THE NEW NATIONAL HOTEL
@ WASHINGTON D.C
The New National Hotel is a hotel located on the intersection of Delaware Ave. and D-Street in Washington D.C. Following the first part of the semester in which a group of 10 students proposed a new urban plan for the area surrounding Union Station, a smaller section of the site was chosen and further developed for this hotel individually.
The New National Hotel is a luxury hotel experience providing its guests with a wide variety of unique and wonderful amenities.
The New National houses a total of 142 keys, including:
-12% Suites
-45% King
-37% Double Queen
-6% ADA
The New National houses the following:
-A café
-A vintage rare record store
-Destination Restaurant
-A Concert Hall/Ballroom
-A Fitness Center
-A Spa
-Sculpture Garden
Early Sketches of Bar
For the restaurant, I took inspiration and precedent from Henri Labrouste vaults, in the National Library of France. I researched his construction techniques and applied to my design. This sky-light restaurant holds one big "Labrouste" vault, applying the same technique, in this case, but working with a different material, glass.
Early Sketches of Restaurant
Early Sketches of Marquee
FIRST PHASE - URBAN DESIGN DRAWINGS
STRUCTURAL PLAN
