Ventale Island Breeze Resort

Kavros, Crete 

Unparalleled luxury by the sea.

The project is a luxury 5-star hotel, located on a seaside plot in North Crete. The plot has the peculiarity that while it is more than 20 acres, the buildable area does not exceed 4 acres and is smaller than the allowable building surface and coverage according to the legislation. Despite all the limitations, the main intention in the design was for the rooms of the complex to have the best view towards the sea.

The hotel consists of 89 luxury rooms and comfortable communal areas including restaurants, bars, a gym, and a spa. It has a total area of 4600 sqm on a plot of 20.079 sqm. The main challenge for the design was the optimal use of the sea view combined with the limited buildable area of the plot—only 4 acres in the southern part.

For this reason, the building mass of the complex is placed on the outer side of the allowed limits of the buildable part of the plot. On the southern side, it forms a boundary with the national road, preventing disturbance, while on the northwestern part, it opens like a “hand fan” (“ventalia”) to an unobstructed sea view.

Project details

Architectural design: ARCHTIFY

Principal Architects: Irini Apostolaki, Nikolas Kypraios

Interior Design: ARCHITFY

Interior design team: Irini Apostolaki, Mary Eleftheriadou, Fotini Sourbi

Project management, construction: Stelios Farantakis, Vangelis Volanis

Lighting design: KAFKAS A.E.

Structural design: Tectum-engineering Stelios Farantakis, Fotini Benaki

E/M design: Tectum-engineering Ilias Psylakis, Antonis Kalomenopoulos

Owner: LYRA IKE

Photos: Nikos Kouklakis