NARRATIVE: Sometimes known as the “Pearl of Asia” or the
“City of Water”, Phnom Penh was re-established as the nation’s
capital at the strategic convergence of 3 significant rivers, the
Mekong, the Tonle Sap and the Bassac Phnom Penh in 1865
under the French Protectorate. Since that time, the French and
Khumer cultures have intertwined and evolved into a unique
and distinguished South-East Asian capital: culturally, urban
planning, architecture, culinary and artistically. The similarities
and distinguished cultures are an optimum setting for the new
Accor Hotels Novetel Phnom Penh.
The project site is located atop a former lake named Beng Keng
Kang,filled sometime in the mid-20th Century. Since then, this
neighborhood known as BKK 1 has developed into a
commercially vibrant expat residential area with numerous food
and entertainment venues.
CONCEPT | TOWER: To maximize the development potential,
views to the river, democracy monument and other city center
features a tower massing has been established. The tower
massing is displaced | shifted to capture the hotel room and
facilities program, local setback requirements and to develop a
unique and iconic massing. The building façade is vertically
accentuated to visually increase the building height. The double
height lobby and F+B venues establish a street level scale and
presence and scale.
PLANNING: The planning strategy is a vertically stacked urban
model. The lobby and all Food and Beverage venues are
strategically located on the ground floor to capture the vibrant
Pasteur Street food and beverage scene. Meeting and
Banqueting are located at lower floors to synthesize with the
target MICE market. The Spa and pool deck at the lower podium
capturing sunlight, street scale and views. Standard and Suite
room floors form the body with a future roof top bar at the
building crown.
FAÇADE and MATERIALS:
• Powder coated Aluminum frame curtain wall system
• 6+6mm laminate light grey glass north and east façades.
• Light grey Insulated glass units with Low-E film
• 6+6mm spandrel glass between floors
• Natural granite stone for exterior drives and terrace
• Durable softs-cape planting at the perimeter.
STRUCTURE | MEP:
• Diaphragm wall basement construction.
• Cast-in-place reinforced concrete columns cores
• Post-tensioned slabs and beams.
• Chilled water A/C system heat recovery systems.
ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES (PROPOSED):
• Exterior façade with high thermal insulation will have a
significant impact on reducing both the building¹s carbon
footprint and space conditioning costs.
• Improving the volume and distribution of natural light within
the building will reduce artificial lighting loads.
• Waste water treatment plants, Heat recovery and heat pump
A/C systems plus other M+E energy saving systems. |
