Millennium Ocean Village

HKR Architects has revealed plans for a 224 bedroom four-star deluxe Millennium Hotel for Marina Developments Limited at Southampton’s Ocean Village.

On the site of what was formerly a boatyard – Maritime Walk, Princess Alexandra Dock – the proposed landmark development will have a prominent waterside frontage with views across the marina. The design of the building is conceived as a series of interlocking blocks. On the base, an elongated glass block along the length of the promontory accommodates the public areas, along with a more solid metal-clad block for the ballroom, which opens out for expansion into the piazza. The principal 10-storey guestroom block ‘floats’ over a plane of glass above the podium base.

Guest accommodation will be a mixture of luxury suites, family guestrooms and club guestrooms. Facilities at the hotel will include: banqueting and conferencing for up to 800; 139 car-parking spaces; destination restaurant and café bar – both with external terraces – together with a dedicated spa floor, as well as an executive and marina berth holders club lounge.

Bernard Lee, director at the London office of HKR Architects commented: “The final design is an elegant and successful resolution to a challenging brief for this exciting urban waterfront quarter. Our approach ensured that we addressed existing uses as well as the integration of the site within its wider context. This dramatic and high quality scheme will further complement the cohesive development of Ocean Village and will help position the marina as the premier world class yachting destination on the south coast.”

David Curtis-Brignell of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels added: “This proposal will really help to enliven Ocean Village Marina and Millennium & Copthorne is pleased to be part of these exciting plans. The site will become a key business and leisure destination and the link from the ballroom to the events area will assist to attract major events into Southampton.”

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