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Valamar Miramare Hotel Isabella Island
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Valamar Miramare Hotel Isabella Island
Design competition 2007
The idea of transforming the Miramare Hotel into a white frame to provide a view of the sea could be the right solution to confirm two important points:
1. The priority: the historical importance of the castle, unlike other buildings.
2. To give transparency and strength by updating a building (Miramare Hotel) built on an unsuitable location, without modifying the original architecture but emphasizing its modern and rational characteristics to allow its integration into the context.
Miramare Pavilion-South Building
For these reasons, and to avoid overlapping multiple architectural styles, the construction of the new Miramare pavilion and the connecting building from the castle to the Miramare Hotel should feature simple and linear architecture, serving as a neutral connecting element.
The facade is scaled by a regular portico that echoes the same movement as the eastern elevation of the Miramare dependence and recalls the sobriety of a monastery (sober convent style), reminiscent of the cloister of a convent from that period.
On the north side of the cloister, the presence of the ancient Mediterranean lantern is the only evidence of authentic minor Venetian architecture on the island. This suggests the opportunity to consider adding more volumes (buildings) on this side of the cloister.
Another important element to preserve and enhance is the splendid view of the sea from this angle of the island.
Consequently, all new rooms are concentrated on the south side of the cloister, with a single-story building on the opposite side designated for a breakfast room, restaurant, kitchen, and an elegant sea-view lounge bar.
The Miramare restaurant will essentially be a transparent glass box covered by a flat roof, which could serve as a panoramic terrace (belvedere).
It is crucial to maximize transparency in the building to connect the cloister with the most beautiful and natural part of the island and the sea view. Three sides will be made of glass, while the fourth will be a wall in Istrian marble, connecting the new structure with the old. The lighthouse keeper's house, with its typical Istrian style, will host a wine bar to serve local wines and will connect the new complex with the old Venetian lighthouse via a staircase. It is also essential to incorporate the lighthouse into the visual context of the cloister and to connect the old guardian's house to the new restaurant without overshadowing it.
The idea of transforming the Miramare Hotel into a white frame to provide a view of the sea could be the right solution to confirm two important points:
1. The priority: the historical importance of the castle, unlike other buildings.
2. To give transparency and strength by updating a building (Miramare Hotel) built on an unsuitable location, without modifying the original architecture but emphasizing its modern and rational characteristics to allow its integration into the context.
Miramare Pavilion-South Building
For these reasons, and to avoid overlapping multiple architectural styles, the construction of the new Miramare pavilion and the connecting building from the castle to the Miramare Hotel should feature simple and linear architecture, serving as a neutral connecting element.
The facade is scaled by a regular portico that echoes the same movement as the eastern elevation of the Miramare dependence and recalls the sobriety of a monastery (sober convent style), reminiscent of the cloister of a convent from that period.
On the north side of the cloister, the presence of the ancient Mediterranean lantern is the only evidence of authentic minor Venetian architecture on the island. This suggests the opportunity to consider adding more volumes (buildings) on this side of the cloister.
Another important element to preserve and enhance is the splendid view of the sea from this angle of the island.
Consequently, all new rooms are concentrated on the south side of the cloister, with a single-story building on the opposite side designated for a breakfast room, restaurant, kitchen, and an elegant sea-view lounge bar.
The Miramare restaurant will essentially be a transparent glass box covered by a flat roof, which could serve as a panoramic terrace (belvedere).
It is crucial to maximize transparency in the building to connect the cloister with the most beautiful and natural part of the island and the sea view. Three sides will be made of glass, while the fourth will be a wall in Istrian marble, connecting the new structure with the old. The lighthouse keeper's house, with its typical Istrian style, will host a wine bar to serve local wines and will connect the new complex with the old Venetian lighthouse via a staircase. It is also essential to incorporate the lighthouse into the visual context of the cloister and to connect the old guardian's house to the new restaurant without overshadowing it.
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