ASID : Otto Zenke Student Design Competition

ASID Carolinas Chapter 2012-2013 Otto Zenke Student Design Competition Florence Hotel

Project Awards

$1000 for First Place and $1000 for Interior Design Program of First Place winner

$750 for Second Place

$500 for Third Place

Project Challenges

Design for this mixed and adaptive reuse building includes hotel-style rooms, lobby space, restaurant, offices and function/meeting spaces.  The client is a developer that supports revamping urban properties.  The design solution must include a sensitive response to sustainable design, accessible and universal design, through appropriate space planning within the spatial envelope, code compliance, lighting, and interior finishes and furnishings.

Project Overview and Client Profile

The Florence Hotel, located in the downtown section of Florence, South Carolina, is owned and operated by a development company.  Patrons will be coming from out-of-town for performances at the new performing arts center, visiting professors/lecturers at Francis Marion University, and the local population using the hotel for conferences, weddings, etc. 

Building Description

The building is a three-floor brick veneer construction hotel in downtown Florence, South Carolina. The building is located at 126 West Evans Street.  The front of the building faces north and adequate parking is on the South side (rear of building).

The first and second floor plans are at a scale of 1/8” = 1’-0”.  There is a third floor but it is not part of this competition.  The front (North facing) and rear (South facing) elevations are also at a scale of 1/8” = 1’-0”.  These are not to be altered.   

The interior wall finish is drywall over a steel stud frame and the floors are a wood joist system with plywood subfloor. Structural columns, located along a construction line in each floor, are finished with fire-rated drywall. Baseboards are 6” high, solid wood. The floor plane cannot be opened up or punctured except for fastening devices and the addition of a dumbwaiter for the cafe. Ceiling finishes and structures can be added below the plenum, and recessed lighting fixtures can be added within the plenum. HVAC and a sprinkler system are provided in the plenum. The plenum-based forced air system is not part of the project and cannot be changed. Include approximately 1 diffuser and return for every 144 square feet, and 1 sprinkler head for every 225 square feet within the 2^nd floor reflected ceiling plan.

Program Requirements

First Floor:

     Lobby/Reception

     Meeting/Conference/Ball Rooms

     Restaurant

     Kitchen/Loading Dock

     “Back of House” offices

     Managers’ offices

     Public Restrooms

     Guest Rooms/Suites

Second Floor:

     Guest Rooms/Suites

Code and Accessibility Compliance

These selected legal requirements for occupancy must be incorporated into the project. Refer to the actual code for complete information. This list is not intended to be complete in the legal requirements. Note: wall and door types are not specified within these codes or required for this project. Sources: International Building Code 2009, ICC/ANSI 117.1 (www.access-board.gov/adaag is a good resource), International Plumbing Code table 403.1. 

A. Presentation

A maximum of four (4) boards no larger than 20” x 30” may be submitted.

• A title block must be included on the first board and is optional on other boards. Title block must include:
1. The project’s name.
2. ASID Carolinas Chapter 2012-2013 Otto Zenke Student Design Competition.
3. ASID Student Chapter member number only. Entries with a student’s name, program/school’s name, and/or professor’s name on the front of the presentation boards will be disqualified.
• Drawings and statements as indicated below must be on the face of the presentation boards.
• Student identification information must be on the upper right corner on the back of each presentation board, within an envelope so it is concealed (a blind jurying process provides a fair evaluation). Information must include:

Student name, student’s hometown and state, program and school name, professor name, course number and name, year level, ASID student member number.

• Textiles must be real samples, real finishes are recommended. Do not adhere or supply real samples of glass or breakable materials, or samples more than ½” thick to the boards.
• Keyed finish and furniture schedules, as well as RCP’s, are to be applied to keyed floor plans, at a scale of 1/16” = 1’-0”.  These should be attached to the back of the 1/8” = 1’-0” floor plan boards.