Post 12

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Nussbaumer's Chapter 12 summary:

This chapter focuses on one aspect of commercial design, which is hospitality design. Hospitality design includes a "variety of different venues", such as restaurants, hotels (lodging), and retail stores.
Lodging, which is a temporary place to stay with sleeping accommodations, is a very diverse category in itself because it goes from " upscale hotels connected with large convention centers, to resort hotels, to high-rise hotels, timeshares, family owned inns, boutique hotels, bed and breakfast (B&B), sporting lodges, chain motels, and more."
Places that serves food and beverage, also come in a diverse set of places, such as "coffeehouses, diners, snack bars, cafes, bar and grill restaurants", and cafeterias in places like hospitals, schools and offices.
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example of a restaurant where the seats invite you to take your time and stay longer, while the second example illustrates a cafeteria for workers to take a break and eat.

What explains the different kinds of settings in those two types of hospitality ( lodging and food/ beverage) is the scale and the ambiance. Some settings determine the type of public they want to attract.
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this illustrates a façade of a restaurant. 
Façades/ "front of houses" are primordial for those two types of businesses. Indeed, the design of the façade is the one thing that will attract customers/ clients to come in. The back of the house is also needed for the employees, so that they can do their job efficiently and also have their privacy.



In the lodging business, the design of the rooms (guest rooms) need to be functional such as providing enough space for the number of people required, providing the accommodations needed and providing good circulation. the guest room are mostly designed for the client(s) to sleep and rest, so acoustics are also need to be thought to give them the solitude they need.
We, of course need to think about the clients with limited mobility. This means that the design should, at the end, be accessible for everyone, by making sure that the access to every room has enough space for a wheelchair, for example.


The lobby should also include small private places inside the public space, so that people do not feel too overwhelmed and can have some tranquility while waiting. The size of the lobby should also consider the peak hours, so that it can house a lot of clients at the same time. The lobby and the reception area should look welcoming and should be easily identified through the placement an the furniture chosen.

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This illustates a lobby of an hotel with its reception and some seating areas in the back and in the background.



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