Company Profile : |
A BETTER WAY
The power to influence the future of the built environment carries with it a weighty responsibility.
Many of Arup's projects leave a legacy to subsequent generations: a legacy that outlasts any one individual. With 10,000 projects going on at any one time, Arup is doing the best possible job for current and future generations.
Putting sustainability at the heart of its work is one of the ways in which Arup exerts a positive influence on the wider world. Put simply, Arup people are driven to find a better way.
Arup's independent ownership structure gives conviction a place in its decision-making, alongside the needs of clients and commercial imperatives. The result is clear-sighted, thoughtful decisions about its priorities as a business and as a member of society.
Arup influences many people's lives through its projects. Shaping a sustainable future - particularly through the urban environment - will be one of the greatest challenges in the 21st century.
Arup is rising to the challenge: investing in research, innovating and creating better solutions for its clients and the wider world.
"our lives are inextricably mixed up with those of our fellow human beings, and that there can be no real happiness in isolation" Ove Arup, 1970.
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Hospitality Experience : |
Being involved in the design of more than 1000 hotels worldwide, Arup has unrivalled experience in building design and engineering for the hotel and leisure industry.
Demonstrating in-depth understanding of the excellence demanded by international leading hoteliers and their guests, Arup focuses on understanding market trends and delivering cost-effective design solutions to meet them. The commitment to designing low-energy, sustainable buildings, equips it to anticipate future hotel needs.
Working with the best, across the world Arup has dedicated, international multidisciplinary teams work on hotel and leisure projects of all types. Its projects include boutique hotels, resorts and spas and intimate eco-resorts such as Singita Lebombo Lodge in South Africa, Aquapura Resort in Brazil and Tenerife's Villa Erquez Resort. Large-scale mixed developments with luxury residential and retail facilities, such as the Venetian Macau, The St. Regis Cairo and the Langham Hilton, London, feature high-rise towers, world-class conference facilities, health clubs and multi-functional leisure centres.
Other notable Arup projects include the Four Seasons in Guangzhou, China and Grand Hyatt, Moscow.
By working as a trusted partner to the world's leading hotel brands across the globe Arup has gained substantial experience in meeting the industry's exacting standards.
The overriding consideration is to deliver the completed project that the client wants, fulfilling the 'triple bottom line' of economic, social and environmental performance.
Global skills and diversity of services.
As a diversified global firm, Arup has the skills and capability to cover all areas of hotel and leisure design. In-house services for this market include structural engineering, MEP, faςade design, fire, acoustics, marine, traffic and transportation planning, ICT and communication, lighting, water and waste management, logistics, and the provision of sustainability frameworks. Arup has expertise in environmental and building physics has enabled the firm to deliver for clients such as the Intercontinental Hotels Group analysis of exposure to seismic, windstorm and flood risks across their portfolio.
Arup has hotel and leisure specialists have developed an engineering approach that aims to optimise capital, construction and operational costs. Bringing the appropriate expertise to each project, they consider all the client and project requirements including capital cost, speed of construction, flexibility, sustainability, low-energy building design and incorporation of future-proofing features.
The teams work closely with developers, operators, architects, interior designers and catering consultants to provide a holistic engineering approach at all stages from site selection, through design, procurement and construction, to operation, maintenance and renovations.
Sustainable hotels, now and in the future:
Over the years Arup has successfully hosted hotel of the future workshops involving key stakeholders, designers, innovators and clients from the whole hospitality supply chain. These workshops provide a forum for discussion and an opportunity for participants to anticipate issues that critical to the future of the hospitality industry. |
