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.
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