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Item Restricted Adaptive reuse for hospitality design : focus on Qajari architecture(2020) Jahani, Yas; Ebert, Carola; Martín, Javier; bachelor thesis in Interior Design"Most of the existing buildings constructed during the Qajar era in Iran have outlived their initial owners, surroundings, and functions. Their remainders strongly mimic the past, creating a divergence between what once was & what is today. The majority of these treasures are currently deteriorating, leaving nothing but piles of dust, being eventually replaced by fabricated structures. Throughout the recent years, there has been a heightened interest in the new generation of architects and designers in Iran to revive these structures, cautiously preserving & restoring them back to their glorious existence, whilst giving them a new function. By transforming them into boutique hotels, they not only attract foreign tourists, but also local architecture and design enthusiasts across the country. [...] The aim of this research paper is to tie a link between the strategic theories developed in the 21st century and their implementation on the existing historical buildings constructed during the Qajar era, seeking to determine which of the strategies are best suitable to employ on these particular structures. [...] The outcome of this research will be reflected in the fifth chapter, the bachelor thesis project, a design proposal for the Bafandeh Historical House and its reprogramming to a boutique hotel & the project conclusion, serving to represent a personal strategic approach. The intention of this research is to provide a basis for projects tackling the same building typology, its challenges and the methods architects can undertake guaranteeing a successful outcome with the help of the theory of adaptive reuse."Item Restricted Towards Sustainable Hospitality : Integrating Environmentally Sustainable Interior Design Strategies in Hotels(2021) Cengu, Anita; Martín, Javier; Larsen, Sigurd; Interior DesignMACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE : Environmental issues and lack of resources are the main common concerns worldwide. The built environment and more specifically the sector of the hotel industry stand for a significant contributor regarding these issues. Therefore, it is undeniable that this attitude must change and instead take a sustainable path if we want to have a decent environment for ourselves and other generations to come. This research thesis investigates the process of creating sustainable interior environments in hotel settings that aim for a minimum negative impact on environmental degradation and resource deficiency. However, this approach should not affect the quality of the guest experience. Moreover, it focuses on finding interior design strategies for hotels and how designers should implement these strategies in their planning and design choices. To accomplish this purpose, qualitative research has been undertaken by exploring different findings and assessing previous data. Firstly, it was presented the role of hotels in a sustainable build environment as well as the recent trends of sustainability this sector is undergoing. It is very important to acknowledge the most impactful areas of hotel interiors to propose and investigate the right approaches. The research focuses on two major contributors to the sustainability of hotel interiors. Firstly, is the topic of energy-efficient systems and their crucial role in shaping the interior functionally and healthily. The second most important topic is the materiality of the interior including finishes and furnishings. The discussion of these key elements reveals important design strategies that interior designer can follow in their process of designing with a sensible approach towards the environment. These findings lead to a design project, used as an integrated case study which shows in practice the advantages but also some limitations when aiming to adapt sustainable interior design strategies in an existing hotel in Berlin. Strategies with a focus on sustainable materials seem to be very successful and help to shape the interior hotels in a functional, aesthetic, and yet conscious way. Whereas the strategies regarding the energy-efficient systems face some restrictions as it's an existing building, however, some effective strategies come to place as the integration of solar paneling or the use of energy efficient lighting. The research concluded into different interior design strategies regarding materiality and energy-efficient systems and their combination possibilities into attempting to create sustainable interiors