Francesc Rifé recently completed a Hotel project in Spain called Casa Grande Hotel. Located in Granon, a small town in the Autonomous region of La Rioja, Casa Grande Hotel offers a quiet place for people who have fled the big cities to find refuge.

Before Casa Grande Hotel was launched, its original concept came from a couple who were tired of life in the big city. The couple took their two daughters to Granon in order to simplify their life style, but they found a 158th-century chateau, which is a charming village. This situation inspired the couple to create a leisure and fun hotel here. With the help of Francesc Rife studio, this was enough space to create an 11-room resort designed to make them feel at home.

With a design in which a modern and sober collection of materials quietly co-exists with original features, the main purpose of the project has been the preservation of the ashlar walls on which a light grey monochrome layer has been applied to unify the tone. This technique also aims to provide a certain luminosity to rooms where the thickness of the walls often does not help the entry of natural light. On the other hand, and contrasting with the clarity of the stone and the natural oak floors, there is the black poplar wood that runs throughout the space integrating the lighting and hiding technical devices such as loudspeakers. This color is also emotionally linked with pillars and beams restored in a dark tone.

In the eyes of every guest, Casa Grande Hotel is a warm and simple hotel and sometimes a home. The reception at the entrance interprets Casa Grande Hotel as it embraces every visitor who arrives. As a public entrance, it should be more open and inclusive, or more comfortable. So Francesc Rife's studio featured a large metal piece in the lobby, then flanked by book corners and TELEVISION facilities for entertainment and rest. After this, a restaurant and wine cellar is set up, which seems to make the atmosphere of the whole hotel full of harmony.