Apfelhotel Torgglerhof, Saltaus Building, Italian Building Development, Architecture Images
Apfelhotel Torgglerhof in Saltaus
Hotel Accommodation and Sauna in Italy – design by noa*
1 May 2017
Apfelhotel Torgglerhof
Design: noa*
Location: Saltaus, Passiria Valley, Italy
Italian Accommodation in the Alps
Apfelhotel Torgglerhof

It is all about the apple in the ?Apfelhotel Torgglerhof? in Saltaus in the Passiria Valley in Northern Italy. The agricultural farm and the hotel extend on 3 buildings and form the farm ensemble ? surrounded by numerous apple trees and nature. For noa* network of architecture the starting point and key element of the design was the circle of the apple throughout the year: bloom, harvest, refinement and repose period.
Architecture and the apple

The hotel is extended with 9 new rooms and a new wellness while the public spaces as the reception, restaurant and bar are redone within the existing building. Inside and outside are connected and the apple trees are growing into the interior of the hotel.

The hotel welcomes the guests with the bloom: spring colors, bright apple flowers are on the walls and playful chairs create the lobby area and welcome the guests. A fireplace, which is inspired from the traditional ?Wiesenofen?, creates a soft border in between the reception and the bar.

It was essential to us to bring the charm of the surrounding garden and nature into the interior; different elements of the historic apple harvest inspired the d...