Hotel Castell dels Hams Porto Cristo, Majorca Accommodation, Balearic Islands Building Design
Hotel Castell dels Hams, Mallorca : Porto Cristo Building
Porto Cristo Hotel, Mallorca, Spain – design by A2arquitectos
16 Nov 2012
Hotel Castell dels Hams, Porto Cristo, Majorca
Balearic Islands Hotel Building
Architect: A2arquitectos
In 1967, a small hotel, Hotel Castell dels Hams, was established on the island of Majorca amid the Mediterranean vegetation. Over time, and through subtle improvements and extensions, it has become one of the most distinctive hotels on the eastern part of the island.
photograph : Laura Torres Roa / Antonio Benito Amengual
The last of the alterations, meant to celebrate the Mediterranean light and the location’s idyllic bond with nature, turned the hotel into much more than just a holiday destination. The work centred on replacing the covering and enclosure of the existing heated pool and to create an adjacent spa to supplement it.
photograph : Laura Torres Roa / Antonio Benito Amengual
During development, the project was split into two independent zones, each designed to suit its own specific purpose.
photographs : Laura Torres Roa / Antonio Benito Amengual
The main pool area is adorned with a series of square openings for windows in the roof that allow the light to flood into the area. The spa intended for skin treatments and relaxation is located to give the visitors the best views of the surrounding landscape and is also filled with light in all rooms where light is needed.
The placement of the two zones makes them meet at a single point where one faces the other, so that they are interlinked. This gives access to both through the hotel lobby, which is connected to the main pool area.
photographs : Laura Torres Roa / Antonio Benito Amengual
The pool was originally connected to what was once considered the back of the hotel, where it was confined to a space that was clearly being wasted. The challenge of the project was not only to stop the new areas from being used as secondary features, but to ensure they were used to highlight the hotel’s sunniest facade.
Now completed, the roof is dotted with windows. This interplay of window holes in the roof creates a beautiful dance of light reflections inside.
The existing pool has got new facades and a new green roof, which is dotted with a series of square openings. This interplay of window holes creates a beautiful dance of light reflections in the building.
In the spa area, the space is sculpted and colourful showers of light flow through the openings in the roof. This makes the building itself part of the treatment, offering the feeling of well-being created by nature when it is introduced into the building, a feeling of total immersion for the visitor.
photographs : Laura Torres Roa / Antonio Benito Amengual
Hotel Castell dels Hams, Porto Cristo – Building Information
Pool and spa area for an Hotel in Majorca. Architects: A2arquitectos: Juan Manzanares Suárez and Cristian Santandreu Utermark
Client/investor: Hotel Castell dels Hams
Address: Crta. Manacor – Porto Cristo Km. 10, Porto Cristo, Majorca
Place: Island of Majorca
Country: Spain
Date of completion: 2011
Building size: 690 square meters
Builder: Promotora los Rosalitos S.L.
Quantity surveyor: Regina García Borrás
Structure: Melchor Mascaró
Heat Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Totelsa climatización y maquinaria de hostelería
Materials provider: Santandreu Sureda Materiales de construcción
Doors, windows and glazing specialist: Velux and Promon
Plumbery: Talleres Petope
Finishes: Santandreu Sureda, Sistemas RM and Fusteria Can Teret
Electrical instalations: Electro-hidráulica
Signages: Rotuls Manacor
Collaborators: Rut Prieto Martínez and Denise Santandreu Utermark
Photographers: Laura Torres Roa and Antonio Benito Amengual
Hotel Castell dels Hams, Mallorca images / information from A2arquitectos
Location: Crta. Manacor – Porto Cristo Km. 11,5. Porto Cristo, Mallorca, Spain, south western Europe
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Website: http://castellhotels.com/
