- Introduction:
The development plan of the heritage boutique hotel, planned to be constructed in the Gaslight District of Cambridge, Ontario, envisions the hotel as a cultural and social center. It will blend historical restoration with hospitality and tourism to provide visitors with a memorable experience that will address the history and culture of the region. In doing so, it will also be creating a part of Cambridge’s history and revitalization of the locality in which it is situated.
Built to serve tourists, business people, as well as the residents of the area, the hotel will be able to give approachability to tourists who want to experience culture, affordable meeting spaces for business people on working trips, and grounds for social functions for the locals. Its focus on the history, art, and culture of the city of Cambridge will offer an enthralling experience to all its guests.
A major pillar of the project is its social responsibility aspect. The hotel will provide work experience and employment to the homeless and improve the economy in the area. It will bring social inclusion through effective and productive interaction with the community and quality service delivery in hospitality.
Due to the large size of the hotel, there will be ample space for cultural shows, community events, and commercial conferences among others. Establishing commitments with local individuals and fostering cultural patronage, the creation of the hotel will act as a solution to both cultural and economic issues by maintaining and promoting the historical sites.
This project is in line with cultural and heritage tourism since the historic part of Cambridge City is preserved and developed to meet today’s visitors’ standards. The use of sustainable tourism strategies is employed, avoiding current consumption that would hinder the future experience of these places. The project also entails the principles of circular economy through focusing on reduction, reuse, as well as recycling.
- Project goals.
In analyzing the key social and community issues that the heritage boutique hotel project in Cambridge’s Gaslight District intends to solve, it is evident that the project is set to achieve most of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Primarily, it focuses on Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, which focuses on the ideas to enhance the sustainability of urban settlements while keeping cultural identity in mind. The existing buildings in Cambridge are in a state of disrepair and are threatened with demolition, while the hotel will help revive the historical structures, give them more value, and thus become an important contribution to the community.
Another focus is Goal 8: Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, It stimulates local economic activities through travelers visiting the place and other cultural activities. The hotel shall employ local people and in the same process, work together with other businesses thus helping in the regeneration of the economy in the region.
The project also supports Goal 1: It achieves the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth by offering skills development and employment opportunities for the homeless, allowing them to secure employment. It is a socially responsible initiative through which the most vulnerable members of the community can be actively included in the economic activities of society.
The architecture of the hotel also contains references to historical architecture and at the same time has modern functionality. It shall have a historical feel in the future proving functionality through the utilization of energy efficiency, sustainability, and flexibility. However, managing issues like heritage preservation restrictions, and updating the building to suit contemporary needs while taking into account the historic significance of the building needs creativity.
Finally, it played an essential role as a community resource center to educate and enhance the lifelong learning of the inhabitants of Cambridge through events and purposes about the hotel. Therefore, the project will be instrumental in facilitating sustainable development, economic growth, and social inclusion, to guarantee that the community remains faithful to its roots while embracing progress.
- Client Requirements and Design Problem Statement.
The proposed heritage boutique hotel in the Gaslight District offers to solve several social and community issues simultaneously reflecting on several of the UN SDGs. Primarily, it focuses on Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, to conserve the culture and the built environment for sustainable development. Cambridge, full of history but having buildings in less than perfect condition, is in danger of losing its heritage. Historic structures will be revitalized for use as present-day social facilities; thus, the project will provide active use, and the memory of the city, for its residents – integral continuity.
The project also addresses Goal 8: The two sustainable development goals covered by the organization are:(&( Desk 5) Decent Work and Economic Growth and Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality. Cambridge has already seen the industrial part of the city declining so increased tourism will lead to employment and growth of the economy. Thus, that kind of economic growth will also contribute to the protection of heritage.
Aligned with Goal 1: Zero Hunger, employment will be offered to homeless people in the hotel with job training for improved livelihood. By developing new hospitality skills, the project promotes social reintegration, thereby giving the needed boost to the laborers in difficult situations that adversely affect employment opportunities.
The structural design for this hotel borrows from the old structure but offers the best in functionality, technology, conservation, and sustainability features such as energy-efficient features and local materials respectively. This versatility in the particular architectural design makes it possible to use the building for cultural shows and business meetings. But there will be issues like having to deal with a bunch of heritage building laws, or not being able to introduce modern energy and extremely important accessibility standards without compromising the architectural identity of the building, which will have to be solved in original ways.
Lastly, the project is to become a cultural and social facility acting as a center of cultural development and focused on the promotion of Cambridge’s history, traditions, and cultural activities. In line with working for the community’s lifelong learning, economic development, and social equity, the hotel will enable the community to embrace its historical culture while transitioning responsibly to the future.
4. Main issues
The issues arise from the need to meet the needs of both HIP Developments as well as the specific needs of a heritage boutique hotel with an emphasis on the ability to provide historical and functionality needs, relevance in the community, and social problems solutions. It is these challenges that have the opportunity to incorporate the vision of HIP Developments with the social and cultural requirements of a city such as Cambridge.
One of the initial difficulties is deciding between the restoration of traditional architecture and the construction of new neighborhoods. The hotel must respect its architectural features as well as be equipped with the facilities of the twenty-first century. This entails incorporating energy efficient systems not forgetting accessibility features as well as utilities in a building while maintaining the architectural designs. The extensive work done on the assessment of the existing preservation standards and strategies, integration of innovative technologies together with the cooperation with the specialists in the sphere of heritage preservation will contribute to the retaining of the unique identity of the building while providing the clients with modern comforts.
A further difficulty is contributing to the people of the area and making people more inclusive, especially when it comes to the problem of homeless people. A typical social responsibility policy, for example, employing the vulnerable in society, has implications for the community. It entails the involvement of individuals from the community in decision-making processes as well as developing appropriate support instruments. It will be possible to establish trust and cooperation to become a socially responsible business in the hotel.
Third is positive economic and social effects In this issue, the company must ensure that it brings positive effects to the economy as well as to the employees and society in general. The intent behind the project is to drive economic development, generate employment opportunities, and achieve social integration. To this end, the hotel will market itself to tourists and at the same time source products and services from the local economy, hire local employees, and sponsor local events. Therefore, partnerships with business and social organizations and continued assessment of the social and economic implications of the intervention’s delivery will support the achievement of wide-reaching measurable goals in the long run.
Through the elimination of these challenges by following strategic planning and performing engagement exercises with the community, the hotel can become the cultural and economic hub of Cambridge as it will transform the vision of HIP Developments into reality besides meeting the foundational social, economic, and cultural needs of the community.
4.1 CHALLENGE TO ADDRESS THE REQUIREMENTS
Considering the characteristics and demands of the heritage boutique hotel in the Gaslight District, several issues should be taken into account to meet the need for the historic as well as the contemporary purpose of the building and its significance to the community. All projects involve significant considerations to guarantee that the hotel acts as a cultural and economic benefactor to Cambridge as well as preserving the historical significance of the building.
Preservation of Historical Integrity
The first of them is concerned with the necessity of maintaining the architectural and historical character of the object during the restoration works. History is a strength, and any work carried out cannot contradict this strength because the hotel is a historic building. It is therefore important that sometimes, professionals with a specialty in heritage building are involved to ensure that the originality of the building is met while creating functionality. Applications of high-quality materials and implementation of construction techniques that are friendly to the building’s architecture will ensure that the building retains its appeal without necessarily having to be subjected to an upgrade of standards that will remove some of the historical character of the building.
Integration of Modern Hospitality Technologies
Another challenge is the ability to incorporate contemporary technologies into the architectural design of the building while balancing the aesthetics of the building. The hotel cannot afford the same to be a traditional and outdated building while at the same time possessing advanced features like smart systems and energy-consuming lighting. The solution is to utilize obscure interventions that do not disrupt the physical environment, that is to introduce innovative functions without compromising the historical feeling of the hotel.
Community Engagement
It is challenging to attract the employees and guests of the local companies while still preserving the perceived prestige and elegance of the hotel. The remedy is to organize several community-relevant events like art shows, food festivals, and history-based tours that would not overbear on the hotel environment but would create a tighter-knit community feel. This approach normalizes the hotel into the culture and at the same time supports local community ties.
Showcase Local Culture
Highly important is cultural sensitivity because a wide range of guests is anticipated. Otherwise, working with the local artists, culture shapers and historians will guarantee that the atmosphere, the design, and the services provided will be an accurate portrayal of the city’s culturally diverse history. All these partnerships will therefore assist the hotel to market itself and capture both the domestic and the international clientèle.
Sustainability Initiatives
Another is being able to undertake sustainable efforts without necessarily having to incur higher costs in the process. The opportunity is to implement cost-efficient, reliable technologies and materials that save more in the long term. Implementing energy management systems and strategies with an incorporation of renewable energy will bring down efficiency costs while searching for green accreditation benefits will increase conservation-minded guests.
Economic Catalyst
A central aim is the ability of a city to win the attention of tourists, investors, and other visitors in a highly competitive world. Such things as the history of the hotel has to be marketed, cultural performances to offer, and cultural organizations it is affiliated with. Therefore it is clear that the addition of luxury hospitality to heritage and community can lift the economy of the hotel.
Promote Innovation and Creativity
Dynamic programming of the hotel’s concepts is important to keep guests excited all the time. Changing cultural events, art displays, and programs following the client’s review is a way of constantly renewing the hotel’s attractiveness. Food and wine, art, and cultural festivals will provide what is needed to bring people back for more than just one visit.
Inclusion of Project Group
In particular, the task of the integration of a new team directly influences the reliability of the provided services. To avoid misunderstandings, each employee must dedicate their efforts to the creation of a comfortable atmosphere for the guests; this purpose will be achieved with the help of extensive staff training and a clear definition of their responsibilities. Workshops and training sessions will ensure that the team is motivated and pursuing corporate objectives effectively.
5. Site Plan
SITE ANALYSIS
Site Plan: Integrating Community, Heritage, and Cultural Experiences Neighborhood Analysis and Strategic Relationships:
The site plan for the heritage boutique hotel in the Gaslight District requires a detailed analysis of the surrounding neighborhood to create meaningful relationships with existing businesses and cultural entities. Key cultural, historical, and commercial buildings in the area should be identified and mapped to assess their significance and potential for collaboration. These relationships will form a heritage inventory that can enhance the hotel’s cultural programming and connect guests to the local history of Cambridge.
Heritage Inventory and Proximity
The first approach includes identifying historical and cultural buildings around the hotel. These places will add meaning and significance to the hotel’s historical conservation objectives; visitors will be able to access the conservation narrative firsthand. Physical access to these structures will be important in physically linking the guest to sites of interest such as museums, galleries, and other historic structures within the city. Calculating distances to these places will assist in minimizing the disconnect of the hotel from the cultural context of the surrounding environment.
Tour Services and Community Engagement
To promote social activities in the community, the hotel will initiate and hire guides for the local communities and likely include the employees from the shelter to be our unpaid tour guides for the bicycle and walking tour deals. This initiative can play an essential role in giving consumers a travel service experience that is more responsible than a business that is solely profit-oriented and a boon to society. Further, there are prospects for sightseeing at the Grand River, including boat tours and canoeing down the river as well as walking along the river with the opportunity to study flora and fauna, as well as the history of the area. Such tours will not only improve the experience of the guests but also offer work to homeless people participating in the hotel’s meaningful initiatives.
Artistic Collaboration
Cultural tourism is one of the tourism stakeholders that Posada should ideally focus their marketing efforts on to socialize with local artists and cultural managers. So for the hotel to add local artistic displays within the premises and partner with other nearby historical structures, it is possible to enhance the hotel spaces with evolving arts. These collaborations will also offer an opportunity for new local artists to present their work hence contributing to the growth of the community’s culture and supporting arts.
Logistical Considerations
To incorporate these cultural and community-based experiences into the site plan, certain fundamental structures need to be present. This includes services such as bicycle rental services, customer guides, and guest information or visitors’ centers. These facilities will be added to the hotel’s cultural tours and will help develop the concept of the hotel as a cultural center. Guests’ routes and possible points of interest must be depicted and distinguished from a general ground plan that allows defining opportunities to introduce cultural and natural values, which can be interesting for guests considering accommodation in the hotel.
Synergistic Opportunities
Considering the concept of social responsibility, the hotel has the best chance to develop cooperation with local companies and cultural institutions and organize events and classes connected with local customs, cuisine, and history. These options shall not only involve the citizens within the locality but also introduce the hotel as a cultural hub. When the targeted marketing of these differentiated services—like cultural excursions, artists, and local charitable organizations—yields clientele seeking to engage with Cambrdige’s cultural identity, thus it meets the hotels and attractions goal.
- Neighborhood analysis (stats, demographics).
Demographic Profile
The environment of the Gaslight District heritage boutique hotel’s situation can be presented by a rather young population – the majority of the inhabitants are people from 25 to 39 years old. This age group is usually interested in pop cultural and heritage sites, and so is an obvious target clientele for the hotel. The area has a large diversity in its population mostly Asians thus bringing in a chance to put in areas that are of Asian descent. The majority of the neighborhood speaks English, although there exists limited bilingual presence The hotel has this as an opportunity to satisfy the guest’s needs through using transnational languages in communicating with non-English speaking guests.
Education and Culture
Moreover, the high education level of the population indicates that the residents and guests of the territory will appreciate cultural and educational programs. It is likely to attract art lovers and other social demographic groups interested in art displays and performances alongside other cultural and heritage epitomes. Thus, targeting such an audience will help the hotel to become a cultural and artistic space with interest for both the local population and travelers.
Economic Factors
There is a clear market for cultural / lifestyle experiences in the neighborhood based on high median household income. The target customers are bound to be interested in premium services, and the ethnopharmaceutical approach and the luxurious services provided by the hotel will do good to attract customers. The cultural tourism angle allied to the economic status of the region presents the hotel with an option to promote luxury alongside presenting the guests with meaningful cultural experiences.
Business and Labor Landscape
Integration of local artists and cultural groups will be critical to ensuring guests get to experience true culture. These partnerships can still help define the hotel more by offering people staying in the hotel a more immersive experience of the culture while also benefiting the local talents.
Transportation and Accessibility
The neighborhood has good connectivity by road meaning that the guests who wish to tour the cultural attractions in the city have easy access to the hotels. This makes the hotel appealing to the cultural tourism industry because, from the hotel, the visitors can easily access the destinations in Cambridge.
- CHARACTER OF NEIGHBOURING BUILDING IN THE AREA
The design of the neighboring buildings in Cambridge, Ontario, varies in different styles that can be related to the history of the city. Concerning the surroundings of the heritage boutique hotel, the architectural features of the buildings in the zone enrich the genealogical picture. Georgian is a very famous style; its features include symmetrical and proportional facades and the use of red bricks and limestone. This correlates well with the theme of the conservation of culture and architecture of the hotel.
Richardsonian Romanesque is marked with massive stone fronts, round turrets, and recessed semi-circular arches, which give strength and dignified air to this area. Such buildings as the Gore Mutual Insurance Company exemplify this style, to which the design of the hotel is going to relate. Also, historic buildings such as Cambridge Fire Hall Museum featuring thick walls and rounded arches in Romanesque Revival style provide a classic feel for the hotel.
Presidential survival, gothic revival, and Victorian-style constructions including the central Presbyterian church and the old post office at Galt contribute a dramatic impression and high degree of detail to the area. These influences will be incorporated for the hotel to harmonize with the historical context of the surroundings while having neutral and useful materials like brick, stone, and wood.
This will apply to signage, graphic communication, and lighting, and the design concept will have more vintage typography, low impact use of colors, and the lighting will be in moods to highlight the building details. This way, the hotel properly contributes to the historical imagery of the area while providing contemporary comfort.
- How is this project unique?
This project demonstrates a creative combination of Cambridge’s traditional buildings and the modern hotel industry, history, and comfort. This makes the design focused on ensuring the hotel meets the current guest’s expectations while being aligned with the hotel’s history and encourages the hotel’s engagement with its surrounding community.
1. Function and Planning
They were adopted in the construction of the hotel while aiming at the adaptive reuse of prominent types of architecture like Georgian, Victorian Gothic Revival, Romanesque, and Richardsonian. Thus, the hotel has a historical appearance, but it helps to provide guests with the best services based on all modern technologies. Such planning makes the guest rooms, meeting and conference facilities, and cultural establishments harmoniously integrated into the architectural context and allows the hotel to combine the roles of historical restoration and a new creation.
2. Hierarchical Design
The design retains historically relevant features to ensure areas of large arches, towers, and elaborate stonewalls are featured adorning the structure. Affordances like environmentally friendly systems and accessibility are incorporated subliminally, leaving the primary historic elements to be focused on, all the while satisfying the current generation of guests.
3. Technological Integration
This design solution ensures the use of the latest technology and technology does not dominate the historical background of the project. More advanced systems such as smart-room technology appear to be completely integrated with renewable power solutions for instance solar and energy-preserving lighting which does not compromise the architectural and historical look of the building.
4. Community Engagement
They will interact with the local community making the hotel a podium of cultural exchange between the visitors and the locals. With art exhibitions, historical tours, and other community events, the hotel staff will directly contribute to locally supporting art, heritage, and culture by engaging the local community, visitors, businesses, and organizations, thus becoming an active and important part of cultural life that benefits the many.
5. Concept and Philosophy
The core idea of the project, Empower the Legacy is not about merely saving architecture but about boosting the identity of the community. The hotel makes the focal point of a local culture dynamic and relevant so that the guests can appreciate it during the tours, workshops, and community activities thus enriching the community.
- BUILDING ANALYSIS
The historic building of 64 Grand Avenue South presently is the former Dumfries Foundry and later was the property of Goldie & McCulloch Company Ltd. Its construction displays rather stringent 19th-century industrial gothic architecture where the use of stone and brick, large structures, and strict functionalism characteristic of such construction are evident well. It was originally developed for industrial use and is part of the industrial fabric and important for the economic growth of Cambridge and as such the site has Historical significance.
As for zoning, the building probably stores or incorporates multifunctional spaces or cultural uses in consonance with its historical conservation. For the hotel project, we have to notice that the nature of the construction will be industrial and that is the main focus of the design of the building. Preservation of actual historic features, like brickwork, stonework, and open floor area will be in tune with the contemporary outlook. Some home use elements like Equipment and screws will be designed and installed to represent the industrial-aged past of the building, but at the same time, should observe hospitality standards. Their decision to combine tradition and history with a contemporary design successfully protects the history of the building while transforming it into a functionally and creatively useful environment for the visitor.
- User Profile and Facility Usage: Understanding Stakeholder Engagement
The proposed new building project in Cambridge is a heritage boutique hotel that caters to a wide client base that includes business people, residents, and tourists through the offering of flexible spaces. Its goal is to serve as a place of socialization, cultural exchange, and community development for both the neighborhood residents and guests.
Neighborhood Businesses
Local businesses like cafes, restaurants, and specialty shops can enter into contracts where they can set up partnerships in which the hotel guests visit their establishments as part of the promotion and addition to the guests’ experience. It will also be able to accommodate business meetings, conferences, and cultural activities, hence being an important tool to the business world. It helps in local economic development and assists in the running of the hotel through the incorporation of neighboring merchants.
Local Residents
The hotel has facilities that are complementary to social amenities such as dining halls, resident lounges, and other communal places for people to socially congregate for events or fun. It also has cultural events such as art shows, classes, and tours that are used to display the cultural heritage of Cambridge. In addition, the hospitality and leisure business sustains local arts and supports the community by inviting residents to attend special events.
Tourists and Out-of-Town Guests
As for tourists, the hotel presents a combination of comfort and the rich history of the city and the country. Being close to attractions and corresponding companies of unique tourist experiences such as walking and bike tours and cruises along the Grand River will entice visitors from other cities. Art lovers will also find the hotel’s art displays interesting and cultural events that may be on offer will also be deemed interesting.
Cultural and Educational Organizations
First of all, the hotel can be easily converted into an exhibition space, for delivering lectures, or for staging historical performances. This gives the cultural and educational organizations a window through which they can popularize their events and embrace the community and the hotel can be branded as the local cultural and education center.
Non-Profit and Social Service Entities
Community development-based non-profit organizations, can use the hotel in outreach projects, especially involving artists or training programs for disadvantaged groups. In this way, the hotel is also in compliance with the mission of social responsibility and interaction with society to support people’s initiatives.
- Social, cultural, and political issues that affect the immediate community
The planned new heritage boutique hotel in Cambridge intends to solve several big socio-cultural and political problems of the society. On the social front, the challenges that exist in the community include exclusion and scarcities of social amenities including places of congregation. The concept of hospitality will be created by engaging vulnerable groups like the homeless in cultural value addition, for example through giving them a chance to participate in culture selling and tourism. Also, it will provide areas for social-related purposes, which will enhance interaction among the community members.
In the cultural and arts sector, there is a missing link when it comes to the promotion and production of different arts and heritage. This the hotel will overcome through collaborations with local artists and cultural institutions to display art and history within the hotel. The sculptures will be showcased and exposed to the public by the artists thereby helping to maintain, and encourage others to embrace the rich cultural diversity of this community.
From a political perspective, the community needs economic development. In this view, the hotel undertaken will help spur tourism, foster business and promote the development of the region’s economy. The hotel will provide various flexible building configurations for the display of exhibitions, members’ events, and social services, making the hotel a cultural and business platform. Therein, the hotel will also explode social relations, sustain cultural heritage, and advance the political and economic aspirations of people.
- Planning considerations
Planning Considerations
Several neighborhood factors are involved when designing the new heritage boutique hotel in Cambridge they influence the project in the following ways. Something positive that has been realized in developing one, is its closeness to historical areas and cultural attractions like libraries, museums, and galleries. These institutions around can be prestige to the hotel by attracting tourists who have a special interest in the cultural and heritage sites. These landmarks are also sufficiently close to each other, which allows for cooperation ‘within the framework of joint festivals, a chronological sequence of which will form a cultural basis for the hotel.
The nearby businesses for instance restaurants cafes and artisans shops provide opportunities that the hotel can partner with them and get added value by bringing local meals and products. Nonetheless, some issues could turn into problems, such as restrictive zoning and heritage conservation regulations that might reduce the degree of structural change. These restrictions will demand certain creative decisions concerning the twenty-first-century comforts in contrast to the ancient architectural identity of the construction. It also presents major push factors that reflect on the quality of infrastructure development such as parking space and accessibility of the hotel to public transport.
Client
In this case, the intended clients of the heritage boutique hotel project are expected to comprise the following. Another likely client will be the City of Cambridge Municipality as this project serves the purpose of boosting economic development in the region and cultural tourism. This is why the city’s interest is in promoting programs that would contribute to the historical and cultural development of the region.
Furthermore, local investors and development firms interested in the tourism sector and sustainable development that respects culture and heritage might show interest in this project. These stakeholders can leverage the increasing trend in cultural tourism as they advocate for the development of communities and environments.
Other stakeholders that could consider the hotel as a strategic partner include the non-profit organizations especially those in social services as they may consider the hotel as a place to offer training and employment to vulnerable populations. Finally, historical and cultural commissions and societies may act as clients whose mission is to protect and popularize the architectural history of Cambridge, and cooperation with the hotel as a partner or venue of events might be an option for them.
2. DESIGNER GOALS OBJECTIVES AND CONCEPTUAL DIRECTION
STUDENT DESIGN IDEAS
- Designer’s goals, objectives, and conceptual direction
In the heritage boutique hotel in Cambridge client and designer aspirations are met with consideration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. From the client’s perspective, the project will help maintain the identity of the city of Cambridge as both historical and cultural through the European architectural design while boosting tourism and community activity. It does this by designing an architectural experience that fully engages the tourist within the local culture. For the designer, it is business as usual and also personal responsibility involved in the project using sustainability such as energy efficiency in design, green chemistry in material usage, and support to social causes such as support programs for the homeless. Specifically, this approach targets UN 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), & 1(No Poverty). The primary purpose of the project is to act as a culture and economy enabler for Cambridge while providing value to tourists, residents, and homeless people. The elemental design idea is the synergy of historical context with current sustainable design to provide accommodating and community-reinforcing structures that reveal history.
- Goals, objectives, and target market
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND TARGET MARKET.
The purpose of the heritage boutique hotel project in Cambridge is fundamental not only for developing the cultural and historical heritage of the city but also for increasing the flow of tourists and involving local people. This project provides a means for presenting the local heritage, art, and customs with a possibility for both guests and locals to get acquainted with the history of Cambridge. The project also targets socially vulnerable groups by providing employment and promoting access to culture through participation in tours and the effects of culturally oriented activities.
At present, implementation of such master plans assumes cooperation with the local NGOs involved in the struggle against social exclusion with the view proposal of tourist and ethnocultural animation of the city. The hotel will seek for such partners who will add value to the guest experience within the context of the heritage of Cambridge. There are also ideas of walking tours of the hotel and the Grand River which enhance the attractiveness of the hotel while encouraging discovery of the region.
Financial resources will mainly come from local development firms and partly from the City of Cambridge municipality owing to its interest in cultural and economic development. Funding will also be available for heritage conservation, cooperation with social NGOs, and businesses that will receive an inflow of tourism will help these countries raise money to support the project.
- Response to community (social, cultural, and political)
The architecture of the boutique hotel found in the middle of the Gaslight District shapes up around the social, cultural, and political granularities of the context. Wherever socially, the project resolves the problem of exclusivity by creating job opportunities including employment and job training to the homeless, thereby promoting understanding and fighting stigma. In this case, it occupies a void in Cambridge by restoring the history, purposing venues for the exhibition of local artwork, and hosting community and culture-centric events that boost the people’s pride in their region. In this context, the hotel champions the cause of cultural tourism and economic development, which is consistent with the policies of the local administration and helps create new markets for tourism and small businesses. In these terms, the hotel fills the voids in interactions among people, cultures, and politics that is the promotion of socialization, an understanding of culture, and engagement with civic activities.
