Nestled among apple orchards, meadows and mountains lies the Apfelhotel Torgglerhof in Passeiertal, South Tyrol, a hotel that has seen extensive renovation and expansion, making it a place to spend delightful holidays. Here, modern design meets high-quality natural materials, such as authentic wood parquet by Bauwerk.
With the Apfelhotel, a young generation of hoteliers has sought to turn a fantastic location steeped in history into a special kind of holiday oasis. Together with the noa* architecture and design firm from Bozen, they have created a hotel that is close to nature and boasts food and wellness facilities that stimulate the senses and pamper guests.
Successive renovations and expansions to the original structures have taken place over the last few years, with a great deal of charm and attention to detail. In 2020, three new detached buildings were constructed in the eastern part of the complex to form the Garden suites, consisting of 18 new rooms for guests. For this project, noa* adopted the language of the surrounding traditional architecture and reinterpreted it with an unconventional wooden façade.
Nature plays a vital role inside the spacious Garden suites and lofts. Large amounts of wood, natural textiles, and earthy tones define the cohesive interior design in these spaces. The Bauwerk parquet installed there is a perfect match. "Right from the start, we knew that we had to have real wooden floors", explained Maria Pichler, the young owner of the hotel. "Parquet brings value, it creates the right mood and gives our guests a sense of nature and wellness with every step they take."
The hotel is fitted out with Villapark and Cleverpark parquets, both in slightly smoked oak Crema wood type and colour, with a lively grading and longitudinal bevels. Both of these parquet floors were made with top precision at Bauwerk’s main facility in St. Margrethen. Villapark captivates with its magnificent 1-strip-plank format featuring planks that are over two metres long. Independent testing institutes have shown that Bauwerk’s solutions are perfectly and demonstrably healthy for living. The B-Protect® lacquer used for the project protects the natural beauty and the matte look of the wooden floor, also making it very easy to maintain.
A total of some 850 square metres of Bauwerk parquet were installed in the Garden suites at Apfelhotel. Some of the suites have a cosy sleeping gallery in their tall open gables. These galleries are accessible through an indoor staircase, also offering room and shelves for storage. As further proof of the exquisite craftsmanship and quality of Bauwerk’s woodwork, the steps of the staircase are made from the same wood as the parquet itself, with an identical colour, surface treatment, and level of gloss.
| Location | Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy |
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| Architect | noa* |
| Building owner | Family Pichler |
| Floor installer | Simonazzi Gmbh |
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| Parquet | Villapark & Cleverpark, Oak slightly smoked Crema |
| Photographer | Alex Filz |
