Isla Brown Corinthia 

Volcanic Formations 

The design concept for the new, 166-room hotel, highlights the material and sensual properties of its location on the northern edge of the Greek Volcanic Arc, besides “Sousaki”, a craterless volcano silent for 2.7 million years. According to mythology, the volcano is home to the giant Typhoeus, his open arms spanning east to west. Inspired by this embodiment of a volcanic eruption, the design introduces panoramic views, and emulates the fluidity of lava: The square volumes of the building become a stack of “pebbles”, as if arranged by the giant himself.

The hotel includes three room typologies, with luxury guestrooms and suites providing indoor dining, two bathrooms, and a freestanding bathtub. Public spaces include a lobby, indoor sea view bar with a bronze sculptural countertop under an undulating ceiling, an all-day dining restaurant, gym, and spa, and a spectacular infinity rooftop shallow pool with bar and lounge seating areas offering extended views over the Corinthian Gulf.

Project details

Architectural and interior design: Elastic Architects

Structural design: Konstantinos Spyrakos

E/M design: JEPA

Lighting design: Archtube

Landscape design: Greenways

Audiovisual consultants: Aku

Acoustic consultants: Timagenis Acoustics

Signage: Bratti Sign

Project Management: Hill International

Construction: DBD Athens

Text: Elastic Architects

Photos: Pygmalion Karatzas, Dimitris Spyrou 

Suppliers advertised in this issue

Thermal and moisture insulation of roof with polyurea, waterproofing of swimming pools and

other spaces, floor fillers: SIKA HELLAS

Support, drainage, drainage materials, grease traps, PPR pipes: CARAMONDANI HELLAS

Furniture: DELOUDIS

Curtains, furnishing fabrics: SARLAS

Marble for the restaurant area (buffet), Corian linings: SEITANIDIS Marble & Granites

Public Address EN54, Multi-zone Music Distribution, Amplified Sound, Video Projection, Hotel Automation Crestron: ABAS