Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex by Taka + Partners is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Bronze A' Design Award in Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Competition Category.
BronzeHospitality· 2020
Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex
Client: Mykoniatis Ilias & Co
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Hospitality Category
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About Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex
Serenity Suites lie in the Nikiti, Sithonia settlement in Chalkidiki, Greece. The complex is comprised of three units with twenty suites and a swimming pool. The building units mark out a profound shape of spatial horizon while offering optimal views towards the sea. The swimming pool is the core between accommodation and public amenities. The hospitality complex constitutes a landmark in the area, as an extrovert shell with inner qualities.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Serenity Suites Hospitality Complex splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The architectural concept approaches the notions of wellbeing in temporary accommodation during summer vacations.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The creative challenge was to generate a hospitality design that is described as an experience destination. Overall, we pursued the creation of a building design, that would set up a landmark.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
We would like to spread the news and promote our work! We are delighted and thankful, because our inspiration and hard work has been acknowledged by such a prestigious and influential award as the A Design Award.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The complex is comprised of three significant and distinguishable units with twenty suites and a swimming pool. The building units are placed around the swimming pool, which is the linking point between accommodation and public amenities. The buildings create an intense shape of spatial horizon while offering optimal views towards the sea and the swimming pool. Overall the hospitality complex comprises a landmark in the area.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The complex consists of twenty suites. The 1st floor suites include one level or one level and an attic, as well. The reception area sets the welcome landmark of the complex. The gross built area is 640 sqm and the swimming pool is about 115 sqm.
- Tags
- architecture, hotel, hospitality design, interior design, pool design, landscape design
- Production Technology
- The orientation and the scale of the building are a result of an overall sustainable design. The exterior sunshades provide sun-protection, while playing the role of dividers between balconies. The sunshades coupled with double-glazed windows control the amount of sunlight entering the building. The swimming pool and the landscape create a sort of microclimate.
- Design Challenge
- The creative challenge was to generate a hospitality design that is described as an experience destination. Aspasia Taka was in charge of the architectural study & supervision, the interior design and the general supervision. The construction of the project took place from October 2018 to June 2019. To that end, the short timescale was another challenge for the studio.
- Research
- According to the brief, the hospitality complex had to comprise of significant and distinguishable units in a small plot. Moreover, the building design should set up a landmark.
- Inspiration
- The architectural concept approaches the notions of temporary accommodation during summer vacations and socialization. Furthermore, private spatial and temporal units are being introduced in the building.
- Project Duration
- Serenity Suites lie in the Nikiti, Sithonia settlement in Chalkidiki, Greece. The architectural study was completed in September 2018. Construction took place from October 2018 - June 2019. The suites started operating in June 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The landscape provides unobstructed circulation and the swimming pool maps out private units for the ground floor suites users. Big window openings allow the light to steam through the suites and promote a pleasant elegance feeling.
The interior design transforms each suite into a functional, warm and aesthetically outstanding space delivering maximum pleasure, relaxation moments and a memorable experience to the clients. - Patents
- Copyrights belong to ASPASIA TAKA architects, 2019.
- Team Members
- Lead architect: Aspasia Taka
Designer: Maria Avramidou
Designer: Maria Solidaki
Designer: Nastia Chatzigoga - Image Credits
- All images by: Photographers Nikos Vavdinoudis - Christos Dimitriou / studiovd.gr, 2019.
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