The consultancy firm of Deen + Partners Architects in association with Consulting Engineers Partnership (CEP) and Leverage Consulting Engineers through its principal, Mohamed Deen Kamaludeen, presented two concept designs on Friday for the soon-to-be constructed Hospitality Institute.
According to a Ministry of Education (MoE) release, the institute will be built on a 2.5-acre plot of land in the Providence area and its objective is to prepare citizens for the local hospitality sector in keeping with the best practices in the region.
During the power point presentation which was held at the Ministry’s boardroom in Brickdam, George-town, and witnessed by the Permanent Secretary, Adele Clarke and Chief Education Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson, along with representatives from the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Kamaludeen explained that the first concept has three blocks.
The first block caters for a sixty-room hotel where students will be exposed to practical training. The second block will facilitate classes and training for students of the institution and the third block will be outfitted with facilities for staff and other administrative matters.
The second concept that was presented has as part of its design, a hotel, a culinary block as well as a teaching block in addition to a management and utilities section. According to Kamaludeen the two proposed concepts are not ‘written in stone’ and stakeholders will have the opportunity to make recommendations to inform the final design.
The principal noted that Guyana’s uniqueness in terms of cultures and other related issues should be taken into consideration so that the institution can be tailored towards the needs of all Guyanese.
The project is being implemented under the Guyana Skills Development and Employability Project through the MoE.
