Italian studio Network of Architecture has completed an extension to a hotel in South Tyrol comprising ten gabled guest suites elevated on stilts to preserve access to the scenic grounds.
Network of Architecture (NOA) was tasked with adding ten suites, named Floris, to the Parc Hotel Florian, which is located in the Alpine village of Siusi allo Sciliar.
The Floris hotel extension comprises 10 gabled suites elevated on stilts
The hotel's location at the base of the Alpe di Siusi in the Dolomites affords it spectacular views of the mountains from grounds covering around 1.5 acres.
The Floris extension connects to the existing building and had to respond to its location close to an adjacent house, car park and the hotel. The brief also stated the importance of preserving the character of the park, with its trees, rose garden, sun terrace and swimming pool. It is positioned at the base of the Alpe di Siusi in the Dolomite
The architects responded to the complex site conditions by proposing a structure that is distinct from the existing hotel building and raised off the ground to minimise its footprint.
"The idea was not just a row of rooms door to door," NOA pointed out, "but an orderly grouping of intimate, self-contained treehouses elevated on three-metre-high supports, leaving the grounds fully accessible underneath."
Each suite is clad in weathered timber and green-painted render
The design concept is based on helping guests to feel immersed in the park....