Article source: GRAFT

The Hotel Bostalsee occupies an advantageous position in its natural surroundings, overlooking a serene lake from a wooded promontory. GRAFT’s design aims to build on and enrich the character of the location.

The building figure is a product of the surrounding topography. The hotel connects the realm of the wood with the expanse of the lake, mediating between the land and the water.

Guests arrive at the hotel through oak woodland, barely seeing the lake. The path to the hotel leads on towards two green hills on which the main section of the two-storey hotel rests. The lobby is situated beneath it at the natural gap between the hills, revealing a breathtaking view over the lake as one enters. The lobby frames the sunset which in turn animates the space with the cycle of nature. An open-air terrace with fireplace offers guests an opportunity to enjoy the evening spectacle.

Image Courtesy © Michael Moser

• Architects: GRAFT
• Project: Hotel & Spa Seezeitlodge
• Location: Am Bostalsee 1, 66625 Gonnesweiler, Germany
• Photography: Michael Moser, Airteam
  
• Client: HOTELKULTUR GMBH & Co. KG
  
• Founding Partners: Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit
  
• Project Lead: Arne Wegner
  
• Project Team: Inga Anger, Marvin Bratke, Konstantin Buhr, Alexandra Bunescu, Raphael Hemmer, Johanna Kuntze, Filipa Leal de Carvalho, Christian Litz, Antonio Luque, Frank Petters, Rita D. Schult, Berta Sola, Alexandra Tobescu, Aurelius Weber, Max Wittkopp, Anna Wittwer
  
• GFA: 12,860 m²
  
• NIA: 7,280 m²
  
• Volume: 47,660 m³
  
• Year: 2017
  

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