The 249 Design Hotel consists in a retrofit project in the city of Gramado that altered and expanded the old existing inn, adding a new reception volume and a new section of suites with balconies. The city of Gramado is considered one of the main mountainous destinations in the extreme south of Brazil. Therefore, the project sought to unite the contemporary and the existing through materiality and respect for local characteristics. The existing hotel had a total area of 318m² and 10 suites, with the expansion the total area became 1,106m² and 31 suites. The intervention from the beginning intended to bring contemporary language in a respectful and harmonious way to the city, which has the German colonial architectural style as its identity. This was done through the use of universal and pure materials such as stone, steel, glass and wood, thus managing to unite traditional with contemporany architecture.
