On the island of Gran Canaria, a last-minute battle wages to save the Maspalomas Oasis Hotel, designed by the Madrid architects José Antonio Corrales and Ramón Vázquez Molezún and completed in 1971. Weaving together pavilions, gardens, and courtyards, and preserving a virgin grove of palms, the project is a model for harmonious intervention in the unique volcanic landscape of the Canary Islands.
The owners, the hotel chain RIU, plan to close the hotel and begin demolition in April, replacing the building for an increase from 633 to 950 rooms. And local authorities have encouraged the move, targeting the hotel for redevelopment as part of a plan to renovate the area's aging resort facilities, with an increase in permissible built area from four to five stories as an incentive.
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