AVANT MAR | tense architecture network

AVANT MAR hotel is located in a privileged position by the sea, in Naoussa, Paros. The aim of the architectural design by Tense Architecture Network was to create an authentic hospitality space of high standards, originally integrated in the traditional settlement and the unique landscape of the Cyclades. The hotel consists of a contrasting composition of cubic prisms, situated right next to the settlement and a composition of circular volumes found in contact with Piperi beach and its lush greenery. In between the two opposing components a 55-meter-long swimming pool is created. Through an elongated ramp with a transparent boundary of glass, the large pool appears to be connecting the hotel with the sea. Watery blue-green, Cycladic white and sandy tones make up the color palette of the resort - with the sandy tones passing through to the materiality of the floors, the pergolas and the public areas of the restaurant and the spa area. The latter is also circular and hides an indoor, sheltered oasis of relaxation. A promenade that starts from the main entrance and passes through the small pastry shop’s piazza, continues over the successive, planted hedges of the restaurant to finally offer the visitor a panoramic view of the blue Aegean Sea and its northern breeze.

Tense Architecture Network Project Team: Iris Moustaka, Konstantinos Xanthopoulos, Stavroula Tselou, Christos Voutsas, Dimitra Charmantzi, Athena Papadopoulou, Thomas Gkikas, Emmanouil Symiakakis, Vasiliki Paraskevopoulou, Nestoras Skantzouris, Konstantinos Kosmas, Dafni Drayiou, Georgia Katsi, Leonidas Oikonomis, Evi Vardaka, Anastasia Ftouli, Sotiris Tragazikis, Aakash Balasaravanan, Alessandro Tiezzi

Interior Design and Layout, Furniture Curation and Art Direction: Chadios Architects

Design Team: Konstantinos Chadios,  Peny Papargyropoulou, Elena Mitkaki, Konstantinos Lavranos, Jannis Aivatzidis, Thanos Stavelas, Amalia Stavropoulou, Evdokia Patkou.

Building Technology Consultant: Panagiotis Vasilatos

Structural Design: Manios Emmanouil_MV P.C.

Electromechanical Engineering: Athanasios Koutsikos_TEMEK S.A.

Landscape Design: Tsirintani Eleni

Acoustic Design: Tzekakis Emmanouil_ΜΜΤ S.A.

Lighting Design: LUUN

Graphic Design: Bob Studio

Consultants: Studio 265 Architecture

Photography: Tilemachos Andrianopoulos_Tense Architecture Network