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Entwurf • Design NOA, IT-Bozen
Bauherr • Client Familie Pellegrin
Standort • Location IT-San Giovanni di Fassa
Nutzfläche • Floor space 1169 m 2
Fotos • Photos Alex Filz
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 126

OLYMPIC HOTEL EXTENSION

IN SAN GIOVANNI DI FASSA

„Aus Erfahrung wissen wir, wie wichtig es ist, Guests are welcomed into the innovative hotel extension
of the Olympic Spa Hotel in Val di Fassa in a direct and
eine ganzheitliche Vision zu definieren.“ pure way, yet also with a certain touch of luxury. How is

Stefan Rier, NOA it possible to deal with the spatial pressure that tourism
and the 2026 Olympic Games are exerting on the unique
landscape of the Dolomites? NOA responds by taking care
and with great respect for this specific place.

T he new rooms of the Olympic Spa Hotel are not higher and
wider, as the motto of the Olympic Games states, but deeper and
humbler. Even buried in parts and connected underground to the exi-
sting building dating from the 1960s, the new building volume with its
jagged roof silhouette symbolizes the unmistakable and much-admired
mountain structure of the Dolomites. With a holistic view of the future,
NOA succeeds in giving the entire ensemble a new orientation. Pre-
viously, the focus had been on the provincial road towards the centre
of San Giovanni di Fassa. Now the individual “huts”, assembled under
a single roof, provide a view of the wooded area to the east and burrow
Ansicht • View into the sloping hillside. The hotelier family feels a close connection
to the cultural landscape. Ladinia encompasses several geographi-
cal areas, including the Val Badia and the Val di Fassa. This culture
is characterized by the people’s sense of being connected with their
landscape. It is also characterized by Ladin, a Rhaeto-Romanic minority
language in 54 Italian municipality which can also be found in parts of
the Canton of Grisons in a modified form. The rooms are appropriately
named Te Aga, dedicated to the element of water, and Te Bosch, a
tribute to the forest. The “forest rooms” feature a small but effective
atrium, glazed on three sides and planted with a birch tree. The Te Aga
rooms each have a hand-crafted natural-stone fountain from which
pure mountain water gushes from a spring located 3500 metres above
sea level. The wooden “sauna house” stands on its own, elevated like
a bird’s nest, providing warmth and cosiness. The spatial concept suc-
cessfully treads a fine line between luxury and asceticism. How much
do people need to relax and really sense their personal needs? How
much more in the way of tourism can the Alps take? The longing for
tranquillity and individual travel experiences is great. NOA is trying to
give an appropriate answer to the omnipresent conflict between clima-
te protection and the need for living space for the local population and,
at the same time, for potential guests – to a question that cannot really
Grundriss • Floor plan be answered. This is definitely very much to their credit.

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