Hotel Otp Birkenhof, Austria

design history

ArtFront Hungary Ltd. Architect, interior design atelier as Interior Architects

The hotel is located in one of the most popular wellness resorts and the biggest ski centre of Carinthia. The village lies at 1100m above see level, in a 5 km long valley encircled by 2000 m high mountains all around.


The later wing extended hotel building, built in several phases in the 80s.


The reconstruction began in 2005 - with the original building-wing's renovation - it called "altbau", (about 12 room units).


After this reconstruction, the Client was ordered in 2007 to design the renovation of the previously extended part of building, called "neobau"- (this is approximately 15 room units), in connection with this, was ordered the design of a new enlargement: the swimming pool and bowling alley, and the related welness areas, which placed in a new wing, below the ground surface


Due to delays of the construction, at the end of 2008 happened the building handed over.


Planning: Renovation and conversion of hotel interior design (Art Front Kft. architect, interior design atelier) senior Interior designer: Kristóf Gőbölyös fellow designers: Kovács Csaba, Molnárka Gergely


architect: Kun Zoltán (Kunyhó Kft.) fellow architect: Oszwald Éva (Kunyhó Kft.)


Year of planning: renovation: 2005, extension 2007 Year of construction: 2006- 2008 Client: OTP Real Estate Ltd. General contractor: Die Hand-in-Hand-Werker GmbH project manager: GF Werner Mayer Location: Austria, Gurktaler Weg 6 - 9546 Bad Kleinkirchheim


Planning Area: - m2 Gross built area: - m2

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