Set among the vineyards and forests of Kakheti (Georgia), Lopota Lake Resort & Spa is a family-run, 60-hectare retreat, and nature-led destination. Studio Gypsandconcrete, founded by Lado Lomitashvili, has renewed its reception area and gift shop, working with local materials and local memory.

The new entrance is housed within a glass structure reminiscent of a greenhouse, creating a sense of immersion within the surroundings. Plant life plays an active role rather than acting as a backdrop. Daylight moves freely across the interior, shaped by curtains inspired by the motion of water, which soften the geometry and add a gentle rhythm. Stone and timber bring warmth and calm, establishing an organic, tactile continuity between building and territory.

The color and material palette has its roots in the site’s past as a rose plantation. Rosewood veneers wrap the walls and the cabinetry; blush-toned copper surfaces mark key elements throughout. These are not decorative gestures, but choices that give a contemporary interior a specific address.

Among the pieces chosen for the space is the Fonda suspension system. Designed by Gabriel Ordeig in 1994, Fonda works through repetition. Multiple point of light, scaled up and composed to each room. It is a design that is concise and generous. Modular, traditional in spirit, quiet in presence. A simple tubular structure that emits light on a single plane.

Here, twelve linear luminaires appear to float just above the reception desk: a large monolithic block of locally sourced marble that holds the room, offering permanence within so much transparency.