HOTEL DESIGN WITH RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE APPROACH IN BANDAR ABBAS

Abstract

Attending leisure time as one of the basic needs in a technologically dominated life is one of the most important social trends in contemporary communities. Tourism is one way to spend leisure time according to this development. It affects the human environment, the economy, and the livelihood of communities significantly. The issue of accommodation is important as well as the importance of this industry and its aims. Hotels built in Iran generally face several architectural problems, including the profitability of the space design and the attractiveness of the design form. With an overview of the potential of the coastal town of Bandar Abi, the need to build a hotel suitable for the region and also for today’s needs and which is influenced by the spirit of the site is felt. The possibility of creating touristic attractions. In this study, in the field of design, the performance criteria of the hotel design and maximum use of the room that a hotel requires, such as using a higher percentage of guest floor facilities to maximum levels and the circulation and service areas to a minimum, design of the structural form, core, etc. The use of artificial design attractions and climate change, together with building façade technology, can create an attraction for customers and economic profitability, and a sense of place. In other words, the responsive approach to architecture can be an appropriate response for hotel performance in this research.