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The two-storey stone elevation seen from the courtyard

TESSERRA HOTEL

Şanlıurfa · 2021

Cultural Heritage · Restoration · Adaptive Reuse · Hospitality

Project
Tesserra Hotel
Location
Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
Year
2021
Building Type
Traditional House
New Use
Hotel / Hospitality
Category
Cultural Heritage / Restoration / Hospitality

A renewed life around the courtyard.

Tesserra Hotel is a conservation and adaptive reuse project that reinterprets a traditional Urfa house for hospitality while retaining its spatial character. Rooms arranged around the courtyard, stone vaults, timber ceilings, upper-level circulation and original architectural details form its principal elements. The new use is accommodated within the building’s existing spatial organisation.

Tesserra I and Tesserra Harem are presented here together as parts of Tesserra Hotel.

EXISTING BUILDING

The earlier photographs document surface loss on the courtyard elevation, the stone stair and upper-level passages, and the condition of the vaulted interiors. The rhythm of the openings and circulation around the courtyard make the spatial organisation legible.

Courtyard elevation before intervention
The courtyard and stone stair in their earlier condition
Plaster loss and surface marks in a vaulted space

RESTORATION APPROACH

The courtyard forms the shared outdoor space for the new use. Stone stairs and open passages maintain the relationship between rooms and courtyard. The construction photographs show work along the upper-level circulation and courtyard elevation; stone surfaces, openings and the depth of shadows remain legible in the completed building.

Work in progress along the upper-level circulation
Scaffolding at the courtyard elevation during the works

BEFORE / AFTER

Drag the divider to compare the earlier and completed conditions.

The two-storey stone elevation seen from the courtyard
Courtyard elevation before intervention
BEFOREAFTER
Courtyard elevationThe same elevation from nearby viewpoints; photographs are shown without cropping.
Courtyard, water feature and open circulation
The courtyard and stone stair in their earlier condition
BEFOREAFTER
Courtyard and stone stairCamera positions differ; architectural elements do not align exactly.

COMPLETED BUILDING

From courtyard to interior: hospitality spaces defined by stone, timber and natural light.

Courtyard, water feature and open circulation
Stone-vaulted space opening onto the courtyard
Courtyard elevation from the upper terrace

Stone and threshold

The arch beneath the stair, doorway and masonry reveal the relationship between movement and architectural detail.

Stone stair, arch and doorway
A guest room beneath a stone vault
Upper-level passage beneath a timber ceiling
Courtyard and light framed by the arch
Guest accommodation with a timber ceiling
Birdhouse detail on the stone wall
Upper-level circulation and the opposite courtyard elevation
Stone, shadow and water in the courtyard
Photographic sources

B.A.A. project archive; guest interiors and birdhouse detail: Tesserra Hotel.

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