Twelve chalets scattered over the austrian alps become the peterhof alpe furx hotel

Speckled across the slopes of Austria‘s Alpe Furx ski resort is a new Peterhof hotel by Baumschlager Eberle Architekten. The cluster of twelve chalets stands as the replacement of a pre-existing hotel, offering tranquility and intimacy all with a contemporary timber warmth. These private timber chalets are grouped around a main building which hosts a place for gathering and social interactions among visitors.

In designing its resort, the team was careful in its treatment of the land and the relationship between the structures. The chalets are organized in three groups of four, and arranged in a manner that appears scattered and natural. Each chalet is designed according to a basic model, which the team describes as ‘using reflection and layering to add variety according to position and access route.’

The main building of the Peterhof Alpe Furx Hotel is curated by Baumschlager Eberle Architekten (see more here) with carefully framed views. Inside, visitors peer outward to the mountains and valleys, a nearby chapel, and the ski slopes in the winter. This larger building is nestled into the landscape downslope of the chalets to best preserve these views for the private spaces. Occupants will have clear vistas of the Alpine landscape at every moment of their stay.