The originality of the project primarily lies in the separation of spaces, for which no walls have been used. At the same time, in order to accentuate the character of openness, the surface area of the entrance has been doubled and the enclosed spaces abolished. Another specific element of the new Hotel Melià is the use of green, both chromatically and as a botanical refuge. This creates on the one hand a pleasant contrast effect compared to the neutral and minimal style of the furniture, while on the other it responds to the urban green design concept that Alvaro Sans intended to convey. The different areas of which the hotel is composed wind around the internal lush gardens giving continuity to the spaces, as an extension of one over the other. The ficus that stands in the central courtyard serves as the green architrave of the renovated structure, so that the botanical element becomes a substantial part of the edifice itself.