On the eastern shore of an elongated lake in the Leningrad Region, a densely overgrown site of approximately one hectare is located. A substantial western area of the site falls within the protected zone of a nearby cultural heritage object. Under these constraints, we were commissioned to design a hotel and recreational complex with a notably dense functional program. The complex includes a 20-room hotel, individual houses, a restaurant, a spa facility, staff accommodations, landscape pavilions, waterfront infrastructure, a souvenir shop, and an open parking area. The implementation was planned in three phases, allowing the client to pursue, in parallel, a localized reduction of the heritage protection zone.
On the eastern shore of an elongated lake in the Leningrad Region, a densely overgrown site of approximately one hectare is located. A substantial western area of the site falls within the protected zone of a nearby cultural heritage object. Under these constraints, we were commissioned to design a hotel and recreational complex with a notably dense functional program. The complex includes a 20-room hotel, several individual houses, a restaurant, a spa facility, staff accommodations, pavilions, waterfront infrastructure, a souvenir shop, and an open parking area.
The western boundary of the main plot includes a small, nearly square adjacent site. At the third stage, it is intended to be incorporated into the complex, replacing the ruins of a former service building with a standalone restaurant offering panoramic views of the lake. The hotel building occupies the south-eastern edge of the site. This strategy preserves the central area as private and green as possible. A low restaurant block in white plastered brick screens the two-story hotel volume from the main road of the settlement, integrating the complex into the existing context. The room modules, oriented to the south-west, are sequentially "plugged in" to a lightweight, transparent gallery that starts at the restaurant and extends toward the spa complex and the descent to the lake. Individual houses, grouped into triads, are positioned to follow a gradual movement from the center of the site toward the shoreline. Lake access begins in the north-west border, where a unified system of decks, platforms, piers, and bathing structures is designed along the shore. Small follies are scattered throughout the site and connected by a single pedestrian route.
SITE PLAN/ A. Historical heritage site; E. Private houses; G. Hotel; H. Spa; I. Service and staff block; J. Restaurant (3rd stage); K. Waterfront facilities
The hotel building occupies the south-eastern edge of the site. This strategy preserves the central area as private and green as possible. The western boundary of the main plot includes a small, nearly square adjacent site. At the third stage, it is intended to be incorporated into the complex, replacing the ruins of a former service building with a standalone restaurant offering panoramic views of the lake.
MASTERPLAN
The room units, oriented to the south-west, are sequentially “plugged in” to a lightweight, transparent gallery that starts at the restaurant and extends toward the spa complex and the descent to the lake. Individual houses, grouped into triads, are positioned to follow a gradual movement from the center of the site toward the shoreline.
The restaurant volume with a pitched roof faces the main road of the settlement
A low restaurant block in white plastered brick screens the two-story hotel volume from the main road of the settlement, integrating the complex into the existing context.
Three types of individual houses were designed for the site, each with an area of around 60 m². These include a two-storey Plus House in two options and a single-storey Double House.
The hotel restaurant terrace
A hybrid structural system was proposed, combining a load-bearing reinforced concrete frame with timber columns and trusses.
Small follies are scattered throughout the site and connected by a single pedestrian route. Lake access begins in the north-west border, where a unified system of decks, platforms, piers, and bathing structures is designed along the shore.
