42 | Sector Focus: Decking & Garden Products
‘ATMOSPHERE by Krallerhof’, a new spa and wellness facility designed by award- winning Hadi Teherani Architects, has officially opened at the five-star Hotel Krallerhof in Leogang, Austria, expanding the luxurious Alpine resort’s suite of recreational services and facilities.
SPECTACULAR SPA
A luxury health retreat in the Austrian Alps features extensive Kebony wood decking
All photos: The sun-lounging space around the pool is decked entirely in Kebony wood
Blending harmoniously into the surrounding Alpine landscape and creating a year-round space for relaxation and regeneration, ATMOSPHERE builds on the long tradition of luxury accommodation synonymous with Hotel Krallerhof, first opened by the Altenberger family in 1956. Making use of Kebony wood decking, the spectacular hotel delivers a contemporary wellness experience enhanced by themes of sustainability and healthy architecture. German studio Hadi Teherani was commissioned to develop an extension to Hotel Krallerhof’s interior and exterior leisure facilities in 2019, with all works on the project successfully delivered last summer. “I wanted to create a building that is subordinate to this wonderful landscape, but is still present,” said lead architect, Hadi Teherani. “ATMOSPHERE engenders a quiet experience of great intensity, especially in the 50m-long infinity pool, embedded in a large natural swimming lake and the vastness of this unique landscape.”
The Krallerhof Spa is located on a slope, minimising the visual impact for guests looking out from the hotel while, at the same time, remaining characteristic of the local alpine terrain. The centrepiece of the new facility is a 5,500m2
natural swimming
and bathing lake, which incorporates a 50m Olympic-sized heated infinity pool at its heart, surrounded by an open-floor sun lounging space decked entirely in Kebony wood. In addition to its material and aesthetic qualities, Kebony wood is also weather resistant, withstanding the extremities of the European winter, and requires little to no maintenance following installation, bypassing any extended periods of spa closure for the treatment of the decking.
TTJ | March/April 2024 |
www.ttjonline.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73
