THEMED GUEST ROOMS
The designs of the rooms are meant to provide a personal space that
transports the guests to surreal settings, worlds filled with lost customs,
history and carnivals, where fictional characters and magic exist, and
fairytales are real.
The rooms are consistent in square-meters and design, but the art differs
along the themes of Karagiosis, the evil eye, and the postcards. One or
two pieces of design furniture lie in the otherwise plain, yet quirky rooms,
where one of the 3 themes grabs attention. The Karagiosis figures are carved
and covered with gold, and mounted over orange, pink or gray vinyl/PVC
wallpapers. The figures are replaced with glass-made evil eyes in various
sizes, or plastic postcards with printed historical photos of Athens in the
rooms that display the other themes. Light-colored solid bamboo floors and
desks accommodate the Campanas’ signature design Favela chair, as well as
a ladder-turned-chair (in the superior type rooms) facing an amorphouslyspread, double-sided mirror that rises from floor to the ceiling and resembles
funky carnival mirrors.
The jagged shape of the mirror lets the Campanas amplify the perception
of space in the room, and acts as a separator of the bedroom and the
bathroom. The washbasin of the bathroom connects to the other side of the
mirror, and its design follows up the idea of fragmented pieces of favelas and
other objects shaping the interiors of the hotel. The washbasins appear as
“fragmented rocks,” uniquely designed by the collaboration of architects and
designers. The bases of the washbasins are made of polyester, and the bowls,
CAMPANA KARDEŞLER YENILENEN OTELIN ESKI
EŞYALARINDAN
PARÇALARI ÜNLÜ
‘FAVELA’ SANDALYELERINDEKINE
BENZER ŞEKILDE
DEĞERLENDIRIYORLAR.
THE CAMPANAS
USED BITS AND
PIECES FROM
THE RENOVATED
HOTEL’S OLDER
FURNITURE IN A
STYLE SIMILAR
TO THEIR FAMED
“FAVELA” CHAIR.
of solid brass. The public bathrooms of the hotel are
covered with elegant inspiring onyx stones.
The Campanas, who with their fresh look on mundane
everyday objects prove how life is full of art, whether it
rises from urban kitsch or in contact with nature, express
this view in the form of New Hotel. Yet, they emphasize
that they didn’t want to solely make a Campana hotel,
but made use of Athenian elements and shared the
design with other collaborators. “The experience was
one of the richest experiences in our lives,” reveal the
Campanas, “...and sharing was the great beauty of this
experience.”
MİMAR/ARCHITECT: Humberto & Fernando Campana
YER/LOCATION: Atina, Yunanistan / Athens, Greece
YIL/YEAR: 2011
PROGRAM/PROGRAMME: Şehir Oteli / City Hotel
MALZEMELER/MATERIALS: Dönüştürülmüş ahşap, siyah mermer, doğal
(ağaç kabuğu) duvar kağıdı / Reclaimed wood, black marble,
natural (bark) wallpaper
OTURMA ALANI/FLOOR AREA: 450 m2
TEMMUZ-AĞUSTOS 2011 / JULY-AUGUST 2011 • NATURA 73