HOTELS & HOSPITALITY
A SURE WINNER
When a new hotel at Doncaster Racehorse required a high-end finish with long-term performance and buildability benefits, the architect turned to Shackerley for a solution.
One of the oldest horse racing venues in the UK, Doncaster Racecourse, hosts 36 race fixtures each year, is home to the William Hill St Leger Festival and provides a venue for all kinds of events and occasions.
High quality accommodation, corporate hospitality and events space close to the racecourse are always in high demand and the latest addition is the Hilton Garden Inn at Doncaster Racecourse. Located right next door to Doncaster Racecourse’s main reception, the new 154- room hotel provides panoramic views of the racecourse, along with a range of hospitality facilities, including a bistro restaurant, a bar and a conferencing suite with a 500-guest capacity and a 1st floor terrace.
Designed by KKA Architecture, the eight-storey project combines a contemporary, minimalist aesthetic with design and materiality that references local built environment context and answers planning authority requirements.
To achieve those aesthetic goals, create the required impression of quality and answer the loading requirements for the building, Shackerley’s SureClad ceramic granite ventilated façade system was specified across all eight storeys. The specification took advantage of the variety available within the Shackerley SureClad range, with a natural cream finish with a distinctive grain contrasting with a highly-polished black ceramic granite that complements the curtain-walled elevation facing the racecourse.
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Contemporary design To reflect the prestige of the project, KKA Architecture was keen to develop a design that is both stylish and timeless with clean lines and interesting design features that express quality, while providing a classic aesthetic.
Alex Geddes from KKA Architecture explained: “The design intent was always that the race course elevation would be a largely dark, blank canvas with creamy- coloured cladding and columns at ground floor level, while the rear elevation facing towards the town would continue the local context theme with a creamy stone-like finish.
“The effect we have created on the elevation that overlooks the race course is one of a giant flat screen TV, with the darker curtain walling of the face forming the screen and a lighter outline of cream-coloured SureClad ceramic granite creating an impression that the glazed façade is floating within a stone frame. Polished black SureClad panels in the recessed areas and side elevations complete the optical illusions.”
The variety of colourways and finishes available within the Shackerley SureClad ceramic granite range meant that the architect could meet the aesthetic requirements of the project with single source cladding system supply, creating an impression of natural stone that meets both planning requirements and client preferences while answering the need for a lightweight façade solution.
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