The Extension of Loisium Hotel by Steven Holl Architects Opened

The concept for the 30-room Hotel Expansion “out of the ground” connects to the original vaults via precast vaulted rooms. A reflecting pool at the entry reflects the curved geometry...

© Gregor Holzinger

From the architect: In Langenlois, 60 minutes west of Vienna, on a gently south-sloping vineyard, the Loisium Hotel and Wine Center celebrates the rich local heritage of an ancient wine vault system. The historic subterranean network, which includes stone passages that are 900 years old, underlies the urban plan of the town. The first two buildings of the SHA designed Loisium Hotel Complex sought to create an analogical relation to the geometry of the cellars, with the Wine Center (2003) embedded within the vineyards and the Hotel (2005) referencing the branching morphology of the vaults above.

© Gregor Holzinger

The concept for the 30-room Hotel Expansion “out of the ground” connects to the original vaults via precast vaulted rooms. A reflecting pool at the entry reflects the curved geometry.

© Gregor Holzinger

Together, these three elements represent three basic types of architecture: under, in, and over the ground. The roofs and walls of the expansion building are clad in Rheinzink. The matte natural material is pre-weathered to blend with the landscape and sky. Glass walls at the hotel rooms provide views to the mountains, vineyards and existing Loisium Hotel and Wine Center. Board form exposed concrete walls compliment custom natural wood millwork.

© Gregor Holzinger

Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Client: Loisium Lanenlois Besitz GmbH
Location: Langenlois, Austria
Year: 2021
Building area: 2,900 sqm
Principal Architect: Steven Holl
Partner in Charge: Noah Yaffe
Project Architect: Lourenzo Amaro de Oliveira
Team: JongSeo Lee, Ruoyu Wei, Lucas Almassy
Structural Engineers: RETTER & Partner Ziviltechniker
MEP Engineer: KWI Engineers GmbH
Contractor: Swietelsky AG

© Gregor Holzinger

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Museum of Fine Arts Houston opens New Kinder Building by Steven Holl on 21 November

© Gregor Holzinger

© Gregor Holzinger

© Gregor Holzinger

© Gregor Holzinger

© Gregor Holzinger

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Groundbreaking of The Loisium Expansion by Steven Holl Architects

© Gregor Holzinger

© Hertha_Hurnaus

© Hertha_Hurnaus

© Hertha_Hurnaus

© Hertha_Hurnaus

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Hunters Point Library by Steven Holl Architects

© Hertha_Hurnaus

© Hertha_Hurnaus

© Hertha_Hurnaus