How the completed
hotel will look
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Mar 20
“The hotel’s design was changed after a value
engineering exercise as a steel frame was deemed
to be a quicker and more economical solution”
Speed of construction was one of the main reasons for changing the design
of Adventure Parc Snowdonia’s hotel to a steel frame. Martin Cooper reports.
Located in the Conwy Valley at
Dolgarrog, North Wales, on
the edge of the world-famous
Snowdonia National Park, a new
attraction now offers a range of energetic
activities including the world’s first artificial
surfing lagoon.
Adventure Parc Snowdonia also offers
a zip wire experience; an adventure facility
known as Adrenaline Indoors (see Box)
that features a caving area, climbing walls,
a ninja assault course, high ropes and a soft
play zone; while elsewhere on the site there
are glamping pods, and a restaurant and bar.
Forming part of phase two of the park’s
continuing evolution, a Hilton Garden Inn
is being constructed that overlooks the
surfing lagoon, and is expected to welcome
its first guests at the end of the year.
The steel-framed four-storey hotel will
offer 106-bedrooms spread over its upper
three levels, while the ground floor will
accommodate a conference suite, spa,
restaurant/bar and the main reception area.
According to Pozzoni Architecture,
the hotel design is striking with a strong,
angular design which reflects and represents
the surrounding mountainous landscape
but built in high quality industrial materials
which responds to the past uses of the site.
The location is such that the hotel will
not only encourage visitors to the site but
it will also reach out to tourists as a base to
explore North Wales and beyond.
HB Architects became involved with
the job post-tender when H.H Smith &
Sons had already been appointed as main
contractor.
“At this stage, the decision to use a steel
frame over a cast in-situ concrete frame had
already been taken. We were able to quickly
coordinate our Revit model in design team
Leisure
FACT FILE
Hilton Garden Inn,
Adventure Parc
Snowdonia, Conwy
Main client:
Adventure Parc
Snowdonia
Architect
(Pre-contract):
Pozzoni Architecture
Architect
(Post-contract):
HB Architects
Main contractor:
H.H Smith & Sons
Structural engineer:
Rigby & Partners
Steelwork
contractor:
BD Structures
Steel tonnage: 350t
Hotel accommodates steel
The steel frame was
erected in two phases
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