Green apartments planned in €18 million Marsalforn project

The Atlantis Hotel in Marsalforn Bay will be demolished to make way for 150 green apartments in a development worth €18 million.

The apartments will be fitted with an insulation system that makes use of thermal panels on the roof to save energy from air-conditioning units and ceramic panels will be attached to the façade to control the temperature inside. Baron Group director Xavier Tabone said he believed the project would enhance the village and boost its economic activity.

He is insisting on more creativity in the design of new buildings to reflect personality and move away from the uniformity of box-shaped structures. Mr Tabone explained that in the Marsalforn project 50 different unit layouts were designed, specifically steering away from linear structures. Stress was also made on better use of light, maximising open spaces and apertures everywhere.