Mit dem Solarfaltdach «HORIZON» hat dhp ein Produkt entwickelt, mit dem bestehende Infrastrukturflächen für die Solarstromproduktion genutzt werden können. Dies bedeutet, dass die darunter liegende Fläche weiter ohne Einschränkung genutzt werden kann, während gleichzeitig Solarstrom produziert wird. Anwendungsbereiche für das Solarfaltdach sind Kläranlagen, Parkplätze, Logistikareale und anderes mehr. Die Stromeigenversorgung dieser Anlagen kann dank «HORIZON» deutlich erhöht werden.
Ein Solarfaltdach für 45 Autobahnrastplätze
Die Kerntechnologie ist eine ästhetische Leichtbaukonstruktion. Diese ist nicht nur platzsparend, sondern auch ökologischer, da bis zu 50% weniger Material verbaut wird. Das Einfalten der Modulbahnen verhindert das Einwirken von Kräften, die durch Sturm, Hagel und starken Schneefall entstehen. In schneereichen Regionen fallen damit Winterverluste weg, denn die Module bleiben schneefrei und produzieren mit den ersten Sonnenstrahlen wieder Strom.
Vor kurzem wurde bekannt, dass das Solarfaltdach über 45 Autobahnrastplätzen in der Romandie und in den Kantonen Wallis und Bern installiert werden soll. Den Zuschlag erhielt das Solarfaltdach deshalb, weil es grosse Höhen über Boden (>6 m) und weite Stützenabstände ermöglicht. Dies ist wichtig für grosse Fahrzeuge wie LKW, Sattelschlepper oder Cars, die die Rastplätze nutzen.
Bereits neun Projekte in Deutschland
«Das Interesse aus dem EU-Raum ist gross und fast täglich kommen Anfragen aus aller Welt in Zizers an», sagt Gian Andri Diem, Co-Founder und geschäftsführender Partner von dhp. Stand heute sind 16 Schweizer Solarfaltdächer realisiert, davon drei im Kanton Graubünden. In Deutschland werden dieses Jahr 2023 die ersten Projekte in Betrieb gehen. Rund 40 weitere Projekte stehen in unterschiedlichen Planungs- und Ausführungsstadien. Das Solarfaltdach wurde unter anderem ausgezeichnet mit dem Watt d’Or, dem Schweizer Solarpreis und dem Schweizer Zukunftspreis.
Category: Graubünden
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Das Bündner Solarfaltdach goes global
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Die clevere Alternative zu Erdgas und Heizöl in Ilanz
Die Komplexität und raschen Veränderungen stellen nicht nur Immobilieneigentümerschaften und Unternehmen vor Herausforderungen, sondern auch Gemeinden und Städte. Nah- und Fernwärmenetze werden als intelligente Alternative zu Erdgas und Heizöl immer wichtiger, da sie alle Anforderungen erfüllen und zusätzlich lokale Wertschöpfung ermöglichen.
Vielseitige Energiequellen
Nah- und Fernwärmenetze können mit verschiedenen Energiequellen betrieben werden und sind daher nahezu überall umsetzbar. Eine potenzielle Quelle ist die Abwärme von Abwasserreinigungsanlagen. Darüber hinaus können erneuerbare und lokal verfügbare Energiequellen wie Erdwärme, Holz, Grundwasser sowie See- und Flusswasser als Wärme- oder Kältequelle genutzt werden. Diese Energieträger müssen nicht importiert werden. Im Verbund können auch verschiedene Energiequellen kombiniert werden, was die Versorgungssicherheit erhöht.
Verschiedene Verbundtypen
Nah- und Fernwärmenetze können nach ihrer Grösse und Ausrichtung unterschieden werden. Nahwärmenetze versorgen äusserst effizient mehrere Gebäude, während Fernwärmenetze über grössere Entfernungen ganze Stadtteile oder Gemeinden versorgen. Technisch gesehen sind die Unterschiede zwischen Nah- und Fernwärme gering, da sie weitgehend identisch funktionieren.
Umfassender Service
Durch die Partnerschaft mit ewz haben Immobilieneigentümerschaften, in diesem Fall Ilanz, einen erfahrenen und zuverlässigen Energiedienstleister an ihrer Seite. Dieser übernimmt alle Aufgaben von der Planung und Finanzierung bis zur Umsetzung und dem Betrieb von Nah- oder Fernwärmenetzen. Dank langjähriger Erfahrung und einem Expertennetzwerk werden individuell passende Lösungen für Projekte in der gesamten Schweiz entwickelt. -
Graubünden as an economic region – working, living and investing
The 98th immoTable Economic Area Graubünden took place on Thursday, 28.9.2023, in Chur and attracted almost 100 participants.
The event began with a presentation by Victor Zindel from Regional Management Plessur, who reported on current developments and focal points in Chur.
Afterwards, Cantonal Government Councillor Marcus Caduff addressed the attendees with a video message.
Patrick Widmer from the Office of Economy and Tourism Graubünden gave an overview of current business and presented interesting real estate projects.
Andreas Schefer from Logbau AG explained in an exciting presentation how a CO2-neutral concrete can be produced.
Another highlight was the contribution of Gioia Deucher from the InnHub innovation centre in La Punt Chamues, who gave us insights into the future of the New Work sector.
Achim Sax from Hamilton told us about the challenges of a large corporation in the sustainability of facility management.After the presentations, there was an aperitif where participants had the opportunity to exchange ideas with the speakers and partners. The moderation of the event was in the capable hands of Monika Schärer.
We look forward to the 99th immoTable on 24.11.2023 in Thun.
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Innovation campus in Zizers for 400 employees
INTEGRA Biosciences recorded a 73 per cent growth in turnover in 2020. The company, which manufactures robots, laboratory products and pipettes, has been growing by an average of 23 per cent annually for a decade. CEO Urs Hartmann emphasises: “Our capacity expansion in all areas is a response to our stronger than expected growth.” The existing building in the Tardisland industrial estate, built in 2009 and expanded in 2019, will be developed into a campus with 30,000 square metres. This will create 250 new jobs. Construction will take place in two stages, in 2023 and 2028.
The main change is in production. Until now, INTEGRA produced pipette tips and consumables only in the USA. In Zizers, a production hall is being built with state-of-the-art injection moulding equipment that produces various pipette tips in a clean room. CEO Hartmann explains, “We’re switching to 24-hour operation and focusing on automation.” A high-bay warehouse is used for storage and delivery. The campus will not only be efficient, but also innovative. A “creative village” with offices, coworking zones, test lab and restaurant will be created.
Fanzun AG is in charge of the general planning. A photovoltaic system and heat pump ensure environmentally friendly operation. Charging stations for electric cars are part of the sustainability concept. INTEGRA is investing over 100 million Swiss francs in Zizers by 2028. The campus will cover 30,000 square metres and provide space for 400 employees. A commitment to the location that combines innovation and sustainability. The inauguration is planned for 2024. -
Projekt Interim is looking for interim users in Chur
The business model of Projekt Interim is the rental of temporarily vacant rooms at favorable conditions to artists and young companies. A new property is available in Chur, Projekt Interim informed in a statement. Specifically, interim users are being sought for offices, studios, storage rooms and a communal kitchen at Loëstrasse 37. Chur train station is a five-minute walk from the property. The premises can be used until July 15, 2023.
“We at Projekt Interim are happy that with this beautiful project in Chur we can now provide the most affordable spaces for innovative people with big ideas throughout Switzerland,” Corinne Walker is quoted as saying in the statement. “The project on Loëstrasse with the beautiful and large rooms with parquet is my favorite from now on,” says the project manager. Interested parties can contact Walker by email .
On July 7, Projekt Interim also invites you to a public tour of the building at Loëstrasse 37. It takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Projekt Interim provides further information and photos on the internet .
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Discover architecture in the Engadin
The format is not new: Open House Worldwide, initiated in London in 1992 and now present in over 40 cities, has already delighted thousands of visitors in Switzerland. The “Open House Zurich” and “Open House Basel” events (the latter took place for the third time in mid-May and counted 21,000 building visits) have been held annually since 2016 and 2018 respectively.
The aim of “Open Doors Engadin” is to raise awareness of the architectural heritage in the Bergell and Engadin, to bring lay people and experts as well as guests and locals into an exchange, to promote dialogue and for all parties to participate in the public to enable discussion. “Open Doors Engadin” thus contributes to anchoring knowledge about architecture and its importance for the development of our living spaces in the public and enables the population to get to know and appreciate Baukultur objects in their local townscape. -
Second home prices soar
In a press release , the major Zurich bank UBS informed about an increase in the price of holiday apartments in the Alpine region. With a price increase of almost 10 percent, residential real estate has reached its highest level in the past twelve years. Arosa GR, Engelberg OW, Flims/Laax GR and the Jungfrau Region, where prices have risen by 15 percent, are most affected.
Based on the findings of the Alpine Property Focus study, UBS explains the price increase, among other things, with a decline in supply and increasing demand. As a result of the corona pandemic, working from anywhere has become attractive. Many working people have moved their desk and primary residence to the holiday regions.
Furthermore, held back sales have led to the tense supply situation on the residential real estate market. According to this, many owners would have refrained from a planned sale of the holiday apartment because of their own needs for their home office.
The Second Homes Act, which has been in force since 2012, has also had an unfavorable effect, ordering a de facto freeze on the construction of second homes in tourist regions. However, the stable value of residential real estate is said to be unaffected by the lack of new housing construction.
As a result of the high capital costs when buying a holiday home and rising interest rates at the same time, the demand for holiday homes is likely to fall again, according to experts. The real estate economist at UBS, Maciej Skocz, quoted in the study, also includes the increased energy costs and expects “a good third higher usage costs” for an “average holiday home” for 2023 compared to the “beginning of the second home boom in 2020”. In the medium term, the expected increase in the supply of second homes will regulate the current price explosion again.
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Hälg takes over Simeon
According to a press release , Hälg & Co. AG has bought Simeon Haustechnik AG from Lantsch/Lenz. Hälg has been in the building technology sector for 1922 years, specializing in the installation of heating systems and developing building management solutions. With the new location, the company, which is still family-owned today, gains more proximity to the market and to the customer base in the region. The increase is also associated with an increase in the plumbing and heating trades.
Simeon has been supporting customers since 1993 with service and renovation of household technology as well as sanitary and heating systems. With the sale to Hälg & Co. AG, owner Robert Simeon has succeeded the company he founded, but will continue his activities in consulting and acquisition.
The company buyer fully integrates Simeon Haustechnik AG. The previous company name will disappear. The location and the team in Lantsch/Lenz, which will be there for customers under the umbrella of Hälg & Co. AG in the future, remain unchanged. This expands the Hälg Group’s network of 22 locations by a further branch. Long-standing Simeon employee Mike Müller will take over management of the branch.
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Graubünden begins renovation of the Plantahof
According to a press release , the canton of Graubünden is building a new, state-of-the-art conference center on the Plantahof site. 24.5 million francs are available for the development of the area.
The ground-breaking ceremony heralded the start of construction for a building that is intended to create the spatial and energetic conditions for the future. The Plantahof agricultural training and advice center will receive a “future-oriented, flexible infrastructure” in several construction steps. The new building is said to be an asset for the future education and training of the young generation of farmers and for advising farmer families.
Investing in the future means environmentally conscious building in accordance with the Minergie-P-Eco standard. This energy-efficient and resource-saving construction meets all “legal requirements and regulations in terms of energy, environmental and safety technology as well as disability law”.
The new building is urgently needed after more than 40 years of operation and considerable need for repairs, especially in the dining room, kitchen and accommodation. Gradually, first the accommodation, then the kitchen and the hall will be modernized. The architecture should “disentangle” the building areas and “structure the exterior and interior spaces of the facility precisely and with high quality”.
Planning and implementation is carried out by a consortium consisting of the Nickisch Walder Architects based in Flims GR, the planning office Planalytik with headquarters in Flums SG and a specialist planning team.
The canton is investing CHF 24.5 million in the construction project. The Graubünden electorate had approved the referendum on February 9, 2020. Construction can take place during ongoing operations. Completion is scheduled for spring 2025. In the canton of Graubünden, the conference center founded in 1896 plays a central role in training and further education for agriculture.
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Construction of the InnoQube Swiss has started
The latest innovation center in the Alpine region is currently being built in Graubünden. The groundbreaking ceremony for the InnoQube Swiss was celebrated on Friday in the Rossboden area of Chur. According to a notification , the project will be fully financed by the Liechtenstein- based ITW group of companies . It specifies the total investment at around CHF 25 million.
The CEO of the investor and project developer, Dr. Martin Meyer, is convinced that this will create “a place of innovation, inspiration and progress that will become known far beyond the Swiss borders”. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the operating company InnoQube Swiss AG, Franco Quinter, emphasizes that the InnoQube Swiss is viewed as a temporary or permanent “base camp for innovations”. The offer is aimed “specifically at start-ups, spin-offs and companies from research, development and digitization”. “The key issues of health and performance would play a decisive role”.
Completion is planned for the end of 2023. From 2024 research and work will be carried out in the four-story InnoQube on a total area of 11,200 square meters. It offers flexible office space for around 300 workplaces, various co-working and meeting rooms, an event arena, a restaurant and a daycare center.
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Inventx can expand its headquarters in Chur
Inventx has received the green light to expand its headquarters in Chur, according to a press release . The IT service provider wants to build a new building on the area of the old forestry workshop in the city center. This should offer space for more than 200 employees. In addition, there will be space in the new building for apartments, restaurants, a daycare center and the Chur city archive.
Inventx has been planning to expand its headquarters for four years. However, the project was delayed due to “objections from the neighborhood”. Ultimately, the complaints landed before the federal court. But she rejected this.
“We are pleased that the project can now finally be realized and that the fallow area in the city center is revitalized,” says Mayor Urs Marti (FDP) in the press release. “In addition, the project strengthens Chur as a business location in the long term and thus also strengthens the city’s position as an attractive ICT location,” he adds.
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Graubünden promotes recyclable building materials
Graubünden wants to increase the demand for recycled building materials. As the Canton now tells , he has to this end, together with the Association of Grisons concrete and gravel industry developed a brochure. It is intended to show project developers and building owners the possibilities of using recycled building materials.
Every year around 250,000 cubic meters of mineral construction waste are delivered to the 42 processing stations in the canton of Graubünden. That corresponds roughly to the volume of 1,300 single-family houses. As the canton further explains in its announcement, concrete demolition is already being recycled and used in new concrete structures.
However, mixed demolition and road pavement are often not returned to equivalent circular applications, but are used loosely, for example in foundations or deposited in landfills. That is neither ecologically nor economically sensible. That is why the message passed by the government on the Green Deal Action Plan provides for measures to close material cycles and to increase the recycling of building materials.
What is often missing is the demand for these recovered building materials. In terms of price, they would be on par with the primary materials. They also offer the added value of a sustainable use of resources. However, it is often overlooked that building materials are also polluted with CO2. The brochure now presented shows "for all conceivable applications in civil engineering which recycling products can be used".
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Student creates concept for Bündner Crotti
Lucas Buschauer has received recognition from the Swiss Association of Engineers and Architects ( SIA) for his semester thesis. This has the technical college Grisons now informed . The graduate of architecture studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Graubünden is planning a revival as a brewery for some unused Crotti in Bondo in Graubünden.
The SIA specialist group for the preservation of buildings awards diploma and semester theses throughout Switzerland that present outstanding concepts for the exemplary handling of existing buildings and their preservation. This year a total of eleven works were selected.
Buschauer's semester thesis provides for the renewed use of some Crotti that were spared from the landslide in 2017. These little houses on the shady hillside were once used as natural refrigerators. He wants to convert it into a brewery and a meeting place for the village. Different uses are planned for the individual Crotti. For example, the first crotto would catch the spring water flowing by, and two more would be converted into malthouses. Four of these crotti are intended for the brewing process. He has also planned an inn and a master brewer's apartment.
"Lucas Buschauer's semester thesis impresses with its careful research, a captivating concept idea, which was implemented carefully and in detail and is presented convincingly," said the jury's explanation. As head of the study Christian Auer emphasizes, in addition to the architectural design, “the clarification of constructive and economic issues is one of the educational objectives of our architecture course. It was precisely this know-how that was required for this task. I am very pleased that the Graubünden University of Applied Sciences is competitive throughout Switzerland with its range of courses. "
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Holiday home in Davos goes to Ferienkolonie Sonnenschein AG
The city of Winterthur originally intended to acquire the Ob dem See holiday home in Davos Wolfgang from the Oberwinterthur holiday colony association and then to sell it together with an adjacent, city-owned playground, the city administration of Winterthur informed in a message . In the context of an invitation to tender, however, a buyer could be found who would purchase both pieces of land individually and who would complete the purchase in the land registry immediately after the public notarization. The holiday colony Sonnenschein AG, founded especially for the purchase, wants to continue operating the property as a holiday colony.
The company from Freienbach was able to prevail against two competitors in the corresponding tender, the message also states. The purchase price mentioned there is 2.54 million francs for the holiday home property belonging to the Oberwinterthur holiday colony association and 1.16 million francs for the adjacent playground.
The holiday colony association will donate around 1 million francs to the city of Winterthur from its sales proceeds. The city administration explains that the donation is earmarked and will be used by the city of Winterthur for a newly established children and youth fund. The funds of the fund are intended for children and young people living in the city of Winterthur.
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Vial industrial park in Domat / Ems is expanded
The former sawmill area in Domat / Ems has been expanded into an industrial park since 2017. Hamilton was the first company to settle there in 2017. The corner parcel in the northeast of the area is now to be sold to LJH Immo AG, the government of the canton of Graubünden informs in a message . It has already approved the draft of a corresponding sales contract for the Domat / Ems community for an area of 6,477 square meters.
LJH Immo AG is preparing the plot for the settlement of a total of four companies. The real estate company will invest between CHF 12 million and CHF 15 million for this, according to the announcement. According to her, the companies not named are four export-oriented companies "which develop profitable, innovative high-tech products or systems".
By settling on this parcel, the workforce of the four companies is to be increased from 85 to 140 in the medium to long term, thus creating around 55 full-time positions. "The direct and indirect added value generated by the project is of great economic importance for the canton of Graubünden," emphasizes the government in the communication.
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Domat / Ems station area is being converted
The Rhaetian Railway (RhB ) wrote in a press release that the Domat / Ems station area is getting "a new face". According to her, the Graubünden railway company will renew the Domat / Ems station and make it accessible for the disabled. "We are building a modern train station that is adapted to the needs of our customers and to those of the community," RhB director Renato Fasciati is quoted in the announcement.
Specifically, the RhB wants to extend both platforms at the station and partially cover them. In addition, a pedestrian underpass is to be built and equipped with handicapped-accessible ramps and stairs. The municipality of Domat / Ems contributes two passenger lifts. In addition, the RhB plans to equip sidewalks and streets with a continuous separation at the three secured level crossings.
At the same time, the municipality of Domat / Ems is tackling extensive changes in the station area. The heart of the building plans is a new commercial and residential building directly on the platform. The four-storey building will have space for public use on the ground floor and living and office space on the other three floors, according to the announcement. In addition, a new space is planned on the south side of the station. The number of bicycle parking spaces available at the station will be increased to around 300. All construction work planned by the municipality and the railway company should be completed in summer 2023.
"Good transport links are central to the community of Domat / Ems – for the numerous commuters, but also as an important commercial and industrial location," said Mayor Erich Kohler (CVP) in the message. "The overall project creates a modern, functional train station area that optimally meets high requirements for user-friendliness and audience-oriented uses."
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New use for a former prison
An open district of Chur is being realized on the Sennhof site. With the new Sennhof, the city is getting an extension of the old town with a broad mix of uses, writes the building construction department of the canton of Graubünden in a message. In other words: after two hundred years, the Sennhof prison will once again be freely accessible to everyone. The conversion includes residential, commercial, gastro and a hostel.
New life in old walls
Those responsible for the project emphasize that in future people will work and live around the newly accessible inner courtyard. In the planned new building on the Sennhof site, 29 modern old town apartments will be realized. The heart of the complex remains the actual Sennhof, which, with the tower from the 13th century, is a distinctive identification feature. In addition to the tower, the arched wing and the buildings along Sennhofstrasse will be retained. The proposed project blends the existing building structure harmoniously into the old town, according to the building construction department. The angled part of the new building means that the inner courtyard is redrawn, opens up towards the vineyard and looks more spacious overall, according to the team of architects. The overall idea is supported by the diverse and well-structured mix of uses with a restaurant, commercial, residential, cultural and student space. Except for deliveries, the area should be car-free and only open to non-motorized traffic.Construction is expected to start in autumn 2020. The project development company Sennhof submitted the building application for the project in mid-February 2020. The company consists of Brandis Investment AG and Miro Immo AG. The Chur office Ritter Schumacher is responsible for the architecture. The project developers provide an insight into the planned project as part of the temporary use until October 2020 on the Sennhof site in Chur. If everything goes according to plan, construction work should start in the autumn of this year. ■
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Terra Raetica is to receive the Alpine Railway Cross
Representatives from Graubünden, South Tyrol, Tyrol and Lombardy have agreed to improve cross-border mobility in the triangle between Switzerland, Austria and Italy, especially by rail. At a meeting in Graun im Vinschgau, they signed a letter of intent to this effect, according to a press release from the Canton of Graubünden .
Accordingly, the four regions want to coordinate their measures to create an integrated mobility system in what is known as the Terra Raetica. With an attractive alpine railway hub and the connection to the international rail network, the transalpine road traffic is to be reduced. This also reduces the environmental impact, "which in turn brings a touristic upgrade with it", it says in the message.
"Today we are laying the foundation for intensive cooperation and a vision for the future, a rail-alpine cross between Austria, Italy and Switzerland", the Tyrolean governor Günther Platter is quoted as saying. "The mobility of the future needs a courageous approach and this must not stop at national borders." For years, the motto has been "Boundless mobility – and that is car-free", says his deputy and Tyrolean regional traffic councilor Ingrid Felipe.
According to the Vice President of the Graubünden government, Mario Cavigelli, this agreement will create a valuable platform for exchanging information on needs and measures in public transport across borders. In the interests of the population and the economy, transport chains and transfer options between the various public transport systems in the four neighboring regions could be coordinated “as best as possible”.
In November, a group of experts will start planning a rail link in the Terra Raetica. It is accompanied by a steering committee made up of government representatives from the four neighboring regions.
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La Margna becomes the Grace Hotel St. Moritz
The renovation work has been underway since September 2016: In St. Moritz, the former Hotel La Margna on Via Serlas is becoming the Grace Hotel. The owner is the internationally active Grace Hotel Group. She has the building carefully renovated and expanded with an annex. The opening was originally planned for 2017, was then postponed to autumn 2019 and is now to take place in 2022. The reason for the delay: the project was modified and expanded again after construction began. The number of hotel rooms was increased by a third to 56, as a correspondingly high demand is expected.
Upon completion, the hotel will include the historic “La Margna Wing” and the modern, newly built “Grace Wing”. In the "Grace Wing" an underground car park, a spa area as well as hotel rooms and suites are being built. In the “La Margna Wing”, the rooms on the upper floors are being completely renovated. The rooms on the lower floors are being restored so that the historical building fabric is preserved. Here guests will discover vaults, arches and other architectural features of Art Nouveau.
Art Nouveau meets modernity
The former Hotel Margna was built in 1906 and 1907 according to plans by the architect Nicolaus Hartmann in the Engadin style. In 1911 the east wing was increased by three storeys. After that, renovations and renovations took place again and again, but the external appearance was never significantly changed. The striking facade is to be retained even after the current renovation.The drafts for the project come from the pen of the architect Nikolas Travasaros from Divercity Architects. For him, the main challenge was to freshen up the original architecture and at the same time create a modern extension for additional rooms and a spa. In addition to taking into account the strict building regulations and the given restrictions due to the sloping terrain, Travasaros had to plan hotel rooms that can also be converted into long-term apartments.
His plans combine old and new by expanding the base of the existing building. The extension follows the natural gradient and fits seamlessly into the landscape. The new wing is deliberately kept discreet and does not overshadow the traditional architecture and the breathtaking alpine surroundings. Panoramic windows and adaptable, open interiors create a feeling of light and space.
Blarer & Reber Architects in Samedan are responsible for the planning and implementation on site. The preservation of monuments in Graubünden was included in the project development so that the greatest possible preservation of the historically valuable building fabric is guaranteed. The STW AG for spatial planning based in Chur was also included in the project team.
All rooms and suites of the boutique hotel Grace St. Moritz will offer lake or panoramic views. Three restaurants and a spacious spa area with swimming pool as well as a fitness center on over 800 square meters are planned. The hotel has a private car park and is just a 2-minute walk from the train station and the bus stop. A ski shop and ski room are also planned. Serviced apartments are also to be offered for sale in both wings. ■
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Graubünden luxury residences should be vacant less often
The University of Applied Sciences of Graubünden has examined how the added value of luxury residences that are often vacant can be improved. In this context, the Institute for Tourism and Leisure ( ITF ) investigated the question of how their owners can become convinced renters. In Graubünden they have been “neglected”, writes the FH in a press release . However, because the trend is moving from overnight stays in a hotel to one's own holiday home, this clientele should not be neglected.
However, the existing data is too thin for a needs analysis. Therefore, in their study, the researchers examined the willingness to rent similar prestige properties. In the global yacht charter market, they identified high administrative hurdles as well as psychological motives as an obstacle to renting out. These include encroachments on privacy and limited flexibility in personal use.
The most important finding from this needs analysis, however, is "that both the rental of superyachts and luxury residences are a matter of trust". So that the potential of the often vacant luxury properties in the high-priced Alpine destinations can be used, "all tasks that arise must be managed by a coordinator role". It is your job to guarantee that all service participants work together as smoothly as possible. “The rest then comes naturally, because satisfied landlords generate satisfied tenants,” says the message.