Villa Erques Hotel Resort
Villa Erques is a proposal for a five star resort village in Tenerife, Canary Islands. It will consist of a 460 room hotel, 7 restaurants, bars, recreational and sports pools, Congress Hall and community related buildings such as a chapel, a museum and a library. The buildings total some 45,400m2 and are in the form of a hill village, with traditional 'housing' radiating from a central Plaza following the contour lines, and with a chapel as the focal point. A banana plantation bounds the site to the north, a deep barranco (dry riverbed) to the south, steep cliffs to the Atlantic in the west and a coast road to the east, with a mountain backdrop. It is host to the natural vegetation of cacti and local succulents.
The concept for this development is to provide a destination resort that responds to features of climate, culture, history and landscape in a more considered way than other recent developments. The proposal therefore aims to create an authentic village setting, in the vernacular style of Tenerife, making use of the natural landscape and topography of the site. Using traditional techniques and forms, the buildings will be environmentally responsible during construction and for years to come.
Robert Albanes was the coordinating architect and undertook delivery of the project up to "Proyecto De Ejecucion" while based in Madrid. His main role was to interface with the clients designer, the local architects, project managers and client.
Client:
Peter Olsen
Location:
Tenerife, Spain
Contract Value:
£40m
Completion:
-
Designed by:
Sport Concepts
Project Architect
Robert Albanes
Structural Engineer:
Halcrow Yolles
Mechanical Engineer:
ARUP
Electrical Engineer:
ARUP
Project Management:
MacKenzie
Cost Advise:
Franklin & Andrews
Role / involvement:
Full Services including Detail Design, Coordination and site supervision
Project Architect
Robert Albanes
Designed by:
HOK
Contractor:
-
Project Management:
-
Cost Advise:
-
Structural Engineer:
ARUP
Mechanical Engineer:
ARUP
Electrical Engineer:
ARUP
Role / involvement:
Coordinating Architect
Use:
New 460 key, 5*, 500,000m2 Hotel and Resort Complex
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