The renovation of t he Cavo Zoe Sea Side Hotel in Cyprus is a great example of Puro Plus Natural being used as a material that communicated with nature.

“The philosophy behind this conversion is that the façade of the building blends in totally with its surroundings, says architect Christos Paraskeva from C+ Studio Architects. “In Cyprus, those surroundings are mainly rocks and Puro Plus Natural is ideally suited to the task.” The texture and colour palette of the Puro Plus Natural panels enters into dialogue with the environment in just the way you want. “We would not have been able to achieve the same effect with a different material,” he continues. “Puro Plus Natural has the appearance of rock or concrete, but is much easier to use and maintain plus it is a good deal less expensive financially speaking than these other options.”

The fact that Puro Plus panels are also easy to install also played a role in the choice of cladding to be used for the façade. “When you only have 3 to 4 months to do a thorough renovation, that kind of feature is inestimable,” explains the architect. “The hotel had to be ready to receive guests from the beginning of the tourist season. Also, add the ability to install Puro Plus invisibly on a freestanding substructure and you begin to understand our enthusiasm for it! Having a tight time schedule meant we could not allow ourselves to have any problems of the kind that tend to crop up on a renovation project, such as unexpectedly slanting outer walls or unsuitable materials for fixing the panels in place. But the method of mechanical fixing on a separate structure meant that we could be sure of not having any unpleasant surprises.”