Projects - Contessina

CONTESSINA

Hotel Complex

2022

Architectural Design: Christina Voutou

Interior Design: Christina Voutou

Structural Engineering: Fotis Mponikos

E/M Engineering: Andreas Tavoularis

Lighting Design: site specific

Graphic Design: Regina Souli studio

Photography: anima vision

Location: Zakynthos, Greece

Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina

The new section of the Contessina Hotel is located in Planos, Zakynthos, a coastal area with intense tourist activity during the summer months. The hotel is situated in the heart of a densely built area and is mainly surrounded by leisure facilities.

The central concept of the design was to create a protected environment in the midst of this bustling area. Therefore, the building volumes are placed around the perimeter of the plot, creating an internal courtyard – a hub for the outdoor life of the guests, shielded from disturbances.

The courtyard gives the impression of a unified water square, as it mainly consists of the main pool and the private pools that extend from it. Another smaller courtyard is created to the west of the main one, forming a new neighborhood of rooms that overlook their own water court.

Greenery dominates both the interior and exterior spaces, serving as a partition element or as a “green curtain,” in the form of climbing plants on the facades, or as part of a larger composition. The alternation and coexistence of these types of vegetation create and enhance a cooling microclimate, reduce external noise, and act as a filter for the view of the building volumes.

Emphasis was placed on the smooth transition between indoor and outdoor spaces through semi-outdoor areas that encourage outdoor living during the summer.

Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
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Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
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Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina
Projects - Contessina

SPECIAL THANKS TO ifanik FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS