Ivan Filipovic’s concept for this project revolves around the Adriatic Sea with it thousands of islands, bays and coves, inaccessible lots and the protected natural beauty. Filipovic sees the ideas stemming from NAVIGATING Architecture as the best response to this idyllic setting. A navigable hotel (often popularly called the “Botel” = boat + hotel) offers areal tourist attraction.
NAVIGATING ARCHITECTURE There are two basic scenarios to use this type of floating architecture: a hotel in remote and inaccessible locations, as well as a hotel in the city and the harbor. In the first scenario, users can access remote and inaccessible locations by a boat or a helicopter. The second scenario is ideal for tourist events connected with the sea, such as the various races, Croatian BAOT show, etc., where in addition to the basic bedroom also offers a host of other services such as restaurants, cafe bars, a nightclub on the roof terrace, etc.
