MODULAR HOTELS
As the tourism sector has undergone rapid transformation over the years, it aims to offer quick, comfortable, and economical accommodation options for its guests. From this perspective, modular hotels emerge as an important innovation in the tourism sector. Unlike traditional hotel structures, these hotels, built as prefabricated structures, bring significant advantages in terms of accommodation as they can be built quickly and offer more flexible solutions in terms of design. Modular hotels are also easily used in geographical regions such as coastal areas due to their durable structures and resistance to weather conditions like humidity.
What is a Modular Hotel?
Modular hotels refer to hotels that are constructed by manufacturing in a factory environment and assembling this manufactured galvanized material. Unlike traditional hotels, the construction of modular hotels is carried out quickly and efficiently. Depending on the functional and design details, prefabricated modules include all the features found in hotels such as bedrooms, bathrooms, toilets, and dining halls to ensure the best comfort for guests who will use the hotel. Particularly since the modules produced in the factory environment are assembled in the area where the hotel will provide service, it allows for the creation of a functional hotel.
The construction process of modular hotels is also shorter and less costly compared to the construction of traditional hotels. Since they have flexible design features, they can be customized and expanded according to needs, offering possibilities based on the capacity the hotel will serve. Modular hotel designs can also provide special flexibilities for adding more hotel rooms upon demand, offering different luxury levels, or expanding the hotel’s service areas.
EMERGENCY SHELTERS
KAHRAMANMARAŞ BAYKAR DISASTER CAMP
After the earthquake on February 6th, a total of 220 container emergency living units were installed in Kahramanmaraş through BAYKAR.
HATAY DISASTER CAMP, TURKEY
Following the earthquake on February 6th, a total of 850 container emergency living units were installed in various regions of Hatay through various aid organizations, chambers of commerce, and representatives of the private sector.
PORTO RICO - EMERGENCY LIVING UNITS
APEC Smart Steel Building Systems were preferred to supply the necessary living units for refugees to be resettled in Porto Rico.
REFUGEE CAMPS
HAMBURG REFUGEE CAMP, GERMANY
A total of 1,100 living units were built for refugees to be resettled in Hamburg, Germany. The project, including dormitories, toilets, showers, and dining areas, was completed and put into use within 60 days according to Eurocode and German DIN standards.
WALLDORF REFUGEE CAMP, GERMANY
A total of 121 living units were built for refugees to be resettled in Walldorf, Germany. The project, including dormitories, toilets, showers, and dining areas, was completed and put into use within 30 days according to Eurocode and German DIN standards.
HOLLAND CAMP
A total of 128 living units were built for refugees to be resettled in Holland. The project, including dormitories, toilets, showers, and dining areas, was completed and put into use within 30 days according to Eurocode and DIN standards.
Why Are Modular Hotels Preferred?
Modular hotels can be preferred by those who will provide hotel services for many reasons. In addition to offering all the amenities of traditional hotels, they stand out for being more economical, faster to build, and environmentally friendly options. The following factors stand out for preferring modular hotels:
- In case of urgent accommodation needs, modular hotels can be built quickly and practically. From this perspective, modular hotels can quickly come into play for seasonal or long-term needs such as major events, festivals, conferences, and sports organizations. For the tourism sector, this provides an important advantage in terms of meeting accommodation needs seamlessly.
- They are widely used in tourist areas where mobile accommodation or short-term rental options are available. The portability of hotels also allows the hotel to be easily relocated to another region when there is tourism demand in that area.
- Especially in newly developing regions, the use of modular hotels stands out as an attractive option for investors. They provide an ideal solution thanks to their quick setup.
- In terms of their environmentally friendly structures and low setup maintenance costs, they contribute significantly to the development of sustainable tourism. This will also encourage environmentally conscious tourists to prefer these hotels compared to traditional hotels.
- The use of modular hotels in situations such as natural disasters and wars will also provide a quick solution to temporary accommodation demands. Due to their quick construction, they allow people to shelter safely.
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Advantages of Modular Hotels?
The advantages of modular hotels stand out significantly when compared to traditional hotel structures. The advantages can be listed as follows:
- Due to being constructed using prefabricated structures, they are set up much faster compared to traditional methods. This situation, which shortens the construction time, helps investors avoid large costs and gain advantages in terms of time. Similarly, it stands out as a major advantage for projects with time constraints.
- While the construction of traditional hotels involves high costs, modular hotel construction is quite fast and flexible. Thanks to the assembly of pre-galvanized material produced in the factory environment at the construction site, assembly and installation are done quickly.
- It is possible to build modular hotels in different sizes and functions. This situation allows for the addition of new rooms when needed and the expansion of the existing structure. It enables quick adaptation to meet the growing demands of hotel owners. At the same time, the interior and exterior designs of modular hotels can be customized according to the hotel’s concept.
- Since they have portable structures, modular hotels can be easily transported to different regions. Thus, modular hotel usage stands out as a very advantageous and practical option in terms of seasonal tourism projects.
