Αποκατάσταση και μετατροπή του Motel Xenia στον Καρτερό Ηρακλείου σε Boutique Hotel

Abstract

The thesis subject is the transformation to a boutique hotel of the listed historic Xenia Motel which was operating at Karteros Heraklion. During the first part of the thesis, the study presents the Xenia program which was carried out by the Greek National Tourism Organization, the lead architect Aris Konstantinidis, the site and the current state of the Motel after a site visit in August 2020. In the second part of the thesis, we present the design of the proposal, from the source of inspiration up to the final look of our proposal, as it was shaped through extensive research about the requirements of a boutique hotel.