Heritage conversion
A careful, reversible fit-out for a 26-key hotel in a historic Maltese palazzo.
A capability showcase: what we can deliver for a hotel like this. It is not a completed project, and the figures are design targets, not results.
Typical brief
A family turns its palazzo into a small hotel that still feels like a home.
Building and local style
Baroque palazzo around a courtyard, with thick limestone walls, timber ceilings and stone stairs.
Typical plot and building constraints
No fixings into historic walls, no new openings, and every change reviewed by the heritage authority.
Suggested room mix
| Room type | Count | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Superior room | 14 | 28 m² |
| Junior suite | 8 | 38 m² |
| Suite | 4 | 55 m² |
Scope we can cover
- Guest rooms
- FF&E
- Joinery
- Bathrooms
- Restaurant and bar
- Ceilings
- Lighting
- Signage and wayfinding
Suggested working model
A dedicated architect
Planned timeline by phase
Planned weeks per phase. Phases overlap in practice; we set the real plan per project.
Planned split across our own factories
- Kayseri Casegoods and fixed joinery
- İzmir Upholstery frames and loose seating
- Kocaeli Metal works and frames
- Sakarya Veneer, doors and wall panelling
Share of the factory-made scope by site. The rest comes through Turkish suppliers we know well: fabrics, stone and solid-surface tops, glass and mirrors, and lighting.
Typical challenges and our answers
Challenge
Every room is a different size and shape.
Our answer
A small family of pieces, built to measure for each room from one set of details.
Challenge
Furniture has to come up a stone spiral stair.
Our answer
Beds, wardrobes and desks assembled in the room from parts under 1.8 m.
Design targets
| Metric | Target range |
|---|---|
| Average daily rate (ADR) | +15% – +25% |
| Occupancy | +4 – +8 points |
| Revenue per available room (RevPAR) | +20% – +35% |
vs. today or the local market
Target ranges we design towards, for planning only. They are not results and not promises; your revenue team sets the real numbers.
Expected effect
Suites and the palazzo story carry the rate; the hotel sells character, not room count.
Design principles
- In a protected building, design for removal, not just for installation.
- Small hotels need fewer, better pieces.
Material palette
Four expert views on the concept
Each note is written from the point of view of someone with thirty years in that role.
Few keys means each suite must earn. Put the money where the photos are taken.
Guests come for the house. Keep the courtyard calm and the staff visible.
Each room needs its own housekeeping card; no two clean the same way.
Reversibility is the brief. Everything we add can be taken out without a trace.
Views and plan
Heritage conversion
A careful, reversible fit-out for a 26-key hotel in a historic Maltese palazzo.
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