Kinsterna Hotel & Spa / Divercity Architects

Kinsterna Hotel & Spa / Divercity Architects - Windows, Facade, Arch, Courtyard — Memory is embedded in the textured surfaces of the buildings.. Image © Cathy Cunliffe

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Architects: Divercity Architects
Photographs:Cathy Cunliffe, Costas Tsagarakis, Vangelis Paterakis, Yiannis Alefantou
Lighting Designer: D. Kamba (Phase 2), Diathlasis (Phase 1)
Services Engineer: GKA engineers, Gkazka & Nostos S.A, K. Chaniotis, M. Grispos, Th. Zacharis, G. Koliopanos, K. Manolas
Structural Engineer: G. Dimitrakopoulos & Associates, OTM, M. Travasarou
Contractor: Nostos

Kinsterna Hotel & Spa / Divercity Architects - Windows — The successive phases of construction are rendered visible in contrasting stonework and thick plaster facing.

Text description provided by the architects. Kinsterna Hotel is a five-star hotel in the Peloponnese, near the Byzantine fortress of Monemvasia. Surrounded by olive and citrus groves, the 17th century estate has a fascinating past, spanning Byzantine, Ottoman and Venetian times. Revealing these layers of history was integral to the mansion’s restoration and conversion into a country hotel and spa. Recreating a self-sufficient and sustainable community was an essential part of our mission to revive this long-abandoned landmark.

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Published on February 07, 2016

Cite: "Kinsterna Hotel & Spa / Divercity Architects" 07 Feb 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/781550/kinsterna-hotel-and-spa-divercity> ISSN 0719-8884