Existing Asset / 01

UNLOCKING AN EXISTING ASSET

You have the asset. How much more value could it create?

An existing hotel already carries value. The real question is what to preserve, what to change, and where intervention matters most

Renovation starts with what already exists.

Is the property still right for its market?

Guest expectations, competition and brand ambitions evolve.

Are the right experiences in the right places?

Existing spaces may need a new role, not just a new look.

Does the hotel still work operationally?

Guest, service and BOH flows often need to be reconsidered.

What can be retained — and what has reached its limit?

Structure, MEP and concealed systems define what is possible.

What should change first — and what can realistically be delivered?

Priorities must fit investment, closure and reopening constraints.

The goal is not maximum renovation. It is the right renovation.

SELECTED CASE STUDY

PARADISUS BY MELIÁ BALI

Opened in 1985, Meliá Bali already had something difficult to recreate: a mature landscape, established masterplan and a strong sense of place. How do you transform a 40-year-old resort without losing what already makes it valuable?

CMV SCOPE

Master Planning · Architecture · Interior - Landscape

Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia · 48.227 m2 · 492 keys & villas

Full renovation 2024–2025 · Reopened as Paradisus by Meliá Bali in 2025

PRESERVE

What should remain?

Masterplan · Landscape · Lagoon · Bali identity

REPROGRAM

What needs to evolve?

Guest segmentation · F&B · Wellness · Beach experience

RENOVATION REALITY

Ageing MEP · Incomplete drawings · Undocumented alterations

PARADISUS BY MELIÁ BALI

Preserve what matters. Reprogram what needs to evolve.

1 - Keep the value

Original masterplan retained

EXISTING CHARACTER

Original masterplan retained — EXISTING CHARACTER

RENEWED EXPRESSION

Original masterplan retained — RENEWED EXPRESSION

Mature landscape preserved & enhanced

EXISTING CHARACTER

Mature landscape preserved & enhanced — EXISTING CHARACTER

RENEWED EXPRESSION

Mature landscape preserved & enhanced — RENEWED EXPRESSION

Balinese identity retained & elevated

EXISTING CHARACTER

Balinese identity retained & elevated — EXISTING CHARACTER

RENEWED EXPRESSION

Balinese identity retained & elevated — RENEWED EXPRESSION

PARADISUS BY MELIÁ BALI

2 - Reprogram the experience

One resort → Different guest worlds

One resort → Different guest worlds

The Reserve - Adults-only · Privacy · Elevated stay

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Project takeaway

Preserve the essence. Rebuild the experience.

SELECTED CASE STUDY

METT MARBELLA ESTEPONA

From an ageing family resort to a lifestyle destination, how can existing value be transformed into a new experience?

CMV SCOPE

Architecture · Interior ( Collaboration with IHP)

Playa El Saladillo , Costa del Sol . Spain

13.178 m2 · 253 keys · Opened 2023

REPOSITION

Is the existing product still right for the target guest?

Family-oriented resort → Lifestyle hospitality ambition

RECONNECT

Is the property making enough of its strongest asset?

The beachfront existed, but the guest experience was not yet organized strongly around it.

REPROGRAM

Do the existing amenities support the new positioning?

Pool · Lobby · F&B · Wellness · Social spaces

Preserve the asset value. Renovate strategically. Create a stronger proposition — in minimum time.

METT MARBELLA ESTEPONA

Reposition through targeted transformation.

1 - Create a new social heart

From resort amenity → lifestyle focal point

The central pool became the social heart of the resort.

EXISTING CHARACTER

1 - Create a new social heart — EXISTING CHARACTER

RENEWED EXPRESSION

1 - Create a new social heart — RENEWED EXPRESSION

2 - Redefine the arrival

From reception space → social living room

Arrival became part of the lifestyle experience — not simply a point of check-in.

EXISTING CHARACTER

2 - Redefine the arrival — EXISTING CHARACTER

RENEWED EXPRESSION

2 - Redefine the arrival — RENEWED EXPRESSION

03 — Rebuild the hospitality offer

F&B · Wellness · Social Experiences

From conventional resort amenities → a broader lifestyle offer

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Project takeaway

Family-oriented beachfront resort → Lifestyle destination with a new social, dining and wellness proposition.

Existing Asset / 02

Different assets require different transformation strategies.

From Asset Assessment to Delivery

  1. ASSESS

    Understand the existing asset

    Existing conditions · Guest experience · Operations · Opportunities & constraints

  2. REPOSITION

    Define what the property should become

    Market positioning · Target guest · Brand requirements · Hospitality program

  3. REPROGRAM

    Decide what to keep, change or reorganize

    Guestrooms · F&B · Wellness · Amenities · FOH / BOH · Guest & service flows

  4. DESIGN & RESOLVE

    Translate strategy into a buildable renovation

    Master Planning · Architecture · Interior Design · Existing structure · MEP coordination

  5. SUPPORT DELIVERY

    Work within renovation reality

    Existing conditions · Operator coordination · Construction constraints · Closure / reopening program

What could your existing asset become next?