A REFUGE BETWEEN PINES AND SILENCE
Situated on a sloping site along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, this project is a reflection on architectural identity: an exploration of how contemporary needs can coexist with a deep sense of tradition. More than a Boutique Hotel, it is a secluded village-like retreat, hidden among weeping Willows and Cypresses, offering rest, privacy and immersion in nature.
The architecture is defined by three guiding principles: natural light, visual connections and privacy. Each element contributes to an approach that respects and preserves the site’s inherent qualities: its vegetation, its topography and its delicate relationship with the coastline.
In response to the client’s request for a high level of privacy, the accommodations are designed as a constellation of independent villas and private guest rooms. Their arrangement follows the natural contours of the land and their orientation is carefully calibrated. The result is a layered system of boundary walls, hierarchies of openings, blind facades and artificial terracing: a composition that protects both sightlines and silence.
Each villa and guest room is sited with precision, opening onto its own private garden, where traditional architectural forms are balanced by refined contemporary interiors. The dialogue between vernacular references and modern comforts is quiet and intentional. These spaces are not objects in the landscape, but moments within it.
Meandering stone paths thread through the village, linking each accommodation to the shared facilities. As guests walk, they pass through shaded clearings, pockets of fragrance, and sudden framed views of the sea: discrete, exclusive connections to the extraordinary panorama.
The design of the open spaces reflects a lifestyle lived outdoors and primarily in the summer months. Architecture, landscape and seasonal rhythms merge into one experience: calm, elemental, rooted in place.
DATA
Location: Marmaris – Turkey
Year: 2020
Area: 1.430 sqm
Client: Private
Collaborators: Evin Eriş, Esma Ayvazoğlu, İpek Çevik Karabulut, Sara Tateo