Located on the South Tyrolean plateau of the Alpe di Siusi, Icaro Hotel is an accommodation facility renovated and extended by MoDusArchitects. Originally a 1930s chalet, the volume overlooks the mountain landscape, part of the Dolomites UNESCO natural heritage site.
The studio expanded the underground car park, added a staff accommodation building and a new wing with eight rooms, and reorganised all the common areas, which also include a wellness centre with swimming pool.
A new loggia of wooden columns characterises the main facade, referring to a row of trees that becomes a distinctive feature of the project. The new elevation is characterised by 13 trestle pillars 7.5 metres high which connect the ground floor to the roof and serve as a frame for the rooms. Materials and furnishings fit into the space, dialoguing with the landscape, and enveloped in vibrant, welcoming colours.
- Project:
- Icaro Hotel
- Location:
- Alpe di Siusi, Castelrotto (Bolzano, Italy)
- Program:
- Hotel
- Architects:
- MoDusArchitects (Sandy Attia, Matteo Scagnol)
- Project team:
- Sandy Attia, Matteo Scagnol, Filippo Pesavento
- Structural engineer:
- Ing. Ulrich Kauer (KS Engineering)
- Mechanical engineer:
- Ing. Kurt Tröbinger (KTB Engineering)
- Electrical engineer:
- Ing. Mirko Beikircher (KTB Engineering)
- Safety:
- Ing. Ulrich Kauer (KS Engineering)
- Lighting Consultant:
- Lichtstudio Eisenkeil
- General contractor:
- Mahlknechtbau AB GmbH
- Earthworks:
- Kritzinger Srl
- Hydraulic and mechanical systems:
- Mulser Karl
- Electrical systems:
- Elektro Nicolussi KG
- Client:
- Angelika Sattler
- Area:
- 5,040 sqm (total area); annexation (underground floor 1,360 sqm, upper floors 550 sqm)
- Completion:
- 2021