Public Spaces of Hotels in the Objects of Renovation Architecture: Methods of Integrating Production Equipment into Modern Interior Design.

Abstract

In the modern hotel business, the process of adapting obsolete buildings and their interior spaces to the needs of the tourism industry is becoming increasingly important. The environment of such facilities provides its visitors not only with a comfortable stay, but also creates a special impression on guests. And not the least role in this process is played by objects and equipment that characterize the past production function of the building and remain in modern, already adapted interiors. The aim of the present study is to establish methods of integration of production equipment, which serves as a means of translating the identity of the place in the interiors, organized in the objects of renovation architecture, into the public spaces of hotels. The research is based on world examples of successful design solutions for hotels located in buildings that had production functions in the past. In particular, the Emma Hotel in San Antonio (Texas, USA), The Paper Factory Hotel in New York (USA), Vienna House Andel’s in Lodz (Poland), Gastwerk Hotel in Hamburg (Germany), The Singular Patagonia Hotel (Chile) and Tea Factory in Sri Lanka. It is established that the integration of equipment, as artifacts of the past, in the environment of public places in hotels can be carried out in several ways: the preservation of integral equipment or the use of its parts or elements. It is proved that the preserved industrial machines and mechanisms become important accents in the environment of the lobby areas and atriums. With a certain amount of preserved equipment, it is possible to create a museum exhibition within the hotel. At the same time, small artifacts are integrated mainly into the areas of bars and restaurants, without playing the role of significant accents.