The Collection Magazine interviewed Atellior's Directors Una Barac-Tinegate and Ante Marić.
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Innovation in the hotel business is not something we normally see very often. This used to be a traditional, conservative sector, the concept of which had not changed for decades, and hotels were mostly understood as dormitories, while hotel restaurants and bars were often half-empty and gyms were used only by sports fanatics. Fortunately, this state of play was turned upside-down by a new generation of hoteliers and guests who care less about the form and more about the content. They are looking for contact with the local culture and gastronomy, seeking out different activities and new acquaintances, and new technologies in particular have allowed them to combine business and pleasure wherever their job or just for fun take them. This has created a new playground for investors, developers, hotel operators and hotel designers, whose final touch is necessary for an idea to be able to conquer the market.
Perfect example of an innovative hotel product is the SIRO Boka Place, currently in development in the Bay of Kotor within Porto Montenegro, opening in 2023. This project is being developed by Adriatic Marinas in cooperation with the hotel company Kerzner. Kerzner is the founder of such luxury as One&One, Atlantis Resorts and Residences, and Magazan Beach & Golf Resort, and is among the leading innovator in this industry. The design is the responsibility of the international architectural studio Atellior, a team of creative people that offer solutions to the leading global hotel chains all over Europe from their offices in Zagreb and London."
Find out about the advantages of having offices in both the UK and Croatia, the impact of the pandemic in hotel design and the projects Atellior is currently working on in Volume 30, Autumn & Winter 2021/2022 edition.