London Design Platinum

2024

Grand Hotel Straubinger

Entrant Company

BWM Designers & Architects

Category

Interior Design - Historic Restoration

Client's Name

Straubingerplatz Immobilien GmbH

Country / Region

Austria

Working with the layers of the past, so the apt motto for restoring Bad Gastein’s Straubingerplatz with its heritage protected buildings to its former glory. The rehabilitation called for a thoughtful approach; all measures were coordinated with the Federal Monuments Office and the municipality. It was important to the architects to work with – and not against – the remnants and layers of the past; it’s precisely those layers that give old buildings their charm and special appeal and make them so unique.



The new Hotel Straubinger pays homage to the original grand hotel and was born from the facets of its past, boasting understated elegance and poignant grandeur. In the historical reception area guests are immediately captivated by the history of this venerable building, the room cards are handed from a velvet-lined drawer like pieces of jewellery. In line with the principle of “working with the layers of the past”, all areas feature a contrasting mix of old and new.



In the course of restoring the grand hall, gold accents and the original ceiling in the side wings came to light. Historical elements that could not be preserved were given a thoughtful contemporary treatment. The grand hall features modern, fresh colours, refurbished Lobmeyr wall panels and a new chandelier reinforce the French-inspired atmosphere. The heritage-protected solid oak parquet flooring was restored to its original state.



The spa area spans three floors: There is a new pool landscape above the original thermal bath tract, where guests can gaze across Gastein Valley and “swim out into nature” to the sound of the nearby waterfall. The spa’s colour scheme has a maritime feel, with the ceiling above the pool clad with blue tiles. This is complemented by a mix of thermally modified ash wood, exposed concrete, and chrome and wood details.



With regard to the 46 guest rooms, the objective was to preserve the historical fabric, while judiciously complementing it with new elements. The patina on the walls, the surviving doors and other original artefacts are priceless vestiges of the old hotel.

Credits

General planner / Design contractor/ Interior Design
BWM Designers & Architects
Brand strategy and branding
moodley brand identity
Execution planning
zwei Architekten
Construction supervision
edelmueller.architektur.management
Structural design
Gschwandtl & Lindlbauer ZT GmbH
Building services engineering
Ingenieurbüro Lothar Mayer GmbH
Construction physics
TAS Bauphysik GmbH
Fire protection
Norbert Rabl Ziviltechniker GmbH
Construction coordination
Lackinger BauKO GmbH
Historical architectural expert opinion
EIDOS Architektur ZT GmbH
Surveyor
Gernot Fleischmann
Landscape planning
Simma Zimmermann Landschaftsarchitektinnen OG
Lighting design
Pokorny Lichtarchitektur
carpet design
Gabriele Bruner
Interior styling concept
Atelier Peter Weisz together with BWM Designers & Architects
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