Hotel Door Engineering · Case Study
Fire rated, acoustic, wooden and sliding door systems supplied as one coordinated package — customized to the project's architectural drawings, door schedule and interior finish palette for the Earth Hotel development in Saudi Arabia.
This Saudi Arabia hospitality development is the Earth Hotel requiring complete door solutions that combine fire safety, acoustic performance, interior design and durability — the range of requirements typical of a luxury hotel project, where guest room doors, corridor doors and back-of-house doors each carry different functional priorities within the same building. Qi'an Door supplies fire rated doors, acoustic doors, wooden doors and sliding doors for the project as one coordinated package.
Qi'an Door customizes products according to the project's architectural drawings, door schedules and technical specifications, rather than supplying from standard catalog sizing. This approach allows the door package to be engineered to match the project's room layouts, fire compartmentation requirements and interior design intent, while maintaining consistent manufacturing quality across every door category included in the scope.
| Project | Riyadh Earth Hotel — complete door package |
|---|---|
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Project Type | Luxury hospitality — hotel building |
| Areas Covered | Guest rooms, guest floor corridors, bathrooms, back-of-house areas |
| Door Supplier | Guangdong Qi'an Door Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Product Scope | Fire rated doors, acoustic doors, wooden doors, sliding doors |
| Standards | BS EN 1634-1, BS 476, BS 476-31.1, ASTM E90-09 (STC 39 dB) |
| Engineering Approach | Drawing-based customization, BOQ review, hardware matching |
| Service | Customized manufacturing & installation |
| Project Status | Under development — supply scope agreed and ongoing |
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A luxury hospitality project typically involves several hundred door openings across guest floors, public areas and service zones, each governed by different performance criteria within a single project scope.
Corridor and stairwell doors are governed primarily by fire and smoke compartmentation requirements, and must hold certified performance across every guest floor.
Fire rated doors compliant with BS EN 1634-1 and BS 476 were allocated per area, with smoke control performance per BS 476-31.1 where the schedule requires it.
Guest room entrance doors need to balance fire compartmentation with acoustic privacy, so that corridor noise does not carry into guest rooms.
Acoustic fire doors combine a fire resistant structure with an acoustic core, reaching STC 39 dB under ASTM E90-09 while maintaining fire performance.
Guest-facing doors must carry a finish quality consistent with the hotel's interior design language across entrances, interiors and decorative doors.
Wooden doors were customized with HPL decorative surfaces and project-specific colours, matched to the interior finish palette confirmed on the project drawings.
Bathroom and back-of-house doors prioritize moisture resistance and space-efficient hardware, such as sliding or pocket door systems.
Bathroom and interior doors received moisture resistance and anti-termite treatment, with sliding and pocket door systems specified where space efficiency matters.
| Door Type | Structure & Finish | Key Hardware | Typical Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Fire Rated Door | Galvanized steel frame, fire resistant core, powder coating | Lock preparation, closers | Back-of-house corridors, service areas |
| Wooden Fire Rated Door | Decorative surface, fire resistant core, acoustic materials | Vingcard electronic locks | Guest floor corridors, guest-facing areas |
| Acoustic Fire Door | Fire resistant structure, acoustic core, HPL finish | Smart lock integration | Guest rooms, private areas |
| Customized Wooden Door | HPL surface, FSC wood, moisture & anti-termite treatment | Concealed handles, magnetic contacts | Entrance, interior and bathroom doors |
| Sliding Door | Mirror surface, aluminum honeycomb, edge protection | OUPAIKE systems, Kinlong hardware | Bedroom pocket doors, bathrooms |
Steel fire rated doors with galvanized steel frames, fire resistant cores and powder coating serve back-of-house areas where structural durability is the priority, while wooden fire rated doors with decorative surfaces and acoustic materials serve guest-facing corridors. Both comply with BS EN 1634-1 and BS 476.
Combines a fire resistant structure, acoustic core, HPL finish and smart lock integration. Fire performance is per BS EN 1634-1, acoustics reach STC 39 dB (ASTM E90-09), and smoke control is tested to BS 476-31.1.
HPL decorative surfaces, FSC certified wood materials, moisture resistance treatment and anti-termite protection, with colours matched to the project's interior finish palette.
Mirror decorative surfaces over an aluminum honeycomb structure with aluminum edge protection and concealed hardware, running on OUPAIKE sliding systems with Kinlong hardware.
The specification below is the common basis across the door categories supplied. Final dimensions, rating, finish and hardware are fixed per opening by the project door schedule.
Doors are manufactured with hardware preparation matched to the specified items, so that locks, closers and sliding systems are fitted at the factory rather than modified on site — and access control components meet hospitality operational requirements without compatibility issues between door structure and hardware installation.
Seven controlled stages, from BOQ review to export packing, applied to every door in the package.
Inspection is built into the production line rather than added at the end, so that a multi-category package — fire rated, acoustic, wooden and sliding doors together — keeps factory-level consistency while still carrying the area-specific customization a hotel project requires.
Door types, dimensions, ratings, finishes and hardware are checked against the confirmed BOQ, drawings and door schedule before production begins.
FSC certified wood, HPL panels, galvanized steel, fire resistant cores and hardware are checked against the project specification before they enter production.
Fabrication dimensions, core filling, surface finishing and hardware fitting are controlled at each stage, so a multi-category package keeps factory-level consistency.
Each door is inspected against the confirmed specification before it is approved for packing, with labelling aligned to the project door schedule on request.
What the ratings on this project actually mean, and which test methods sit behind them.
A fire rating states the period for which the complete door assembly held its required performance under the standard fire exposure defined by the test method. An STC 39 dB rating states how much airborne sound the door assembly blocks, measured under ASTM E90-09. Both ratings belong to the assembly as tested — frame, leaf, core, seals, hardware and installation — not to the door leaf on its own, which is why hotel project approval works from the test reports and the door schedule rather than from a single number.
| Standard | Scope of the standard | Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| BS EN 1634-1 | European fire resistance test method for door and shutter assemblies | The fire rated doors in this package are manufactured to comply with BS EN 1634-1 test requirements. |
| BS 476-22 | UK method for fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction | Referenced for the fire resistance performance of the hotel's fire door assemblies. |
| BS 476-31.1 | UK method for measuring smoke leakage through door assemblies | Covers the smoke control performance required of corridor and stairwell doors. |
| ASTM E90-09 | US laboratory method for measuring airborne sound transmission | The acoustic rating of the sound-rated doors: STC 39 dB, measured to this method. |
| Project door schedule | Per-opening requirements for rating, finish and hardware | Governs the rating, size, finish and hardware actually manufactured for each opening. |
The timber fire and smoke door systems in this package are covered by independent KAS Quality Service test reports under the European test methods referenced above:
| Report No. | Test standard | Test scope | Applicable door system |
|---|---|---|---|
| J251203001-1 | BS EN 1634-1: 2014/A1: 2018 | Fire resistance, 30 minutes | Timber single-leaf fire door |
| J251203001-2 | BS EN 1634-3: 2004/AC: 2007 | Smoke control | Timber single-leaf smoke control door |
| J250729002-2 | BS EN 1634-1: 2014/A1: 2018 | Fire resistance, 60 minutes | Timber single-leaf fire door (upgraded door core) |
Ratings apply to the tested assembly configuration; project-specific confirmation is provided with the submittal. Copies of relevant certificates, test reports and declarations are available on request.
Why a hotel door package is supplied as one coordinated scope rather than as separate door orders.
Fire rated, acoustic, wooden and sliding doors are supplied from one manufacturing operation, giving the project a single point of technical coordination across fire safety, acoustic and interior design requirements.
Qi'an Door supports project drawings and specifications throughout production, from BOQ review through hardware matching, rather than offering standard catalog products alone.
Qi'an Door has supplied door systems for projects in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, working with the technical documentation and delivery requirements typical of overseas construction projects.
Production is managed in accordance with BS, EN and UL standards, and products have passed inspection by overseas testing institutions with certification under American, British, European and Australian standards.
Qi'an Door supplies fire doors, acoustic doors, fire and acoustic doors, fire shutters, radiation protection doors and smoke doors, and has supplied door systems for international projects across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Copies of relevant certificates, test reports and declarations are available on request.
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Qi'an Door provides fire rated doors, acoustic doors, wooden doors and sliding door systems for hotel projects, covering guest room entrance doors, interior doors, bathroom doors and corridor fire doors.
Yes. Qi'an Door reviews project BOQs and architectural drawings to confirm door specifications, dimensions and hardware requirements before production, providing customized manufacturing instead of standard catalog sizing.
Yes. Qi'an Door supplies multiple door categories including fire rated doors, acoustic doors, wooden doors and sliding doors as a coordinated package, allowing hotel projects to work with one manufacturing partner across different door types.
Qi'an Door fire rated doors are manufactured with reference to international standards including BS EN 1634-1 and BS 476, covering fire resistance and smoke control performance.
Yes. Wooden hotel doors can be customized with HPL decorative surfaces, FSC certified wood materials, moisture resistance treatment, anti-termite protection and project-specific colors.
The acoustic fire doors supplied for hotel projects are tested to ASTM E90-09 and achieve an STC 39 dB rating, with smoke control performance tested to BS 476-31.1.
Door systems can be engineered for hotel-grade hardware including Vingcard electronic locks, stainless steel hinges, door closers, magnetic contacts and concealed handles, with sliding doors running on OUPAIKE sliding systems and Kinlong hardware.
Send us your drawings, request a quotation, or discuss your project requirements with our engineering team. Qi'an Door supports hotel, hospitality and commercial projects worldwide with complete door packages engineered to your specification.
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