Zallinger @ Premier Hospitality International N° 1.7/2018

NOVEMBER 2018 ISSUE 1.7 Roma Publications Ltd

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It is a fantastic place. It is now a world heritage site so you are in a fantastic landscape with nothing surrounding it but deer and wildlife.

Due to the site’s location, guests can either hike to the hotel or get in the hotel’s Almtaxi, which in winter is replaced by a snow vehicle that makes the journey though the white splendour of snow.

Stefan added: “We went up to the site by hiking during winter. We arrived during the night and met Luisa, the owner of the village. We then started talking about doing a project together and it went from there.

“It was a difficult site to work on.

We started in 2013 and it took around three years to get things like planning permission and protection of landscapes sorted out. When we started to build, the land was very muddy so we had a few problems there. There was also a lot of

snow during construction so it wasn’t easy but we got through it and Zallinger officially opened in December 2017.”

Following the sites completion, guest feedback has been positive. The project has also been shortlisted in the 2018 WAF Awards in the categories of ‘Hotel and Leisure – Completed Buildings’ and ‘Best Use of Certified Timber Prize.’

“People like it and the owner is extremely happy, which is most important,” said Stefan. “It is amazing to be nominated for the WAF Awards. We have been at the WAF awards for the past three years so to be nominated again is incredible because it is one of the most interesting awards in the world for architecture and interior design.” ■ www.premierconstructionnews.com

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We wanted to build everything in wood so we tried to discover ancient wood techniques. We came up with a pattern on the faรงade, which we took from the typical buildings in the area.

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