Hotel Osmolis

Hotel Osmolis

Hotel Osmolis 

Damir Vitkovic

ARCHITECTS
U.o.a. Damir Vitkovic

YEAR
2022

MANUFACTURERS
2022

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Prostoria

MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS
Ultra Studio

SPRINKLER INSTALLATION
Aling Projektiranje

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Nns-el-ing

BUILDING PHYSICS
Akfz Studio

VISUAL IDENTITY
Linear Studio

FIRE PROTECTION / STRATEGY / SAFETY PROJECT
Flamit

INTERIOR DESIGN
U.o.a. Damir Vitkovic, Numen/for Use

LOCATION
Brsečine, Croatia

CATEGORY
Hotels

The Hotel Osmolis design is based on the interplay of a few essential dualities: heaviness and lightness, light and shade.

Hotel Osmolis
Hotel Osmolis

The heaviness of the concrete structure emphasizes the lightness and transparency of the interior spaces.

At its most fundamental level, the architecture provides a structure to protect inhabitants from the strong summer sun, to make shade for living.

Hotel Osmolis
Hotel Osmolis

The massive concrete cantilevers frame the sea and islands, hence making the perspective of the horizon an integral part of the immediate interior surroundings.

The raw state of the exterior concrete is counterbalanced by the soft and warm wooden cladding of the interiors.

Hotel Osmolis
Hotel Osmolis

Such oppositions function to create diverse overlapping atmospheres at the junction of out- and inside.

Counterbalancing methods highlight the spaces characterized by different tactile experiences, different intensities of shade, and the rich colors augmented by the sun’s daily arc across the south-facing horizon.

Hotel Osmolis
Hotel Osmolis

The design incorporates the local tradition of “dolac” which is the shaping of slopes into aligned surfaces for agriculture.

The steep hillsides are given the form of many terraces that fall incrementally towards the sea.

Hotel Osmolis
Hotel Osmolis

This same principle has here been used to integrate the building into the sloped terrain. The roofs are aligned with the hillside to maintain the view from every level.

Using the traditional principle of “dolac” in construction allows us to reconcile the built and unbuilt environments.

Hotel Osmolis
Hotel Osmolis

The building’s gently falling profile, which takes on a playfully scattered shape, pays respect to the foundational earth beneath.

Another traditional principle is used to counterbalance the old and the new. Functionality and clear forms are our heritage from 20th century modernity.

Hotel Osmolis
Hotel Osmolis

Citing modernity’s common visual tropes gives the impression that the hotel has already settled into this place for decades.

The concrete structure with distinct brise-soleils, the protected modular rooms, and the large canopy’s heavy console over the shared spaces are both functional and act to orient the design towards the sea and view.

Hotel Osmolis
Hotel Osmolis

The hotel's shared spaces, located on the glazed ground floor level that appears to be floating over the hillside, are characterized by open plans and visuals that interweave with the lush vegetation of the surrounding slopes.

In contrast to the architecture’s weight and certain kind of brutality, all the furniture and fixtures are marked by relative neutrality and delicacy of form, resulting in pleasant haptics and a discreet chromatic playfulness.

The composition of the wooden panels follows the architectural strata and traces the transitional zones between the grandeur of the exposed concrete slabs and the more human domain of the interior, with its furniture, fabrics and lighting emphasizing serenity, textures and natural materials

Hotel Osmolis


Hotel Osmolis
Hotel Osmolis


Hotel Osmolis
Site Plan
Hotel Osmolis
Ground Floor Plan
Hotel Osmolis
First Floor Plan
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