TOURISM
Arkabarka floating experience; Serbia | BIG SEE Tourism Awards 2018
Stay in the city, feel the nature. In a quiet morning, absorbed by the calmness of the river and the subtle rocking movement of the floating construction you easily forget that you are actually in the city. The architecture indulges the dipole urban-natural, combining a simple square form with a playful arrangement of windows and a two directional positioning of the façade's wooden boards painted in two shades. The interior
AÉS Wine Terrace and Spa, Almagyar
The Vineyard In the Eger wine region lies a long neglected vineyard, which is home to an exceptional grape variety, the “archiepiscopal” wine grape. The fruit of centuries of cultivation has inspired the local wine maker to preserve and present it to the public. The replanted grapes produce an unrivalled wine and the vineyard welcomes visitors who long for exceptional scenery, ancient grapes and relaxation. Terrace and huts Small
MiNO; Italy | BIG SEE Tourism Awards 2018
The project gains a youth hostel out of a portion of an old hemp factory in Migliarino. It counts on a reduced regional funding, 270.000€ including the furniture, and a doubtful management profitability. Thus the management aspects, both energetic and economic, are the principal matters. The hostel is a ‘passive machine’, where natural air fluxes are conveyed in order to obtain climatic benefits. The impossibility of dividing
The Cabin; The Czech Republic | BIG SEE Tourism Awards 2018
The Shelter is an experimental wooden structure that was built on top of a former concrete bunker near to the borders of the Czech republic and Austria. These small fortresses were built along the Czechoslovakian borders before the WWII. as a protection against the Nazi Germany but they were never used. There are still thousands of these bunkers left in the Czech and Slovakian landscape. The discussion
Teahouse Riedenthal; Austria | BIG SEE Tourism Awards 2018
The concept of a traditional Japanese teahouse inspired the project located in Lower Austria. The building was designed as a contemporary interpretation of a teahouse that allows for a more diverse use. It serves as a place for drinking tea and observing silence and as a space for regression therapy for clients with the possibility for overnight stays. Four pillars, made out of tree trunks, elevate the
Dit’ e nat’, Prishtina
Dit’ e nat’ (“day and night”) is the first Prishtina/Kosovo based bookstore – café founded in 2009. It is a cultural platform in love with music, literature and film. It started as a small publicly shared room filled with books, where you get the coffee yourself and can listen to the music you grew up with – today it continues as the same place, just a bit bigger. In
Mokus Valley; Hungary | BIG SEE Tourism Awards 2018
Mokus Valley has started with Rosehouse, an old bee house, which was converted into a guesthouse for our family and friends. Later we bought an old circus shooting saloon car, which was placed on the edge of the woods and converted into a romantic Gypsy Wagon, in which you can experience the free romantic Gypsy life. After we got our hands on a Hungarian Csepel truck, we also converted it
Sextantio – Le Grotte della Civita; Italy | BIG SEE Tourism Awards 2018
Historic village Matera can be found in the south of Italy and is world famous for its Sassi quarters, a stunning and well preserved example of a village where hundreds of caves were turned into dwellings, churches and palaces. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993. The company Sextantio was founded as a project to restore abandoned historic hill towns of Apennine Mountains and the Sassi di
The Reception hut ; BLIPSZ + Atelier F.K.M. │BIG SEE Awards 2018
The Reception Hut pavilion is a retreat in nature: covered, shaded, with spaces for rest, preparing or warming up food. The design of the reception hut derives from the buildings of permanent rural homesteads and seasonally used stables scattered on the higher grazing fields. However, traditional volume, structure and details are adapted to current times, especially prefabrication needs – while shingles, hand-split, provide for natural texture. In today’s Europe
Windmill Villas; Greece | BIG SEE Tourism Awards 2018
Windmill Villas is a complex of three unique private villas that operate as a touristic accommodation. Each villa consist of 2 bedroom with en-suite bathrooms, fully equipped kitchen an living room, private pool, parking, garden. All villas have 180 degrees sea view. Every day, breakfast is served privately by the pool, at the time of guest’s preference and consist of local and international products. The absolute quietness, the luxury,
Ecomuseum „House of Batana“, Rovinj
The Batana Ecomuseum is an innovative, holistic and community-based project aimed at safeguarding local tangible and intangible maritime heritage with special focus on traditional boatbuilding. In 2016 Ecomuseum „House of batana“ was recognized for its excellence and enlisted in the UNESCO ICH Register of Good safeguarding practices. The Eco-museum’s mission and main goals are conveyed and implemented through its principal elements: The House of Batana, local title muòstra, the
Wild Thyme Farm and Eco Retreat, Popovo, Targovishte
Wild Thyme Farm and Eco Retreat is an award winning guest house in rural Bulgaria which opened in 2013. We attract tourists from all over the world who come here to relax and to explore this forgotten corner of the Balkans. At its core, the project is based on values of ecological sustainability and understanding of local cultural traditions. The house was restored with traditional methods and materials and