Going Barefoot

Arkona Sky Bar on Rügen

Melos GmbH

Situation

The Arkona beach hotel on Rügen really is some­thing special. It is located right on the beach prome­nade of the beau­tiful Baltic Sea resort of Binz with its kilo­me­tres of bathing beaches. The holiday resort, which is much in demand, is known for its cultural diver­sity, magni­fi­cent spa archi­tec­ture, chalk cliffs, the Colossus of Prora, its surroun­ding nature and the fine sandy beach.

Since Summer 2019, the hotel has been offe­ring another spec­ta­cular option: the comple­tely rede­si­gned Arkona Sky Bar, which knows how to make use of ambi­ence and atmo­sphere.
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Zoned Delight

The Arkona Sky Bar stret­ches over an impres­sive 1,300 square metres of roof terrace. We opened up the area over the central stair­case in the north-west and two external stair­cases on the oppo­site side. The air condi­tio­ning, storage and sani­tary faci­li­ties are located in the centre.

The rest is well-zoned plea­sure. There are seating areas, bar tables, deck chairs, beach chairs and bean­bags: Ever­y­thing is desi­gned for feeling comfor­table, rela­xing and the impres­sive 360-degree panorama.

For Going Barefoot

Even the floo­ring too is charac­te­ristic of the Arkona Sky Bar. The lush green of the arti­fi­cial turf not only brings asser­tive colour to the roof, it is also ideal for areas like this: very plea­sant for going bare­foot, excel­lent for child­ren’s rough-and-tumble and comple­tely insen­si­tive to dirt or point loads.

The use of arti­fi­cial turf in outdoor dining areas is not yet preva­lent. The Arkona Sky Bar is a trail­blazer here too.

Mulch from EPDM

A special feature, in fact a world first, is the tracks and paths between the various areas of the Arkona Sky Bar: They are made from brown-beige Melos EPDM mulch, yet it is visually indis­tin­gu­is­hable from “real” bark mulch.

In terms of feel and main­ten­ance, they have the advan­tage that they convey a plea­santly soft walking sensa­tion — and they are extre­mely easy to main­tain and keep clean.

Cooperation

The entire floor area – both arti­fi­cial turf and EPDM mulch – origi­nates from Melos. The instal­la­tion was carried out in coope­ra­tion between Melos and the operator AwForge.

AwForge has many years of expe­ri­ence in cate­ring, while Melos is a leading manu­fac­turer of plas­tics for sports and leisure surfaces. Toge­ther they have a great sense of inno­va­tion – and also for tack­ling it and trying it out.

The result is a low main­ten­ance, attrac­tive outdoor area – a green oasis on the beach.
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There is lots to see on Rügen, where a roof terrace like the Arkona Sky Bar is an ideal place to stay.

Melos not only trans­forms unused roof spaces, but also other areas into land­scape expe­ri­ences – for example play­grounds, schoo­ly­ards, hotels and cate­ring projects. Good ideas, top-quality mate­rials and proces­sing exper­tise are the basis for successful projects with Melos.

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Compa­nies involved & Links

Operator

AwForge
Warburgweg 1a
D — 38126 Braun­schweig

Photos

Awforge
Arkona Strand­hotel

Flooring

Melos GmbH
Bismarck­strasse 4–10
D‑49324 Melle

Text

Johannes Bühl­be­cker
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Address

Arkona Strand­hotel
Strand­pro­me­nade 59
D — 18609 Binz

Opening

2019 (Arkora Sky Bar)

Video

Construction site

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