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Croatian architect Tomislav Alujevic creates contemporary eco resort in Hvar
by Megan Whitby | 10 Sep 2020
Maslina Resort has opened on the Croatian island of Hvar, inspired by local healing traditions and nature. Croatian architect Tomislav Alujevic, interior designer Léonie Alma Mason and landscaper Thomas Seconde were responsible for the project, working with Melany Martinez Thomas, founder of consultancy, Spa and Wellness Collective on the spa. Located near Stari Grad, the 53-key resort is surrounded by olive groves and terraced vineyards, stretching across two hectares of
Radionica Arhitekture house swimming centre in three sunken glass volumes
by Stu Robarts | 20 Dec 2019
Radionica Arhitekture (literally Architecture Workshop) have designed a swimming centre for the Dubrava District of Zagreb, Croatia, that is split into three large, glass, sunken volumes. The 5,570sq m (60,000sq ft) facility is located between a residential tower, a church and a meadow, which is being developed for mid-rise housing. To avoid the area becoming too built up, Radionica Arhitekture felt it was necessary to moderate the profile of the
Brad Pitt building luxury resort in Croatia
by Jane Kitchen | 08 Sep 2016
Actor Brad Pitt traveled to Croatia last week to tour the site of a proposed €1.5bn (US$1.7bn, £1.3bn) resort development near in the coastal town of Zablace, local media are reporting. The plans are to transform the city of Zablace into a “modern ecologically-responsible planned community,” People magazine reports, complete with a flagship luxury hotel, shops, villas, a school and clinic. Swiss-based investment company TFI Holding has invested €60m (US$68m,
Museum dedicated to single statue opens in Croatia
by Tom Anstey | 06 Jul 2016
A unique museum dedicated to a single bronze statue of Apoxyomenos has opened its doors on the Croatian island of Lošinj. The CK25m (US$4m, €3.6m, £3m) Museum of Apoxyomenos, funded by the City of Mali Losinj and the Croatian Ministry of Culture, has been designed by architects Idis Turato and Saša Randic. Centred around Apoxyomenos – a bronze statue of a young athlete, discovered in 1996 in the area at
Jadranka Group to launch five-star Croatian coastal spa property designed by ARTA-projektiranje
by Helen Andrews | 13 Aug 2015
The Jadranka Group is set to open another five-star spa resort on the Croatian island of Lošinj, in Cikat Bay – following the launch of the nearby €50m (US$67m, £40m) Hotel Bellevue and its spa clinic. The new Boutique Hotel Alhambra will make its debut later this month and was designed by architect Amira Cauševic of design firm ARTA-projektiranje to look like a traditional Austro-Hungarian villa. Located in the surroundings
Radionica Arhitekture buries the new Vucedol archaeology museum in Croatia
by Tom Anstey | 06 Jul 2015
The Vucedol Culture Museum by Radionica Arhitekture has opened its doors to the public after more than a decade of development. It was completed in 2013 but only opened on 30 June. The museum has set up shop at Vucedol on the bank of the river Danube in eastern Croatia, one of Europe’s most important archaeological sites. The HRK179m (US$26.2m, €23.6m, £16.7m) building is made up of a series of
Croatian Hotel Bellevue relaunches SPA Clinic after €50m property refurb
by Helen Andrews | 19 Aug 2014
The Hotel Bellevue has relaunched as a five-star property on the Croatian island of Lošinj, in Cikat Bay, in the coming months, after a €50m (US$67m, £40m) refurbishment by owners Jadranka Group. As the first five-star hotel in Lošinj, this property completes Jadranka’s portfolio of tourism developments on the island. The hotel is the flagship property for Jadranka – which was founded in 1947 by the National Cres-Lošinj County to
Design spa hotel opens in Croatia
by Tom Walker | 13 Sep 2011
Croatian hotel group Maistra has opened its latest property - the 248-bedroom Lone Hotel in the city of Rovinj. Designed by architects 3LHD and Silvijo Novak, the HRK335m (US$61m, 44m euro, £39m) hotel's facilities include a 1,700sq m spa and wellness centre, restaurants and conferencing space. It is the first Croatian hotel to join the Design Hotels scheme - a membership scheme for design-led hotels. The spa, designed by The
SHOTW opens new Croatian resort
by Pete Hayman | 03 Jun 2009
The new four-star Valamar Lacroma Resort, Conference and Spa has been unveiled by Special Hotels of the World (SHOTW) on the Babin Kuk peninsula near Dubrovnik, Croatia. Facilities at the 401-bedroom resort, which is to be part of the Valamar Hotels and Resorts Group, include one of the largest conference halls in Croatia, capable of accommodating 1,000 delegates, as well as two restaurants, four bars, a fitness centre and two
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