SCENARIO
ON THE HORIZON
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7.4
INVITATION TO TENDER
Contract for the design of a luxury hotel and conference
centre in Rio de Janeiro
Horizon Hotel & Conference Centre – 5 stars
| 320 rooms
Candidates are asked to submit their letter of intent
before 24 June.
Horizon Hotels and Conference Centres
(HHCC)
invites the architectural firms listed
below to present a plan for designing a Hotel and
Conference Centre in Rio de Janeiro.
HHCC
is an international chain of high-class hotels
and conference centres. It is famous for providing
luxury accommodation and outstanding service.
We intend the hotel to be used for conferences and
congresses by groups from all over the world.
Selected architectural firms are asked to submit a
plan for the ground floor of the building, which will
be L-shaped. Details of the project are as follows.
The hotel will have seven floors:
Basement
– equipment and storage
Ground floor
– facilities to be decided
First floor
– a large conference room, three
meeting rooms and a seminar room
Second floor
– office accommodation
Third–fifth floors
– bedrooms
Sixth floor
– a large restaurant, available for guests
and the general public
The contract to design the hotel and conference
centre will be awarded to the architectural firm
which produces the best plan for the ground floor.
SITUATION
1
Work with a partner. Discuss what
facilities you would expect to find in a
top-class hotel and conference centre.
2
Read the ‘Invitation to Tender’
document. What facilities are
mentioned?
3
a
Read the document again and
answer the questions.
1
What sort of reputation does
HHCC have?
2
What will the ground floor look like?
3
What will the main purpose of the
hotel be?
4
How will HHCC decide which
architectural firm to choose for the
design of the building?
3
b
Why do you think HHCC has chosen
to build the hotel and conference centre
in Rio de Janeiro?
