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D&B Construction >  Projects > Aloft London Excel

Aloft London Excel, London

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Sector
Hotel
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Beds
252
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Contract Value
33m
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Programme
Jun 10 - Oct 11
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Sector
Hotel
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Beds
252
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Contract Value
33m
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Programme
Jun 10 - Oct 11

Project Description

Construction of the first Aloft Excel brand hotel within the UK delivering a 252-bedroom hotel including 12 suites, with a total 167,000 sq ft for the entire building. The Aloft hotel comprises a self-service food pantry, the ‘buzzing’ xyz bar, restaurant, lounge, a full range of modern leisure spa facilities, business centre and meeting rooms. Works also included 35,000 sq ft hard landscaping & 16,000 sq ft soft landscaping.

The hotel follows a ‘serpentine’ plan with a convex central spine flanked by two concave wings. Its exterior has been clad in thousands of highly reflective stainless-steel shingles to create a shimmer-type effect and to change colour to reflect the surroundings throughout the day.

The building’s ‘serpentine’ layering reduces internal corridor lengths and brings natural daylight into the central lift-core lobby whilst addressing the site restrictions generated by complex service infrastructure surrounding the exhibition centre. The form also enables the variety of room sizes demanded by the client’s brief to be elegantly accommodated. The treatment of the internal spaces continues the linear, multi-coloured motif of the external design. Innovative finishes and bespoke coloured light panels, reminiscent of the façade treatment, decorate the guestroom corridors, creating cohesion between the internal and external spaces.

The Site

Located in London’s Royal Docks in an area targeted for regeneration, the Aloft London ExCel hotel was the first of Starwood’s Aloft brand to be built in the UK.

Sustainability

The building obtained a BREEAM Excellent rating with many energy saving measures included in the design and execution of the works. Such measures included geo-thermal bore-holes, CHP provision, intelligent light fittings and disposal of surface water drainage on site.

Awards

  • 2012 WAN Awards Hotel of the Year – Highly Commended
  • 2012 New London Award – Highly Commended

“The opening of Aloft London Excel is an exciting moment for the practice. The building continues our challenge to the accepted norms of hotel design through the integration of the theatre of materials and activity where the architecture and interior design become one holistic treatment. The hotel clearly enhances the experience of the location to create an iconic sense of place at this important entrance to the International Conference Centre, so vital to the future of London.”

John Whiles , Director

Jestico + Whiles

  • Design Team
  • McAleer & Rushe Team
  • Planning Architect : Jestico + Whiles
  • Delivery Architect : Jestico + Whiles
  • MEP / BREEAM : Caldwell Consulting
  • Structural : Ian Black Consulting
  • M&E : Caldwell Consulting
  • Contracts Director : Shane McCullagh
  • Site Manager : Connor Feeney
  • Quantity Surveyor : John Canavan
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