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HYATT Unbound Collection Magma Resort and SPA
HYATT Unbound Collection Magma Resort and SPA
Thira, Greece
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HYATT Unbound Collection Magma Resort and SPA
Thira, Greece
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2023
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
The hotel complex is located between man-made and natural surroundings. Placed in a mild terrain near the village of Vourvoulos in Santorini, it is surrounded by traditional ’pezoules’, large areas of cultivated land that follow the altitudes and are formed with stone walls. The design approach attempts to create a built environment that is formed through the interplay between contradictory - complementary elements that reference the particular setting and the wider location. Organic shapes from black volcanic stones follow the curved counter lines creating a landscape architecture that reflects the shape of the terrain. Occasionally off-white prisms that resemble the color of ‘aspa’ (volcanic ash of Santorini) appear. The geometric formations interrupt the low stone volumes, producing dense or sparse regions of cubistic compositions.
The curved stone formations refer to the traditional pezoules that surround the plot. They follow the counter lines of the landscape and organize the terrain in multiple planted terraces below which accommodation with unlimited view to the horizon takes place. The fusion of the boundaries between the natural and the built environment is intensified by the use of planted surfaces above the habitable spaces.
At selected areas with intense slopes, the stone walls invade inside the topography opening spaces below the earth (spa-reception), which refer to Santorini's famous underground spaces. Elsewhere, they emerge from the earth, forming a new "unfolding" terrain that turns into a planted terrace that ‘hides’ habitable spaces (restaurant).
The off white geometric prisms resemble the archetypal form of the traditional Cycladic dwelling, the rectangular one-room house and in particular the one room narrow and long typology. The repeated unit appears in numerous ways: as a lonely presence or as groups that create small or large cubist compositions that are characterized by different spatial qualities.
Cubistic compositions, ‘hang’ over the stone forms, interrupt them, or appear emerging from them. The relationships between the volumes create variety and protected microclimates. Semi-outdoor spaces and covered walkways, create intermediate living spaces, balancing the dark and cool interior with the warmness of the open air spaces..
The curved stone formations refer to the traditional pezoules that surround the plot. They follow the counter lines of the landscape and organize the terrain in multiple planted terraces below which accommodation with unlimited view to the horizon takes place. The fusion of the boundaries between the natural and the built environment is intensified by the use of planted surfaces above the habitable spaces.
At selected areas with intense slopes, the stone walls invade inside the topography opening spaces below the earth (spa-reception), which refer to Santorini's famous underground spaces. Elsewhere, they emerge from the earth, forming a new "unfolding" terrain that turns into a planted terrace that ‘hides’ habitable spaces (restaurant).
The off white geometric prisms resemble the archetypal form of the traditional Cycladic dwelling, the rectangular one-room house and in particular the one room narrow and long typology. The repeated unit appears in numerous ways: as a lonely presence or as groups that create small or large cubist compositions that are characterized by different spatial qualities.
Cubistic compositions, ‘hang’ over the stone forms, interrupt them, or appear emerging from them. The relationships between the volumes create variety and protected microclimates. Semi-outdoor spaces and covered walkways, create intermediate living spaces, balancing the dark and cool interior with the warmness of the open air spaces..
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