For the Conceptual design of Hotel at Kotor City beach A TEAM receives Honourable Mention at the International Competition following the Scientific Conference- S.ARCH 2019 Conference – International Conceptual Design Award in Havana (Cuba), a recognition for excellence in architecture, architectural diversity, new developments in sustainable architecture where particular attention has been given to design schemes that use local resources and appropriate design solutions in innovative ways, architecture that inspires and sets new standards in contemporary design practice. The pre-eminent Jury comprised 20 members from globally recognized architectural studios and Universities, such as: Toyo Ito (Toyo Ito & Associates, Japan), Sou Fujimoto (Sou Fujimoto Architects, Japan), Kengo Kuma (KKAA, Japan), Robert Greenwood (Snohetta, Norway), Vivian Lee (Richard Meier & Partners Architects, USA), Viviana Muscettola (Zaha Hadid Architects, Great Britain), Keith Brewis (Grimshaw, Great Britain), Dietmar Eberle (Baumschlager eberle, Austria), Lars Krueckeberg (GRAFT, Germany), Philippe Rahm (Philippe Rahm architects, France), Mats Ove Frosterud (TENGBOM, Sweden), Gabriel Kozlowski (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Michael Budig (Singapore University of Technology and Design).
The conceptual Hotel design demonstrated innovative architecture in harmony with the physical, socio-historical and socio-cultural context of Kotor. Hotel resembles old wooden ship in its form and therefore represents a symbol of the sea and sailing as the most significant occupation in Boka Bay throughout the history, which enabled Kotor to grow and open up toward the world owing to the overseas trade, and experiences of the seafarers.

The building emerges from the green background- park like green roof, a valuable public space with panoramic sea views. Also, the shape of the hotel enables undisturbed air flow from the sea toward the mountains. Hence, the hotel represents humility and humbleness instead of imposing itself out of reach of local population. It is there not only for the tourists-guests, but for the people of Kotor as well, being a monument of the town’s exceptional culture and tradition.

Passive sustainable design principles addressed in the conceptual design are: green roof (valuable green area), shading devices (pergolas on the roof terraces, wooden louvers on the room terraces), solar chimneys in the staircase volumes for extraction of hot air (improving natural ventilation and thermal comfort indoors). Also, solar collectors are envisaged for heating water. Therefore, the architecture of the Hotel represents a successful response to ecological, socio-cultural and economic requirements of the sustainable development of Kotor.