PRESENTATION
‘Hotel MARCO’ as an artistic project
As from April 2011, the MARCO’s Espazo Anexo reshaped itself and underwent its greatest transformation since its aperture in 2004 as a project room, beginning a new period with the proposal ‘Hotel MARCO’, by the artist Michael Lin and rvr arquitectos, which involved transforming the site into a hotel room with a range of uses.
COLLABORATIONS
The project ‘Hotel MARCO’ has been possible thanks to the collaboration during the production stage of eight students of the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Vigo, selected following a competition testing installation practices; the support of the MARCO Foundation (Iris Margarita Alcaina Patiño, Laura Ilona Arha, Marta Fariña Rodríguez, Cristina Luna Ávila, Sara Martínez Soutiño, Lorena Alexandra Méndez González, Santiago Novas Otero, Yukawa Quione López Otero), and the supervision of Frédéric Matagne, the artist’s assistant.
Collaborating companies:
Aguas de Mondariz, Sirvent, Illycafè, Martínez Otero, I.C.O.N-O.P.I, Weber
INFORMATION AND VISITS
From its opening on the 8th April through to the 18th May, the International Museum Day, the project ‘Hotel MARCO’ will be open to the public as an exhibition space at the usual visiting times.
For the time that the Espazo Anexo is open as an exhibition room, gallery staff will be present to answer visitors’ queries and provide information or guided tours:
- Every day at 6pm
- Group-tailored visits by appointment, telephone: 986 113900
Accompanying the project will be a leaflet providing information about the Espazo Anexo’s temporary conversion into a hotel room.
BOOKING AND RATES
Starting 18th May the Espazo Anexo will be used as a hotel room, either as part of the residency programme or for private booking.
Any person or entity wishing to make a reservation or consult available dates must contact Patricia Verdial, from Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm.
Patricia Verdial
info@marcovigo.com
+34 986 113904 / 00
Rates
Price of the room: 100 Euro (tax and breakfast included, at MARCO restaurante&café)
Discount of 50% (50 Euro) for Friends of the MARCO and members of Friends’ Associations who present the blue FEAM card as well as the Friends card of their museum.
HOTEL MARCO - DATASHEET
Total surface of the room: 35 m2
Enclosures
- Exterior walls: two 20mm-thick superimposed phenolic plywood boards + 15mm-thick gypsum plasterboard. Paint finish in colours S1050-R40B, S1085-Y90R, S0540-R30B, S2060-R40B, S4050-R70B, S2070-G30Y, 0404-G98Y
- Internal partitions: two 20mm-thick superimposed phenolic plywood boards + 15mm-thick gypsum plasterboard. Paint finish in white NCS 0402-G03Y
- Floor: double 20mm-thick phenolic plywood board on pinewood batten. Paint finish in the colours S3060-R70B, S2065-B, S4050-R80B, S4550-R90B. Polyurethane resin coating (Weber)
- Ceiling: 15mm-thick gypsum plasterboard, paint finish in white NCS 0402-G03Y
- Exterior carpentry in aluminium with thermal bridging in colour RAL 7042. Glass (5+5) +12 + (5+5)
- Shower and toilet partition in 8mm sandblasted laminated glazing
Fittings
- Sanitary equipment using the Vythos, Orbita 42 and Element series by Roca, in white, equipped with wall-mounted taps from Roca’s Element series
- Tiles Vilar Albaro, Zafiro Liso Brillo. Ceramics laid with adhesives by Weber from the series weber.col confort
- Air conditioning with single split system LG, UB24–UU24
- General lighting with luminaires equipped with LED lighting and qr 111 with light intensity control. Complementary lighting using luminaires Toio and kelvin LED by Flos [Assistance in the lighting project offered by Ramón Míguez]
- WI-FI throughout the room
- Video projector Hitachi EDX20
- Sound equipment Bose Acustimas 2.1
- Mini-fridge with a 30 litre capacity
Furniture
- Wardrobe and general container unit made out of MDF board lacquered in shiny white RAL 9003
- Auxiliary table model Twist from the collection mo, Martínez Otero
- Armchair model Egg by Fritz Hansen
- Chair model Mummy by Edra
Textiles
- Vi-spring sleep system, recommended and installed by SIRVENT, set of 250 x 75 pillows
- Bedlinen: A.T. white 260 x 240cm duvet cover, A.T. 180 x 200cm fitted sheet, duvet e. mariola 200g of down, all by La Maison
- Towelling: A.T. 100 x 160cm white bath towel, A.T. 50 x 100cm white hand towel, s. bath mat, all by La Maison
- 100% natural linen curtain in off-white. Window curtain of the type Foscurit 100% polyester
Collaborating companies:
The following companies have collaborated by placing their finest products at the disposal of the clients and users of the Hotel MARCO for the duration of the project:
Aguas de Mondariz
[Natural still or sparkling mineral water, glass bottle, 33cl]
Aguas de Mondariz is quality, health and purity. It is known for its health-promoting qualities, its balanced composition over time, and its unique taste.
illycaffè
[Expresso machine and collectors’ cups]
The Y1 machine of the Metodo Iperespresso unites innovation, design and functionality, combining visual pleasure with the pleasure of the espresso illy. To heighten the experience of a perfect espresso, illy puts at clients’ disposal the collection of illy cups Art Collection designed in 2006 by Michael Lin.
SIRVENT
SIRVENT has recommended and installed the Vi-Spring divan and mattress, representing the perfect basis for relaxation. Experience the perfect support of specially made and selected springs, blended with natural fibres of cocoa and bamboo and the softness of superb fillings such as real Shetland Isle wool, silk and cashmere. Vi-Spring pioneered the pocket spring in 1901, beginning more than a century of the finest bed building. The founding principles of quality and craftsmanship remain their guiding tenets more than 100 years later.
Martínez Otero
[Furniture]
Martínez Otero puts into practice the highest standards of quality and technical and technological expertise, investing much of its time and resources towards making sustained improvements in design, fabrication and the satisfaction of its customers’ needs.
I.C.O.N. - O.P.I
[Cosmetics]
A commitment to imagination, care and style. A renewed focus that embraces the world’s influences and showcases them in packaging, products, practices, collections and in the ever-evolving, shifting perception of beauty.
Weber
[Industrial mortars]
Weber, the world's leading industrial mortar manufacturer offers a complete range of solutions developed using advanced formulation technology to meet the highest technical requirements.