Schgaguler Hotel

Architecture Peter Pichler Architecture

Architecture Peter Pichler Architecture

The Schgaguler is decisively contemporary and wonderfully at odds with traditional, rustic-style Alpine structures.

Though the hotel’s architectural style is far from the predictable Alpine lodge, its sculptured, cubic, and almost skeletal white-framed façade is entirely at home here, evoking the snowcapped geology of the Dolomites while respecting local context and the surroundings. It even plays with the area’s architectural vernacular by incorporating such elements as the typical sloped roof.

Interior design Pichler Architecture and Martin Schgaguler

The Schgaguler presents a new Alpine aesthetic by doing away with the obvious and instead reaching for the essential.

The interiors are inspired by the simplicity of mountain life, characterized by Loden fabrics, Merino wool blankets, and rich tones set against smooth resin flooring, bespoke chestnut carpentry, and designer furnishings that add an elegance through form. Large-format photographs by Martin Schgaguler capture that phenomenon of “becoming one with nature/loss of self” common to Alpinists.