Purpose built shipping containers are being used in the construction of a modular 220-room Holiday Inn Express in Trafford City, Manchester, UK.
The shipping containers come with fully factory finished interior fixtures and fittings that are installed before being delivered to the site. Additionally, the rooms have full height windows and are fully furnished before leaving the factory.
In order to make the off-site modular design the hotel uses work, Chapman Taylor, the architect for the project, developed a fully coordinated BIM model to inform the detailed design and enable the off-site works to commence. Chapman Taylor and Bowmer & Kirkland, the contractor, hope to deliver the project in less than 12 months.
Rendering courtesy of Chapman Taylor.
Construction of the ground floor and podium structure is underway on site while, simultaneously, the bedroom modules are being manufactured off-site. Once delivered, the modules will be stacked on top of the podium structure. Each of the 220 guest room modules will be installed within a two to four week period.
One module comprises two fully furnished en-suite rooms that are separated by a section of circulation corridor. Once the modules are in place on site, the external envelope, which consists of prefinished rainscreen cladding and single ply roofing systems, is applied.
The project is a joint venture between Mill Lane Estates, Topland Group, and Marick.
Related Stories
Giants 400 | Sep 5, 2019
Top 85 Hotel Sector Construction Firms for 2019
Suffolk, Yates Companies, AECOM, Swinerton, and Turner top the rankings of the nation's largest hotel sector contractors and construction management firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.
Giants 400 | Sep 5, 2019
Top 70 Hotel Sector Engineering Firms for 2019
NV5, EXP, Jensen Hughes, KPFF, and Thornton Tomasetti head the rankings of the nation's largest hotel sector engineering and engineering architecture (EA) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.
Giants 400 | Sep 5, 2019
Top 110 Hotel Sector Architecture Firms for 2019
Gensler, WATG, HKS, HBG Design, and Steelman Partners top the rankings of the nation's largest hotel sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.
AEC Innovators | Aug 27, 2019
7 AEC industry disruptors and their groundbreaking achievements
From building prefab factories in the sky to incubating the next generation of AEC tech startups, our 2019 class of AEC Innovators demonstrates that the industry is poised for a shakeup. Meet BD+C’s 2019 AEC Innovators.
AEC Innovators | Aug 13, 2019
Stacking the deck: Marriott International embraces modular construction
The hotel giant has more than 50 projects in the works that incorporate prefab guestrooms or bathrooms.
Hotel Facilities | Jul 31, 2019
Hotels are taking steps to curtail their energy and water appetites
But owners and operators must be on the same page to achieve meaningful sustainability, says a new ULI report.
Building Tech | Jun 26, 2019
Modular construction can deliver projects 50% faster
Modular construction can deliver projects 20% to 50% faster than traditional methods and drastically reshape how buildings are delivered, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co.
Design Innovation Report | Jun 25, 2019
2019 Design Innovation Report: Super labs, dream cabins, office boardwalks, façades as art
9 projects that push the limits of architectural design, space planning, and material innovation.
Hotel Facilities | May 16, 2019
JFK’s TWA Flight Center has been reimagined as a hotel
MCR and Morse Development spearheaded the project.
Hotel Facilities | Apr 23, 2019
citizenM Union Square to break ground in San Francisco this week
It will be the first citizenM hotel in California.
