Hospitality Space Programming & Functional Brief Generator
Generate comprehensive space programs and functional briefs for hospitality venues
What You Can Do
You can rapidly develop comprehensive space programming documents that quantify spatial requirements, define operational workflows, and establish design criteria before schematic design begins. This skill translates your hospitality venue's business objectives and guest experience vision into precise area schedules with net/gross calculations, adjacency matrices showing spatial relationships, and guest flow diagrams that guide all subsequent design decisions and ensure efficient space allocation.
Features
Example Output
Area Schedule Example:
- Guest Rooms: 150 rooms × 350 SF = 52,500 SF net; 68,250 SF gross (30% efficiency)
- Restaurant: 6,000 SF net (150 seats × 40 SF); 8,400 SF gross (includes kitchen, storage, BOH)
- Spa Reception: 800 SF net; 1,200 SF gross
Adjacency Matrix Excerpt:
- Restaurant → Kitchen (required, direct connection)
- Spa Treatment → Relaxation Lounge (beneficial, visual/acoustic separation)
- Guest Elevators → Front Desk (required, primary guest flow)
Guest Flow Diagram:
- Primary: Entry → Lobby → Front Desk → Elevators → Guest Rooms
- Secondary: Parking → Service Entrance → Kitchen → Restaurant Dining
- Service: Loading Dock → Storage → BOH Corridors → Trash/Laundry
What's Included
- SKILL.md instruction file with programming methodology and best practices:
- Area Schedule Template with net/gross calculation formulas and efficiency benchmarks:
- Adjacency Matrix Worksheet for mapping spatial relationships and dependencies:
- Guest Flow Diagram Framework for primary, secondary, and service circulation:
- Operational Workflow Checklist for staffing, equipment, and daily procedures:
- Department-Specific Programming Guides for lobbies, restaurants, spas, and back-of-house:
- Compliance Validation Worksheet for ADA, code, and safety standard verification:
Who It's For
- Interior designers specializing in hospitality projects
- Hospitality architects developing space plans and functional briefs
- Hotel/restaurant operators evaluating space efficiency and workflow
- Project managers coordinating design briefs with ownership and operations teams
- Design consultants responding to hospitality venue RFPs
Best For
- Programming new hospitality venues (hotels, restaurants, spas, clubs, resorts)
- Expanding existing operations with new departments or guest amenities
- Renovating hospitality spaces with space allocation validation
- Presenting design briefs to ownership and operators before design concepts
- Managing tight budgets by justifying space allocation against operational metrics
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