FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS -DESIGN STANDARDS

FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS · DESIGN STANDARDS
PUBLIC AREAS
Main Ballroom Requirements (continued)
d) One light fixture circuit, three way switched from the main
entrance door and the service door
e) Two pairs of entrance and two pairs of service doors (6' 6" – 2 m
wide overall). One pair of service doors to open into ballroom.
Ballrooms of approximately 7,000 ft 2 – (650 m 2 ) and larger will include two 200-amp x
208V 3-phase breaker panels in the service corridor behind each ballroom subdivision,
i.e., a total of 6 outlets. Acoustically rated conduit for connection between inside of
ballroom and service corridor below each panel is to be provided.
a) The service corridor behind the ballrooms to be painted a dark
color and should have at least the following width:
i) 4,000 to 7,000 ft 2 (372 to 650 m 2 ) ballroom,
allow 12' 0" (3.7 m) wide
ii) 7,000 to 10,000 ft 2 (650 to 929 m 2 ) ballroom,
allow 15' 0" (4.6 m) wide
iii) 10,000 to 15,000 ft 2 (929 to 1,394 m 2 ) ballroom,
allow 18' 0" (5.5 m) wide.
5.5. Junior Ballroom
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Design Standards for the main ballroom apply equal to the
junior ballroom.
The junior ballroom (approximately 50% of main ballroom) will provide function
spaces for intermediate sized groups. It shall accommodate multi-purposes uses and
may be divisible in half (single layer of partitioning) and is to have rear access from the
service corridor and main kitchen.
Minimum ceiling height shall be 18’0” (5.5 m) clear to underside of chandelier.
Provide windows where possible.
5.6. Meeting Rooms
Provide meeting rooms (approximately 15 ft 2 – 1.4 m 2 /person) for smaller groups
located adjacent to the pre-function areas. Consider a wider corridor in front of the
meeting rooms as the pre-function space. Windows in meeting rooms are desirable in
urban hotels. They are essential in a majority of meeting rooms for resort hotels.
All walls to have a sound rating of not less than 54 dB (FSTC 54).
All of the meeting rooms are to have direct back-of-the-house service.
Minimum clear height of 12’ 0” ( 3.7 m) under chandeliers and lowest ceiling level.
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