CASE STUDY
Taking cues from experiences of the local area and geology, they have rooted the design for the bar and lounge in the local landscape, bringing a warm and palette of earth tones to the design – using rich marble and custom, locally-sourced terrazzo colours to create a new feature cocktail bar, along with pigmented natural plaster. The fabrics are textured and tactile, with two of the patterns chosen as a subtle nod to the local vineyards seen from the air.
The new bar offers a sense of elevated luxury, building on the hotel’ s expertise in creating an environment of relaxation, renewal, and revival. These new spaces are perfect for relaxing in front of the fire in the middle of winter, as well as a cool respite from the sun in the middle of summer. They help the transition from day to night within the hotel, and provide a focal and natural meeting point for guests.
La Terrassa del Mar- All Day Restaurant, Wine Room & Buffet: From the land to the sea After completing the design work for the bar, Transit Studio was asked to look at creating an internal version of the hotel’ s all-day restaurant, La Terrassa del Mar. Again, this would help extend the hotel season and provide internal areas for dining outside of the heat in the summer season. They looked at repurposing a long, linear, flexible events space that is perpendicular to the entrance axis to the hotel, sitting between the courtyard garden and the seaside terrace.
Inspired by the local landscape and the beauty of the sea in front of the restaurant, they wanted to bring the colours of the sea and the lush greens of the hotel gardens deep into the heart of the restaurant. They have used a palette from the land to sea with deep blues and greens of the garden, blending into the aquamarine tones of the sea.
Transit Studio opened up the visibility of the space with new arches in the wall, and a fluid and plantfilled space for the feature wine room experience to draw guests into the restaurant. They have broken down the long linear space with a series of terracotta arches, and used a dramatic azure tiled ceiling to bring in the sense of dappled reflections from the sea
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