Hotel Atra Doftana, Valea Doftanei Building, Romanian Accommodation Architecture, Architect
Hotel Atra Doftana, Romania
Valea Doftanei Architecture: Romanian Mountain Lake Accommodation Building design by TECON Architects
post updated 21 Feb 2018 with new photos ; 14 Mar 2013
Pension Atra Doftana
Design: TECON Architects
Location: Valea Doftanei, Romania
photo : Cosmin Dragomir
New Romanian Mountain Hotel
The building is situated nearby a mountain lake in Romania and is configured with two major volumes, taking advantage of the natural form of the site, which presents two major level drops alternated with two approximately flat areas: one volume that houses the rooms and reception, and the second volume that contains living and dining spaces, the restaurant kitchen and and technical spaces, both volumes are thus articulated as to exploit at maximum the geometric configuration of the land, orientation and views the site has, considering the insertion in site and how the building creates a dialogue with the environment.
photo : Cosmin Dragomir
The first volume, which houses the rooms is located one level below the access on site, providing on the roof the necessary platform for parking. Both volumes are placed partially underground, speculating the steep slope towards the water and conceding an extension of the green yard space and enabling the opening to the view of all the major spaces.
photo : Cosmin Dragomir
The building is mainly finished using site-specific materials, related to functions, the accommodation is clad in wood while the living and dining zone is covered in stone at the exterior.
photo : Cosmin Dragomir
Environmental quality and resource efficiency
Using the site form and reducing at minimum the surfaces exposed to the exterior, the energy balance is more efficient. The site remains virtually unoccupied and can be used to carry out specific activities in the natural environment.
photo : Cosmin Dragomir
Wanting to use renewable resources in a larger extent, the building contains along the the long buried side, throughout its length, a series of water tanks that retrieves and stores rainwater captured on the grassy terrace and reuses it for domestic water. Also, a number of solar panels are disposed on the little terrace above the the technical spaces.
photo : Cosmin Dragomir
Site Area: 3,000 sqm
Total Built Area: 955 sqm
Hotel Atra Doftana Romania images / information from TECON Architects
Location: Fundatura Cerbului 780b, Valea Doftanei 107640, Romania, southeast Europe
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