• Replacement superstructure: £1.44m

• Demolition timescale: 3 months

• Re-construction timescale: 6 months

• Saving in preliminaries for 9 months: £900,000

• Total circa £2.34m

• Reduces clients borrowings, reduces clients interest costs, allows for earlier opening and earlier income.

Structure

ENVELOPE

Envelope

• Existing envelope:

• Single glazed, steel window frames, no insulation= poor thermal and acoustic performance

• Limited depth between building line and face of structure

• Limited scope for solar shading

• Hotel does not require even daylighting throughout

• Scope to reduce extent of windows and increase higher performing solid wall