Beginning life as a misguided real estate purchase on the Kampenwand Mountain,
Aschau, it was intended to provide lodging for guests that would be visiting the new
furniture warehouse to be erected behind it. Plans hit the skids when a neighbor filed
an appeal, and with considerable money already spent the goal posts had to be
moved.
Nils Holger thinks back on the challenge the building brought: “The problem was that the
house had seen a lot of abuse over the centuries. The structure was great, but it was a
tedious process to get it back out in the open.” The layout of the house needed to change
too and this process took almost a year, including the relocation of two staircases and the
entrance area.
The furniture displays a minimalist and simple style, supported by some fun historical
additions such as the Bavarian ‘Jockel’ kitchen table, and the typically alpine towel
holders.
The floors are made of extremely wide slats of alpine spruce, which is completely untreated
and therefore suffered some terrible staining in the beginning, but eventually began to show
some beautiful patina where each new scratch only acts as an improvement. Nils Holger
reflects: “Many hotels are full of loveless stuff – perfunctory and shallow. I believe it has
to be honest.”
Via Welcome Beyond
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