Hospitality Garden Suites
Makeney Hall Hotel, Derbyshire
Dwell’s client and established hotelier sought to increase their number of rooms whilst exploring different options of accommodation within the hotel, which anchored much of its trade on wedding parties.
Addressing short-term stays for wedding groups, Dwell developed this concept scheme which proposed individual garden pods providing double rooms with ensuites to offer an alternative wildflower meadow retreat for guests to stay in.
A boardwalk provides pedestrian access to each unit and deals with the site topography, whilst also providing a conduit for the mechanical and electrical services and drainage required by each pod. Although the pods were identical in format to facilitate off-site manufacture to harness the benefits of speed and economy, each pod was carefully positioned to ensure that privacy was maintained, without compromising the feeling of garden space.
