Compositional guidelines
of the project were based on the location's advantages and
disadvantages, programme rules and ecological and economically
sustainable construction. The principal compositional element
- hotel rooms' wing - is twisted to follow the terrain dynamics.
A uniform stroke establishes views from every room to various
high quality ambients: to the south and east towards the mountain
ridges, to Triglav, the highest Slovene peak and the picturesque
resort town Bled and its castle, and to the east to the charming
environment of the lake in the wood. The double wing on the
south side splits to include vertical communications. The
principal volume with 5 floors covers the needs for hotel
room space in an appropriately proportioned volume, standing
on the two rectangular bases housing wellness, conference
centre and gastronomy on the ground floor. Northern wing is
lowered towards the west (approach area), following the terrain
slope along the line of road. On approach from the road, 200
meters of green area opens, bounded by a rich wooded area
on the southern ledge, the northern wing of the hotel itself
and a large shallow pond on the plain that can serve as a
skating rink in winter. Principal hotel volume is vertically
divided into links in the rhythm of room construction - links
flow along the edges of the volume, displaying all its orientations.
Vertical sections with slight inclination and with varying
surface geometry fragment the volume; one large house becomes
a series of small houses - composition moves towards human
scale. |