Following the tectonic concept of Strata Hotel and Paramount Alma, consisting of continuous bands that develop from the topography, Continuous Extension evolves in place of a steep hill to give the succession of buildings a dramatic finale.

Continuous Extension

TYPE Hotel, Interior
STATUS Commission, Built
LOCATION Sesto, Italy
YEAR 2018
CLIENT Christoph Rainer

DESIGN TEAM Eva Castro, Micol Fronza, Ulla Hell, Holger Kehne, Peter Pichler, Chuan Wang
COLLABORATORS Andreas Erlacher
PHOTO CREDIT Hertha Hurnaus

In this apartment hotel with suites for family vacations (www.paramountalma.it) and communal areas, all guest rooms are positioned facing south towards the dramatic Sexten Dolomites.

Behind this, the serial arrangement is transformed into an open and communal zone with play areas and lounges through an open and three-dimensional interlocking of the access areas, simultaneously creating a connection to the rear side’s sloped landscape.

The wooden bands look again for contact points with the topography, but this time they do not continue on the surface of the roof - this space will be an intensive green area – the wood instead drapes the open undercroft in the lower part of the building.
The interiors are characterized by a strong relation with the outside: light and views are projected into the rooms. The same local larch wood used for the façade is the dominant material in the interior, combined with different color accents, related to each level of the building, a timeless blend of local and contemporary qualities.