Dive into the foundational study of Z’s Karam Hotel at 20-34 Castle Street, a historic bank in Liverpool’s Castle Street Conservation Area. This document details the site’s context, pathways to nearby landmarks, and its potential as a gaming sanctuary, ensuring heritage preservation.
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Discover the materials and textures chosen for Z’s Karam Hotel, blending gaming-inspired aesthetics with heritage-sensitive design. This document outlines selections like stone-effect finishes, timber accents, and neon lighting, ensuring compliance with regulations while maintaining the historic bank’s charm.
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Learn about the cultural influences behind Z’s Karam Hotel, from Liverpool’s port city heritage to its modern gaming scene. This document explores how these roots shape a community hub, connecting the city’s past with its vibrant digital present.
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Explore the gaming-focused furniture packs for Z’s Karam Hotel, tailored for immersive experiences. This document details ergonomic gaming stations, LED-lit desks, and modular seating, designed to enhance gameplay while respecting the historic bank’s structural integrity.
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Understand the concept of a 24-hour gaming hotel through Z’s Karam’s design journey. This document covers definitions, precedents, SketchUp practices, signage, and products, showcasing how we created a sanctuary for gamers within a listed building.
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See how AI tools analyzed the existing site of Z’s Karam Hotel, a historic bank in Liverpool. This document details AI-driven scans of wood and steel beams, columns, and ornate ceilings, guiding non-invasive design solutions for a gaming sanctuary.
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Uncover the early conceptual visuals for Z’s Karam Hotel, created during the initial study phase. This document presents AI-generated images that sparked the gaming sanctuary vision, blending mythical and futuristic themes within a historic framework.
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Access a tutorial on using AI in design, inspired by ChatGPT’s OpenAI resources, as applied to Z’s Karam Hotel. This document links to a YouTube guide, showing how we studied AI tools to innovate within a listed building.
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Watch a preview of how Z’s Karam Hotel’s lobby might feel during a gaming event. This document includes a YouTube video link, showcasing AI-generated clips of tournaments and community interactions, designed with heritage preservation in mind.
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Examine the envisioned construction process for Z’s Karam Hotel, featuring AI-generated visuals of construction workers.
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Delve into the full 3D design of Z’s Karam Hotel’s Honeydukes Café, inspired by retro arcades. This document presents AI-generated models of timber counters, neon accents, and pet-friendly seating, ensuring compliance with accessibility and safety regulations.
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Discover the 3D design of Z’s Karam Hotel’s Gaming Studio, a hub for immersive play. This document includes AI-generated models of VR arenas, cosplay workshops, and streaming spaces, designed to preserve the historic bank’s structural integrity.
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Learn about the ancient hospitality traditions that inspired Z’s Karam Hotel, from Greek Zeus Xenios to Bedouin karam. This precedent study document explores how these practices of welcoming travellers shape the hotel’s inclusive, pet-friendly design.
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Discover Z’s Karam Hotel’s proposed designs reimagined through the iconic styles of renowned architects—Zaha Hadid’s fluid forms, Frank Gehry’s sculptural shapes, Norman Foster’s sleek modernity, Tadao Ando’s minimalist serenity, Santiago Calatrava’s organic flow, Bjarke Ingels’ playful innovation, and Le Corbusier’s modular functionality—generated via ChatGPT. This document showcases diverse gaming sanctuary interpretations within the historic bank, blending modern design with heritage preservation.
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Disclaimer for Z’s Karam Hotel Project: This Z’s Karam Hotel project is an academic experiment conducted for educational purposes only, and is not intended for commercial use or profit. All content, including references to Hogwarts, as well as videos, music, sounds, and sound effects, were sourced from publicly accessible resources inc. YouTube videos and are used under fair use principles for non-commercial, educational purposes. We do not claim ownership of any copyrighted material, and any use is not endorsed by or affiliated with the respective copyright holders, including the Hogwarts Concept or YouTube content creators. This project is published to invite viewing and commentary from others to support our learning, knowledge development, and professional networking within the design and gaming communities. For any concerns, please contact us directly.
