Oreno Mountain Retreat Họtel by Giannis Efthymiadis - G2Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ọbịa Ọma, Ezumike, Njem na Nleta Ebe Competition Category.
BronzỌbịa Ọma· 2026
Oreno Mountain Retreat Họtel
by Giannis Efthymiadis - G2Lab
Client: Oreno Retreat
Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ọbịa Ọma Category
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The Design
About Oreno Mountain Retreat Họtel
Oreno Mountain Retreat bụ họtel dị na Tsepelovo, Zagori. Ụlọ a na-aga n'ihu na ọdịdị ala gbara ya gburugburu site n'ịkọwagharị ụkpụrụ obodo ahụ banyere nha, ihe eji arụ ọrụ, na usoro ndokwa oghere. Mgbidi nkume na-ebu ibu na usoro elu ụlọ osisi na-etinye usoro ọdịnala n'ọrụ dịka ụkpụrụ nke oge a si dị. Oke ikike ijide okpomọkụ na-eme ka iji ike eme ihe rụọ ọrụ nke ọma, ebe oghere ndị a na-achịkwa na-eduzi ìhè ehihie na ikuku. Ijikọta ụlọ ahụ n'ime mkpọda ala na-ebelata igwu ala. Nhazi a na-emepụta ọnọdụ dị jụụ ma maa mma nke gbanyere mkpọrọgwụ na ncheta obodo na nkà aka.
The Recognition
About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz
Oreno Mountain Retreat Họtel meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Oreno Mountain Retreat Họtel ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Oreno Mountain Retreat Họtel na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This design explores architecture as an extension of place rather than an imposed object. Oreno continues the Zagori landscape by reinterpreting local principles of proportion, material, and spatial hierarchy. Its strength lies in balancing memory with contemporary living, solidity with openness. Through restraint, material continuity, and controlled light, it creates a quiet, refined atmosphere rooted in authenticity.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Constructed with load bearing stone walls and timber roof systems, the building employs traditional techniques adapted to contemporary standards. High thermal mass improves energy efficiency, while controlled openings optimize daylight and ventilation. The integration into the slope minimizes excavation and enhances environmental performance, supported by passive design strategies.
- Tags
- stone, wood, heritage, environment, local, fireplace, wellness, interior
- Production Technology
- The design was developed through analysis of Zagori architectural principles proportion, material logic, and spatial hierarchy, rather than formal imitation. Local stone and timber systems informed both structure and envelope. Iterative modeling and section studies ensured integration with the terrain, while light and material continuity were refined to create a cohesive, atmospheric spatial experience.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge was integrating Zagori historical and social context with modern hospitality standards. Internally, respecting local architectural memory and community traditions guided design decisions. Externally, strict heritage regulations, limited construction technologies, and site constraints demanded careful material selection, precise geometry, and iterative modeling to achieve a balance between authenticity, comfort, and environmental integration.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for Oreno emerges from the quiet continuity of life in Zagori. It draws from the memory of people and their rhythms. Gatherings in village squares, the echo of music across the mountains, the slow passage of seasons. Tradition is not treated as a fixed image, but as a living presence, embedded in craft, in material, in proportion. Stone and earth become both structure and story, grounding the hotel in its place, while the spirit of local life shapes spaces that feel familiar, warm, and enduring.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2023 in Tsepelovo, Zagori and finished in Janaury 2026
- Team Members
- Giannis Efthymiadis
Konstadina Papagianni
Giwrgos Efthymiadis
Maria Kamenou
Dimitra Gakou - Image Credits
- Photographer Dimitris Spyrou
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