BllendDesignOffice have been Shortlisted for Hotel Suite – Europe Award in The International Hotel and Property Awards 2022.

Parion Opus, a luxury boutique hotel nested into an authentic Parian neighbourhood, combines modern design with vernacular rich textures. The brief was to adapt an old building structure into a laid back and stylistic atmosphere of six hotel suites. Materiality and textural variety unfolds throughout the property, with the team using a modernist approach to design.

Tailor made design solutions were applied to wooden constructions and bespoke furniture, whilst drawing inspiration from the rich colour and material palette of Paros Island. Advanced and innovative materials in surfaces and ceramic slabs follow the designers’ methodology that promotes homogeneity and flow with the use of an utmost curated material choice.

The rooms in the wet areas are clad in large ceramic tiles, while the remaining walls draw inspiration from rough Parian plaster. Emphasis was placed in innovative materials and technology, such as Italian thermoformed wooden surfaces that resulted in sustainable products that promote resilience. The rooms extend into private terraces with stone jacuzzis and teak daybeds, creating a floating effect above the water. The scene is developed theatrically at night thanks to linear led lighting that enables the furniture volumes to float above the floors and the warm light temperature at 3000Kelvin to create a contemporary and warm atmosphere.

For the exterior a combination of carefully selected semi tropical plants, Mediterranean herbs and low vegetation develop into a theatrical landscape design and a poetic interplay of light and shadows. The white entrance uses inlaid bamboo flutes in order to emit a completely abstract and linear feeling, in contrast with the black pool volume in Basaltic stone featuring a pit fire on top of it; just to add the warmth of fire over the coolness of water. Pergolas partly cover the private terraces using dark bamboo flutes to protect from the sun and heat, while offering private areas for meditation and relaxing. The pool deck pergola offers day beds and a lounge area to allow for relaxation and enjoying the hotel’s culinary marvels using organic products from carefully selected Greek producers.

Photographer: Louisa Nikolaidou Photography

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