Oreno Mountain Retreat Hotele by Giannis Efthymiadis - G2Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Kamohelo, Boithabiso, Maeto le Bohahlaudi Competition Category.
BoronseKamohelo· 2026
Oreno Mountain Retreat Hotele
by Giannis Efthymiadis - G2Lab
Client: Oreno Retreat
Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Kamohelo Category
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The Design
About Oreno Mountain Retreat Hotele
Oreno Mountain Retreat ke hotele e fumanehang Tsepelovo, Zagori. Moaho ona o tsoela pele ho amahanngoa le tikoloho e o potileng ka ho hlalosa bocha melao-motheo ea lehae ea tekano, thepa le tatellano ea sebaka. Marako a majoe a jarang boima le mekhoa ea marulelo a mapolanka li sebelisa mekhoa ea setso ho fihlela maemo a sejoale-joale. Boima bo phahameng ba mocheso bo ntlafatsa tšebeliso e nepahetseng ea matla, ha likheo tse laoloang li tataisa leseli la motšehare le phallo ea moea. Ho kenyelletsoa ha moaho letsoapong ho fokotsa ho chekoa ha mobu. Moralo ona o theha moea o khutsitseng, o hloekileng o metseng ka metso mohopolong le botsebing ba matsoho ba lehae.
The Recognition
About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award
Oreno Mountain Retreat Hotele ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Oreno Mountain Retreat Hotele e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Oreno Mountain Retreat Hotele e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.
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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