Architecture exhibition. 16.05. - 30.06.2009. Berlin, Germany
KUUM HOTEL SPA & RESIDENCES
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Photography: Ali Bekman & Ozlem Avcioglu
KUUM HOTEL SPA
The KUUM Hotel Spa & Residences is an innovative concept for boutique lifestyle and resorts.
The architecture for KUUM was inspired by the regional beauty, resources and historical legacy
of southwestern Turkey and the Aegean Sea. Specifically, the Kuum Property is located in Bodrum,
an international destination renowned for its wonderful climate, turquoise waters and cosmopolitan
atmosphere.
Nestled on a seafront bay, the property uniquely coexists within the hillside topography.
The diverse programmatic elements of the design all curve, shift and shape according to the topography
and sea views. The resort has a 66 room hotel, 13 private residences, health spa, restaurants, and other
recreational and leisure activities. The intention of the design is to create a contemporary and transcendental
atmosphere.
The typical resort typology found in Bodrum is of whitewash, box-like buildings that create a very
homogenous effect. In response to the area’s normative conditions, GADs goal was to create an alternate
typology for the area.
The clients wanted a design that looked and performed differently than want is normally expected in resorts
for Bodrum. Strict building codes demand innovative and flexible approaches to design in order to find ways
of introducing new interpretations.
We designed Kuum not only as a resort, but as a small settlement with a village like atmosphere.
The different building typologies are organized throughout the site to serve various programmatic needs
creating zones of heterogeneity. The building shapes were also a consequence of the site’s topographical
ebbs and flows. To further heighten the heterogeneous effect we focused on creating variation through
the senses, in particular the visual, tactile and olfactory. The diversity in materials not only responds to
the buildings’ various programs, private and public spaces, etc. but also creates visual and tactile richness.
Thus the project creates wholeness through variation and difference.
Project data:
> Completion date: July 2008
> Architecture: Gokhan Avcioglu & GAD
> Landscape: Zeynep Akgoze
> Interior Design: T Mirmarlık Group
> Contractor: Tuncer Group
KUUM HOTEL SPA
The KUUM Hotel Spa & Residences is an innovative concept for boutique lifestyle and resorts.
The architecture for KUUM was inspired by the regional beauty, resources and historical legacy
of southwestern Turkey and the Aegean Sea. Specifically, the Kuum Property is located in Bodrum,
an international destination renowned for its wonderful climate, turquoise waters and cosmopolitan
atmosphere.
Nestled on a seafront bay, the property uniquely coexists within the hillside topography.
The diverse programmatic elements of the design all curve, shift and shape according to the topography
and sea views. The resort has a 66 room hotel, 13 private residences, health spa, restaurants, and other
recreational and leisure activities. The intention of the design is to create a contemporary and transcendental
atmosphere.
The typical resort typology found in Bodrum is of whitewash, box-like buildings that create a very
homogenous effect. In response to the area’s normative conditions, GADs goal was to create an alternate
typology for the area.
The clients wanted a design that looked and performed differently than want is normally expected in resorts
for Bodrum. Strict building codes demand innovative and flexible approaches to design in order to find ways
of introducing new interpretations.
We designed Kuum not only as a resort, but as a small settlement with a village like atmosphere.
The different building typologies are organized throughout the site to serve various programmatic needs
creating zones of heterogeneity. The building shapes were also a consequence of the site’s topographical
ebbs and flows. To further heighten the heterogeneous effect we focused on creating variation through
the senses, in particular the visual, tactile and olfactory. The diversity in materials not only responds to
the buildings’ various programs, private and public spaces, etc. but also creates visual and tactile richness.
Thus the project creates wholeness through variation and difference.
Project data:
> Completion date: July 2008
> Architecture: Gokhan Avcioglu & GAD
> Landscape: Zeynep Akgoze
> Interior Design: T Mirmarlık Group
> Contractor: Tuncer Group
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