Steven Holl Architects

Loisium Hotel Expansion

Loisium Hotel Expansion
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LOISIUM HOTEL EXPANSION

Steven Holl Architects

LOCATION
Langenlois, Austria

CATEGORY
Hotels, Extension

AREA
2900 m²

YEAR
2021

PHOTOGRAPHS
Hertha Hurnaus, Holzinger/Sam Architects

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Retter & Partner Ziviltechniker

MEP ENGINEER
Kwi Engineers Gmbh

DESIGN ARCHITECT PRINCIPAL
Steven Holl

PARTNER IN CHARGE
Noah Yaffe

PROJECT ARCHITECT
Lourenzo Amaro De Oliveira

DESIGN TEAM
Jongseo Lee, Ruoyu Wei, Lucas Almassy

ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS
Ottreinisch .Architecture

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Swietelsky AG

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.

Loisium Hotel Expansion
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Loisium Hotel Expansion
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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.

Loisium Hotel Expansion
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Loisium Hotel Expansion
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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.

Together, these three elements represent three basic types of architecture: under, in, and over the ground.

Loisium Hotel Expansion
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Loisium Hotel Expansion
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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.

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Roof plan
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Ground floor plan
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First floor plan
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Second floor plan
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Basement floor plan


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Elevations
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Elevations
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Section
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Aerial view

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