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9 Aug 2018
Malta Architecture News
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Mercury Hotel, Paceville, St. Julian’s, Malta

Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans to turn a derelict tower in the Maltese coastal town of Paceville into new apartments and a boutique hotel.

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The lower nine storeys will house apartments while the top 19 floors, which are rotated to give views towards the neighbouring Mediterranean, make up the boutique hotel.
The scheme will cover 24,500sqm with the new building built on top of the existing Mercury House. Malta?s location at the midpoint of the Mediterranean has made the island a centre of trade and tourism. Welcoming almost 2.5 million international tourists last year with the number of visitors growing by almost 10% annually, Malta?s hospitality industry employs 30% of the country?s workforce and is anticipated to grow to 40% of the island?s employment over the coming decade.

Located on Malta?s East coast, Paceville has developed over the past 50 years as the island?s tourist and entertainment centre, accommodating new projects that address this continued growth.
Established as a cluster of holiday homes in the early 20th Century and developed into a major tourist hub from the 1960?s, Paceville is at the...