SLG – SCHMITT LOEBERMANN GETTO Architekten
Extension of Biohotel Sturm
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commercial/industrial buildings
Place
Mellrichstadt, Germany
Studio
Photos
Ralf Dieter Bischoff
Description
The hotel is located in the southwest of Mellrichstadt
in the Rhön Mountains and forms the transition between the built-up residential
area and the natural environment. The newly built section of the hotel is
formed by three separate timber buildings, each with four guest rooms. They are
located between the car park and a large garden with a swimming pond in the
south. The new wing thus provides privacy as well as noise protection while
offering high-quality, spacious guest rooms that are oriented towards nature.
Following this idea, the guest rooms are entered from the north side by an
access balcony. A light lamellar structure made of larch wood towards the car park
offers protection and privacy for the guest. While the bathrooms have been
conceived as intimate interior spaces illuminated by skylights, the bedroom and
lounge area open up completely to the south with an unobstructed view across
the hotel garden. Terraces as well as curtains in front of the guest rooms
create a feeling of security and tranquillity for the guests. The new building
is supplied with energy by geothermal probes and photovoltaic modules on the
roofs, thus meeting the high standards for ecological sustainability and
efficiency of a biohotel.