Images of the Hydrotherapy Pool & Spa

Hydrotherapy pool with massage jets

Hydrotherapy pool with Jacuzzi

Spa centre meet and greet area

Chromatherapy relaxation room

One of the seven treatment rooms

Grove Spa Resort Blog Update 19th October 2010

We are delighted to have taken possession of Plot A of The Grove Spa Resort from GCC. It has been a challenging year for everyone involved, given the seismic changes in world economic conditions but we are proud to have delivered a top class scheme.  It is looking really excellent now the outside work has been finished and the pools have been filled.

View of Blocks B and G from the poolside

We have had a busy programme of handovers to clients and this continues throughout October and November. The feedback is very positive and clients have been enjoying the serenity and views from the resort when staying overnight.

During the day the site is a hive of activity with contractors finishing the last details, clients taking possession of properties, furniture deliveries and utility companies doing the final sign-off checks.

Plot A from the Spa building

One of the giant Jacuzzis in action

One of the pool technicians demonstrated today how the pool water, which is cleaned without chlorine using an environmentally-friendly process,  is cleaner than the municipal tap water and can safely be drunk.

Pools on Plot A

The decking and gardens on Plot B

View of Plot A from Block H

Work continues on Plot B (comprising Blocks C, D, E and F) to the end of the month when all private apartments will be ready, all external communal works completed and GCC hand over this plot.  Work will continue on the Spa building, shop, restaurant, green area and roads to the end of the year.

Planting begins on Plot B

Spa reception building

Installation of the decking around the pool in front of C-Block

One of the townhouses in D-Block is now fully furnished and provides a cool retreat from the heat and dust of the building site.   

Townhouse

Master Bedroom

Second Bedroom

 

Monthly Progress Meeting 9th July 2010

Early July saw a short but very busy visit to the island. On site, the construction pace is quickening and a lot of progress is visible. We are on track for completion of construction of Blocks A, B, G & H by 1st September and Blocks C, D, E & F by 30th September.

Construction on site is now entering the final three months, everything is shaping up well and we remain on schedule for delivering the residential units by the end of August. We will then move on to the handover programme between 1st September and 31st October. All owners will receive by email detailed information about the delivery handover timings and process in the next couple of weeks to enable you to plan your trip to Cyprus to take delivery of your property.

Cengiz Dervis

I spent a good couple of days with Cengiz Dervis, our Spa consultant, who was visiting the island meeting with suppliers and viewing the site.

We met with several suppliers for the gym and spa equipment as well as with Elemis who will provide the signature product line for the Spa. Felicity Leahy, the International Business Manager for Elemis, made some excellent suggestions to enhance the use of space which we were swiftly able to incorporate into the interior plan.

The focus of the week was firmly on the operational requirements of the Spa and the central reception building. Claire Chrysostomou, the interior architect, continues to do a fine job supervising the contractors with the build.

The central reception desk takes shape

Artist’s impression of the completed Spa reception area

The hydrotherapy pool area is shaping up well with the huge mosaic back wall is now installed.

Given the style revisions made to the Spa since the launch of the development we have some new artist’s impressions showing how the finished area will look.

Hydrotherapy area with Jacuzzi, bubble beds, massage jets, sauna, steam room and plunge pool

Hydrotherapy pool and relaxation area

The Relaxation Room	Artist’s impression of one of the seven treatment rooms

The show house in D-block is now completed and used as a cool, calm meeting venue at the heart of the hot dusty chaos of the building site. Watch this space for the latest interior photos to follow.

Externally, there has been a lot of visible progress. The palm trees have been lifted into place on plot A and the work on the surfaces then began. Crazy paving defines the pathways with stone grip in the communal areas and wooden decking around the pools and whirlpools.

Manoeuvring the palm trees into position

Lifting and planting

Pouring concrete for the pathways

Creating the pathways

The steel girders for the roof terrace pergolas have been lifted into place and the white wood cross beams installed. To protect the visual integrity of the roof line and conceal the solar panels we have fitted additional mesh panels to the front of some of the blocks.

Painting B Block	Painting D block pergolas

The main contractor GCC and all their sub-contractors continue to do an excellent job of delivering top quality and keeping the project delivery almost on time, despite some severe weather challenges earlier in the year.

Christos and Panicos levelling the visitor car park	The 3 Kings of GCC: Thelis,Site Supervisor; Nick, Project Manager; and Yiannos, Site Engineer

The team in Liverpool has been speaking with all clients to keep you abreast of progress and book your delivery and handover appointments in Cyprus. Also, everyone has received their furniture packs with indoor and outdoor collections. Your orders have been processed to ensure timely delivery to coincide with the handovers starting in mid September. If you have not already booked your delivery and handover appointment with us, please call Jemma on 0151 243 5420 as soon as possible.

The next on-site progress meeting will be Tuesday 3rd August.

Monthly Progress Meeting 9th March 2010

The long run of wet weather has finally broken and spring has arrived with consistent sunshine and daily temperatures in the low 20s but warming up fast. However, sandstorms in Egypt caused murky conditions and reduced visibility across the island. There’s never a dull moment with Cyprus weather in the spring.

Main entrance of the reception building

Now the basement has dried out and the forecast is fair, work began on laying out the electrical installations on the floor of the Spa building. Claire Chrysostomou, the interior architect, supervised the work personally, ensuring close attention to detail. Installations also continued in the ground floor gym, the first floor dance studio and in the roof-top café bar.

Claire & Christos check the plans for the electrical installations at the Spa

Laying the electrical cables

Floor layout in the Spa

Electromechanical installations in the dance studio

The beginnings of the cold plunge pool

Inside the gym space

The LED lighting above the feature ceiling has been installed in the apartments providing a subtle level of mood lighting. Having checked all the electrical switches in the sample apartments we have changed many of these for either ergonomic or aesthetic reasons and those changes will now be rolled out across the rest of the development. We have also installed key card controllers which makes managing energy bills much easier for clients renting out apartments on short-term lets.

Mood lighting in the living room

Key card energy controller

The bathrooms in the sample apartments are now all but completed

Bathroom in C-block in beige tiles

Bathroom in Townhouse in light grey tiles

En-Suite Shower Room in Townhouse

En-Suite Shower Room in Townhouse

Delivery of the residential units is still on track but the Spa building is currently showing an over-run due to the bad weather. But we remain confident of catching up this time for a November opening. Most of the work on the site is now internal. All joinery work (kitchens, internal doors and wardrobes) is progressing well with 1 block being finished every 2 weeks. Then follows the installation of the granite worktops, splash-backs and additional tiling. Fitting of the windows also continues with 1 block per week being handed over from the aluminium supplier.

B-block kitchen in Ash

Kitchen in White

Kitchen sink

D-block under stairs wardrobes in White

A & B Blocks from the western side

Children’s pool between Blocks E & D with supermarket in background

Main pool between Blocks B & G

Blocks D, C, E & F

Temporary access to H Block

Externally, the site boundary walls at the back of C and D-blocks have been completed and work on the outdoor pools will begin shortly.

Pouring concrete for the boundary walls

Giorgos & Lellos pouring concrete

Sewage treatment plants

As the village of Mazotos is not yet connected to the sewage mains, we are constructing two sewage treatment plants on site which will function until we are connected to the mains, currently scheduled for 5 years time.

Most of you know Jemma Watchman from the Liverpool office and she visited the site to fully familiarise herself with each client’s apartment ahead of the handover process that will begin on construction completion from August. Dominic was also on site and again remarked on the speed and quality of the delivery from GCC.

Jemma orientates herself onsite

Dominic and Nicos Zachariou enjoy the somewhat misty view from A block

Constantinos Constanti (the architect) and Tatiana Zachariou (the clerk of works)

Work will cease on site for a week from 31st March to 7th April to celebrate Greek Orthodox Easter which is slightly extended this year with an extra bank holiday on 1st April. The next site meeting will be 4th May.

We wish all our clients, consultants, contractors and suppliers a very Happy Easter!