The traditional Hotel Europäischer Hof, located directly opposite Hamburg Central Station, is composed of several building sections constructed between 1909 and 1988. The 1988 addition – known as the leisure building, housing a pool area along with wellness and fitness floors – required extensive refurbishment and a contemporary reinterpretation of its interior design.
The concept behind the redesign of the pool area seeks to give the hotel a renewed identity and distinguish it from its competitors. The result is a calming retreat amidst the bustling energy of the city – a refuge with a meditative, natural character designed to engage both body and soul.
This atmosphere is achieved through a soft, harmonious design language, earthy tones, and the use of natural materials. Rhythmic surface treatments and carefully choreographed spatial sequences, combined with lighting that plays with transparency and reflection, contribute to a sensual yet contemplative ambiance.
Credits
Interior
Büro Korb; Dingyong Liu, Stefan Trompeter, Marianne Muranko, Yunji Yu, Klaus Prenger Berninghoff, Jenny Gottschalk, Thomas Korb
Client
Hotel Europäischer Hof W.A.L. Berk GmbH & Co KG
Year of completion
2023
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Total area
2.012 m2
Photos
Marc-Oliver Schulz
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