Isla Brown Corinthia by Elastic Architects, Corinthos, Greece
The total redesign of the iconic, mid-70s, "Hanikian" hotel, embodies elements of the topography of its legendary location on the Corinthian Gulf, shaping a new architectural identity. The formerly rectangular, repetitively formed, modernist building was endowed with an organic form, inspired by landscape formations under the bright natural light. The design concept for the new hotel highlights the material and sensual properties of its location on the northern edge of the Greek Volcanic Arc, besides Sousaki, a craterless volcano silent for 2.7 million years.