After a successful collaboration for Andronikos hotel in Mykonos, KLab architecture and Andronikos hotels joined forces again for a new hotel in Santorini. A large house from the 70’s, located in Imerovigli Santorini, of three floors was rethought as 6 suites hotel. Above the volcano caldera and the famous rock “skaros” KLab architecture changed throughout the existing building to accommodate the needs of the new hotel. 6 large suites and a sky bar on the terrace were conceived as a modern interpretation of the cave like vernacular houses of Santorini. New vaults and arches and curvaceous edges recreate the unique aura of traditional houses.

Kkervvit undertook creating the design pattern, by milling the plywood panels with a 5 axis cnc machine. In collaboration with the architectural firm, we received the 2D drawings, and the cutting files were created with our advanced CAM software.

Our main objective was to minimize the radius inside the pattern corners. In order to achieve that we used the smallest possible cutting tools.

Using the right equipment the machined panels were sanded, to get a soft and smooth surface.