HOTEL REVIEW
LEFT: The pool at Martinhal enjoys a spectacular position overlooking the beach, where guests can lounge on FatBoy beanbags and take advantage of the poolside bar ABOVE: Conran & Partners’ masterplan was realised by JLTP Architecturo, using natural materials to create these wooden- clad Beach Rooms at the hotel
Lisbon-based practice JLTP Architecturo,
led by José Luis Texeira Pinto and Filipe Bonito. Natural materials such as traditional plaster, stone and wood were used, with much of the rock removed during the excavation process being recovered and used in the buildings. Also collaborating on the project were Lisbon-based landscape architects Biodesign, who have sought to preserve the indigenous flora and fauna through an organic planting programme. Interiors in both the houses and the hotel
have been created by Carole Taylor of Four Winds Resorts (Nigel Chapman and Nicholas Dickinson’s operating company), working with London based designer Michael Sodeau. Taylor’s concept was to use simple forms and structures, in keeping with the exterior of the buildings and their surroundings, to create comfortable, homely yet luxurious interiors with clean lines. These ideas were then translated by Sodeau, who created sophisticated yet low key schemes for the hotel guestrooms and resort houses, through the use of muted tones and local natural materials such as cork, cane and stones. “Our goal has been to create living spaces
that would be strong yet transparent and layered in form – completely modern yet saturated with Portuguese traditions,” explains Sodeau. “The décor is accented with the use
of as much natural material native to Portugal. Everything is unique and has been specifically designed for this project to create a soft domestic feel, not standard contract pieces”. Sodeau travelled extensively in Portugal, sourcing a unique stone from the local town of Monchique – ‘Sienito Monchique’ for a series of tables and glass lamps from Portuguese company Atlantis. He also worked with Granorte, an old Portuguese company that recycles cork, to produce a collection of tables and stools using a high-tech pressing process. A local artisan was enlisted to rekindle the traditional craft of cane weaving using the reeds that grow naturally in the Algarve, Sodeau commissioning him to hand-make a series of cestaria em cana woven lamps. Italian company Gervasoni also produced a series of rattan floor lamps. London- based Modus developed the majority of the furniture including beds and headboards, bedside tables, mirrors, desks, desk chairs and bedroom lounge chairs. Now that the project is complete, Chitra
Stern can reflect on the near-decade she and her husband have spent on Martinhal: “We have created something that is going to be here forever, which has changed the area for the good. I think we’ve come up with something really innovative, which hopefully will be an examplar to other resorts.”
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Martinhal Quinta do Martinhal, Apartado 54 8650-908 Sagres Portugal Tel: +351 282 620 022
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„ 38 guestrooms (hotel); 132 houses (resort) ‰ O Terraco, As Dunas (hotel) Os Gambozinos (resort) Â Poolside Bar (hotel) Oasis Pool Snack Bar, Club 98, Village Square Juice Bar (resort) [ Finisterre Spa, tennis courts, swimming pools
+ Raposinhos kids club, meeting / function
Developer: Sagrimar SA Operator: Four Winds Resorts SA Architects: Matthew Wood at Conran&Partners (masterplanning); JLTP Architectura Interior Design: Nigel Chapman, Carole Taylor, Michael Sodeau Partnership
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