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Aviator Hotel in UK scoops Saint-Gobain award for = innovation

Published: 09-Jun-2010

The Aviator Hotel in Farnborough, England has = won=20 Innovation award at the International Saint-Gobain Gyproc Trophy (SGGT) = awards=20 held in Amsterdam for use of Glass Reinforced Gypsum (GRG) = products.

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The seventh International Saint-Gobain Gyproc Awards Trophy ceremony = was held=20 on June 4, 2010 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The bi-annual competition = is a=20 worldwide initiative designed to recognize excellence in dry-walling and = plastering.

Designed by London-based architectural practice BFLS, formerly = Hamiltons=20 Architects, the Aviator is a sleek 169-bedroom hotel inspired by the = heritage=20 and history of Farnborough airfield. The hotel features graceful curves, = formed=20 from bands of bright aluminum, serving as a notable feature of the = entire=20 structure. The dramatic spiral stairway in the spectacular internal = atrium=20 echoes the sinuous forms of the exterior design.

Core functions of the hotel such as the reception, lounge, = restaurant,=20 patisserie, bar and lifts are arranged around the circular atrium, which = has=20 been designed as a space where guests can easily orientate themselves. = All the=20 guestrooms are arranged along both symmetrical wings of the building = offering=20 stunning views over the surrounding area.

The Aviator Hotel occupies the site of the former RAF Officers Mess = at=20 Farnborough Airfield, on the Farnborough Road.

Aviator represented the UK competing against entries from 10 = different=20 countries for the most innovative building project using GRG.

The SGGT honors some of the world=E2=80=99s most successful building = designs using=20 Saint-Gobain gypsum-based lightweight construction materials. Entries = are judged=20 at a national level on the basis of quality, skill and innovation. The = event=20 welcomes the world=E2=80=99s best interior building craftsmen, = international architects=20 and Saint-Gobain Gyproc executives from all over the world.

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