FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS -DESIGN STANDARDS

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS · DESIGN STANDARDS
BACK-OF-HOUSE
General Requirements (continued)
All ductwork behind grilles and diffusers in public spaces to be painted matt black.
Where access doors and fire hose cabinets occur in walls finished with VWC, these are
to finish flush with the surface of the wall and the VWC is to be carried over the door
and frame, with a knife cut between the door and the frame.
Where a suspended ceiling is required to create a plenum for HVAC, it shall be drywall.
All edges to ceramic tiles are to round edge tiles as no exposed edges will be accepted.
Wall finishes around very hot equipment e.g. ranges, fat fryers, etc. shall be stainless
steel fixed to a heat resistant backing.
Where high temperature producing equipment is located beneath public spaces, a
special insulating ceiling shall be provided to prevent heat transmission to these public
spaces.
Counter sunk stainless steel corner guards, size 3”x 3” x 4’0” (7.6 cm x 7.6 cm x 1.2 m)
long should be provided to all external corners of back of house walls which will be
subject to damage by hotel carts and trolleys where rubbing rails are not required e.g.
kitchen areas.
Rubbing rails are to be installed in all service corridors, service elevators foyers and
vestibules. Mounted 35” (83.5 cm) to centre line AFFL and 9” (23 cm) to centre line
AFFL.
Doors are to be a 1 ¾” (4.4 cm) thick and a minimum of 7’0” (2.1 m) high and of the
following widths: (i) 2’8” (0.8 m) to all offices, (ii) 2’6” (0.7 m) to all washrooms, (iii)
3’0” (0.9 m) to all other single doors, (iv) 5’0” (1.5 m), to all other double doors and (v)
3’6” (1.1 m) to all service doors into public rooms.
All doorframes are to be pressed steel with welded mitres.
The finish to all doors and frames is to be paint.
All double acting doors as well as door in service corridors are to have a single glass
vision panel 6” wide x 12” high (15 x 30 cm).
Dutch doors are required in the following locations:
a) Food stores
b) Beverage stores
c) Valet/uniform issuing
d) Housekeeping stores
e) Cashiers office (without shelf)
f) Housekeeper’s office (without shelf)
g) Security office (without shelf)
h) Receiving office.
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