Beginning of 2017, the Kuwaiti hotel chain Costa del Sol Hotels opened its first Spanish luxury hotel in Torremolinos. The hotel, built by Alesoto Arquitectos, located at an altitude of 300 meters above the sea level, with 36 rooms, is primarily, though not exclusively, intended for the Arab clientele. What makes it stand out is that it is open to people of all nationalities, cultures and religions.
Its director Julio Garcia described the project as a challenge. “It may seem highly surprising and even strange, but the thing is that we wanted to create something special. The Arab tourism market is rapidly developing and the owners decided to pay particular attention to this economic sector.”, he declared.
Frog Castle is a grand period property in the heart of Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
The brief was to remodel the ground floor living spaces and to create additional area in the form of a ‘glass box'.
As well as this, the basement was to be converted to a games room, cinema room and utility spaces, and the upper floor bedrooms and en-suite accommodation was developed.
A key element of the design was the connection of ground floor to basement floor, and the client’s desire for it not to feel like an underground / secondary floor.
We achieved this by looking closely at the position and design of the stair.
By positioning the stair off the kitchen, any family member usingthe basement must circulate past the living spaces, promoting interaction.
The stair itself is wide, open and positioned under an expanse of glazing, making the sent and descent an inviting event.