel has contemporary minimalistic design which provides an elegant and luxurious feel. The building has simple geometry with rich façade details and patterns which correspond with the room modules. An important element of the design will be façade lighting which should emphasise massing and express the inverted “L” shape volume wrapped with a white frame.
The building solution balances the provision of thermal comfort, robust design solutions and low energy delivery to provide a new residential and retail development. The hotel design has been undertaken in a sustainable approach to optimise the design and future operation of the development. The approach for attaining this begins with assessing the building’s energy usage and making improvements to lower the project’s expected energy consumption.
