Loisium Hotel & Spa, Langenlois, Austria: Award PR from Steven Holl Architects:

Steven Holl Architects wins European Hotel Design Award with a Hotel and Spa for Loisium (Langenlois, Austria).

In early November the jury of the European Hotel Design Awards honored the Hotel & Spa for Loisium in Langenlois with the Best Hotel Architecture Design Award (new build) for its subtlety and restraint over skyscraping design theatrics. The jury wrote about the design by Steven Holl Architects; 'The hotel blends in perfectly with its surrounding landscape. Its innovative use of materials reflects both the location and raison d'etre.'

The Hotel & Spa is part of the Loisium winery for which Steven Holl Architects also designed the visitor center. The complex is built on a gently south-sloping vineyard above a historic subterranean wine vault system, which includes 900 year old stone passages. Both the Visitor Center and the Hotel & Spa are based on the geometry of this subterranean network, while simultaneously having individual qualities of space, materials, light and experience.

The square plan of the Hotel & Spa is aligned with the strict geometry of the surrounding vineyard rows. Earthlike materials and palette combined with the views of the surrounding landscape create a strong connection and relationship of the hotel to its context. Public functions including the lobby, a wine themed restaurant, bar, cigar lounge, conference and meeting facilities, and the spa area are located on the ground floor with views open to the surrounding vineyard. An inviting courtyard and terrace provides outdoor seating.' 82 guest rooms are located in two upper floors. While the ground floor is transparent and open, the upper floors are more private.'

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Steven Holl receives honorary degree from Moholy-Nagy University in Budapest

On October 30th Steven Holl was awarded with an honorary degree, the Honoris Causa, at the Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design Budapest (Hungary) for his outstanding oeuvre. The predecessor of the Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design Budapest, the Royal National School of Arts and Crafts, was founded in 1880. The Moholy-Nagy University currently trains artists in five major fields: architecture, industrial design, ceramics and glass, textile and visual communication. Steven Holl joins a roster of noted recipients that includes renowned designer Eva Zeisel.

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