Ulrichshof
noa* (network of architecture) ripensa l’hotel familiare Ulrichshof e trasforma la fattoria in uno spazio di esperienza per bambini e genitori."C’era già tutto, ma sparso in modo caotico oppure nascosto tra bosco, maso e albergo esistente."-Stefan Rier. Attraverso un’analisi olistica, il gruppo di architetti, designer, psicologi, fashion designer e product designer si e ́avvicinato al progetto. “C’era già tutto, ma sparso in modo caotico oppure nascosto tra bosco, maso e albergo esistente”, racconta Stefan Rier del gruppo noa*, e spiega che alle parti mancava solamente la connessione.La vecchia fattoria di famiglia, la foresta Bavarese, un luogo molto speciale, una struttura stratificata e il fiuto per scovare i segreti nascosti hanno incuriositi Lukas Rungger e Stefan Rier. Insieme al loro “network of architecture”, noa* hanno sviluppato un concetto sostenibile per il futuro.“Durante la fase concettuale abbiamo speso ore e ore, vagando nei boschi, seduti nei fienili e studiando le immagini aeree del complesso”, racconta Lukas Rungger. Erano dei momenti stimolanti. L’oscurità della foresta ci ha fatto vivere momenti intensi e ci ha insegnato storie di volpi, di fate e di fantasmi.
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noa* (network of architecture) rethink the family resort Ulrichshof and transform the former farmstead into an exploratory world of senses."Things were pretty much all there already, but elements were out of sight, they did not communicate with each other and were hiding beneath the forest, the farm and the existing hotel."-Stefan RierThe team of architects, designers, psychologists, hunters, textile designers and lighting artists invented a bottom up-approach for the entire project. “things were pretty much all there already, but elements were out of sight, they did not communicate with each other and were hiding beneath the forest, the farm and the existing hotel”, explains Stefan Rier, co-founder of noa*.The former farm, the Bavarianforest, the exceptional location, a building with an intense history and the intuition to discover the potentials of the hidden things, were the key elements that inspired both architects Lukas Rungger and Stefan Rier. Together with their network of architecture they conceived and developed a sustainable concept for the future of the hotel. “During the initial design phase we walked for hours through the nearby forest, we were sitting for hours in the old barns to get inspiration, watching and discovering the beauty of the ensemble”, says Lukas Rungger. Those moments were fundamental, and really inspiring. The darkness of the woods evolved into magical stories of foxes, fairies and ghosts.