Mr. Georg Zahnen, business consultant from Cologne, spent his holidays with his family on the Spanish Atlantic coast of the province of Cadiz. In the process, the family fell in love with the provincial capital of the same name. This is how the decision was made to buy a holiday home there.
Cadiz was founded as a Gadir by the Phoenicians over 3000 years ago, making it the oldest city in Spain and one of the oldest in Europe. As a seafaring nation, they chose the town as a trading base because of its location on an island in a bay with a natural harbor. Cadiz soon developed into a flourishing commercial center. In addition to its historical heritage, Cadiz offers today's tourists golden sandy beaches, romantic parks, various harbours for yachts, fishing trawlers, ferries and cruise ships, as well as a variety of restaurants and bars serving excellent regional cuisine.
While looking for a house in Cadiz, the Zahnen family unexpectedly found a prestigious town house in the historic old town, on Plaza de la Candelaria. This square was built in 1873 after the old Convento de la Candelaria monastery was demolished. The monastery courtyard was extended into a square and greened, modern city villas were built around it or the existing buildings were modernized. The beautifully designed square with many old trees invites you to relax. At the center is a monument to Emilio Castelar y Ripoll, the President of the First Republic of Spain, who was born in Candelaria 1 in 1832. Other houses house various cafés and restaurants, so that food is catered for.
That's how the Zahnen family fell in love with house number 10 on Plaza Candelaria and bought it. But what do you do with a house that is simply too big as a holiday home for the family? The Zahnen family carried out a tender and asked architects for advice. The owners of the office won dproyectos arquitectura from Cadiz, who have proposed to preserve the character of the building as a residential building and transform it into an apartment hotel. The façade is a listed building and the glazed balconies of the façade and the interior patio — here called cierros gaditanos — have been extensively restored from wood. Instead of the previous apartments, the luxurious Candelaria10 Aparthotel We now have four apartments for two and four people, as well as a larger penthouse.
It was Mr. Zahnen's personal wish that there are cement tiles in the corridors today. Cement tiles were the classic building material in Spain for many years and are now being rediscovered as special designer objects. He chose a traditional pattern that is particularly familiar to me personally, as it is shown in a 1917 catalog from the well-known company González-Hermanos.
The Gonzalez brothers were the brothers of the famous architect Aníbal Gonzáez, who, for example, Plaza España in Seville designed.
Tiles with the same pattern in a different color scheme were created for each floor. The primary color ivory (M02) was combined with khaki (M29) on the first floor, with copper (M11) and on the third with midnight blue (M18). Tiles were used on the ground floor and on the roof terrace, which include all of these colors.
The interior designer furnished the apartments Alicia Fernandez. For the modern interior, she took up the colors of the tiles and thus created for Each apartment has a unique ambiance. All floors are accessible via a lift. The spacious roof terrace offers a magnificent view over the square and the roofs of Cadiz.
In addition to the free WiFi, whose signal extends to the roof terrace and Plaza Candelaria, a lounge that can be used as a co-working space, and another multifunctional room on the ground floor, called a gallery, are noteworthy. A washing machine and dryer are also available for guests. The apartments are therefore not only suitable for city and beach holidays in a fascinating region, but also offer the opportunity to combine online work and leisure during a longer stay. Concierge Nidia is looking forward to welcoming you as guests to Candelaria10.