25-04-2017

Aquiles Eco Hotel in Cape Verde

Ramos Castellano Arquitectos,

Ricardo Nacimiento,

Hotel,

Green,

Designed by Ramos Castellano Arquitectos,  Aquiles Eco Hotel in São Pedro, a town on the island of São Vicente that is part of the Cape Verde archipelago is a hotel inspired by its natural environment and by sustainability.



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Aquiles Eco Hotel in Cape Verde Designed by Ramos Castellano Arquitectos,  Aquiles Eco Hotel in São Pedro, a town on the island of São Vicente that is part of the Cape Verde archipelago is a hotel inspired by its natural environment and by sustainability.


When you've got an overwhelmingly beautiful natural setting that is also the true richness of the islands of Cape Verde, then protecting and conserving the environment becomes the number one priority.
On the basis of this, the Ramos Castellano Arquitectos team from Mindelo - another town on the island of São Vicente - rolled out Aquiles Eco Hotel, a project that expresses their ecological philosophy by integrating with the environment.
Aware of how fragile this ecosystem is, instead of the non-renewable local sand and stones, they used certified FSC as a renewable material for the actual structure, while the bespoke furniture is made from recycled wood. Water is also a precious resource on the island, so its reuse is fundamental; in the near future, the owners intend to use only clean energies to generate all the power needs of the Aquiles Eco Hotel.
A true gem of sustainable architecture with clean, sleek lines, where every opening frames a stunning view, the perfect place for a responsible holiday in contact with the nature of São Vicente, the so-called “cultural island” of the Cape Verde archipelago.
Aquiles Eco Hotel is also featured on the holidayarchitecture portal, which is very strict about the facilities it selects, based on an all-round concept that is the best combination of hospitality, comfort, design and sustainability. You realise just how tight the elect circle is from the recently published book “Holiday Architecture”, pure joy for everyone who loves great architecture, particularly when we're talking about holidays!

Christiane Bürklein

Project: Ramoscastellano Arquitectos, http://www.ramoscastellano.com/
Location: São Pedro, São Vicente, Cape Verde
Year: 2014
Link hotel: http://www.aquilesecohotel.com/
Images: © Ricardo Nacimiento – courtesy of Urlaubsarchitektur 
Book: Holiday Architecture, https://www.urlaubsarchitektur.de/en/book/

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