The World of Hospitality Issue 21 2017 | Page 64

64 the World Of Hospitality Masseria A luxury farm-hotel dipped in the Mediterranean scrub near Ostuni. Schiattarella Associati signs the restoration and extension works of Masserie Maresca. complex a few miles away from Ostuni. Dipped in 40 acres of centenary olive trees and Mediterranean scrub: a natural context of extraordinary richness. back to 1970s and a know-how linked to some of the most significant projects of the last years such as the Seoul Metropolitan Museum, the Children Museum in Kyonggi, the Art Center in Addirriyah and many relevant projects in Italy as well such as the Spanish School of Archaeology, the Cube House in the Olympic Village and the Pediatric Ward of the Umberto I Hospital in Rome. Abandoned for several years, the restoration and extension project has been assigned to the firm Schiattarella Associati having a long history dating Recovery of the historical building has taken into consideration the respectful restoration of volumes and vaulted spaces, in order to preserve its original Masseria Grottone, part of Masserie Maresca Farm- Hotel, built between 1812 and 1860 is an agricultural features in addition to the realization of new expressly contemporary elements that are discreetly placed next to the main structure. Expansion has enabled to build services in the rooms at ground level without modifying the existing structure. The new building, placed in a position not visible from the main entrance, thanks to a high dry stone wall, doesn’t change the overall perception of the historical structure.