hypotheses Site proposal

Il Jerma Palace Hotel :

Finding a location locally was bit of a problem as I wanted to focus on big abandoned projects and not ones that where small projects in order to utilise all that is possible. I had 3 options which where The old power station, Doc number 1 and il Jerma. All locations are located in the south side of Malta and that was also another thing i wanted to do was to focus on the south side as an attempt to make it more habitable. After some research I discovered that the only option I had was il Jerma as the Power station project has already been started and Doc number 1 has been given to the American University that has been in the spotlight late last year. 

Il Jerma Palace Hotel also known as the only four star hotel in the area and one of the best of its kind as to its prestige location which is found on the seafront of Marsacala. The hotel first opened back in 1982 under the great leadership of the chain of the Corinthia hotels group. Unfortunately the hotel was closed back in 2007 and the land has changed owners multiple times since then. There where many discussions on rebuilding and making use of such land but due to it's derelict situation investors are not ready to do such works. Back in 2016 Times of Malta stated that "it would cost €1.5 million to demolish the present building".Whats to my advantage is that I could try focus as much on the sustainability of such potential project and try design and make use of the 38,745 square meters of land which is available rather than digging up new virgin land or demolish other old residence buildings. 


References :
Allied Newspapers Ltd. 2017. Times of Malta ‒ Jerma Hotel site valued at €20.8m, to be sold at judicial sale by auction in October. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160822/local/jerma-hotel-site-valued-at-208m-to-be-sold-at-judicial-sale-by-auction.622742. [Accessed 6 May 2017].