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New York NY ? Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM), the New York-based architectural firm, has recently completed The Park Hotel Hyderabad, the flagship hotel for The Park Hotel Group. This 531,550-square-foot, 270-room hotel infuses a modern, sustainable design with the local craft traditions, and is influenced by the region?s reputation as a center for the design and production of gemstones and textiles.Roger Duffy, SOM?s Partner in Charge of the project, says, ?This building signals our commitment to creating a design that simultaneously felt at home among the exuberant vernacular architecture of Hyderabad, while simultaneously incorporating the latest sustainable strategies and technologies.? Courtesy of Skidmore Owings & Merrill – Photographs : Robert Polidori
The project is distinctive for its profound implementation of sustainable design strategies, with special attention paid to the building?s relationship to its site, day lighting and views. Solar studies influenced the site orientation and building massing, with program spaces concentrated in the north and south facades, and service circulation on the west to reduce heat gain. The hotel rooms are raised to allow more expansive views, situated on top of a podium comprised of retail spaces, art galleries, and banquet halls open to guests and visitors.
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