Hotel design
Arup’s building design ethos matches the aspirations of hotel and leisure developers: we want to produce buildings that attract, inspire and delight visitors.
With iconic landmarks like the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi and the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore and architectural marvels such as Raffles City in Hangzhou and the Grain Silo Complex in Cape Town, our engineers and specialists create stunning forms, façades, and displays. The visual impact of these buildings serves as a powerful expression for global brands or a distinctive feature for boutique hotels seeking to stand out.
Ensuring guest comfort remains paramount. We integrate advanced IT connectivity and systems to deliver personalised services and engineer building envelopes to create a naturally comfortable indoor environment, enabling operators to seamlessly exceed guests’ evolving expectations.
Originally built in the 1920s, the Grain Silo was a thriving grain storage hub in Cape Town and, at the time, it stood as the tallest building in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Rather than demolishing the Grain Silo, V&A Waterfront saw the building’s historic significance and unique aesthetics as an opportunity and acted to make it the centrepiece of the newly rejuvenated Silo District. By repurposing the building’s 42 cellular grain silos, we were able create a distinct and memorable design that complements its new role as an art museum.
As a result of its striking, retrofit design, the Grain Silo has not only become one of Cape Town’s ‘must-see’ destinations, but also demonstrates the significant advantages of sustainable renovation. We prioritised re-use over newbuild wherever possible, minimising embodied carbon across the design, and the result is a globally relevant example of successful industrial adaptive reuse.
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Hotels & leisure
Arup leads the way in the development and design of hotel and leisure projects that set new operational, commercial and visitor standards. We have been involved with over 1,000 hotel projects worldwide.