SHORT GUIDE FOR DURABLE PROJECTS, INSTEAD.

Yes, it is not 50. We have identified four but they can be many more.

I start with a question; how many years would you give this hotel? Would you be able to tell me when you think it was designed? (search on Google is not allowed). 

I don’t think you could answer either the first or the second question, I can’t even do it. Here comes the first meaning of durability understood as aesthetic durability. 

Let me explain. What we should do when designing a hotel is to avoid the passing fads of the moment. 

Fashions decay, our project and hotel should not do the same, we hope. 

You cannot design something at the risk of it being ‘old’ tomorrow. 

It is necessary to have a forward-looking vision, renouncing excessive gestures that can grow old prematurely and become obsolete in favor of functional solutions that people can understand intuitively and that can remain and be relevant over time.  

Just like this hotel, the N’Vy Hotel, which I now reveal… we designed in 2012.

We focus on something ‘evergreen’, to stay on the green theme. 

Simple lines, neutral colors and tubular structures without too many frills are preferable. Of course, style must not be overlooked; each hotel must have its own character, and this must be reflected in the design. It is therefore necessary to strike the right balance and design forward-looking solutions.

Let’s continue with our matters. Another durability aspect concerns the longevity of the elements that make up the project, the design of technically durable solutions.

The choice of materials, as well as the choice of design, becomes crucial. When we realize a piece of furniture or a custom solution, we think and focus on its function of use, only then we can identify the best performing materials to make it. 

For example, if marble is included in the project for a bar cabinet, knowing that the latter is a very delicate material that is easily damaged, and therefore not compatible with the bar use function, we propose alternatives that are aesthetically equal but better performing. In this way, the furniture  life cycle is extended considerably, and, at the same time, the maintenance and cleaning costs are reduced. 

For the restaurant or the public areas project, we choose washable and stain-resistant fabrics for seating. This allows guests to experience the spaces freely knowing that they will not upset the hotel manager too much should they spill their coffee on an armchair 🙂  

Joking aside, the choice of materials is fundamental, almost obvious to say, to ensure the solution will last and be optimized from a technical/functional point of view as much as from an aesthetic point of view. 

The use of materials, always considering durability, depends also on the Hotel target. 

For example, for the Victoria Hotel & Residence rooms project, as it is an edu-resort intended mainly for students and ski schools, more resistant, less delicate materials were used so that the solutions realized would not be ruined in the short term.

In addition, the design must be functional. Let me explain. 

Each element included in a project must be useful, usefulness that can be technical or purely aesthetic, it matters little. What matters is that it is designed well to fulfill its function, only in this way it will be durable and not fall into disuse. 

Of course, you need experience and knowledge of the different materials and their characteristics. You have to rely on the right people, and we are (advertisement for today done).