The task of this project was to functionally and formally
rearrange the existing dwelling house into a smaller design boutique hotel,
erect a single storey wellness building as well as to appropriately arrange the
building's surrounds.
Apart from the interior the rearrangement of the existing
structure also included the artistic remodelling of already finished façades
with some new final linings to reach the tendency towards the uniformity of all
the materials used as well as the consistency of the structure's integrated
image.
The interior consists of both common and private spaces,
situated over the building’s three storeys. The house's entrance part with the
reception desk and mini bar actually offers its guests their first contact with
the hotel's interior. The reception desk is designed as a huge stone piece
melting into the massive ribs, flowing further on to the house’s interior. The lacquered wood wall behind the
reception desk resembles a stylised image of branches, holding the keys to the
house’s suites. This space opens into the Sunroom, a common living
(day-and-night) space, offering its users either a variety of activities or
just a pleasant rest. Although it is furnished with cosy sofas and small club
tables, its most attractive element is by all means the wood fireplace. The
Sunroom opens towards the common dining room, walled in with a glass membrane,
enabling its visitors an immediate
visual connection with the nearby nature.
The thematic guest suites are situated on both the ground
and the first floor. They are accessible from the common spaces. Each and every
suite has its own story, providing this small boutique hotel with some extra
charm and personal note. The guests are encouraged to choose their suites
according to their own tastes, to test and explore them, repeatedly.
The materials are quite agreeable and a lot of natural wood
was used too. The colours used on the walls are mostly in warm brown tones. In
opposition to the usual practice in the hotel rooms, this time the bathrooms
and toilets are designed as a part of the entire space and marked off only with
translucent or semi-translucent glass walls. Hence the sense of even greater
airiness and spaciousness of the suites. An essential part of the suites
integrated image is graphic design, presented either as graphic pieces on walls
or as printed fabrics of pillows and beddings.
Following the stairs one descends to the basement to
discover the Sončna hiša personnel office and the wine cellar meant for evening
gatherings of its guests. Here the
furniture is designed rationally too, corresponding thematically to the space’s
contents, i.e.: wine benches, tables and wine cabinets. The lighting is
artificial and stifled.
The building with a small wellness oasis is yet another
sequel of the hotel's story as it offers its guests relaxation in saunas,
soaking in the outdoor jacuzzi and pampering with various types of massages.
This building's exterior is clad into a wood panel facade, visually extending
into the larger wood facade through the fish pond. The pleasing atmosphere and
the fusion of surrounds and natural materials are additionally accentuated by
the exterior design, i.e. the autochthon grass species, providing a unique
sense of privacy.
The interior of the building earmarked for wellness
activities is dressed in vinyl, resembling a wicker rope and its walls are
coloured with golden tones. The lighting is controlled and stifled. A part of
the space designed for relaxation may be divided with semi-translucent curtains,
to offer its guests some additional feeling of privacy.
Conforming to the smallness of the building plot, the task
of the exterior design was
to adjust it to the natural surrounds by means of its amalgamation with the
natural scenery. Thus the higher and high plants were planted to offer some
more intimacy to separate environments. Thus we used some autochthon planting
species, i.e. marsh grasses, birch trees, willows, etc.