The site, located on the southwest corner of Tskaltulbo, is a historic abandoned hotel complex which although in a derelict condition is home to a large number of families. Initially these were people displaced during the Georgian-Abkhazian civil war; some inhabitants now are third generation internally displaced people (IDPs) who have lived their whole lives in the abandoned buildings of Tskaltulbo.

The ambition of the design is to convert the abandoned hotel Salvatkel complex into a multifunctional community hub and an educational timber processing factory for local IDPs which makes use of the vast adjacent forest. The project considers how the IDPs can employ the materials and skills in constructing and renovating their homes to improve the current poor living conditions. Surplus output would be sold into the timber industry to boost the local economy.

Cable cars are employed for public transport in many parts of Georgia and one is incorporated into the design to provide improved access to the remote hotel site and the woodland beyond. Whilst taking elements of Georgian traditional architecture, wooden construction techniques such as laminating and steam bending are central to the building's design, utilising the timber resources and reflecting the functionality of the structure.