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All components are carefully incorporated into the original substance and have similar qualities when it comes to haptics and patination. Reducing the used components‘ colour and material selection is particularly important for the project’s look and feel. All newly introduced wood elements were treated in accordance with the Japanese Shou Sugi Ban method. For this ancient technique for wood finishing, surfaces are first charred and then oiled. With this process the free-standing furniture elements, like old wooden chairs as well as tables, counters, benches, all become one harmonious unit. Two cubic structures made of scaled sheet metal for the vestibule and fireplace covering complement these black wood elements. Heraklith panels were chosen for the ceiling because they correspond ideally with the wooden floor and provide acoustic as well as thermal insulation. An additional textile component gives this room its cosiness with the golden-brown upholstery of the bench and the curtains‘ beige linen fabric. All of this creates a timelessly unpretentious, modern Alpine ambience that respects the existing inventory without getting anywhere near a usually fairly common “lederhosen-style.”

Photocredits project pix: Monika Nguyen Photocredits Teampic: Joachim Haslinger

The architectural concept is based on the culinary philosophy of Marco Barth and Sebastian Rossbach: a kitchen with simple yet top-quality and predominantly regional products that are finished in a sophisticated and creative way.

Grounded simplicity, regional value creation and high-quality standards of the used materials are therefore the foundation for this architectural design. The project’s central challenge was to restore the spatial quality of the existing building substance.

Suspended ceilings were removed to make the original arched ceiling visible again. Surfaces were carefully restored, and preserved wherever possible. An extremely tight budget required us to diligently evaluate every single measure to make sure that “less is more”. Smoked oak and scaled sheet steel, which were produced by small workshops from the Muehlviertel and regional craftsmen, were used for the formally very reduced furnishing.

Therefore the premises convey an almost monk-like strictness and simplicity, contrasted by selectively placed, and more playful elements that make room for culinary experiences – in the truest sense of the word.

The spatial connection between kitchen and guest area was vitally important to both clients. The goal was to stay in direct contact with the guests, but also to let guests have a good view of what is going on in the kitchen.

Therefore the design comprised an open floor plan with a reception/lounge area, a bar, and a guest area with an adjacent small library as well as a kitchen that opens towards the bar. The kitchen is also connected to the guest area by a window.

Team Magdalena Haas Henning Weimer Harald Hatschenberger

An essential part of the design concept was to correspondingly incorporate the property’s uniqueness as well as the bordering edge of the forest and the magnificent view of the Danube valley.

In accordance with the property’s topography, the building consists of stepped mezzanines which make the house fit perfectly into its natural environment. Its offset levels, supported by their selected surfaces, create different room heights which define the house’s cosiness.

Besides carefully selected design classics, the house’s furniture predominantly consists of designs by destilat. The kitchen is based on destilat’s own design, while destilat’s dining table ‘4 to the Floor’ was combined with lamps by Tom Dixon. The result is a house that emanates tangible homogeneity and clarity.

The majority of the apartment is kept in white. The reserved shell is combined with light earthy and gray tones. The floor is laid with white screed, the walls in the wet rooms are plastered gray and offer a surface that is comfortable to the touch. The clients’ wishes are thus honored: they now have a site of visual calm within their own four walls where they can switch off the stressful everyday life in the office. The few impulses of color are provided by the furniture.

The central theme was to unite the client’s quite strong stance on anti-consumerism with high aesthetic demands for a sound overall concept.

Of course, this project focused on the renewal of the desolate technical infrastructure, including heating, sanitary and electric components as well as a new, contemporary floor plan with a combined open kitchen/living room, a bigger bathroom and a new children’s room in the former kitchen.

The goal was to use as much vintage furniture as possible, yet to steer clear of trendy classics and high-priced pieces of vintage furniture boutiques.

Almost all mobile furniture pieces were bought via common internet platforms, taking two parameters into account that are not necessarily mutually exclusive: minimal acquisition costs on one hand and certain optical demands on the other.

Also the fine stone tiles that are now laid in the hallway, bathroom, and toilet were painstakingly removed form their previous positions. Of course, old doors and windows were also restored and old parquet floors were preserved.

The open kitchen with its free standing cooking island that looks like a workbench were custom-made by destilat with countertops and fronts made of ivory-coloured eternity panels.

The owners do not see this project as a rigid, dogmatic manifest for anti-consumerism but more as an exciting attempt find a fitting formal analogy to their own life philosophy.

Team Harald Hatschenberger

Fotos Monika Nguyen

The client’s personal requirements made an extensive new replanning of the building’s interior design necessary. The building’s three levels were restructured after an analysis of the requirements. A spacious wellness area including a sauna, whirlpool, lounge and gym were designed for the ground floor that leads to the northern garden.

The entrance hall is located on the floor above and connects the northern main entrance with southern entrance with a bridge across the moat. This southern entrance can only be reached via a walkway across the Schlossberg. The bedroom with its adjacent walk-in closet, master bathroom and a completely self-sufficient guest apartment with a garden terrace to the south are also located on this floor.

On the upper floor, a central, open staircase adjacent to the chimney wall divides the living area in a dining and living room. The open kitchen is optically separated from the living area by a wine storage refrigerator that is positioned at the staircase.

The colour and material concept combines typical regional elements with international style. The natural stone tiles, which are more often just used for terraces, were also added to the interior of the entrance area, leading up to and including the bathroom and the bedroom. Custom furniture with dark, oiled wooden fronts complete this concept.

The upper floor’s materiality is characterised by gradually refined structures. Cast terrazzo flooring was used, as well as dark glass and a chimney wall made of big granite slabs, which complement the dark wooden fronts.

This project has become the flagship project of a resident real estate developer. The goal was to introduce new ideas and approaches and bring a breath of fresh air to the conventional and therefore monotonous concepts of apartment buildings in the area. These new concepts were to meet the high-end demands of potential clients perfectly.

Both buildings have almost identical floor plans and were designed for fictitious clients of different target groups. While Apartment P1 is inspired by contemporary modern influences and Apartment P2 has a more classic modern flair, both variations exude the same timeless elegance.

The planning’s central element for both apartments is a freestanding staircase. These staircases are the apartments’ visual centrepieces. Their vertically arranged banisters – bronzed pipes with varying diameters – cut through the building and therefore formally interconnect the individual floors.

The outdoor areas of both apartments were also included in the planning. The two patios are particularly comfortable due to their unusually large size for this location. Their design was especially important since everyday life mainly takes place in these outdoor areas due to local climatic conditions. Swimming pools, showers, outdoor fireplaces, lounge and dining areas turn these two patios into the centres of summery life on this Spanish Mediterranean island.

This project has become the flagship project of a resident real estate developer. The goal was to introduce new ideas and approaches and bring a breath of fresh air to the conventional and therefore monotonous concepts of apartment buildings in the area. These new concepts were to meet the high-end demands of potential clients perfectly.

Both buildings have almost identical floor plans and were designed for fictitious clients of different target groups. While Apartment P1 is inspired by contemporary modern influences and Apartment P2 has a more classic modern flair, both variations exude the same timeless elegance.

The planning’s central element for both apartments is a freestanding staircase. These staircases are the apartments’ visual centrepieces. Their vertically arranged banisters – bronzed pipes with varying diameters – cut through the building and therefore formally interconnect the individual floors.

The outdoor areas of both apartments were also included in the planning. The two patios are particularly comfortable due to their unusually large size for this location. Their design was especially important since everyday life mainly takes place in these outdoor areas due to local climatic conditions. Swimming pools, showers, outdoor fireplaces, lounge and dining areas turn these two patios into the centres of summery life on this Spanish Mediterranean island.