I don't know anything about construction, but is the difference that large? It seems like some of the tasks you added to the wall side would also apply to the glass side—you still gotta install it, if sound insulation matters to you then you wouldn't use glass either, and you still need the edging of the frame for glass which is the biggest part of the wall framing. All the drywall stuff, plaster, and painting is indeed more work. But I also think having large panes of glass is in general a more difficult, more expensive, and less versatile thing to purchase and keep around than the plaster and drywall you can get anywhere.
Anyways, not saying this isn't it, but it feels like the differences might be smaller.
I agree with you, I doubt it's about saving costs. When designing the hotel room and the hallways leading to the hotel rooms they are already doing framing, drywalling, plastering, painting, etc. All the materials, tools, skilled labour are already on the job site. The materials are cheap (the labour might not be). What's 1-2 more walls?
If someone has a bloody nose, sneezes on the wall, and lets it sit there for 12 hours before housekeeping sees it.
That’s gonna stain and be a pain in the ass to clean.
Glass on the other hand, just requires windex, or something similar, no need to worry about damaging paint.
Also, someone comes in drunk, or is deliberately destructive, all you need to do is sweep up the broken glass, and bolt on a new pane, whereas with a wall you might need drywall, spackle, paint, and the room is out of commission for nearly a week.
Ah yes, they made 5% of the walls glass for easier cleaning, surely thats the solve. Or perhaps its just a design some guy in a suit with money liked and greenlighted for his investment.
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u/Annual-Telephone7520 20d ago
I don't know anything about construction, but is the difference that large? It seems like some of the tasks you added to the wall side would also apply to the glass side—you still gotta install it, if sound insulation matters to you then you wouldn't use glass either, and you still need the edging of the frame for glass which is the biggest part of the wall framing. All the drywall stuff, plaster, and painting is indeed more work. But I also think having large panes of glass is in general a more difficult, more expensive, and less versatile thing to purchase and keep around than the plaster and drywall you can get anywhere.
Anyways, not saying this isn't it, but it feels like the differences might be smaller.