The grand duke

Darmstadt, Germany

new luxury hotel in darmstadt

bachelor thesis

prof. mensing

what does a new hotel need? what is its duty? it‘s time for a change! a hotel need to be more than just a place to sleep. it should be a public place for the hole city. a city living room and a place to feel at home.

thats why the public areas of the hotel including the lobby, a restaurant, bar, lounge, coworking, meetingroom, pool, urban gardening, playroom, takeaway, kiosk, atelier are stacking in the basement,ground and first floor.

for the disability access you have a lifting at the front door and different ramps, platformsn and terraces at the garden to entry in the hotel. furthermore they are forming a nice atmosphere.

in total there are 25 rooms and 5 suits in different sizes and prices but every signle room with the same basic equipment.

concept

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floor plan 1st floor

floor plan 2nd floor

floor plan 3rd floor

floor plan 4th floor

front view

side view

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view of the lounge

detail secction of the standard rooms

material collage

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concept

floor plan ground floor

floor plan 1st floor

floor plan 2nd floor

floor plan 3rd floor

floor plan 4th floor

front view

side view

secction aa

secction bb

view of the lounge

detail secction of the standard rooms

material collage

picture model 01

picture model 02

picture model 03

picture model 04

picture model 05

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© 2026 Alina Grieser

get in touch - +49 171 49 23 872

© 2026 Alina Grieser

get in touch -

+49 171 49 23 872