Keys
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Hampton by Hilton
GDV
£30m
Harbourside
Mixed-use
100,000 sq ft
Workspace, retail, leisure
Completed
2021
New build
01 — Overview
Hampton by Hilton Torquay anchors Harbourside, a £30m mixed-use development moments from Torquay Harbour.
A hotel, workspace, retail and leisure delivered across a 7.5m level change.
02 — The scheme
The scheme combines a 131-bedroom hotel with Grade A workspace and retail and leisure uses, bringing new hospitality and commercial activity to a complex town-centre site.
03 — A difficult site
Development was far from straightforward. A 7.5-metre level change across the site created significant structural, piling and temporary works challenges, all of which had to be resolved while protecting neighbouring properties and the public highway.
04 — How the level change shaped design and procurement
The 7.5-metre level change influenced the development strategy from the outset, creating challenges around piling, retaining structures, temporary works and interfaces with neighbouring properties and the public highway.
Those constraints had to be understood early because they affected both buildability and cost. Structural and enabling works therefore became a defining part of the procurement strategy, with design development coordinated closely around how the site could be built safely and efficiently.
05 — Operational requirements shaping the plan
Room layouts, housekeeping routes, storage, kitchen requirements, servicing and staff circulation were all tested against the future operating model rather than viewed purely as planning or architectural questions.
Sometimes the commercially right development decision is to give up sellable space today to create a better-performing operation tomorrow.
06 — Development and operation together
Alongside the physical development, THAT brought the hotel proposition, Hilton brand requirements and future operation into the process from the outset.
The result is the kind of project THAT DM is built for: development expertise combined with an understanding of the business that ultimately has to operate inside the building.
Our role
- Development
- Planning
- Funding
- Brand
- Delivery
- Opening
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