Block on Wall

The project for new holiday studios is located in the town of Vrboska on the island of Hvar, on the northern slope of the bay. The main feature of the relatively narrow site is the sloping terrain facing south, with narrow and rare views towards the sea. The plot itself is surrounded with detached, multi floored, compact apartment houses of various typologies, located on separated terraced plots.

The proposed design encourages coexistence of guests and collective use of common facilities, instigating site exploration and interaction with both unintentional and planned run-ins of guests. By layering successive stone walls with precisely located openings, it is possible to move from public to increasingly private space. By doing so we created several layers of diverse ambiances and programs around each central living unit.

The common programs are distributed along the slope starting on top with a small gym and sauna, connected to the pool deck, followed by the children’s playground, underground, naturally ventilated common parking garage, beach volleyball court, a small outdoor gym, night cinema, picnic area, sunbathing and hammock decks, a swimming pool in the olive grove, etc. By moving through private, common and public spaces the guests can adjust the intensity of socializing with other guests.