Sikelia by Alessandrelli Pazienza
Located in Pantelleria, Italy, this luxurious 20 suite resort was designed in 2017 by Alessandrelli Pazienza.
Description by Alessandrelli Pazienza
On the Sicilian island of Pantelleria, a prestigious resort with 20 suites, a restaurant and swimming pool is housed in old and newly-built dammusi, the traditional local architecture.
Featuring an interplay of complex, vaulted structures built upon thick masonry walls, the island?s traditional dammuso houses have Moorish origins. This project combines their idiosyncratic design with latest-generation technological systems solutions, so as to offer the utmost comfort without compromising on the historic atmosphere of these dwellings with their ancient, exotic roots.
Thus the designers? formal research involved the entire site, at every level of intervention, from landscaping the gardens and exterior areas to interior design, as they sought to present a clear, bold image of the character of this place. On the exterior, pale, soft, dusty colours are in keeping with the whitewash on the local roofs, and reflect the dazzling Mediterranean light; this allows the stark, chiselled profile of the architecture to stand out against the blue sky, as though a cloud had floated down to earth and settled in search of rest.
To protect the private gardens, slender metal frames echo the clean geometric lines of the architecture which they surround; lightweight rush matting is used to create an environment that?s int...
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