"Transforming the hotel's nearly 10,000-square-foot street level into the newly opened Günter Restaurant, Bar & More, Atelier OLK opted for two complementary strategies. On the one hand, it sought to honor the rich design history of the city-the late 19th- and early 20th-century prowess of wildly influential talents like Josef Hoffmann, Otto Wagner, and Adolf Loos. On the other, it championed efficiency, a level of functionality aligned with today's need for flexibility, comfort, and in-person social interaction."
"The new offering is indeed a third, even fourth, place for both hotel guests passing through and neighborhood residents alike, those in need of such refuge. A few years back, no one would have thought the nearby Ibis could be it. In true Viennese fashion, there's a duality of influences: the restraint that comes from the North (Germany) and the exuberance that comes from the South (Italy and other Mediterranean countries)."
"The firm's comprehensive intervention is both rigorous and geometric, yet also sensual and layered. Sparingly textured noble materials play well with red velvets, leopard prints, and chrome accents. Atelier OLK began by removing the drop ceilings that had rendered the space cavernous and chose to expose mec"
A nearly 10,000-square-foot street-level area in a chain hotel near a major transit hub was renovated into Günter Restaurant, Bar & More. The project used two complementary strategies: honoring Vienna’s late 19th- and early 20th-century design legacy and improving efficiency for modern needs. The result creates a third or fourth place for hotel guests and neighborhood residents seeking comfort and in-person social interaction. The interior balances Northern restraint with Southern Mediterranean exuberance through rigorous, geometric structure and sensual, layered details. Noble materials with subtle texture are paired with red velvets, leopard prints, and chrome accents. Drop ceilings were removed to reduce cavernous volume and expose building elements.
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