VitrA Çağdaş Mimarlık Dizisi - Arkitera

will be played. The designer today has to observe social changes very closely and has
to follow the fashion and trends of the day very strictly. After all, while the designer
is creating a new and different thing, the designer must ensure the longevity of the
design, which is also an important measure of the success of an hotel (Collins, 2001).
Unlike other design disciplines, the architect’s responsibility is not limited by the design
of the new hotel, it is also to create new areas of investment and determine their market
value. The designer is not independent in this sense and is just a member of the
creative team, working in coordination with promotion, marketing, business development,
investment and financial services. S/he establishes the link between the investor’s
goals and the dreams of the consumers (Güzer, 2007).
Today the success of a hotel design is made possible when the designer carefully considers
all of these criteria which are constantly changing and transforming, without
compromising on quality architecture, while also meeting the demands of investors
and consumers, creating spatial, sustainable, functional, flexible and unique venues.
Evaluation
Today it can clearly be seen that the consumer’s hotel demands are changing. Just
satisfying the need to rest is not enough; the consumers anticipate having fun, adventure,
and unlimited activities that take them away from their everyday lives.
In this process, it is estimated that the hotels that “pretend”, i.e. those which are created
through stylistic imitation and build their concepts on visual themes, will be consumed
faster, that these images will lose their popularity in time, wear out quickly
just like other fashionable ideas and lose their value by creating boredom after a short
time (İnceoğlu, 2004). It is thought that consumers will play the game only once, and
then they do not want to be the Tsar a second time or the Sultan a third time; and
that this will seriously reduce the number of repeat guests. But such hotels can still
stand out from other hotels with the services they provide. While fulfilling the “different
experiences” demanded by tourists through performances, shows and activities, accommodation
facilities will be more successful in the long term without compromising
on architectural quality and originality (Doğaner, 2011). Riewoldt (2002) states that the
economic life is getting shorter for hotels, and hotel projects are currently planned on a
term of ten to fifteen years. There is a very interesting emphasis on these terms, which
show that hotels are consumed very quickly and are temporary.. Designers have to accept
the fact that everything is temporary where everything is rapidly consumed and
they have to design creative solutions by reflecting this on their design. Flexible and
sophisticated spaces must adapt to changing demands, capture the spirit of the time,
self-renew and re-create. Hotels in which a game is played should also adopt new and
different games, and should be transformed and changed over time. The end stage of
this change is to create simulated spaces where constant change is experienced.
It is predicted that even this limit might be exceeded by the tourists of the future,
who are today’s children who create virtual computer cities. Simulation might enter
all areas of life, and hotels might be designed in this manner with different spatial constructs.
In systems in which all stable construction is minimalized, making it possible
to choose any kind of image, personal demands are able to be incorporated. Projects
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