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Hotels As A Destination 9-36Shangri-La at The Shard 11-16 ~ Gansevoort Shoreditch 17-18 ~ Luxury Hotel and Apartments City of London 19 ~ Matrix House Aldgate 20 ~ Hampton by Hilton Waterloo 21-24 ~ Hampton by Hilton Ealing 25-26 ~ Hilton London Bankside 27-28 ~ Hilton Leeds Arena 29-30 ~ Tower Bridge Magistrates Court 31-32 ~ Paradise Street Hotel Oxford 33 ~ Holiday Inn Manchester 34 ~ Crowne Plaza Aberdeen 35 ~ Holiday Inn Express Aberdeen 36 ~

Restaurants And Bars Within Hotels 37-50The Changing Role of Food and Beverage in Hotels 39-40 ~ The Kensington Quarter Café and Hotel Indigo 41-44 ~ Highline: Craft and Smokehouse Hilton Leeds Arena 45-46 ~ The Distillery Bar Hilton London Bankside 47-48 ~ Luxury Champagne Bar Jumeirah Dubai 49-50 ~

Design And Innovation In Hotels 51-60The Edible Hotel 53-58 ~ New Accesible Room Design at Holiday Inn Express Southwark 59-60 ~

Sporting A New Look In Russia 61-74Designing a World Class Sports Stadium 63-70 ~ Regeneration in Tushino 71-72 ~ Extreme Hotel Concept Rosa Khutor 73-74 ~

The Longer Stay Guest 75-84The Growth of the Serviced Apartment Sector 77-78 ~ Adagio Apartments Aldgate 79-80 ~ Citadines Concept 81-82 ~ Elements and Aloft London Tobacco Dock 83-84 ~

DMA's Extended Reach Into Europe 85-96InterContinental Hotel Lisbon 87-88 ~ Crowne Plaza Porto 89 ~ Sofitel Lyon 90 ~ Monte Bay Montenegro 91-92 ~ NH Collection Amsterdam Doelen 93 ~ NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace 94 ~ Working with our Perspective Partners 95-96 ~

Focus on Africa 97-108Hotel Development Opportunities in Africa 99-100 ~ Sunrise Hills Luxury Hotel Abuja Nigeria 101-102 ~ Golf Park Hotel Dar es Salaam Tanzania 103-104 ~ Mpaka Road Nairobi Kenya 105-106 ~ Accor Cape Town RSA 107-108 ~

Marketing And Branding: Extending Hotel Design 109-114Nhow Hotels Design Brand Manual 111-112 ~ InterContinental Hotel Group Design Guides 113-114 ~

Bringing Our Hospitality Approach To The Residential Sector 115-1281-9 Peel Place 117-118 ~ Brompton Villas 119-120 ~ Kings Cross Mixed Use Development 121-122 ~ Bridge Park Brent 123-124 ~ London Road Croydon 125-126 ~ Wembley Masterplan 127-128 ~

When We're Not Designing 129-144The 'Battle' 131-132 ~ Summer Softball 133-134 ~ Hamburg Office Trip 135-138 ~ Architects Party 139-140 ~ Out and About 141-142 ~ Events and Awards 143-144 ~

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Probably my proudest moment of 2014 was seeing a young DMA team go up to the podium at the European Hotel Design Awards to take the innovative Tomorrow's Hotel award. A professional practice is only as good as its members and its ability to create an environment of growth to new ideas and new leaders. To me the award was testament to the future both of hotel design and DMA.

This is the 8th edition of the DMA Annual, conceived to record the projects and events of the past year. Its record 148 pages reflects a year of growth for the practice as we expanded the team as well as our international presence with a spectacular opening of Spartak Moscow stadium, a hospitality award in Shanghai, new projects in Europe and growth into rapidly emerging opportunities across Africa.

2015 will see us renovate and expand our London studio and set about detailing and building those new projects in England, Scotland, Ireland, Portugal, Russia, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa.

We look forward to continued collaboration with our clients, consultants and contractors.

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SHANGRI-LA AT THE SHARDAs one of the world’s most exclusive hotel brands Shangri-La is internationally renowned for its approach to service and hospitality. 2014 saw the completion of the brands first UK hotel in The Shard. It features 202 guestrooms, three food and beverage offerings, river-facing event spaces, a 24-hour gym, luxury spa and London’s highest infinity pool. Located on levels 34-52, the hotel provides unrivalled views across the city.

ASSOCIATE JOHN HARDING TELLS US WHAT IT’S BEEN LIKE WORKING ON LONDON’S HIGHEST HOTEL

DMA WERE APPOINTED AS EXECUTIVE ARCHITECTS FOR THE SHANGRI-LA AT THE SHARD. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THIS HAS ENTAILED? We assisted Shangri-La’s own design management team on site with technical issues associated with the design and construction of the project, helping to turn Shangri-La’s interiors scheme into buildable designs whilst ensuring protection of the concept. This ranged from assisting with Building Regulation compliance, to helping with services coordination and everything in between. It was actually a wide ranging function but in essence was to help bring some quite ambitious designs which existed in the minds of the designers into physical existence.

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THE SHANGRI-LA AT THE SHARD IS LONDON’S FIRST HIGH RISE HOTEL. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES YOU HAVE FACED IN DELIVERING A PROJECT OF THIS SCALE?

Mainly access, movements and tolerance. Getting access to the upper floors during construction has been difficult when so many contractors, some of whom are employed on other projects within the building, have been competing for a limited number of lifts. Imagine trying to build a hotel on the Northern Line during rush hour whilst transporting materials and people at the same time and you’ll get the picture. Also The Shard moves and sways, particularly during high winds, and these movements have to be allowed for in the construction to prevent cracks appearing and joints opening up. All of this is bound up in the tolerances required to permit such movement but allow everything to hold together. It sounds alarming but really is imperceptible to the building users, so you won’t spill your champagne cocktail or anything like that.

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PARTNERSHIP WITH A CHINESE DEVELOPER? Construction in the Orient can be a very different affair to the process we conduct in the UK. The biggest thing has been to try to educate our clients on systems and regulatory practices with which they are unfamiliar. Everything is very recognisable to us because we’ve been part of the construction industry in Britain for years, but it’s all new and impenetrable to our clients. We’ve taken time and care to explain why and how things have to be done in a particular way and that has helped them understand a very foreign way of doing things. It’s also interesting working with people from other cultures and a great

way to learn a few words of Cantonese, Mandarin and even Hokkien!

THE INTERIOR CONCEPT WAS PRODUCED BY HONG KONG DESIGNERS STEVE LEUNG DESIGN AND AFSO. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE DESIGN FEATURE? The design has a definite Oriental feel to it, this is to provide

the regular Shangri-La guest with a familiar environment. It has a more contemporary appearance to fit in with the ultra-modern look of The Shard and so represents something of a shift for the hotel. I particularly like the flexible spaces on level 34 where whole walls can be removed or hidden away behind secret panels to open up the space if required, the doors are so cleverly put together that you wouldn’t know they are there. I also like the level 52 pool, it must rank as one of the most amazing experiences to go swimming 52 storeys up in the air with fantastic views over London.

EACH ROOM AT THE SHANGRI-LA IS DIFFERENT, WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU FACED WORKING WITH SUCH COMPLEX DESIGN LAYOUTS? Many hotels have common layouts for each floor which makes replication of solutions much simpler. At the Shangri-La, whilst the rooms share a common language in design terms, each room has a different layout multiplying the number of design solutions required by 202. It’s been a challenge but has been managed.

WHAT CULTURAL NUANCES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE PROJECT FROM WORKING IN

YOU’VE BEEN WORKING ON SITE AT THE SHARD SINCE MAY 2011, CAN YOU SHARE WITH US AN INSIDER SECRET? Shangri-La are famous for their levels of service and the quality of their food, the equipment installed in the kitchen includes some rather unusual pieces not normally found here in London - like the biggest gas fired wok I’ve ever seen. There is also a very clever hidden door which leads on to a service area on the ground floor that you will never spot, even though it’s in plain view.

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GANSEVOORT SHOREDITCH

The first European development from New York-based Gansevoort Hotel Group is underway on site in Shoreditch.

Dexter Moren Associates are leading the design of the luxury hotel on behalf of creative development consultancy SUSD Ltd, New York real estate developers Douglaston Development and Hondo Enterprises.

The project will feature 120 guestrooms, seven suites, a restaurant, bi-level bar, rooftop swimming pool and lounge, 24-hour fitness centre, and more than 6,000 square feet of meeting and event space. It will

merge Gansevoort's high standard for style and service with the edgy, urban vibe of this up-and-coming City fringe location.

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LUXURY HOTEL AND APARTMENTS CITY OF LONDON

Over the course of 2014 our team have been working on the technical drawing package for this luxury waterfront hotel and apartment development. Set to be operated by Starwood’s Westin brand on behalf of 4C Hotels, this complex design will replace a collage

of tired buildings with a cohesive piece of architecture spanning both sides of Upper Thames Street. We will also introduce a new walkway along the river as the key element in a scheme connecting Chelsea Embankment with the Tower of London.

MATRIX HOUSE ALDGATELocated on a slender site sandwiched between the Grade I listed St Botolph’s Church and Aldgate Underground Station, the Matrix House building will be redeveloped to include a 275 guestroom four star hotel featuring restaurant, bar and conference facilities.

Matrix House is Dorsett Hospitality’s second hotel in London and Dexter Moren Associates have been appointed to deliver the project on site.

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HAMPTON BY HILTON WATERLOO

Located on Waterloo Road, just a short walk from The Old Vic playhouse, Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo is a first from the brand in central London and the largest outside the US. Appointed post planning, Dexter Moren Associates worked closely with Shiva Hotels and McAleer & Rushe to deliver both architecture and interior design for the 297 bedroom development.

The hotel’s contemporary façade is made from precast concrete, with a series of windows that are recessed and angled alternately in different directions. The elevation subtly changes in appearance as the angles in the facia, combined with the use of cladding in different colour tones, capture light and shadow that vary according to the daylight conditions.

At ground level a glass façade creates a strong connection between passers-by and the interior spaces, including Assado Restaurant run by celebrity chef Cyrus Todiwala.

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~ Hampton by Hilton Waterloo, view from the lobby bar ~

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HAMPTON BY HILTON EALINGDEXTER MOREN ASSOCIATES ARE WORKING ON DESIGNS FOR A NEW 90 BEDROOM HAMPTON BY HILTON HOTEL SITUATED MOMENTS AWAY FROM EALING COMMON.

Through the design of a contemporary colonnade and use of low level tree planting the hotel seeks to realise a ‘boulevard aspiration’ creating a new public square on Uxbridge Road. The facade features a series of shingled panels emulating the look of autumn leaves in both colour and texture.

The interior concept aims to bring the outside in and references the architectural facade with an acoustic shingle wall panel. Flexible open plan spaces are vibrant and engaging and include zones for working, meeting and dining. Parquet flooring with colour accents acts as a wayfinding tool.

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HILTON LONDON BANKSIDESince celebrating topping out in June 2014 our team have been forging ahead on site, working on behalf of our client Splendid Hospitality Group, and alongside Arcacia Consulting and IGP Management. The hotel creates a new frontage onto Great Suffolk Street, Bear Lane and Prices Street, which will be pedestrianized allowing the restaurant and bar to open onto a newly created tree lined piazza.

The project will become a flagship for Hilton Worldwide when it opens in late summer 2015.

The building’s brick, metal and glass façades are echoed throughout the interior spaces using a rich palette of exposed surfaces and layered materials referencing the site's industrial past. In the lobby, for example, a wireframe installation inspired by concrete

reinforcement adorns the wall behind reception, providing a minimalist backdrop.

In the guestrooms, artwork makes a cheeky reference to the urban fox - whose footprints were found in the screeds during construction.

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HILTON LEEDS ARENA

At 14 storeys Hilton Leeds Arena will be one of the tallest hotels in the city. Located between Millennium Square, Leeds Metropolitan University and the Rose Bowl this upscale hotel is being developed by GB Development Solutions with DMA responsible for architecture and interior design.

Responding sensitively to its historical context, the development will feature Portland stone cladding and full height windows. The glazed ground and first floors will provide a visual connection to the restaurant and cafe within, creating a street presence to help attract passing trade.

~ above: Executive lounge; left: Restaurant; below: Section through ground floor, basement and mezzanine public areas. The double height glazed lobby with entrance portal focuses the arrival experience. The stair design is crucial to connect the three levels ~

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TOWER BRIDGE MAGISTRATES COURTDesign is underway for the conversion and extension of the Grade II listed 1906 John Dixon Butler Police Station and Magistrates’ Court in Tower Bridge to create a 200 bed luxury hotel. Situated between Tooley Street and Queen Elizabeth Street within the Tower Bridge Conservation Area, the site was acquired by Dominvs Group in March 2014. DMA are leading the conversion as well as the design of a newbuild extension to the rear.

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PARADISE STREET HOTEL OXFORD

HOLIDAY INN MANCHESTER

DMA are developing proposals for a newbuild 120 bed boutique hotel complete with a destination bar and restaurant in central Oxford for Dominvs Hospitality Group. The scheme intends to replace a post-war industrial building in a prime city centre location between the old Lion Brewery and Oxford Castle.

DMA are leading the interior design of this 300 bed hotel for Dominvs Hospitality Group with contractors McAleer & Rushe.

Located in the prime position of the recently completed Piccadilly Regeneration Project within the city's vibrant new 'Gateway Quarter', the hotel will include IHG's Open Lobby concept with key zoned areas, coffee shop, restaurant and bar providing all day dining, crew lounge and gym. Lower ground level conferencing facilities for up to 300 delegates will front onto the canal with access to a waterfront terrace for guests.

The design concept for Holiday Inn Manchester subtly references the industrial movement and lively music scene for which the city is famed.

~ above: Existing scheme; below: Proposed scheme ~

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CROWNE PLAZA ABERDEENWorking with Dominvs and McAleer & Rushe DMA are leading the interior design for this dual-brand newbuild hotel 100m from Aberdeen International Airport. The scheme will total 358 bedrooms with an opening date scheduled for late 2015. The design concept is strongly influenced by the main business focus of the hotel. The architectural facade is referenced through to the interiors with the use of metallic finishes and oversized angled panels, creating a three dimensional art piece as the reception lobby backdrop. For the guestrooms a palette of muted tones is used to create a restful space.

The hotel also includes a destination restaurant and bar, a 300 delegate conferencing centre, club lounge and gym.

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ABERDEEN

Celebrated as a hub of industrial activity, Aberdeen is home to a thriving seaport and granite quarries. The interiors scheme for the Holiday Inn Express translates the characteristics of the brand, providing clean streamlined spaces with functionality, friendliness and fun at its heart.

A refined palette of raw materials are teamed with quirky upholstery pieces and bespoke light fittings. Fishing ropes are used to divide the large open plan ground floor space and are a playful link to Aberdeen's fishing industry.

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THE CHANGING ROLE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE IN HOTELS

Restaurants in hotels have traditionally been a service reserved primarily just for guests. However, over the past few years we’ve seen a huge shift in both the design and operation of food and beverage (F&B) components, as hoteliers realise that additional revenue can be driven from creating public areas which also entice external users. There is also growing acknowledgement that the F&B element is most successful if run as a separate business entity to the main hotel.

Certainly the luxury hotel scene has been driving this trend through the partnering of high profile chefs. In many of these cases the restaurant’s décor, menu, branding and staffing are managed separately from the hotel itself. This does not mean to say that a disjointed relationship is established, rather quite the opposite. One of the stand-out UK openings of recent times, the London Edition Hotel features the Berners Tavern Restaurant, a symbiotic partnership between

What about the larger international hotel chains? Well they’re also tapping into this trend. IHG’s Hotel Indigo in Kensington is an example of a client with whom we’ve worked with to rethink their F&B space. Recently completed, the concept provides a ‘local deli’ culminating in a multi-functional space, giving residents of the area a place to meet and shop for locally sourced artisan produce while allowing guests of the hotel to feel more connected to the

JACQUI KIRK DISCUSSES THE RECENT SHIFT IN BOTH THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF RESTAURANTS IN HOTELS.

co-branded with celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal to create the standalone restaurant Dinner. This partnership enabled Heston to secure a restaurant in a prime London location and helped to boost Mandarin Oriental’s status as a must visit destination.

But it’s not just luxury hotels that are leading the way. Brands like Ace, 25 Hours and numerous boutique hoteliers have all tapped into the art of creating a dining experience for guests.

the hotel and the restaurant’s chef Jason Atherton, to great success.

And of course the recent opening of Chiltern Fire House in Marylebone by hotelier André Balazs with renowned chef Nuno Mendes, is proving to be the ideal pairing, creating quite a stir in celebrity circles. Looking back, one of the first hotels to influence this trend was the Mandarin Oriental, which in 2001

Everything from point of entry to the presentation of menus and interior design are all carefully considered to create a much sought-after and authentic experience. Customers today are more design savvy than ever before and as such are more aware of and interested in the heritage, culture and values of the restaurant they’re eating in. The DMA designed Apero Bar and Restaurant (winner of the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards 2013), nestled in the vaulted cellars of The Ampersand Hotel in South Kensington, serves Mediterranean food by chef Chris Golding and has intentionally been designed with a very different aesthetic from the main hotel.

neighbourhood. It also includes the key ingredient of a separate street entrance and is operated by The Quarter Group.

The Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo is another example of how the role of hotel F&B design is changing. It has partnered with celebrated chef Cyrus Todiwala to run the Assado restaurant. Again the design and branding is very much set apart from the hotel. However, in order to accommodate breakfast for a hotel of 297 rooms, the doors between the hotel and restaurant slide open, enabling the entire space to be used for breakfast. Outside of breakfast no-one would know that the Hampton breakfast offer lies concealed behind a sliding door.

~ this image and right: Kensington Quarter Cafe, South Kensington ~

~ Hampton by Hilton Waterloo, looking into Assado restaurant ~

~ The Apero Bar and Restaurant South Kensington ~

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Working closely with IHG on behalf of owner The Cairn Group, DMA have completed a comprehensive refurbishment to the ground floor public areas.

DMA's interior team were set the challenge of designing a space that would become a local landmark. The brief was about re-invigorating the site to become a pro-active and integral part of the neighbourhood; creating a 'local living room' (the hotel reception) and a local deli (the food and beverage offer).

A key aspect of DMA’s approach was the creation of separate entrances for the hotel and café to help attract locals and create an authentic community feel. The space also includes a snug area which can be partitioned off with beautiful fluted glass screens and booked for private events and meetings.

THE KENSINGTON QUARTER CAFE AND HOTEL INDIGO

Design elements include checkerboard flooring - a reference to the traditional deli aesthetic - and a play on detail in single elevations - banquettes with quilted leather, tongue and groove vertical panelling with chevron timber panels above. Glass prismatic lights and industrial style pendants can be adjusted to create ambient settings.

The 'neighbourhood story' lies at the core of the concept in the hotel lobby and draws inspiration from the nearby performance venues of Earl's Court.

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HIGHLINE: CRAFT & SMOKEHOUSE HILTON LEEDS ARENA

Highline: Craft & Smokehouse in Leeds for GB Development Group is set to become a city centre destination bar and dining space. Positioned on the 14th floor of the Hilton hotel and accessed via a dedicated express lift from street level, it will be the highest and longest bar in Leeds and provide panoramic views of the city.

Artisan in style, The Highline’s interiors will make reference to the city’s history as one of the major UK markets for cloth as well as industries like iron forging and the crafts of weaving and spinning.

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Part of our role as lead interior designers for the flagship Hilton London Bankside hotel has been to design a destination bar and restaurant within the hotel’s ground floor public areas.

Working on behalf of our client Synergy Hotels, and alongside Arcacia Consulting, IGP Management and 22degrees, DMA’s concept draws on the heritage and vibrancy of the local area to create a dining atmosphere which is both industrial and contemporary in its aesthetic.

THE DISTILLERY BAR HILTON LONDON BANKSIDE

The all-day dining restaurant and Distillery bar will be accessed via the hotel lobby.

The general finishes palette suggests an old world charm with chesterfield details, reclaimed finishes and patina-effect metals and glazed elements. In place of traditional framed artwork will be large expanses of texture and pattern such as William Morris inspired carpets and a barrel formed, mirrored panel coffer.

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LUXURY CHAMPAGNE BARJUMEIRAH DUBAI

JUMEIRAH EMIRATES TOWER DUBAI COMMISSIONED DMA’S HOSPITALITY TEAM TO CREATE A NEW ‘STATEMENT’ CHAMPAGNE BAR AND RECEPTION AREA THAT WOULD ATTRACT HOTEL GUESTS AS WELL AS LOCAL BUSINESS TRADE IN THIS BUSTLING COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

The Champagne Bar creates a sophisticated yet contemporary, light-filled space. Inspired by the delicate nature of a pearl cluster the bar design presents small opalescent lights, concave gold reveals and a multifaceted glass mirror backdrop.

The central lounge uses high gloss surfaces, luxury fabrics and glass screens to create a feature ‘pearl’, enticing guests into the space. Private booths on the periphery are upholstered in a rich teal fabric and lit by oversized chain chandeliers.

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TOMORROW’S HOTEL /THE EDIBLE HOTEL

FROM POP-UP RESTAURANTS TO CELEBRITY CHEFS THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPONENTS OF HOTELS TODAY ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN EXCITING SHIFT. LOOKING AHEAD, WE WANTED TO CONSIDER HOW THE IMPACT OF FOOD WITHIN HOTELS COULD BE IMPROVED IN ORDER TO CREATE AN AWARENESS AROUND THE SUBJECT OF FOOD SOURCING AND INFLUENCE A MOVE AWAY FROM READY-MADE MASS PRODUCTION.

DMA set ourselves the challenge of addressing how a hotel of the future will deal with sourcing food both on-site and locally within a densely populated urban environment. Urban farming offers to make our food as local as possible. By growing what we need near to where we live or stay we decrease the food miles associated with long distance transportation and consume the freshest possible produce. In response to our own brief we developed the concept for a self-sufficient hotel which can generate its own food source by design. It was out of this concept that The Edible Hotel was born.

The Edible Hotel features an open-plan lobby space which merges the reception, kitchen and bar areas with an ‘edible wall’ and aquarium at its heart. The structure of the ‘wall’ uses the vertical farming technologies of hydroponics and aquaponics to produce enough food to subsidise two thirds of the hotel’s meals.

Pushing the constraints of the traditional hotel lobby space our open-kitchen concept provides a platform to serve guests and locals with fresh hotel-grown and locally sourced produce. Chefs will design menus focused on recipes which use ingredients from the edible wall and aquarium and look to minimise food wastage. They will raise customers awareness of where ingredients are sourced from and the importance of a sustainable approach to modern-day eating habits.

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NEW ACCESSIBLE ROOM DESIGN AT HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SOUTHWARK

PROJECT ARCHITECT ED MURRAY TALKS ABOUT WORKING IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTANTS DAVID BONNETT ASSOCIATES TO DEVELOP AN UNPRECEDENTED INCLUSIVE HOTEL DESIGN.

WHAT WAS THE BRIEF FROM THE CLIENT? The brief for the building was to produce a fully inclusive extension to the existing Holiday Inn Express London Southwark. Conceived in mid-2011 prior to the London 2012 Paralympics, the project looked to push the boundaries of accessible and inclusive design. In addition to this we strived to introduce a number of systems to reduce the buildings carbon footprint. These include a rainwater harvesting system which

provides water for the toilet flushing and irrigation to the green/living wall on the rear external elevation, and an array of photovoltaic cells on the roof.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR ROLE ON THE PROJECT? DMA have acted as architect and lead consultant. Personally, I have been project leader on the job since it started on-site last January, working with the client, hotel brand and operator as well as dealing with the contractor and consultants on a day to day basis to get the job built, attending site meetings, meeting with sub-contractors and client progress meetings.

ACCESSIBLE ROOMS HAVE BEEN A STANDARD INCLUSION IN HOTELS FOR MANY YEARS. HOW DO THESE ROOMS STAND APART FROM THE COMPETITORS? WHAT HAVE DMA DONE DIFFERENTLY? One so often feels like you

have got the raw end of the deal when you end up with an accessible room if you don’t need one, and it can feel like you have ended up in a hospital rather than a hotel. Part of the brief for this job has been to really push these standards on inclusive design. To this end we have included removable grab rails where possible and a variety of different measures to try and lose what can often be a clinical appearance of an accessible room, all the while working within IHG’s Holiday Inn Express Brand Standards.

HOW WAS THE SCHEME DEVELOPED? We worked in close collaboration with David Bonnett Associates (DBA) who are access advisors for inclusive design within the London Plan, Jeremy Gardner Associates, fire consultants - and of course with the client 4C Hotel Group, hotel operator Redefine BDL and the brand, IHG, to develop a scheme and way of working that allows our aim of providing what we believe to be an unprecedented inclusive hotel.

WHAT HAVE DMA DONE TO ENSURE THAT THE DESIGN ACTUALLY WORKS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES? DID YOU CREATE A MOCK UP ROOM? The project was partly born out of a research and development exercise undertaken by DMA in conjunction with DBA. An inclusive hotel forum and a focus group was formed, both of which included members from key user groups including the GLA, with a focus on creating accessible rooms which really work for all guests. As well as creating a landmark project, it has been important to remember the Holiday Inn Express London Southwark is a popular property with all manner of travellers owing in part, at least, to its location.

As part of the construction phase we accelerated works to part of the Ground Floor to create two mock up rooms, an accessible and an ambulant room and got the forum and focus group along to review the room while the project was on-site so we were able to incorporate changes prior to the roll out on the remaining 46 rooms.

The extension ensures 24 of the 48 new guestrooms meet Approved Document M with

the other 24 rooms over and above Approved Document M to be fitted out for use by people with ambulant disabilities. The wheelchair accessible rooms have Approved Document Part M (Building Regulations) compliant vanities and grab rails at the vanity, shower (with a removable shower seat) and toilet. The rail at the WC pan is removable and can be taken away when not required. The bathroom also has a fully wheelchair accessible, flush floor shower area. The hotel provides one bathroom per floor (a total 6 no. rooms) with baths which are also wheelchair accessible.

The ambulant rooms are more akin to a standard Holiday Inn Express guestroom but they are designed with features to enable a greater number of disabled persons to use the room such as maneuvering space to allow ease of use to the bathroom facilities, which include a removable shower seat, integrated shower rails which double as a grab rail and a rail at the WC to allow a guest to stand up more easily.

This is perhaps the first hotel where DMA have introduced ambulant rooms, and we don’t believe them to be that common. They are a positive addition to hotel room options for guests with a range of disabilities.

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS IS GENERALLY A STANDARD FIXED ROOM TEMPLATE. TO WHAT EXTENT AND HOW HAVE DMA ADAPTED THIS? Working with an existing building is always somewhat of a challenge with hotel bedrooms which tend to be built to a rigorous set grid. We actually managed to fit 5 hotel rooms across the existing buildings width each conforming perfectly to the Holiday Inn Express standards between the existing columns. The other three bedrooms per floor are slightly more original, however owing to fixtures and fittings they still work well as Holiday Inn Express rooms.

WHY WOULD SOMEONE WANT TO STAY IN ONE OF THESE ROOMS? Apart from being in a fantastic location a stone’s throw from the Tate Modern, the accessible rooms feature walk in rain showers and are particularly spacious.

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4.SPORTING A NEW LOOK IN RUSSIA

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DMA ASSOCIATE MARK WOOD TALKS ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE DESIGNING THE PRACTICE’S FIRST SPORTS STADIUM PROJECT AND HOW TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE SERVED AS INSPIRATION. Until recently Spartak Moscow FC shared the 78,360 seat 1956 Moscow Luzhniki Stadium together with Torpedo Moscow and the Russian national football team. After Russia won their bid to host the 2018 World Cup, the club went on to build a new 45,360 seat Stadium on the old Tushino Airfield to the north west of the city. This new home for Spartak FC, now complete, will also become a key 2018 FIFA World Cup venue. During initial stages of construction in early 2011, Dexter Moren Associates were invited to propose a bold and ambitious design for the appearance of the new stadium. In 2013 the club achieved sponsorship from a leading Russian bank providing the stadium with its current title: the Otkritie Arena. On the 5th September 2014 the stadium hosted its inaugural match.

THE FAÇADE OF THE STADIUM IS VERY DRAMATIC. WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS AND HOW DOES THE DESIGN OF THE STADIUM CONNECT WITH SPARTAK FC? Whilst I think it’s possible to design attractive buildings which are conceived from a random or arbitrary inspiration, what really fascinates me is when inspiration in architecture is driven by key issues such as context, environmental conditions and client aspiration. Given the feedback post completion, I think the Otkritie Arena has proved successful to this end.

The client initially requested that the appearance of the stadium should relate to the sports club over and above that of its future world cup venue status. The brief was to provide a burst of colour in a relatively drab area of Moscow and to relate the appearance of the Stadium to the club icon: Spartak (translated as Spartacus).

It was also important that the design related to Moscow. Whilst Moscow has been largely industrialized and contains large swathes of housing built during soviet communism, there are some real architectural gems to be found particularly in the city centre such as various government and state buildings and the wonderful underground public realm of the city’s Metro system. What was particularly inspiring were the amazing colourful and textured onion shaped domes of the many orthodox churches, the most famous of which being St Basil’s in Red Square.

Spartak, like many sporting clubs, with its Gladiator mascot adopted a symbol of power and strength to strike fear in the heart of their opponents. What therefore proved very challenging was how this could be realised architecturally without the result appearing kitsch.

Our solution to this was the concept of a ‘gladiator’ style series of armour plates that fold over one another. The overall system was chosen as it is flexible enough in geometry to fit the multi curvilinear façade shape. Once this principal had been chosen, the use of club colours and diamond shaped shingles, similar to the club logo became almost inevitable final touches.

THE CLIMATE IN MOSCOW CAN BE VERY VOLATILE, HOW HAS THE FAÇADE DESIGN OVERCOME SOME OF THESE ISSUES? Moscow has colder winters and hotter summers than London. The highest and lowest recorded temperatures range between +38°C and -42°C. This substantial temperature differential requires Moscow’s buildings to work very hard to deal with extreme conditions. Although the modern Russian premier football league is split into two separate spring and autumn seasons, spectators will still be required to attend matches on both uncomfortably hot and uncomfortably cold days.

Therefore rather than produce a sealed façade, we decided to pursue a ventilated ‘winter-garden’ style façade approach. This allows the stadium to breathe in the spring and summer which compensates for some of the building’s ventilation requirements. The flexibility of the solution also provides excellent resistance against wind, rain and snow in the autumn and the winter.

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in temperature. We even proposed heating elements in the tips of the shingles to help resist icicle formation.

We were very fortunate to work with an excellent design team who explored every aspect of the façade geometry in infinitesimal detail utilising both the latest sophisticated 3D computer modelling techniques, combined with more old fashioned techniques of hand sketching and model making. These techniques allowed us to resolve the continual challenges and problems thrown up during detail design development. Ultimately we provided a comprehensive design solution incorporating lighting design, structural design, façade engineering and access and maintenance strategies.

SPARTAK STADIUM REPRESENTS DEXTER MOREN ASSOCIATES’ FIRST COMPLETED SPORTS STADIUM. HOW HAS THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS PROJECT DIFFERED FROM HOTEL PROJECTS YOU’VE WORKED ON? The sheer size and scale of the building façade of this type requires a considerably different way of thinking to a typical Hotel. With our hotels we normally endeavour to use façade systems on the market in interesting and creative ways. With the stadium we had to basically invent our own bespoke fully engineered façade solution to suit the specific project and the site’s environmental conditions.

When we were looking at the size and quantity of shingles to wrap around the whole form we discovered that the fewer and larger the shingles, the better the overall appearance as this helped to break the overall scale of the building visually. We realised that around 600 shingles would cover the whole building, although each one would need to measure approximately 8m wide by 5m high. Whilst this seemed like an extreme approach, if the shingles had been of smaller unit sizes it would have meant a considerably larger quantity, much more fixings, a longer construction time, more complexity and therefore more cost. In the end each giant shingle was constructed to this size consisting of 9 constituent parts of strengthened coloured glass with associated framing, fixings and a space frame type backing structure.

TUSHINO, WHERE THE STADIUM IS LOCATED, IS UNDERGOING SIGNIFICANT REGENERATION. WHAT IS THE CLIENT’S VISION AND HOW HAVE YOU HELPED THEM REALISE IT? The clients vision is a large and extensive mixed use development covering the whole Tushino airfield site with the stadium being the landmark at its heart. Most sports stadia development projects of this nature take time to return investment. Therefore the masterplan will enable the overall development commercially and help to properly regenerate this area of the city. Excellent infrastructure has already been constructed on site, including car parking and a new ‘Spartak’ metro station located next to the stadium. Future plans include amongst others an indoor arena, various hotels, offices and a considerable amount of residential properties. Dexter Moren Associates have already been appointed for involvement in the design of two hotels at the gateway to the site and have also developed a concept design for the Indoor Sports Arena.

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WHICH ASPECT OF THE PROJECT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? As the project has developed I’ve been following comments from Spartak fans on websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Skyscraper City. Architecture of course can be a very subjective topic and Spartak has many loyal and passionate supporters. The consistent amount of praise that I have read for their new football club’s home has been extremely encouraging and heart-warming.

As an architect, if you can design and realise a building that both yourself and its owners and occupiers love and enjoy, you have to feel proud.

It's also nice that the façade design seems to have migrated to other areas of the club such as marketing and branding. It was quite touching to see that the stadium was recently the subject of some children’s paintings.

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IN ADDITION TO THE DESIGN OF THE FAÇADE, DEXTER MOREN ASSOCIATES WERE APPOINTED TO DESIGN THE VIP HOSPITALITY SPACES. WHAT DID THIS ENTAIL? The whole western stand of the stadium was designed as a heated

Dexter Moren Associates were appointed to provide interior design services for all of these spaces. I think the team has been very successful in meeting the design brief whilst creating a strong synergy between these interiors and the overall stadium design.

and conditioned series of VIP hospitality areas and seating. The stand consists of a range of food and beverage facilities including a fast food type restaurant, silver and gold buffet style VIP restaurants, private catered VIP boxes and two presidential suites.

WHAT IS NEXT FOR DEXTER MOREN ASSOCIATES IN RUSSIA? My experience of working with the clients and their team at Tushino has been an extremely enjoyable and successful collaboration. They have always encouraged and supported our design ambition and vision whilst being pragmatic and decisive

DMA’s design of the Otkritie Arena was recognised with the practice being named as a finalist at the 2014 Architect of the Year Awards in the Sports and Leisure category.

in driving their projects forward. We are naturally keen to utilise our design skills and continue to branch out our involvement within the larger Tushino masterplan. We are furthermore keen to work in other areas of Moscow and Russia and the sport and leisure sector as a whole.

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REGENERATION IN TUSHINO

THE TUSHINO MASTERPLAN IS CENTRED AROUND THE OTKRITIE ARENA, FC SPARTAK’S NEW HOME AND 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP KEY VENUE. AS WELL AS THE 45,000 SEAT STADIUM, THE MASTERPLAN INCLUDES A 12,000 SEAT ARENA, FOUR LARGE ENTRANCE PAVILIONS AND TWO HOTEL DEVELOPMENTS.

Dexter Moren Associates are currently working alongside Tushino2018 to develop designs for a Hilton Garden Inn and core brand Hilton hotel to be located to the north of the stadium. Based on our client’s ambition to create a visual reference between the two hotels and stadium our designs for both hotels are based upon a diamond-effect pattern inspired by the FC Spartak Moscow insignia.

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EXTREME HOTEL CONCEPTROSA KHUTOR

A lifestyle brand with attitude, EXTREME’s origins lie in the counterculture of surf, skate, snow and punk rock first forged with the launch of The Extreme Sports TV Channel in 1999. Our brief from Extreme was to translate their globally renowned brand and bring it to life within a hotel context.

DMA’s design aims were to create a completely immersive space which pushes the boundaries of a conventional hotel towards a much more dynamic offering.

Guestrooms are designed to be entirely flexible, enabling users to alter their space to suit. Features include clamp and track bedside lighting, travel trunks on castors that double as storage and seating, and alcove bedheads that can be reconfigured in a myriad of variations.

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THE GROWTH OF THE SERVICED APARTMENT SECTOR

A defining characteristic of a serviced apartment development versus that of a hotel is generally defined by the level of public areas and amenities, so typically a serviced apartment will have a small reception, possibly a breakfast and lounge area and a gym but little else.

Serviced apartments are ideal for guests wanting to combine business and leisure be it for a couple of nights or a month. ‘Bleisure’ guests and those travelling with families can enjoy the choice and flexibility afforded to them by extended stay offerings. As well as providing the home-from-home experience, serviced apartments give guests a feeling of staying in a more local, less formal setting

within a city. The discreet entrances and lack of bright hotel signage mean guests can feel less like tourists and be more integrated with the locale.

Because this sector is relatively new to the UK one of the biggest challenges is in the funding model. The lack of definition within the sector can make funding more difficult to secure than for other more established models, such as residential or hotel use. And of course there is a lot of competition for sites, particularly in London.

Whilst the UK serviced apartment sector is growing there is something to be learned from more established markets around the globe. For example, Singapore is the most established market where supply is equal to demand. In Europe, countries such as France and Germany are very established and, according to HVS, Dubai has been identified as the fastest growth sector with great potential for branded products. Many international hotel brands have recognised this and are delivering offerings within the extended stay sector. For example, Accor Hotels’ Adagio brand. We’re currently working with them on their first UK development in Aldgate. We also have projects in the pipeline with leading operators, including Adina and CL Serviced Apartments, both in the UK and overseas.

~ top left: Lismore House Edinburgh for CL Serviced Apartments; centre: Aloft & Elements London Tobacco Dock; above: Adagio Apartments Aldgate ~

HERBERT LUI TALKS ABOUT THE RISE OF THE EXTENDED STAY SECTOR AND HOW LONDON IS GETTING IN ON THE ACTION.

Within the UK the definition of a serviced apartment versus an aparthotel or even a hotel is still very much a ‘grey area’. The product, planning, level of service and ownership model are all mitigating factors which contribute to the Serviced Apartment title. There are two ends of the spectrum with aparthotels having been derived from the hotel sector and corporate housing from residential. One possible way is to look at planning uses - corporate housing typically falls under C3 residential use, whereas aparthotels are C1, which is the same classification as for hotels.

Serviced apartments range in standard from economy to luxury often depending on brand but the key attribute common to all is that of making a guest feel as much at home as possible.

From studio to one, two or three bedrooms, the apartments typically feature kitchen and dining areas as well as a living space. The open plan living style preferred in other parts of the world is fast becoming the norm in the UK and offers overseas guests the comforts of more familiar surrounds.

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ADAGIOAPARTMENTS ALDGATE

Over the course of 2014 DMA have been working up the construction package and interior design concept for the conversion of a major office building, Black Lion House, into a 218 apartment property located in the heart of East London.

Set to be operated by Accor's Adagio it will be the brands first opening in London and is being developed for Union Hanover.

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CITADINES CONCEPT

Citadines invited DMA to put forward ideas to refurbish their existing guestroom model. Our approach focused on replanning the apartments to create a far greater sense of space and move away from the compartmentalised existing rooms.

Walls have been removed and replaced with sliding doors to give more flexibility, and smart furniture choices introduced including a dining table that can also function as a desk and meeting space.

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ELEMENTS AND ALOFT LONDONTOBACCO DOCK

WORKING WITH OUR CLIENT FAWZIA MUBARAK AL-HASSAWI GROUP AND STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS, DMA HAVE DEVELOPED DESIGNS FOR THIS DUAL-BRAND HOTEL IN EAST LONDON’S TOBACCO DOCK.

Opening in early 2017 the two new hotels will operate under Starwood’s Aloft and Elements brands.

Aloft London Tobacco Dock will be the second Aloft hotel in London while Element London Tobacco Dock will be the first from Starwood in the UK.

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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL LISBON

GLOBAL HOTELS & RESORTS IS AN INNOVATIVE HOSPITALITY COMPANY WITH A PORTFOLIO OF LUXURY AND UNIQUE PROPERTIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. DMA'S INTERIOR TEAM WERE APPOINTED TO UNDERTAKE A COMPREHENSIVE REFURBISHMENT OF THEIR TIARA PARK HOTEL IN LISBON TO COINCIDE WITH ITS REBRANDING TO OPERATE AS AN INTERCONTINENTAL.

Our team has taken inspiration from the traditional barrios of Portugal with strong references to local artisans and ceramics. The barrio inspired spaces help to create zoning within the vast 1970's building forming a series of warm and inviting spaces in which guests and passers-by can dine, meet and relax.

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CROWNE PLAZA PORTO

DMA's interior team were appointed by our client Global Hotels & Resorts to prepare design proposals for the refurbishment of Tiara Park Porto, located in close proximity to the city’s commercial area.

SOFITEL LYONDMA were invited to design a new guestroom concept for the luxury Sofitel hotel in Lyon. Inspired by luxurious silks synonymous with Lyon’s history our interiors team created cocoon-like spaces with soft, soothing colours, sleek lines and a subtle play of materials.

Re-badged to operate as a Crowne Plaza, our concept for the hotel’s public areas incorporates strong architectural expressions, muted colour palettes and refined materials to achieve Global Hotels’ aim of providing a quality destination for business travellers and local companies.

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MONTE BAY MONTENEGRO

Montenegro, with its rugged mountain landscapes and beautiful turquoise waters, is one of the lesser known gems of the Mediterranean.

The town of Becici has been quietly undergoing a transformation with the recent addition of a number of exclusive hotels along Budva Avenue.

DMA were appointed by Devin Development Group to create the concept design for their new Monte Bay Hotel occupying an enviable waterfront location. The facade subtly references the luxury super yachts famed for cruising along Montenegro’s golden coasts.

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NH COLLECTION AMSTERDAM BARBIZON PALACE

NH Hotel Group approached DMA to develop concepts to transform two of their Amsterdam properties into premium NH Collection hotels. Our brief was to create a design to inspire and surprise guests whilst maintaining the local character unique to the buildings and surrounding context.

The NH Amsterdam Doelen is one of the oldest hotels in Amsterdam. Located on the banks of the Amstel River in the heart of the city, everyone from Queen Victoria to The Beatles have stayed in this grand 17th Century building. Our design direction for the refurbishment focused on creating drama, intrigue and secrecy inspired by Rembrandt’s painting 'The Night Watch' which is housed in the nearby Rijksmuseum.

NH COLLECTION AMSTERDAMDOELEN

NH Amsterdam Barbizon Palace is positioned a stones throw from the Amsterdam Flower Market and Van Gogh museum. Its hotel rooms are spread across a series of beautiful 17th Century houses. Our proposal for the bedrooms was to create a contemporary and timeless aesthetic which could be adapted to sit within both the new and old elements of the existing hotel.

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WORKING WITH OUR PERSPECTIVE PARTNERS ARNOLD BURGER, DIRECTOR

OF PERSPECTIVE NETHERLANDS, FOCUSES ON THE GROWING INTERNATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE PERSPECTIVE GROUP, OF WHICH DMA IS THE LONDON REPRESENTATIVE.

The Perspective Group is composed of members which have expertise in a wide diversity of different building types in sectors such as leisure, commerce, education, healthcare and residential. The core of Perspective’s strength lies in the fact that it offers clients this wide range of experience in a large number of different countries around the world. This is especially necessary in this day and age with the internationalizing nature of projects, where skills and products come from all over the world. An ever improving IT and travel infrastructure makes it easy to collaborate and work on multinational projects.

The international nature of Perspective, which has offices in 10 different European countries, brings high Western European standards to many other countries around the world. This is due to the fact that each office has experience and networks in countries further abroad. For example the office in Portugal has connections and experience in Brazil, Mozambique and Angola. Similarly the offices in Sweden and The Netherlands have connections and experience in China and Eastern Asia respectively.

Perspective Alkmaar in The Netherlands was recently approached by developers in both Kenya and Nigeria with requests to design large multifunctional ‘healthcare parks’ which include hospitals, hotel and residences. The Perspective office in London, Dexter Moren Associates, has expertise in hotel design and experience working in Kenya and Nigeria so they immediately got involved with the projects, and for their expertise in residential challenges Perspective Stockholm is available.

This is just one recent example of a project where the group’s strengths came together to offer the client an extended reach.

Perspective’s members have seen the advantage of collaborating for 22 years and, because members know each other so well, a team with the right expertise can be easily assembled between practices best suited to every particular project.

~ projects clockwise from top left: Next Gen Hospital Bratislava (Alkmaar), Centro Leoni business centre Milan (Milan), Wanica Health Center Paramaribo (Alkmaar), Roscommon CC Offices Ireland (Dublin) ~

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The recent Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Ethiopia was well attended by a wide range of individuals and companies interested in the African Hotel market. Significant was the attendance by all the major global brands as well as emerging local brands and those from Asia.

While Marriott have stolen a march from the rest through its acquisition of RSA based Protea, Carlson Rezidor seem to be most active, closely followed by Hilton, both having set up significant bases in Cape Town. Accor and Starwood are similarly seeking growth in Africa from RSA bases while IHG are leading from Dubai.

Why Africa? Essentially it’s a matter of growth, both of population and economy, and Africa is viewed by most as the next Asia or China.

While the IMF predicts world GDP annual growth outlook for the Eurozone at 0.12% and China at 0.83% the rest of the world is predicted

at 1.36% and much of this from Africa where Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, DRC and Ethiopia are all predicted to experience actual growth rates of between 4% to 9.7%. By 2025 Nigeria is predicted to be a $1 Trillion economy, Africa’s largest.

There are reported to be more than twice as many middle-class citizens in sub-Saharan Africa than there were 30 years ago and the predicted growth curve remains steep while the Economist predicts that 7 of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies in the period 2011 to 2015 are in Africa (Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Congo, Ghana, Zambia and Nigeria).

This all translates simply into a demand for hotels that potentially outstrips the future of other international markets.

There are of course limitations. Africa comprises 54 counties and while Nigeria soars ahead countries like Zimbabwe and Congo have declined. It is not one market such as Europe and there remains much security and political instability plus the growing threat of Ebola. Added to this is the lack of comprehensive air linkages that are commonplace in Europe though the latter might fuel more rather than less hotel demand, plus the difficulty factor of doing business.

Asking the world’s leading brands for their ambitions for Africa elicits some fairly consistent and predictable results. With its already relatively sophisticated market South Africa remains, with Nigeria, top of the list. This is

followed by Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda Mozambique and Angola with Rwanda a popular choice by virtue of the fact that it is uniquely the easiest place to do business.

Generally the mid-market model is seen as the principal market. Brands are now also looking beyond signature representation in each country’s leading city and are coming head to head with local regional brands who have secured such strongholds.

Africa’s future may largely be dependent on its ability to grow beyond traditionally heavily resource based economies, to the production of goods presently largely exported in unprocessed state.

WITH VAST IMPROVEMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, A PROSPERING MOBILE INDUSTRY AND RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH AFRICA IS EMERGING AS A TARGET MARKET FOR INTERNATIONAL HOTEL DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS. FOLLOWING DEXTER’S VISIT TO THE ANNUAL AFRICA HOTEL INVESTMENT FORUM IN SEPTEMBER HE SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ON NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOTEL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE REGION.

HOTEL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA

~ top: Sunrise Hills Luxury Hotel, Abuja Nigeria; centre: Accor Cape Town, RSA ~

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SUNRISE HILLS LUXURY HOTELABUJA NIGERIA

DECEMBER 2014 SAW DMA NAMED AS COMPETITION WINNERS FOR OUR DESIGN OF A NEW LUXURY HOTEL RESORT IN ABUJA.

Our proposal responds to the site’s natural topography creating a striking landmark at the summit of Sunrise Hill. The V-shaped footprint maximises the hotel’s prominent location offering every guestroom both a view and outside terrace. This is achieved by departing from a typical perpendicular relationship to guestroom corridors, and instead orientating rooms at 45 degrees.

The ‘resort’ feel is further enhanced by a beautiful infinity pool and wooden decked sunbathing terraces.

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GOLF PARK HOTELDAR ES SALAAMTANZANIA

LOCATED IN TANZANIA’S LARGEST AND MOST WEALTHY CITY, THIS NEW LUXURY 200 BEDROOM HOTEL DEVELOPMENT WILL BENEFIT FROM ITS LOCATION IN THE HEART OF THE DIPLOMATIC DISTRICT ADJOINING THE CITY CENTRE GOLF COURSE.

Designed in response to the location’s high average annual temperature and rainfall, the hotel’s facade will feature a Brise soleil, folding shutters and generous canopies to provide shading, rain protection and help minimise the building’s energy consumption without impeding surrounding views.

The hotel will feature flexible conference space, an all-day dining restaurant and bar as well as rooftop restaurant, bar, gym and pool terrace. A glass bottomed swimming pool is proposed above the main entrance.

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MPAKA ROAD NAIROBIKENYAOur team has been progressing designs for this mixed use development in the Westlands district of central Nairobi. The development comprises a food focused retail mall with a 120 bed hotel, plus conferencing for 1500, and a spectacular rooftop club with pool affording guests fantastic views across Kenya’s capital.

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ACCOR CAPE TOWNRSA

Occupying an entire city block in Cape Town’s CBD, this 20 storey landmark tower for Green Willow Properties will provide an Accor dual brand development, comprising 200 Novotel and 300 Ibis hotel bedrooms, as well as parking, retail, bars, restaurants and meeting facilities with a feature rooftop pool and lounge providing panoramic views across Table Mountain and the Bay.

One corner of the site includes a historic 1873 building which will be reinstated and adapted into the scheme. The bulk of the development is newbuild, creating a landmark tower which subtly differentiates the two hotel brands in its distinctive multi-layered profile with ceramic clad elevations.

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NHOW HOTELSDESIGN BRAND MANUALPart of NH Hotel Group, the nhow hotel brand is offbeat, lively and dynamic with hotels in Milan, Berlin and Rotterdam. As part of their vision to grow the brand globally, DMA were approached to develop their design and architecture guide.

Working very closely with the client team we helped to capture and articulate the values, vision and ethos of the brand and translate this into a series of key design tools and design directives.

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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL GROUP DESIGN GUIDESDMA were engaged to give IHG's existing brand documents for InterContinental and Holiday Inn a fresh look, with our role covering graphic design and copywriting.

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HOSPITALITY APPROACH TO THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR

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1-9 PEEL PLACELOCATED ON LILLIE ROAD, EARL’S COURT, THIS DEVELOPMENT COMPRISES NINE FAMILY-SIZED TOWNHOUSES EXPRESSED AS A CONTEMPORARY VERNACULAR OF THE TRADITIONAL LONDON TERRACE.

The concept for the design of the houses is to create generous living spaces that are flooded with natural light and offer surprising spatial relationships between the inside and the outside. This is achieved through the physical connection between living areas and private courtyards arranged on multiple levels, as well as a continuous visual connection between the central atrium staircase and the outside amenity spaces.

The external facades offer a play of quality materials, elegantly proportioned shapes, and protruding and recessed planes to provide unified architectural expressions across the mews whilst clearly identifying each property as an individual home.

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BROMPTON VILLAS

LOCATED ON THE SITE OF THE OLD MISSION HALL, BROMPTON VILLAS WILL BE ONE OF MANY SIGNIFICANT NEW DEVELOPMENTS OCCURRING IN THE AREA AS PART OF THE WIDER EARL'S COURT MASTERPLAN.

Dexter Moren Associates’ proposal will see the existing mock Victorian semi detached houses on the corner of Lillie Road and Ongar Road demolished and the construction of a new building comprising 12 residential units across four to five floors.

Typical Victorian flat-fronted terraced properties featuring simple brick, stucco and render detailing, straight roof parapets and a hierarchy of window sizes are common-place in the existing neighbourhood and have formed the basis of the design inspiration for the contemporary Brompton Villas development.

The primary building volume is proposed to be brickwork to complement the local character, whilst a corner secondary volume will feature stone cladding. Grey, rustic brickwork with exposed white concrete frames will act to contrast the strong colour of the masonry walls, and for added privacy steel and glass

panels will screen outlook onto exterior timber decks. The proposed scheme is sensitively integrated into the existing and emerging built form, both in terms of scale and architectural language.

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KINGS CROSS MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT

PROPOSALS FOR KING’S CROSS METHODIST CHURCH INCLUDE THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING COLLECTION OF BUILDINGS AND REDEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE NEW CHURCH AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, A NEW ON-SITE CHURCH MANSE, RE-PROVISION OF EXISTING ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONGREGATION, AND 14 PRIVATE APARTMENTS.

DMA have developed plans to improve the church for the many diverse user groups sharing the premises including the congregation, church employees and charity groups, prospective commercial tenants, students, and private residents.

New spaces are structured around themes of inclusivity, universal access and community cohesion with a new internal courtyard proposed to allow natural daylight to penetrate through to all internal areas all the way down to the basement.

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BRIDGE PARK BRENT

THIS RESIDENTIAL-LED MASTERPLAN IN NORTH WEST LONDON ENCOMPASSES THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE RUN DOWN BRIDGE PARK COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE INTO A NEW 4,500M² LEISURE DESTINATION FOR STONEBRIDGE PARK.

The development also sees the conversion of Seifert’s iconic former Unisys buildings on the North Circular into a hotel, as well as the phased development of more than 500 apartments in new buildings ranging in height from five to 24 storeys.

The projects defines a new central park, Bridge Park, as the focus of a well-connected, contemporary urban quarter. The masterplanning is in collaboration with London Borough of Brent, who are also one of the key stakeholders and land owners.

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LONDON ROADCROYDON

Working for Euro Hotels Ltd, Dexter Moren Associates have developed a masterplan and capacity study for the redevelopment of 585 - 603 London Road Thornton Heath, opposite the May Day hospital.

The proposal includes a mixed use development comprising hotels, extra care homes for the elderly, a private college with student accommodation, a range of community facilities and retail at ground floor.

CROYDON IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING AN AMBITIOUS REGENERATION PROGRAMME WITH OVER FIVE MILLION SQFT OF DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED IN THE BOROUGH.

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WEMBLEYMASTERPLAN

OUR MASTERPLAN DESIGNS WILL PROVIDE WEMBLEY WEST END WITH A HIGH QUALITY, DESIGN LED GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL ACT AS A GENUINE CATALYST FOR REGENERATION WITHIN THE AREA.

This new development for Macaire Enterprises Ltd includes a series of taller blocks and a low rise perimeter development to create an integrated masterplan for the last remaining sizable land parcel within Wembley Town Centre.

Located on the site adjacent to Wembley Central Square, completed by DMA in 2009, the proposed development is designed to complement and integrate with the existing tall buildings of the surrounding locale.

The development will include improvements to the public realm featuring communal gardens, vertical green walls, childrens climbing walls, private and shared amenity spaces.

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THE 'BATTLE'

May’s office social saw the team take part in a unique wine tasting event organised by A Grape Night In. Aptly titled ‘The Battle’, the evening consisted of five rounds pitching wines from England, Australia, Spain, South Africa and Italy against each other (each representing a different nationality from the DMA team). There is still much dispute over the winner…

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SUMMER SOFTBALL

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HAMBURGOFFICE TRIP

This year we ventured to Hamburg for our annual office trip. Staying in the trendy Twenty Five Hours Hotel in the HafenCity quarter we explored the rest of the city by foot, bicycle and boat. Design highlights included a hard hat tour of The Elbphilarmonie by Herzog & de Meuron, a sneak peek inside Dreimeta’s Hostel Superbude and a private tour of the Gastwerk Hotel.

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ARCHITECTS PARTYDMA were invited to host an Architects Party in November in association with Italian PR agency TOWANT, Elle Décor Italia and online network Architonic. It gave the practice an opportunity to celebrate our work throughout the year with a private event for family and friends. We were treated to Italian craft beers with music provided by resident DJ/interior designer David Harte.

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OUT AND ABOUT

Joshua TakaokaI love to walk in the Kyoto Garden in Holland park, which is a taste of Japanese serenity in the middle of London. There is also a rooftop Japanese garden at SOAS. www.soas.ac.uk/visitors/roofgarden

Paul WellsWilton’s Music Hall is a hidden gem in London’s East End; this is the world’s oldest surviving Grand Music Hall! It’s got a great little bar called the Mahogany Bar and as the building has not been restored to pristine condition the place has a run down shabby charm that captures the imagination. The main hall has some wonderful details including twisted columns. The place oozes history and makes you wonder, if walls could talk..www.wiltons.org.uk

Another great Secret London location that is wonderfully atmospheric, particularly at Christmas, is the Dennis Sever House on Folgate Street, just around the corner from Liverpool Street.

The house is a museum but is set up as if it is a home from a bygone era, as if the occupant of the room you are in has just stepped out. Dennis Sever created the museum as a living art work, creating the impression you had stepped into a painting to experience the smells, sounds and moods of the house in the past. At Christmas it is adorned in candles and Victorian Christmas decorations.www.dennissevershouse.co.uk

Elizabeth JonesMy favourite London neighbourhood is Clapton in East London; I love the wine bar and deli Verden which is run by the former maître’d at Scotts, and the Chatsworth Road Market on a Sunday morning.

One of London’s best kept secrets is Angels Costumiers in Hendon (if you like clothes) - you can take a tour of the massive costume warehouse and they’ve been supplying costumes for the film and theatre industries since the 1800s!

The best place to take visiting family and friends is the V&A, especially the Morris Gamble and Poynter ‘Refreshment Rooms’ (aka the café) purely for the amazing interiors.

Rosie AshtonOne of my favourite things to do is walk around the City of London taking pictures of the buildings on a Sunday. At the weekend it’s extremely quiet, with all the shops and cafes closed, and hardly anyone around. It can be quite eerie, but very peaceful. You would never guess that you were in the centre of one of the biggest, most cosmopolitan cities in the world.

David HarteOne of my favourite weekend treats is going for a walk around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park near where I live in Stratford. It's such an incredible space, constantly growing and changing with pop-up's and events on most weekends. There are so many beautiful spaces within the park, from meadows to woodland walks, it's a real oasis in the hustle and bustle of London.

The sporting facilities in the park are second to none - I often take a dip in the pool at the Aquatic Centre after work during the week to relax.

Verena HuberOn weekends I always try to escape the hustle and bustle of London. My favourite way to do so is by spending the day in the area of Richmond, simply because it reminds me a bit of where I grew up in Austria. I love exploring Richmond Park over the seasons and often finish off my day with afternoon tea at the Petersham Nurseries. It’s a café/restaurant in a greenhouse just off Petersham road that features such a unique and wonderful atmosphere.www.petershamnurseries.com

Zoë TallonMy favourite place to visit on Saturday mornings is Monty's, an amazing deli that specialises in hand made pastrami and salt beef sandwiches. Hidden under a railway arch in Bermondsey, they cook the salt beef in water baths and bake the rye bread on site. Adjacent to Monty's is LASSCO, great for browsing architectural salvage and further along the railway track is the Rope Walk Street Market and the Kernel Brewery too.

Zoe MayneLondon has a few secret spots hidden away from the hustle and bustle of city life that many are oblivious to. Dalston Roof Park in Hackney, for example, has to be one of my favourites. Described as an “urban utopia” by those who visit, it’s a beautiful place with a wonderful view of the busy North East borough. It has a scrumptious on-site café where you can fill yourself with pancakes and other goodies whilst taking in the views of the pretty flower pots posted in every corner and the historic buildings in the distance.

Some of our team share their tips for unusual and unique places to explore in London.

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(main image above)Herbert Lui, Jasmin Tregonning, Freya Jones and Joshua Takaoka picked up the 'Tomorrows Hotel' Award for The Edible Hotel concept at the European Hotel Design Awards in London.

In October DMA were named as a finalist in the Sports and Leisure category for Building Design's Architect of the Year Awards.

2014 saw Dexter Moren Associates participate in and attend a wide mix of industry events and conferences.

(left) In September Dexter was invited to attend the Shanghai International Design Festival, where he spoke on the subject of 'Storytelling Through Design' and was presented with the Golden Seat Architectural and Interior Design Excellence Award.

(above & right)This years Sleepover event took a group of industry peers to Copenhagen. Highlights included a foraging trip with the Nordic Food Lab, dinner at The Standard, and an afterparty at Nimb.

EVENTSAND AWARDS

SP34 Copenhagen

Foraging with the Nordic Food Lab

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DMA 2014 were:Angela Franco, Anna Hanson, Christopher Leonard, David Harte, David Taylor, Dexter Moren, Ed Murray, Elizabeth Jones, Eoin Carroll, Erika Van Zyl, Evgeny Rodionov, Federico Redin, Freya Jones, Giada Gemignani, Giuseppe Cadeddu, Herbert Lui, Isabell Fogden, Jacqui Kirk, Janine Kariyawasam, Jasmin Tregonning, Javier Ortega, Jesus Burgos, John Harding, Jonathan Picardo, Joshua Takaoka, Kassym Ulikbanov, Kate Sandle, Katia Aprile, Laurynas Deveikis, Lindsey Bean Pearce, Mark Wood, Massimo Wittum Putzolu, Matthew Sturley, Michael Cheung, Michele Arndt, Nadia Salamo, Natasha Merkel, Nikolaj Mitens, Paolo Pirroni, Paul Wells, Reanne Richards, Rebeca Aquilera, Rebekah Boys Jee, Robin Bentley, Ron Nightingale, Rosie Ashton, Rosie Morley, Savita Kalia, Shaun East, Simon Bond, Stamatis Zografos, Steve Norris, Verena Huber, Wan Yau, Zoë Tallon, Zoe Mayne

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