Oreno Mountain Retreat Qorpachana Wasi by Giannis Efthymiadis - G2Lab

Oreno Mountain Retreat Qorpachana Wasi by Giannis Efthymiadis - G2Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu in Wasi Chaskiy Kamay Competition Category.

BurunsiWasi Chaskiy· 2026

Oreno Mountain Retreat Qorpachana Wasi

by Giannis Efthymiadis - G2Lab

Client: Oreno Retreat

A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu Winner in Wasi Chaskiy Category

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The Design

About Oreno Mountain Retreat Qorpachana Wasi

Oreno Mountain Retreat nisqaqa huk qorpachana wasim, Tsepelovo, Zagori llaqtapi tarikun. Kay wasiqa muyuriqnin pachamamata qatipan, chay llaqtapa tupu kamachiykunata, ruwana imakunata, ukhu wasi ñiqinchakuytapas musuqmanta t'ikrachispa. Rumi sayachiq perqakunawan kurku k'aspi wasi qata ruwaykunawanmi ñawpa yachaykunata kunan pacha kamachiykunaman churanku. Hatun q'oñi hap'iq kallpanqa kallpa allin apaykachayta wiñachin, hinallataq kamachisqa kicharikuykunaqa p'unchaw k'anchayta wayra puriytapas pusanku. Q'ata urquman churakusqanqa allpa hasp'iyta pisiyachin. Kay ruwayqa huk ch'in, sumaq chaninchasqa kawsay muyuriqta paqarichin, llaqta yuyaypi ruwana yachaykunapipas saphinchasqa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu

Oreno Mountain Retreat Qorpachana Wasi A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu mishak kan, jatun yupaychay, kayta mana shuk shina, mushuk yuyaypi, yuyaypi shinallatak chaskik kaypi riksishka diseñukunaman kun. Burunsi mishak kashkakunaka ruray ushayta charik shinallatak mancharina mushuk rurashkakunami, paykunata rurakkunapak achka yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ruray ushayta rikuchinku. Oreno Mountain Retreat Qorpachana Wasi sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak riksishka shuk ruray kanata munanku, ruray yuyaywan shinallatak mushuk yuyaywan. Kay Burunsi Premiu japishka diseñuka arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojíapi ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak ima ukumanta rikuypi sumak kan. Oreno Mountain Retreat Qorpachana Wasi mañaykunata alli paktachin, munaykunata llankan, shunkuta kuyachin shinallatak yachayta munayta kallarichin.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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