Reading Time: 6 minutes Luxury Hospitality, Academia, Athletics, and Modular Designing one of the tallest modular hotels + quick tips for first-time developers Leading design development for one of the tallest modular hotels in the U.S. has taught me a thing or two about the ins and outs of large-scale prefab projects. Many developers are concerned about venturing into

Reading Time: 6 minutes When to Choose a High-rise over a Mid-rise Land is not getting cheaper, and urbanization is on the rise! As land costs continue to rise, hotel developers are looking for new ways to maximize density on new projects. One way to increase guest capacity is to add stories to the hotel. Zoning restrictions limit the

Reading Time: 4 minutes High-Rise Design Requirements High-rise hotels have the potential to increase your guest capacity. In my last newsletter, I explained at what point a hotel becomes classified as a high-rise building. In this newsletter, I present the key design considerations for high-rise structures (i.e., above 75 feet), including egress points, emergency systems, and structural integrity. EGRESS

Reading Time: 2 minutes High-Rise Possibilities As land costs continue to rise, hotel developers are looking for new ways to maximize density on new projects. One way to increase guest capacity is to add stories to the hotel. Zoning restrictions limit the height potential on some projects; however, others have high-rise possibilities. In this article, I discuss the implications