Project: Inn "Zum Grünen Baum", Glurns/Italy
Second prize of Cateory "Hotels/Spas/Catering facilities"
This listed building from the 17th century was converted into a modern commercial hotel business with great respect for the existing fabric, and at the same time with determined interventions by the architect. The conversion overlays the original fabric of the building and old interior features with new constructional elements. This principle is consistently applied throughout, which gives the building its atmospheric continuity. Even the problem of incorporating modern sanitary fittings into the rooms has been solved in the same way. As in guest rooms of the past, there is no separate bathroom as such - showers are positioned in the middle of the room, while washbasins are concealed in a bank of wall cupboards.
The jury's verdict:
"The hotel project 'Zum grünen Baum' is a fine example of a contemporary approach to the problem of preserving and renovating historic buildings. (
) Given the current dearth of innovative hotel concepts, this project is an important contribution towards developing the typology of the hotel in the modern world."
Websites:
www.sapinski-salon.com
www.kapeller.191.it
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