A CONTEMPORARY HOTEL IN CAGLIARI’S HISTORICAL CENTER

The project’s area is a lot  inside the  urban fabric of Castello’s district in Cagliari.This district is the oldest one in the city and was build from the XI century.For this reason all the district  shows strong historical features about the elements which compose all the buildings that are besides protected by the laws. 
The lot is occupied by an in ruins building in which the only entire part is  the ancient facade that still exist around the majority of the perimeter.Starting from the study of the pre-existing composition elements the project target was to complete the facade using them language to create then inside a contemporary hotel.The architectural elements were not used to restore the building as it was in the past, they were reinterpreted to create a new building with them.

The hotel grows for four levels passed through a big  covered patio which contain the elevator and the stairs. The level 0 with the main entrance, house the hall’s big continuous space that contain reception, living room, patio and bar. The  level 1 house rooms, service’s entrance and the restaurant which has an independent entrance and which is also an independent volume inside the building.The levels 2-3 are identical and house rooms. Overall there are 24 rooms destined to accommodate different kinds  of clients.