ROOM 18
H OT (Ε Λ) EUROPEAN DESIGN COMPETITION / DOMÈS / 2016 / TEAM WORK
Room 18 is a program for the exploration of the architecture of hospitality today with a view to re-thinking and the generation of ideas which will revise the current givens in the tourism sector. Now that we have passed through the period of standardisation and uniformity, we are in search of variety and individuation which will respond to the special needs of the contemporary traveller, but with an awareness of the limitations which he poses. The hotel room changes its “content” and is transformed into an autonomous core, offering “in house” services to its users. This proposal aims to create an open plan space, but with distinct functional boundaries. In the plan view, can be seen a sleeping area and a “wet space”, which were designed as opposed spatial experiences. A zone of blinds is placed along the room, and as it develops in three dimensions, breaks in smaller fragments and acquires different functions depending on the needs of each space. It is a multi-functional furniture while forming a perforated border. Colors, inspired by the greek landscape, complete the spatial expression of the lean and light interior. Blue dominates, as it creates the necessary tranquility while expanding the contours of the room. Green implies nature, the fertile greek countryside, and finally, the light shade of ocher creates a mediterranean association with the sand and sun.