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The project

Desert Modernism

Shade, timber and earth around arrival.

A concept design for a beach hotel lobby on Crete, architecture, interiors and product design by Studio Interio. A single-storey pavilion with large windows to sand and palms; a deep roof on black steel supports and timber sunscreens that hold heat back and keep shade as part of the building.

Inside, exposed concrete, stone-textured slabs and wood accents sit in a neutral earth palette. Straight lines in terrazzo, stone, patinated metal and marble; reception is a single dark marble volume, set in the hall as an object.

Location
Crete
Type
Hotel lobby
Status
Visualization
Designer
Irena Rumen
A single-storey hotel pavilion with a deep timber roof, black steel supports and palms in the sand.
The entrance under the timber soffit, with X-shaped steel supports and boulders in the sand.
The lobby with a low sofa, timber screens and palms through the glass.

Arrival

A pavilion held in shade.

The roof, black steel supports and timber sunscreens set the arrival. The single-storey volume opens to palms and sand; large-format patinated slabs keep the façade quiet, and the screens cut the light at the threshold.

The open lobby threshold: timber screens, glass and a deep roof toward the interior.
The pavilion from the side: timber roof, X-supports and rocks among the plants.
A closer view of the entrance: timber grille, glass door and a steel support.
The lobby toward the bar: a long sofa, timber screens and an island with stools.

Lobby

An earthy hall, opened to the beach.

The interior is minimal: concrete, stone slabs and wood in neutral earth tones. Low sofas, rattan pendants and palms behind the glass keep the hall open; the space is read through materials rather than walls.

A seating area toward the timber screens, wall clock and a dark stone bench.
The lobby toward the bar counter, with a sofa, rattan pendant and plants in concrete pots.

Reception

Marble as a single object.

The dark marble desk and the related console sit as product design inside the lobby. Terrazzo, stone and metal keep the same straight, quiet lines, so reception completes the hall without dividing it.

Reception: a dark marble desk, a rattan pendant and timber cabinetry.
The marble desk toward the seating area and a view of the hill.
A dark stone console between two plants and a thin circular clock on the concrete wall.

Photographs

The pavilion, outside and in.

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Exterior

Overall view of the pavilion among palms and sand.
A side angle with the roof, supports and boulders.
The open threshold toward the lobby.
The entrance under the timber soffit.
Entrance detail with grille and steel support.

Lobby

Lobby: sofa, timber screens and palms.
Lobby toward the bar and island.
Seating toward the screens and clock.
Lobby toward the bar counter.

Reception

Marble reception desk.
Reception toward the seating area.
Stone console and clock on the concrete wall.

Bar

Bar island with a stone top, rattan pendant and a view to the beach.
The bar island head-on, with timber slats and open shelves.