{"id":115472,"date":"2017-08-14T14:48:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/terra-lodge-in-cape-verde-by-ramos-castellano-architects-maximizes-efficiency\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T11:17:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T16:17:25","slug":"terra-lodge-in-cape-verde-by-ramos-castellano-architects-maximizes-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/terra-lodge-in-cape-verde-by-ramos-castellano-architects-maximizes-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Terra Lodge in Cape Verde by Ramos Castellano Architects Maximizes Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hotel designers often suffer from the mixed blessing of abundance. With so many furniture, fabric, and finish options available, the best practitioners must excel at exercising restraint, at editing and curating. This dilemma evaporates, however, in the sunshine of Cape Verde, a nation of volcanic islands 400 miles off West Africa. “It’s a totally different logic on Cape Verde,” Moreno Castellano says. “We lack materials and fabricators, so we lack freedom in some ways.” You would never miss it.<\/p>\n

A Sardinian who arrived 13 years ago, Castellano co-founded Ramos Castellano Architects<\/a> with Eloisa Ramos, a Cape Verdean who had lived and worked on three continents before returning. Ramos and Castellano have become known for hotel design notable for its colorful forms and elegant lines in addition to its pragmatism. “Every solution is carefully studied to use local resources as well as African artisans and technology, with a global vision,” Ramos explains. The most adept moves fuse handcrafted and upcycled elements, at varied scales, to harmonize visually with the indigenous palette and textures—thereby supporting the architects’ mission to buy and think local. They also have a flair for merging contemporary architecture with the natural landscape.<\/p>\n