Landscaped Carpet
This project, a renovation of a hotel left in its concrete framework, is on the road connecting Oia and Fira, a journey with beautiful rocks of warm earthy tones. We created an almost natural landscape of buildings, like huge rocks that have rolled over from the street. The facades of these volumes are finished with warm brown colors. As one approaches the reception, he is passing next to a retaining wall and the planted roofs of the common areas. For the open areas around the rooms we propose a “carpet” quality by using various textures of pebble finishes and strips of plantation: this east facing side of Santorini is characterized by stepped plantations with a nice variety of textures and colors. The stone facades of some of the rooms continue this dialogue of the hotel with Santorini’s landscape. In their interior the color palette relates to the island and its traditional architecture: the beige tones of aspa and pumice, the wooden doors of the old tomato factories, the curved geometries of the cave like traditional interiors.
- Status Final design
- Year 2014 - 2017
- Location Santorini, Cyclades