Reform and expansion of the Portocobo Hotel in Santa Cruz, Spain

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Reform and expansion of the Portocobo Hotel in Santa Cruz, Spain by Díaz y Díaz Arquitectos

June 19th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Díaz y Díaz Arquitectos

The project consisted in the refurbishment of the Portocobo hotel located in the town of Santa Cruz de Oleiros (A Coruña). The existing building had an open plan layout sharing the site with two surface parking lots, a large terrace that could be covered, green areas and an outdoor pool with a sun deck. The back of the site had views of the sea. The interior remodel was aimed at better accommodating the existing functions as well as some new ones. The most important objective was to achieve full transparency on the ground floor, since in its original state the reception area blocked views of the sea. To this end, the ground floor was redesigned allowing the enjoyment of the views from the moment one enters the building. The remodel served to organize the interior layout: The rooms were reconfigured and adapted to new regulations. New areas dedicated to businesses such as private dinning rooms, classrooms and meet- ing rooms were created. The restaurant and bar were improved and the kitchen, storage areas and freezer were upgraded. Also, a removable canopy was designed to create a new banquet area for 500 guests. Finally, a spa specializing in thalassotherapy was located on the basement. It includes salt-water pools and spas, massage rooms, saunas, steam rooms and specialized massage rooms.

Image Courtesy © Jordi Pereda

Architects: Díaz y Díaz Arquitectos (Lucas Díaz Sierra and Gustavo Díaz García)
Project: Reform and expansion of the Portocobo Hotel
Location: Santa Cruz. A Coruña, Spain
Photography: Jordi Pereda
Area: 5.950 m²

Image Courtesy © Jordi Pereda

Image Courtesy © DIAZ & DIAZ ARQUITECTOS

: Image Courtesy © Jordi Pereda

: Image Courtesy © Jordi Pereda

: Image Courtesy © Jordi Pereda

: Image Courtesy © Jordi Pereda

: Image Courtesy © Jordi Pereda

: Image Courtesy © DIAZ & DIAZ ARQUITECTOS

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Tags: Santa Cruz, Spain

Category: Hotel

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