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FORSTHOFALM HOTEL
Company: K-array Location: Salzburg, Austria
Located in the middle of an alpine skiing-resort in Austria’s forth largest city, Salzburg, the Forsthofalm Hotel is a one of a kind, seven-storey building with a roof-top pool, constructed completely out of wood. Wood was the chosen as it met the vision of the owners and the growing demand from guests to be provided with organic products and sustainable architecture for a minimal environmental impact. When it came time to integrate the audio system into the architectural design of the hotel, Markus Widauer, the hotel’s owner was invited by Musik Lenz, K-array’s Austrian distributor, to its offices for a demonstration of various systems. After an impressive product showcase, Musik Lenz was appointed to design, supply and install an upgraded sound reinforcement system. Karl Wienand, Product Spe- cialist for K-array, worked out a concept that included all the needs of the owner, providing wiring schemes for the electrician and managed to fit all the parts into a working system. “The clue was to integrate all the specific aspects under one simple, and easy-to- use surface, to integrate the existing system and deliver something both, the own-
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ers and the staff could easily handle,” said Karl. Reinhard Machreich, who worked as part of the installation team at Musik Lenz added: “The complexity of the whole system needed to be planned carefully. Perhaps unsurprisingly, compact speakers from the Italian manufacturer are proving the perfect solution and are appealing for designers and architects to integrate their slick designs.” The project included a fixed installation for background music in the entrance area, two restaurant areas, buffet and open kitchen, spa and wellness areas, outdoor rooftop pool area and for club music on the outdoor terrace and in the bar / lounge areas. “We were up against a tight deadline because the opening ceremonies were already scheduled and invitations had already been sent out, but the whole building site was like a huge anthill of workers of all trades struggling to finish their work, plus we needed the time for our installation, so it was crazy, but in the end we just made it,” commented Karl. The system needed to be fully integrated with the existing system and comprised
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