Question 1

33 hotel rooms

admin · Accepted Answer

First of all, to make best use of the available land, topography and tree coverage, we decided to build our circle hotel on the indicated place. This location means minimum loss of trees and trees lost will be mostly under 50 cm. Since we are building in what is a 'protected area', we really want to commit to low-impact building practices. This location is also close to where we plan to build our parking space the location of which was choosen based on similar considerations. In cooperation with our architects we then came to 48 modular units of which 29 will be guest rooms (drawing below is not totally up to date).

The law requires to also have 3 wheelchair accessible rooms. We decided – in close consulting with Sjálfsbjörg, the National Confederation of Physically Disabled People in Iceland – to create 2 wheelchair accessible guestrooms (WAG) in the hotel and 3 separate WAGs with their own parking. Thanks to the products of the Norwegian company Bano, we can create a compliant WAG in the existing hotel modules.
With 5 WAG’s in total we showcase our commitment to travelers with a disability and plan to actively pursue their business. They comprise of just over 10% of the traveling public and few hotels in Iceland will meet our standards of accessibility.

Question 2

33 hotel rooms

admin · Accepted Answer

First of all, to make best use of the available land, topography and tree coverage, we decided to build our circle hotel on the indicated place. This location means minimum loss of trees and trees lost will be mostly under 50 cm. Since we are building in what is a 'protected area', we really want to commit to low-impact building practices. This location is also close to where we plan to build our parking space the location of which was choosen based on similar considerations. In cooperation with our architects we then came to 48 modular units of which 29 will be guest rooms (drawing below is not totally up to date).

The law requires to also have 3 wheelchair accessible rooms. We decided – in close consulting with Sjálfsbjörg, the National Confederation of Physically Disabled People in Iceland – to create 2 wheelchair accessible guestrooms (WAG) in the hotel and 3 separate WAGs with their own parking. Thanks to the products of the Norwegian company Bano, we can create a compliant WAG in the existing hotel modules.
With 5 WAG’s in total we showcase our commitment to travelers with a disability and plan to actively pursue their business. They comprise of just over 10% of the traveling public and few hotels in Iceland will meet our standards of accessibility.