The most important thing...is creating an architectural language that resonates with that place, that belongs to it. A LOUNGE ARE A IN THE LOBBY or 3rd century about 26 feet below ground. This unexpected find required the team to relocate a proposed column and revise the plan. "Every time we were faced with a new obstacle, we basically reinvented the questions that we are dealing with and redefined the design components accordingly." As designers look to the future, thoughtfully considering how the past can guide a project and digging deeper (sometimes literally) can lead to inspiration. "I like to analyze the specificities of a place, understand it, feel the traces and then all the practicality starts to emerge in an intuitive process," Arolat explains. "It is important to include the traces of the past, to integrate them, overlay them, absorb them-and that's not just applicable for projects that deal with actual historical monuments." BD OVERLOOKS A RES TORED MOSAIC M U S E U M H O T E L A N TA K YA O W N E R A N D C O NTR ACTO R : A S F H OT E L & T O U R I S M LT D . ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIG N: E M R E A R O L AT A R C H I T E C T U R E (E A A ) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: DS ARCHITEC TURE LIG HTING: S TUDIO LIG HTING DESIG N F A Ç A D E C O N S U LTA N T: A X I S F A Ç A D E S A C O U S T I C A L C O N S U LTA N T: D A N Y A L K AR AG OZLU G O LU 1 E M R E A R O L AT O P E N - A I R W A L K W AY S W I N D THROUGH THE SITE