At a Glance
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10
Storeys in Leeds
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27
Suites in Manchester
- Location
- Leeds and Manchester, United Kingdom
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Client
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Evans Dakota Hotels
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Architect
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KPP
- Location
- Leeds and Manchester, United Kingdom
- Offices
- Client
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- Evans Dakota Hotels
- Architect
- KPP
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As part of the Evans Property Group portfolio, Dakota Hotels take inspiration from the golden age of air travel and the iconic Dakota airliners. In collaboration with Leeds-based architect KPP and GMI Construction, we provided engineering and sustainability services to support the development of both the Leeds and Manchester hotels on respective brownfield, city centre sites. Our role spanned from planning stage through to detailed design, construction stage project monitoring, and BREEAM assessment.
Comfort-led design is paramount to the Dakota Hotel experience. We delivered our building services design in line with critical brand standards. We incorporated notable touches such as underfloor heating, the unique internal and external lighting scheme, the positioning of electrical services in rooms, and the inclusion of a fireplace in the penthouse suite in the Manchester hotel.
On both hotels, we supported the initial planning application with a focus on the external lighting schemes and space planning. We delivered performance specifications and drawings for the tender pack and undertook construction stage monitoring duties. Lighting control was a core part of our brief to help create the pools of light that the Dakota Deluxe hotels are known for.
Situated on Bond Street, the 10-storey, 84-room Leeds hotel was built on a former stacker car park which was a blot on the city centre. In Manchester, the 9-storey, 137-room hotel has acted as a catalyst for regeneration in the Piccadilly Basin area, which was part of a strategic regeneration framework.
" }At a Glance
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10
Storeys in Leeds
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27
Suites in Manchester
- Location
- Leeds and Manchester, United Kingdom
- Offices
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-
Client
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Evans Dakota Hotels
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-
Architect
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KPP
- Location
- Leeds and Manchester, United Kingdom
- Offices
- Client
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- Evans Dakota Hotels
- Architect
- KPP