The concept could be adopted in the UK to ease our housing
shortage, particularly in the city. completed pods were then linked to a modular network of services
within the new structure.
The idea of modularisation and hotel construction are a very good
match and many of the new hotels constructed today use this
technology. The concept works for both budget hotel construction
and city centre luxury hotel developments. The modular method
of construction allows developers to realise hotels of up to 20
storeys to be quickly erected. In the south, the Citizen M hotel at Shoreditch, London was also
constructed using a similar principle of construction.
The key for the window system is to allow the window to be fitted
within the ‘pod’ and finishes to be made good internally, but
then having an ability for the external facade to be finished up
to the window system and made serviceable and weathertight.
Aluprof have worked with several companies
to achieve bespoke solutions and provided
trained installers at the point of installation.
One recent example of this type of construction
is the recently opened Moxy Hotel at Aberdeen
airport which was constructed by Robertsons.
Using modular CLT (Cross Laminated Timber)
construction, manufactured in Italy, the upper
floors were assembled and bolted on top of
a steel framed ground floor structure. The
Aluprof can offer guidance on all forms of construction which
require windows or curtain wall systems, either installed into off-
site element or on site installations. With early engagement in the
design process, often savings can be made in
both installation requirements and bespoke
profiles.
Aluprof UK’s head office and extensive
distribution centre is located in Altrincham,
Cheshire. Aluprof systems are increasingly
being specified on a wide range of residential
and commercial projects across the UK
including Passivhaus projects. Systems are
designed, fabricated and installed by selected,
specially trained local companies, to ensure
each fabricated product meets Aluprof’s
exacting standards.
Further information is available on the
company’s website at www.aluprof.eu and
specialist advice is available directly from
Aluprof’s UK offices on 0161 941 4005.
The ability for construction to be completed
on site quickly and to quite accurate precision
with minimal snagging issues means that this
method of construction is very economical,
especially for repetitive structure layouts such
as hotels. It is claimed that a 100 bed hotel
could be erected on site in just two weeks
using the modular pod construction.
Benefits realised by the client included; a quicker construction than
compared with a traditional build method, this allowed the client to
generate revenue earlier; an enhanced quality of final construction
due to the strict testing and auditing regime of the factory and
increased safety, as fewer man hours are required on site.