Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - (Page 32) 32 Design CARPET H&MM March 3, 2008 | HotelMotel.com www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition BY CHRISTINE BLANK, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Mixed media CMCA designed this king suite at the Roberts Mayfair Hotel in St. Louis. face LIFTS Renovations are complete for the spa and fitness buildings at the Rancho Bernardo Inn near San Diego. The single-story spa and fitness buildings were redesigned to reflect a modernized style. Seven small spa garden pavilions totaling 1,000 square feet were added to accommodate the spa expansion and provide private outdoor treatments. The Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber in Honolulu started an expansive $12.1million hotel refurbishment, with the first phase to include modifications to the 493 guestrooms. Room renovations were scheduled for completion by February 2008. Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Wash., updated 28 executive riverside guestrooms. With a focus on luxury accommodation and green earth tones, the new furniture and décor are inspired by the lodge’s Pacific Northwest setting in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Highlights include a new bed package, large wood/leather headboard, leather easy chair, leather desk chair and flat-screen television. New linens and bathroom fixtures also were added. A mixture of carpet and natural hardwood in guestrooms and public areas is one of the hot new design trends for hotels. Hotels also are using more stone tiles, porcelain tiles and vinyl, in conjunction with carpet, in both guestrooms and public areas. “More hard surface finishes, such as wood, stone or porcelain tiles, are creeping into formerly all-carpet territory,” said Meagan Jacobi, senior designer, WATG, Seattle. “Room carpet is starting to feel more like an inserted area carpet than a wall-to-wall installation.” The move toward natural, sustainable materials, as well as the rising cost of carpeting, is pushing the design trend. “As the cost of carpet and installation continues to escalate, more owners are willing to entertain alternative floor coverings: hard surface products such as bamboo or recycled wood, which were once significantly more costly than wall-to-wall carpet,” said Jill Cole, co-founder and president, Cole Martinez Curtis & Associates, Marina del Rey, Calif. Trends on a budget For heavy-duty carpet that will last, designers suggest Axminster carpets, typically in a wool and nylon blends, for ballrooms and meeting rooms. Buy durable carpets, such as Axminster and nylon blends, which will last longer than some residential-style carpets. Weigh long-term factors and durability so the carpet holds up, instead of purchasing the least expensive guestroom carpet. Hotels on a budget can participate in the wood, tile and carpet mixture trend. Jo-Anne Spencer, senior designer for DiLeonardo International, suggested a mix of carpet and polished porcelain tile, which looks similar to stone tile. To maintain the carpet, follow manufacturers’ cleaning recommendations to extend the life of the carpet, according to Meagan Jacobi, senior designer, WATG. DILEONARDO INTERNATIONAL The Sheraton Songo in South Korea was designed by DiLeonardo. A new look in carpet design Carpet still is preferred at many properties for its durability and use as a sound barrier. Carpet manufacturers have developed printing technologies to create large graphics in a certain area of the carpet, which don’t have to be repeated throughout the roll. Hotels can choose a carpet pattern with a large graphic at the end of a hallway or near a guestroom wall, leaving the rest plain. “The large-scale graphics in the Axminster Carpets gives us such freedom to design. You could design the carpet so the pattern is actually where you are going to see it,” said Samantha Murray, interior designer, DLR Group, Overland Park, Kan. “Having the opportunity to create a long pattern in the corridor that is more organic or asymmetrical—which the guest cannot perceive as a repeat— creates a full-scale art piece,” said Meagan Jacobi, senior designer, WATG, Seattle. Some hotels use carpet tile—blocks of carpet that can be mixed and matched in various square designs—for a fun, modern appearance. “Commercially, the use of carpet tiles is becoming increasingly desirable to allow for replacement of damaged tiles versus an entire area, minimizing maintenance cost and interruption of business,” Jacobi said. PANOMEDIA AMERISTAR WATG designed the Amerisar St. Charles (Mo.) Hotel & Conference Center. For more info Company Circle No. Axminster Carpets . . . . . . . . 270 Design Origins/Shaw Carpets 271 Desso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Durkan Patterned Carpet . . . 273 Lexmark Carpet . . . . . . . . . . 274 Signature Hospitality Carpets 275 Stark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Quotable “ Patterns of all types—in bolder colors than in the past—are also popular because of their ability to mask soil and contribute to a particular design motif.” JILL COLE, co-founder and president, Cole Martinez Curtis & Associates The Norwalk (Calif.) Marriott completed a $4.5-million renovation of its lobby, restaurant and bar, and public and meetings spaces. The 171-room hotel is the third Marriott in the U.S. to adopt the brand’s “Great Room” concept, which is designed with adaptable, open spaces in “zones” that enable guests to meet and work in small groups, take private time out, or casually dine with access to the latest technology. Compiled by Heather Gunter, hgunter@questex.com http://HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition
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