Lobby Area Research Articles

The effectiveness of duty cycling technique on air conditioning system during break period for comfort, energy and cost savings: A real case study in health center

This paper investigates the potential of duty cycling techniques for air conditioning (AC) systems in producing energy and cost savings and the impact on the indoor thermal environment, air quality, and environmental sustainability. The real case study concentrated on energy consumption practice during the break period between 13:00 to 14:00 in a lobby area of a Health Center. Site data measurements of electrical input power, energy, indoor air temperature and humidity, and indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration were conducted. Two zero-cost strategies were studied and results were compared to baseline conditions. In general, the results show that all strategies can meet the indoor thermal environment and air quality requirements, except room temperature for Strategy 2 which ranges on average between 26.71 to 26.82C. In addition to the instant payback period (0 years), the results also indicate that as compared to baseline condition, Strategies 1 and 2 led to annual energy and cost savings of around 759.2 kWh (USD 64.40) and 1250.6 kWh (USD 106.08), respectively. In terms of environmental sustainability, Strategies 1 and 2 can avoid environmental CO2 emissions by 444.13 and 731.60 kg of CO2 per year, respectively. Due to these reasons and if the sensitivity of occupant comfort to room temperature during the break period can be tolerated, it is proposed that Strategy 2 is the best option for the AC system operation during the break period. Considering other buildings also adopted the same strategy, this small action can lead to a high impact, not only on energy and cost savings but also on environmental sustainability in the future.

Impact of Brand Identity on the Formation of the Interior Concept of Splendid Inn Malang Hotel: Design Thinking Method

The Splendid Inn Hotel is a cultural heritage building in Malang City which was founded from two Dutch colonial houses in 1975 and has a unique collection of memorabilia from its visitors. This hotel consists of rooms, living room, lobby area which is attached to the restaurant, minibar and billiard area. Currently, this restaurant area has not been operating since the pandemic due to a significant decrease in visitors. The emergence of new hotels with more affordable prices and competition with other older hotels that have mature brand identities has led to a decline in hotel users. Based on previous research, it can be found that there is a need for a mature interior design concept to attract visitors and the interior design concept is influenced by brand identity. Therefore, this research aims to find the right interior concept by exploring the correct brand identity using three stages of the design thinking method. Through these three stages, a brand identity can be found with a slogan that represents the hotel and the right concept for the Splendid Inn hotel, so it is hoped that it can be applied to design and testing to increase visitor attraction.

A trace fiber population study on upholstered chairs in a military environment

This fiber population study has assessed the prevalence of the color and type of trace fibers present on upholstered seats in a specific setting to identify the most common and rare colors and to determine their evidentiary value. Nearly 22,000 fibers were collected via tape lifts from 25 fabric covered chair seats in a lobby area on Beale Air Force Base and examined microscopically to determine their apparent colors. Overall, blue and white/colorless were the most and nearly equally common colors (32.0 % and 31.5 %, respectively), followed by black/grey (19.6 %), brown (8.6 %), yellow/tan (4.9 %), and red/pink (2.5 %), while orange, purple, and green were the rarest (0.5 %, 0.3 %, and 0.3 %, respectively). Among rarest color fibers, plant-based fibers were predominant (77.7 %), consisting of mainly cotton, followed by synthetic fibers (17.4 %), then the least prevalent animal fibers (5.0 %). These color rankings align similarly to previous studies, despite the prominence of blue color fibers and higher proportions of brown and yellow/tan color fibers.

The effects of ventilation conditions on mitigating airborne virus transmission

The effects of ventilation strategies on mitigating airborne virus transmission in a generic indoor space representative of a lobby area or information desk found in a hotel, company, or cruise ship are presented. Multiphase computational fluid dynamics simulations are employed in conjunction with evaporation modeling. Four different ventilation flow rates are examined based on the most updated post-COVID-19 pandemic standards from health organizations and recent findings from research studies. Three air changes per hour provide the best option for minimizing droplet spreading at reasonable energy efficiency. Thus, a higher ventilation rate is not the best solution to avoid spreading airborne diseases. Simultaneous coughing of all occupants revealed that contagious droplets could be trapped in regions of low airflow and on furniture, significantly prolonging their evaporation time. Multiphase flow simulations can help define ventilation standards to reduce droplet spreading and mitigate virus transmission while maintaining adequate ventilation with lower energy consumption. The present work significantly impacts how heat, air-conditioning, and ventilation systems are designed and implemented.

Static and dynamic airflow and contaminant transport in a full-scale elevator-lobby mockup

Elevators facilitate people's movement in daily life. The confined space with high population density in elevators, however, assists the transmission of infectious diseases. To study disease transmission under various transit and boarding-period scenarios, this study used a full-scale elevator mockup with a connected lobby area. This investigation measured both static and dynamic distributions of air velocity/temperature and contaminant concentration. The static experiment involved the closed elevator cabin with mixed ventilation, while the dynamic measurements were conducted in the elevator with the door open to the adjacent lobby area when a passenger exited the elevator. The dynamic experiment showed that high-frequency instruments and better background airflow design could increase the data quality. The experimental data was then used to validate a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. This study compared the average and individual experimental data to minimize the uncertainties caused by the initial conditions and instrument limitations. The simulation results revealed that an in-transit elevator cabin is characterized by relatively uniform distributions of air temperature and contaminant concentration. The airflow in the dynamic case was greatly affected by the wake generated by passenger movement. This wake effect was short in duration, but it drew contaminants farther along the direction of movement.

Cause of Death: Lähiö

As geographically and socially marginalized neighbourhoods, Finnish lähiös are associated with urban segregation and a set of stereotypes about their residents. Claiming to portray everyday life in the lähiö, in 2018, Turku City Theatre premiered a musical theatre production Varissuo, which was set in the city’s largest and most multicultural housing unit. This article investigates how Varissuo was constructed and depicted both on stage and beyond the stage by analyzing several characters and their storylines, as well as material details present in the theatre building’s lobby area. Drawing from Richard Dyer’s notion of stereotypes as a product of assumed consensuses about specific social groups, the article first focuses on plotting how both novelistic and stereotypical characters contributed to an understanding of the lähiö as a locus of ill-being and personal struggle. Critically approaching Jill Dolan’s conceptual utopian performatives, the article then discusses the elements of utopia and dystopia in Varissuo, suggesting that the representation of the lähiö on stage and in the theatre building erased political potential of the utopian performatives and subverted them into a counterproductive force. I argue that the utilization of lähiö stereotypes and Varissuo’s detachment from its real-life origins potentially contributes to further stigmatization and polarization between social groups

Numerical study on the smoke movement in office rooms with various exhaust vents settings

The ventilation system is essential to maintain a high level of the smoke layer to improve visibility during a building fire. The high level of the smoke layer allows the nearby exits can be easily located, and the fire sources can be identified during the building fire and rescue. Hence, the study of smoke movement in building fires with exhaust vent settings is essential to improve fire safety in the building. In this study, the smoke movement in real-scale offices is numerically investigated by utilising the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) computational model. Six scenarios with various exhaust vents settings are considered. The temperature distribution and the smoke layer height in the four office rooms and lobby area are analysed for all the cases. Results confirmed that the temperature distribution and the layer height have no significant difference by increasing exhaust vent size. However, the upper wall-mounted exhaust vents provide an effective smoke exhaust system, significantly increasing the smoke layer height in all office rooms.

PERANCANGAN INTERIOR PUSAT EDUWISATA PENCAK SILAT DENGAN TEMA DONGKREK DI KABUPATEN MADIUN

The interior design of the Pencak Silat Edutourism Center in Madiun Regency will become a new facility in the tourism sector as a tourist facility and a means to introduce the art of pencak silat as well as to accommodate and develop the art of pencak silat which is a potential art and culture in Madiun Regency. This design will lift the contemporary style with the theme of the jack. In realizing a comfortable and safe design for its users, the interior design of the Pencak Silat Edutourism Center will use several approaches to support the design process, including a functional approach, an ergonomics approach, an aesthetic approach, and a technical approach. The design method that will be used is the Kurtz programming method. This design will have facilities including a lobby area, martial arts gallery, raden prawirodipuro room (silat workshop), kentungan store, gong cafe and restaurant, kenong library, audio visual drum, roro ayu room (multipurpose room), office, service area, and prayer room. . The results of this design can be used as a reference and reference in interior designing, especially those with the same design object as this design.

The effect of acoustic quality on work productivity and psychosocial stress levels in the basement lobby area

The basement lobby area in Campus II of Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta was originally designed to function as a vehicle parking and laboratory space with noise-generating equipment, but it is currently being used as a place for students to do assignments. Meanwhile, it has been discovered that psychosocial stress can be caused by continuous exposure to noise, thereby, making it necessary to consider the quality factor of the indoor environment of this area for students use. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of the noise in the basement lobby area on student work productivity and psychosocial stress. This involved the use of a quantitative method by measuring the noise level using Phonic PAA3 per one point in the 4 segments of the corridor according to the provisions of SNI 7231:2009. Moreover, a qualitative approach was also applied by distributing online and offline questionnaires to determine the perception of noise, psychosocial stress, and its effect on work productivity. A total of 109 respondents consisting of 48 architecture, 40 civil engineering, and 21 techno-biology students using the lobby as a place to do assignments were used as the respondents. The data obtained were analyzed using a simple regression method in the SPSS25 program. It is important to note that the quantitative and qualitative measurements were not conducted simultaneously. The results showed that the study room does not fulfill the standard reference value of 45dB required for the noise level as indicated by the highest and lowest noise (Leq) values recorded to be 74.10dB and 64.34dB in segments B and A, respectively, as well as the overall average of 70.1dB. Furthermore, the combination of the qualitative and quantitative data showed that the noise affects students' psychosocial stress by 43% and productivity by 45%, hence, this means the noise reduced the student productivity. Therefore, the noise factor needs to be considered in planning a workspace or converting the function of space in order to ensure its purpose is achieved maximally.

Analysis of guest satisfaction through the service quality of the Aloha department at Aloft Bali Seminyak

This research discusses the assessment of guest satisfaction through the service quality that is provided by the Aloha department at Aloft Bali Seminyak. This research aim is to identify if the guest expectations match with the guest experience (perception) regarding the service quality provided by the Aloha department at Aloft Bali Seminyak and to analyze the indicators needed to be maintained and improve to enhance the service quality of the Aloha department. The data used in this research are quantitative. The method of data collection was observation and questionnaire. The total of respondents used in this research is 80 respondents with the incidental sampling method. Data analysis techniques applied in this research are Service Quality (ServQual) and Importance-Performance Analysis which use Cartesian diagrams. The result of the research indicates 4 indicators resulting negative gap, 11 indicators resulting positive gap, and 1 indicator with zero gaps between guest perception and expectation. The importance-Performance analysis found 3 indicators on Quadrant A which the major weakness need improvement, those indicators are cleanliness of the lobby area, the ability of the Aloha talent to provide fast and precheck-ink & check out services, and recognition of the guest name by the Aloha talent. However, there are 4 indicators found on Quadrant B as a major strength of services and they need to be maintained to make guest satisfaction.

Smart Thermal Scanner Camera Implementation for Primary Screening of Covid-19 Suspects at Financial Planning Office’s Lobby

The rate of Covid-19 spreading and sufferer are increasing. It has been infecting many people from various countries, including Indonesia. It needs efforts and community participation to minimise the COVID-19 virus spreading. One of the efforts that can be done is to utilise technology development. Implementing it in the office may be more efficient, effective, and improved to achieve maximum outcomes, particularly in terms of COVID-19 transmission in the office area, ensuring that performance processes run smoothly and maintain a healthy and conducive office atmosphere. By embedding the Smart Thermal Scanner Camera technology directly into the door sensor, it will determine who is susceptible to COVID-19 and thus minimise its spread. The methodology in this research is using descriptive qualitative methods. The modern technology implementation in this office is located in the lobby area, aims to facilitate communication and operational processes. The technology applied in the lobby area is a UV lamp air purifier, touchless door sensor, and thermal scanner. These three technologies support the situation during the COVID-19 pandemic so that workers or guests can use in-office services more safely and comfortably.

Form and Meaning of Ornamental Variety Elements in the Interior Style of Batik Kitchen Café and Restaurant in Cirebon

Batik Kitchen Café and Restaurant is a culinary-related commercial building in Cirebon. Batik Kitchen Café and Restaurant in Cirebon applies decorative elements in the form of batik to its interior style. The application of decorative elements to the interior style of Batik Kitchen Café and Restaurant is found in the elements that form and fill the space. This study aims to determine the application, decoration, and meaning of the decorations in the interior of Batik Kitchen Café and Restaurant in Cirebon. To answer the problems in the study, the interior design approach the theory of D.K. Ching, and Roland Barthes' approach to meaning. The research was conducted with a qualitative descriptive method. This qualitative research is directed at the real conditions of the research object. The data sources of this research are sources (informants), objects, records, literature, and the internet. The results showed: (1) The application of decorative elements in the form of batik was found in space; lobby area, dining room, and bar area, in the form of space-forming elements; floors, walls, and ceilings, as well as space fillers; tables and chairs, as well as interior accessories. (2) The decorative elements applied to the interior style of Batik Kitchen Café and Restaurant in Cirebon is Nusantara batik motifs which have various meanings. The application of decorative elements to the interior style of the Batik Kitchen Cafe and Restaurant in Cirebon which plays a role in introducing, promoting, and preserving the traditional and cultural values of Cirebon City.

Maximum Transparency – Messeturm Frankfurt

The Messeturm in Frankfurt/Main is currently adjusted to the requirements of a modern office building. The lobby area has been enlarged by a highly transparent facade consisting of oversized insulating glass (IG) units. The IG units are curved and have a size of up to 17 m x 2.8 m. The IG units are supported by tapered stainless steel fins. Inclined steel beams connect the top of the facade fins with the tower structure creating a rounded roof. The facade with its glass roof allows maximum transparency for people inside the lobby as well as for people passing by.

The Use of Sustainability Principles and Lighting Technology in Lighting Hotels’ Lobby Area

Purpose- Operators are now asking designers to respond to the growing interest from customers in a sustainable environment by using and providing designing elements that are in line with green practices reduce energy. The study aims to study how to employ interior design elements that helps in saving the environment and reduce using of energy. The study focused on using of the new lighting technology and applications as an effective element of hotels interior design in saving energy and increasing customers’ satisfaction. Results of the research showed that there is a growing importance in depending on the natural lighting especially on the hotels’ lobby where customers’ first impression is shaped. The new lighting technology giving the designer the possibility to adopt the greening concept in addition to stimulate the emotional side of customers and their purchasing attitudes and raise their feeling of satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach– the data was collected through a questionnaire addressed to hotels’ customers and a semi-structured interview addressed to experts and designer in hospitality field. Research limitations/implications– A sample of five and four stars resorts in Marsa Allam, Red Sea, Egypt.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНО-ПЛАНИРОВОЧНОЙ СТРУКТУРЫ ЗОН СЕРВИСНОГО ОБСЛУЖИВАНИЯ МАЛЫХ ГОСТИНИЦ

Nowadays, small hotels are the most popular and intensively developing sector of the hotel industry. The modern typology of small hotels has significantly expanded and it includes new types of focus at a specific target segment of consumers. Customer focus is the most characteristic feature of small hotels and it is reflected in the organizational features of the functional and planning structure of the service areas in small hotels. The article is devoted to the discusses of the main and additional functional areas of small hotels (service part) based on the analysis of modern experience in the design and construction of small hotels, as well as the analysis of regulatory documents and scientific work on the design of this type of facilities. The main variants of functional schemes of the reception and lobby area, public catering area, consumer service and trade area, cultural and leisure, business, fitness and recreation, administrative and production areas, and areas for servicing cars (only for motels) are given. Conclusions are drawn about the direct relationship between the form of organization of the functional and planning structure of the service areas of small hotels with their specialization. It is concluded that the presence and composition of various functional areas of small hotels is always determined by a combination of the following external factors: type of hotel, location, level of comfort, contingent of guests. The tendency of consolidation and unification of separate functional zones of small hotels for maximum optimization of their space is revealed.

Architectural Interaction between Space and Behavior (Case Study: Santika Dyandra Hotel Medan’s Lobby)

Medan is the most tourism town that is in much demand in Indonesia, both from domestic and foreign. The hotel has become an important means to support the activities of tourism or business. Hotel Santika Dyandra Medan is one of the four-star hotels and is quite prestigious, located in the city of Medan. One room that can not be separated from a hotel is the lobby area of the hotel which is the main facility. The interior design of the lobby space is generally focused on aspects of the function. But in its development of interior design has a wider outreach, one of which is an aspect of human behavior as userspace. The interior design of Hotel Santika Dyandra Lobby is closely related to the problem of human activity, which is like conducting the check-in, check-out, or just sit in the lobby lounge. There are three elements of a major factor in the design of the interior, namely human, space, and environment. This study aimed to determine whether human behavior shaping the function of Hotel Santika Lobby space or otherwise, by using the theory of behavior settings. This can be analyzed through a pattern of activity that formed on each mapping, where each pattern follows the application form from the lobby area itself, as well as the arrangement of the various furniture.

Repositioning Messeturm–Maximum Transparency

The Messeturm (“Trade Fair Tower”) in Frankfurt is currently adjusted to the requirements of a modern office building. The lobby area has been enlarged by a highly transparent facade consisting of oversized insulating glass (IG) units. The IG units are curved and have a size of up to 17 m $$\times $$ 2.8 m. To obtain a perfectly curved facade, the IG units were fabricated with laminated cold-bended glass panes. Horizontally the IG units are supported by tapered stainless steel fins. Inclined steel beams connect the top of the facade fins with the tower structure creating a rounded roof. The vertical facade with its glass roof allows maximum transparency for people inside the lobby as well as for people passing by outside to the nearby trade fair grounds. The glass was fabricated by sedak. The facade was installed by seele on behalf of the owner OFFICEFIRST, the asset-management of Blackstone.

Measuring Banking Service Quality among Public Sector Banks in Tiruchirrappli District

Background: In a competitive environment all commercial banks retail services either Public sector banks or Private sector banks are required to offer almost same services. They want to attract a new customer and retain the old customer by the way of differentiate themselves in providing and performing the well know banking services to its customer. This research study has measuring the effectiveness of banking six service quality constructs among public sector banks. Objective: Based on the above background of the study, the research paper have an objective to measure the effectiveness of six banking service quality constructs among public sector banks. Methodology: This study was purposive to measure the effectiveness of banking service quality among public sector banks in urban area of Tiruchiraappalli district. The researcher has purposively select 292 bank customer as sample respondent of Public sector bank located in the urban area of Tiruchirappalli District. Results and Discussion: In Public sector bank, the tangible indicator namely “Comfortable lobby area and adequate parking space” and the tangible indicator namely “Availability large number of branches with internet banking facility” were influence the customer.

Assessment of a localized deterministic spatial interpolation method in generating an indoor radiofrequency radiation map

Picocell antennas are used to improve wireless communication coverage inside an area. More picocell antennas are being used to cover small areas, thus, increasing the radiofrequency radiation (RFR) levels in an indoor environment. One method in estimating the radiofrequency radiation is by using spatial interpolation techniques. This study assessed the robustness of a localized deterministic spatial interpolation method compared to its global interpolation counterpart used in generating a radiofrequency radiation map. This was investigated to speed up the data analysis by taking a smaller number of samples. An omnidirectional picocell antenna located in an office lobby area was chosen. The NARDA Selective Radiation Meter SRM-3000TM with tri-axis antenna was used to check the central frequency and average power density emitted by the antenna. A radiofrequency map was generated using a small sample size in a grid pattern. The local Shepard interpolation method with a radius of influence of 100 cm and a power factor of 1 gives a result with a mean absolute difference lower than the global interpolation method. Thus, error contribution in RFR map generation can be minimized by considering a smaller region of samples in the interpolation.

The Effect of Shear Wall Configuration on Seismic Performance in the Hotel Building

Earthquake effects on the buildings must be evaluated within the current standard provision. The shape of building gives a unique seismic performance on the structure. In typical hotel building, the lobby area in the first floor usually has some slender columns due to the needs of higher clearance to give a widely space area. The slender columns in the big hall tends to create asymmetric building and torsional behaviour on seismic performance. This behaviour is one of the most frequent source of structural damage and failure. One of the solution is to add shear wall in elevator area. The purpose of this paper is to seek the effect of shear wall configuration in elevator area on the seismic performance through numerical analysis. There are some requirements for structural analysis under seismic load, such as: time period, modal analysis, story drift, and other details. In building with dual system, story shear in frame at each level must carry over 25 % of total story shear at that level. In this study, an eleven-storey hotel building located in Tanjung Pinang City, Indonesia was evaluated due to gravity and seismic load. For the building, the requirements of the time period from the standard are 1.21 sec (minimum) and 1.70 sec (maximum). As results, two-sided shear wall in X direction and two-sided shear wall in Y direction is recommended because it has the best seismic performance, time period below the minimum, story drift below allowable, the dynamic lateral load has meet minimum requirement (85% Static Load), and frame structure has carry more than 25% lateral load in dual system building.