Booth Muirie

New additions to the De Vere Hotel group have been supplied with Booth Muirie's specialist architectural rainscreen cladding as part of the Urban Village Resorts brand. The three Scottish hotels have been designed to integrate with the modern and urban architectural theme of the chain of hotels. Booth Muirie was specified to provide its innovative rainscreen cladding to the three hotels, all of which had their own requirements whilst complementing the chain's trademark 'black box' appearance. Located in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, the hotels were the first of the Urban Village Resort's expansion into Scotland with over 60 hotels already in cities across England and Wales. The Urban Village Resorts accommodate up to 148 guest rooms and a leisure complex as well as restaurants, bars and a conference centre. Led by 3D Reid Architects , the Edinburgh and Glasgow hotels were both supplied with 2750m. of Booth Muirie's BML60 system in black. Laura Maginnes of 3D Reid Architects commented, "Considering that we were given a specific polished granite design brief for the exterior of the hotel we are particularly pleased with the way that Booth Muirie's rain screens have complemented this extremely well and at a reasonable cost and for this reason we would definitely consider Booth Muirie on future projects." Booth Muirie's rainscreen cladding systems are particularly suitable for the construction of all three hotels as they can be applied to both brand new and existing structures. The Edinburgh hotel, located in the centre of the capital city, was a £20m project to develop an unused office building, whilst both the Glasgow and Aberdeen hotels are part of a multi-million pound construction of brand new hotels located in the cities. The Aberdeen Village Resort, the largest of the three, is an integral part of the city's recently developed Prime Four Business Park. Designed by Halliday Fraser Munro Architects , the hotel was installed with 2255m. of Booth Muirie's system in Anthracite Grey to conform to the 'black box' look, with capping to ensure a seamless finish. Booth Muirie supplied a combination of its BML120 and BML200 systems to meet the specific demands of the desired appearance.