Project description
| Location: | Tura |
| Designer: | General Designer: Architecture: TSPC Kft. and BSE Plan, Responsible architect: Mihály Kádár, Project leader architects: Zoltán Parai, Adrienn Libárdi, Architectural staff: Sarolta Kolozsi, Attila Lakomcsik, Lilla Romhányi, Zsanett Horváth, Máté Csapó, Péter Gönye, Nóra Pallai, Dóra Kovács, Eszter Vörös, Interior design: Roomba design, Oszkár Vági |
| Lighting designer: | Solinfo Group Máté Mucza, Dóra Varga |
| Project manager: | Henrietta Koszta |
| Photos: | Gergő Gosztom |
| Year: | 2020 |
You may have read about the history of the building in many places. The building’s architectural designers combined a number of modern solutions with the styles of the past, transforming a structurally dilapidated and challenging building into a luxury hotel and events centre. BOTANIQ Turai Castle is now a 19-room luxury hotel and event centre.
During the design process, the BOTANIQ Tura castle was designed to preserve the salvageable parts of the building, including the renovation of the ceiling decorations by Róbert Scholtz, the replacement and restoration of the original staircase and the balustrade of the central staircase. However, as no original furnishings were available, the designers kept in mind contemporary trends and demands when creating the interior.
The interior designers were inspired by the original imagery of the châteaux of the Loire and sought to respect the elegance of the building. The wallpapers, which are reproductions of period wall paintings, or the terrazzo tiling, all evoke the château’s heyday, but the new geometric patterns, the innovative use of colour and the modern furniture bring the beauty of the original spaces to a whole new light. Carefully restored frescoes and architectural elements, as well as works of contemporary craftsmanship, complement each other beautifully and create a new but complete and coherent visual experience in these interiors.
Over the course of the project, which lasted almost 2 years, our team was tasked with turning the concept plan into a implementation plan, and while maintaining the style completing the parts that were not finished and designing the parts that were not designed.
Solinfo’s FF&E management activities included reviewing, optimising and fully procuring interior design costs, as well as assisting in the design and construction phases.
In addition to the lighting design of the entire building, we worked with over 70 manufacturers on the project, with around 500 pieces of furniture, textiles and other accessories and installed around 2,000 luminaires. Great care was taken in the selection of furniture. Quality Italian and Scandinavian pieces add elegance to the spaces, such as the Molteni Gio Ponti armchair and the Gubi – 2,0 dining table. The various objects and furniture pieces are brilliantly brought together to create a truly symphonic and characterful whole.
The castle is a listed building, so efforts were made to preserve the historic style, with the main aim of creating fresh and fashionable interiors. The style and form of most of the interior design elements reflect a more modern approach, while the use of colour and materials and the layout reflect a more historic feel. This duality is also reflected in the lighting design.
Our lighting designers have placed great emphasis on using modern luminaires to create the right atmosphere in the historic building. Of particular note is our custom-designed chandelier composition of 44 mouth-blown glass bows, 7.6 meters high and 3 x 3 meters wide, which occupies a central position in the building.
We are proud to have contributed to this impressive project by providing lighting design, FF&E management, furniture, accessories, technical and design lighting.