Motel

MOTEL AT THE SEA-SIDE

The project was a hotel establishment located in a foreign beach resort, formally Romanian territory, from 1913-1940. Shortly after it’s conquest the royal family built a vacation castle near the beach. In a short while, the resort became popular with artists and people of culture who retired here for privacy and inspiration. The project presented a different work medium, where we would endeavor to understand the rural way of living, the cultural diversity and the hilly landscape. The presence of natural elements and local construction materials were a starting point of this project. The hotel needed to incorporate a reception area, 8 rooms, a common dinning area and a room for the caretaker of the establishment.
The concept’s aim were to incorporate the project into the scenery in such a way that it would not detract from the rural beauty of the resort. Constructing on the hillside had constraints and by concealing the common spaces into the rock left the upper side of the hill exposed for remodeling. An interpretation of the terraced village topography was the starting point of the project.