-->

A 2 Star Hotel In Greece Has Been Transformed Into A 4 Star Boutique Hotel

A 2 Star Hotel In Greece Has Been Transformed Into A 4 Star Boutique Hotel



 


A31 Architecture have transformed a 1980s 2 star hotel on Ios Island, Greece, into Hotel Relux, a contemporary 4 star boutique hotel.


 


Hotel Relux Ios Island by A31 Architecture


The architect’s description


Sometime during the mid ‘80s, Blue Bay Hotel Ios** was built at the Port of Ios island, overlooking Sikinos, without being renovated or reconstructed for more than two decades.


Hotel Relux Ios Island by A31 Architecture


That is until the complete renovation of its premises was seen as a necessity, in order to improve the facilities and upgrade the services offered. A31 was then assigned with the responsibility to transform that 2* hotel to a contemporary 4* boutique hotel, which was named Relux Ios Island.


Hotel Relux Ios Island by A31 Architecture


In order to succeed in that task, A31 redesigned the existing buildings’ outline as well as the bedrooms, the common areas and the surrounding landscape. The landscape design takes advantage of site specific features such as microclimatic and topographical conditions as well as the existing vegetation to blend the hotel exterior seamlessly into the surrounding natural setting.


Hotel Relux Ios Island by A31 Architecture


The uneven shape of the plot which seems to be “embracing” the complex, forms private gardens as well as adding outdoor spaces for the hotel’s function. The gentle slope that can be easily detected in the surrounding space was utilized as the ideal environment for the addition of build-in sitting rooms or elevated planted areas.


Hotel Relux Ios Island by A31 Architecture



The plant selection includes Mediterranean species, with rich aromas and flowering, selected on the basis of their low maintenance requirements and their ability to fit in the architectural unity.



Hotel Relux Ios Island by A31 Architecture



Designed in a subtractive manner, this project is defined by the sleekness of its surfaces. A31 also established flow and movement to the project by securing the organic integration of the water element in the surrounding space. The rooms were treated as individual spaces of island architecture, with unique morphological properties, and not as typical hotel rooms.



Hotel Relux Ios Island by A31 Architecture



Therefore, all of them were redesigned and new rooms were created with brand new layout and access, in order to meet the 4-star classification requirements.



Hotel Relux Ios Island by A31 Architecture



Furthermore, additional establishments of common areas were constructed, including an open bar, restaurant and wine bar, swimming pool, outdoor revitalization spa and a contemporary orthodox chapel.



Hotel Relux Ios Island by A31 Architecture




Architects: A31 ARCHITECTURE

Project’s Architect: Praxitelis Kondylis

Design Team: Praxitelis Kondylis, Ero Papadopoulou, Hara Lasithiotaki, Stefanos Nasopoulos

Project Management: A31 CONSTRUCTION, Panagiotis Karras

Landscape Architecture: Archetopo, Sarik Barbarian, Nikola Galiatsou

Structural Design: Tasos Kosmatopoulos, Civil Eng.

Electrical and Mechanical Design: Elias Kosmatopoulos, Mech. Eng.

Lighting design: OKAPI Lighting Design

Photo credits: Yiannis Hadjiaslanis




#Travel

Original Content > A 2 Star Hotel In Greece Has Been Transformed Into A 4 Star Boutique Hotel
LihatTutupKomentar