Backdrops to Memories - Marc DeSmet

Where you live in the world will influence the way you look at your design space, a faster paced environment will feel and produce a different look than a slower one.

Hospitality isn’t just about little gift baskets in hotel rooms or flowers. It’s a feeling of welcoming and greeting someone to make them feel comfortable.

Hospitality is about creating backdrops for memories. You want to create a positive memory for your guests and have it be something they look back upon fondly.

Music can play a large role in hospitality as well, as it can influence the way a setting is received by a guest.

As an architect, it’s important to consider projects that are longer form and can be multi-generational as that can allow the space to really develop.

You want to create a location that people will want to go back to over and over again.

Net Zero hotels are starting to be looked at as the way of the future for hotels to help the environment.

Backdrops to Memories - Marc DeSmet - Episode # 065