Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Category : Spa
Location
The reconstruction of the historical mud baths building in the beach area of Pärnu into a
modern spa and the addition of a hotel and restaurant along the beach promenade.
Brief description
The historical mud baths building is a neo-classical structure completed in 1927. Today, the
historical mud baths building, which is situated by the sea and facing the city, has become
one of the most important symbolic buildings in Pärnu.
The complicated goal of the project was to suitably combine the existing historical monument
with a new extension. The latter was expected to have a contemporary design, give due
consideration to the surrounding park landscape and enliven the adjacent area.
The historical building houses a day spa with pools, a quiet spa, body treatment rooms, a
health centre and 4 hotel rooms. The extension added on the sea-facing façade houses a
restaurant, reception area and conference room on the ground floor and 68 hotel rooms on the
first and second floors.
Ground Floor Plan
Project description :
The solution for the restoration of the historical mud baths building served the aim of
preserving, restoring and showcasing the valuable spaces and details as much as possible.
The new functions which essentially remain activities to provide modern body treatment
services of the historical spaces adapt to the building. The points of contact between the old
and the new building were kept as delicate as possible.
The orientation of all hotel rooms opens up views onto the surrounding beach and park
landscape. At 4 metres wide, the hotel rooms are spacious and each room has a balcony. The
balconies form a continuous outer layer along the entire external perimeter of the building.
One side of all balconies is stretched outward, creating a deeper balcony space on that side
and resulting in a folded surface treatment that lends character to the overall appearance of
the building. Vertical aluminium slats add privacy to the balconies, covering them from side
view and articulating the folded form of the volume.
Section
Sustainable aspects
In the historical building, an attempt has been made to preserve as much as possible the
original layout of rooms, finishing of the surfaces and architectural details.
The covered balconies of the extension block direct
sunlight from reaching the hotel rooms during the
summer season, reducing cooling costs.