DÖLLERER

An intervention in the existing is always ambitious. Being invited to develop a new design concept for the Döllerer family's hotel whose initial business started as a butcher shop back in 1909 and since then expanded to a hotel, a traditional „Wirtshaus“ and a delicatessen shop is even more exciting. But meeting Andreas who was named "Chef of the Year" in Austria in 2010 and who always dreamed of finally getting a stage for his so called "Alpine Cuisine", made it the most ambitious project for us to realize so far.

The wish list was short but serious staff. One of our main design ideas was to bring the missing light and greenery into the hotel. By pulling down the old neighboring house we opened the facade southwards and finally brought daylight into the existing building. An extension offered enough space to reorganize the entire ground floor and to arrange the bar, the restaurant, the reception, the kitchen and the extension of the Wirtshaus around the central hotel hall. The lush garden with terrace forms the link between the new restaurant and the bar.
Several existing guestrooms were renovated, twelve spacious junior suites and a small but exquisite spa were added. The latest in Italian and Austrian products combined with local crafting techniques marry a contemporary aesthetic with local alpine spirit.