VitrA Çağdaş Mimarlık Dizisi - Arkitera

This 40-guestroom boutique hotel in Yalıkavak was designed based on the topography,
view, orientation, wind and the general natural structure of the site. Indoor, outdoor
and semi-open spaces of common use have been resolved by interferences designed
with a consideration for spatial continuity. As the hotel is intended for use in all seasons,
the open and semi-open spaces designed to support a non-climatized life in the
terraces and courtyards whereas the main spaces were designed to transform into
sheltered spaces when necessary. The project attempts to both protect against and
make use of the strong wind of Yalıkavak and the sun of Bodrum. Intended to contribute
to the perception of each room as an independent house, the guestrooms
project outward from the main mass as wooden boxes.
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Yalıkavak boutique hotel was designed within the project of Tekfen Yalıkavak Houses,
composed of 84 houses on located on a sloped area of approximately 60,000 m 2 in the
Gökçebel Kızılburun Area of the Bodrum Yalıkavak Municipality. The hotel continues to
serve under the name “Palmalife Bodrum Resort&Spa” today. The idea of harmonization
with the topography is present in the whole building and a desire not to block the
view affected the choice of location and the structure. The resort’s four blocks were
scattered on the area rather than gathered together in order not to block the view of
the buildings on higher grades. Accomodation units composed of 40 rooms in total
were designed as 3 blocks spaced far away from each other and a mass that serves
as the communal area is located vertically along the slope. The entrance to the hotel
is in the attic, and the view of the sea varies depending on where you are, thanks
to a gallery indoor design with three transparent sides. The completely transparent
mass enables this visual pleasure and uninterrupted view, and is covered with a semitransparent
curtain in order to protect from strong sunlight. Traditional arbours seen
in shore facilities are covered with a similar curtain. This filtering curtain was used in
the aisles of the accomodation units at the same time, blocking harmful effect of east
light. Shaded deep balconies were constructed by extending the rooms with a sea view.
These wooden balconies enable guests to enjoy the sea view directly without seeing
the other buildings, which also makes them feel secluded from the other buildings.
Apart from this, an extraordinary design strategy was developped with the help of this
framed view for obsessive guests wishing to see the sea view all the time.
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