{"id":35567,"date":"2024-08-21T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosagres.com\/sander-cornelius-laudy-hotel-vichy-catalan\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T20:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T19:51:05","slug":"sander-cornelius-laudy-hotel-vichy-catalan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rosagres.com\/en\/architecture\/sander-cornelius-laudy-hotel-vichy-catalan\/","title":{"rendered":"SANDER CORNELIUS LAUDY &#8211; HOTEL VICHY CATAL\u00c1N"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<style>.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-69e810fdd1b8f6646 .post-breadcrumbs {justify-content: left; text-align: left;}.thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs.thegem-custom-69e810fdd1b8f6646 .post-breadcrumbs ul {justify-content: left; text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"thegem-te-post-breadcrumbs thegem-custom-69e810fdd1b8f6646\"> <div class=\"post-breadcrumbs\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rosagres.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/ul><!-- .breadcrumbs --><\/div> <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724245113031{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-gutter&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724242878225{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724252385478{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelbalnearivichycatalan.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HOTEL VICHY CATAL\u00c1N<\/a><br \/>\nCALDES DE MALAVELLA,<br \/>\nGIRONA, SPAIN<\/h2>\n<p>ARCHITECT<br \/>\n<strong>SANDER CORNELIUS LAUDY<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.b01arquitectes.com\/?lang=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>BO1 ARQUITECTES<\/u><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PROJECT<br \/>\n<strong>SWIMMING POOL AND TERRACES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ROSE GRES COLORS<br \/>\n<strong>MISTERY SAND \u2013 SWIMMING POOL AND TERRACES<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;35564&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1739820485147{background-image: url(https:\/\/rosagres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rosa-gres-arquitectura-vichy-catalan-sander-laudy-1.webp?id=35563) !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;470px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-gutter&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724242933729{padding-top: 15px !important;background-color: #f1eee9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;\u00ab\u2026You have to build to meet people\u2019s needs, not because we want to generate income\u2026\u00bb&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:50px|text_align:left|color:%2376a6b4|line_height:58px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724252900146{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;fuente-arquitectura arquitectura-medio-2 azul&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724242963342{background-color: #666666 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-top-left&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724252428892{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">WITHIN A CENTURY, ARCHITECTURE WILL BE<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"texto-destacado\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I am optimistic about the human species: in about 40 years, the world\u2019s population will stop growing, and that will bring big changes to the rules of the economic game. Based on this, we architects will primarily work in rehabilitation. All the buildings will incorporate plants and generate energy, while the materials we will use will have such a low ecological footprint that the planet\u2019s ecosystems will be capable of absorbing the impact of construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">YOUR DREAM PROJECT IS<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">To rehabilitate an obsolete property and turn it into a multipurpose building in a strategic place in the city. In this case, the project would have a positive impact on its environs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">TO YOU, THE SOUL OF A PROJECT IS<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Seeing what a place has been and what it could be.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE IN THE WORLD OF CONSTRUCTION?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">That many companies in the sector neglect the fact that construction has a social purpose and an ecological impact. You have to build first to meet needs and secondly to generate income. And you have to lower projects\u2019 environmental impact, even if this means higher costs in the short term.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">WHAT YOU WOULD NEVER CHANGE<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The pleasure we can feel when we\u2019re in a house, listening to people talk on the street, feeling a breeze, peeking through the trees at the buildings where our neighbors live.<\/span><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1725399882105{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724249892146{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;35534&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1183&#215;790&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;aumenta-1180&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1725399887333{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724249892146{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;35537&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1183&#215;790&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;aumenta-1180&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724245919115{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-gutter&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724245770568{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724252513799{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"azul\">ABOUT THE CREATIVE CONCEPT OF THIS PROJECT. A DEFINITION OF STYLE.<\/h3>\n<p>To maximize the healthy impact of nature.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"azul\">THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PROJECT<\/h3>\n<p>Showcasing the park, combined with the fact that the pool\u2019s heating operates exclusively based on renewable energies.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;35540&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1739820600580{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; background_position_desktop=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1739820593045{background-image: url(https:\/\/rosagres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rosa-gres-arquitectura-vichy-catalan-03.webp?id=35539) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-gutter&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724245892314{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; background_position_desktop=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1739820614412{background-image: url(https:\/\/rosagres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rosa-gres-arquitectura-vichy-catalan-04.webp?id=35542) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724244681035{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-mobile&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724252570856{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-gutter&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"azul\">LANDSCAPE, ENVIRONMENT, AND DESIGN: HOW DO THEY FIT TOGETHER?<\/h3>\n<p>We started with a very favorable situation, to tell the truth, and I think that blurring the boundary between the built part and the stone on the one hand and the lawn and the pine trees on the other has changed the sense of swimming in this pool.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"azul\">HOW DO YOU CHOOSE COLORS?<\/h3>\n<p>Absolutely according to the environment.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;12px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;35543&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724245919115{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-gutter&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724245770568{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724252606236{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"azul\">WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU FACE WITH THIS PROJECT?<\/h3>\n<p>Water recycling regulations that were written bearing in mind all the second residences in town. 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