I’ve been researching for the competition brief for my client project. I’ve looked at hotel rooms that already exist as well a modern technology and houses of the future to get ideas together for the look and feel of the hotel room and what technology should be used. A while ago on the gadget show they visited a futuristic hotel room and then created their own hotel rooms with modern technology in and they also have a list of the . The hotel visited on the gadget show was one in Germany that includes a rocking bed, sensors for lighting, a window that can be used as a screen and a bathroom with sauna features. It looks curvy, sleek and rather white with wood in the bathroom and the lighting comes in a variety of colours to suit the guests tastes (images below).
The hotel in Vegas has some great technology in for guests including customisable room settings, high speed internet and the ability for the room to “greet” the guest as they enter the room with lighting, music and heating. I’d like to take these features into the room I’m going to create, although I’d want to change the look of the room, maybe more combine it with the look of the German hotel room to create something comfortable but modern with great usability.
I read from a frequent hotel user with some great ideas I want to use for the room such as voice control, free WiFi and room keys sent to your smart phone.
From this I have decided my room will be controlled by a touch screen tablet which will be able to be used for the lighting, blinds, audio, TV, heating, room service, and wake up calls. There will of course be wi-fi in the room as the demand for the internet is very high, there will also be a large flat screen TV that guests can plug their own devices into such as laptops, cameras, MP3 players etc. Each room should be equipped with a blue ray player and television channels. From the german future hotel room I like the idea of sensors in the floor for bringing on the lighting at night and the bathroom come sauna is a great idea but the rocking bed and the overall look of the room I’m not so sure about in the room I wish to create a more comfortable space and a rocking bed may just make me travel sick rather than send me to sleep. I also want to have an automatic check in system that links with the customers smart phone and sends them their room key as they enter the hotel. Looks wise I’ve found some images for reference below. I now need to look into making the hotel room energy efficient as asked in the brief and within the max 2 minutes presentation I will be handing in I can comment on all the features of the room and it’s greeness as well.
