Milla Montis hotel, inaugurated in October 2020, is located in the small Alpine village of Maranza with views of the Dolomites, italian region of South Tyrol, is a project won an invited competition in 2019 Peter Pichler Architecture.

Milanese studio led by Peter Pichler architect, designed the family hotel paying attention to meadows and fields surround mountain of the small Alpine village, just above Puster Valley, a tourist destination well known for its marvelous hiking routes, its unique scenery and impressive panoramic views of the Dolomites Mountains.
Peter Pichler Architecture designed four connected volumes that are inspired by the context and scale of the surrounding buildings. The composition is inspired by the vernacular architecture of the region and the classic wooden barn reinventing a contemporary shape of this typology, with  exterior blackened wood.

The curved shape of the exoskeleton façade is inspired by the pitchfork used by local farmers.

Wood is the main protagonist of the project. Inside,  the ash lightwood is combined with typical green loden textiles, adding a dash of color giving continuity to the natural palette of the surrounding landscape.
 

Project description by Peter Pichler Architecture

The new hotel structure is fragmented into four shifted volumes to break down the scale of the entire structure while at the same time respecting the scale of the surrounding buildings. The composition is inspired by the vernacular architecture of the region and the classic wooden barn reinventing a contemporary reinterpretation of this typology.

The curved shape of the exoskeleton façade is inspired by the pitchfork used by local farmers. Maranza is a small village in South Tyrol with a significate agricultural background.

The interiors are simple and functional, a timeless Alpine style. Ash wood is combined with typical green loden textiles, adding a dash of color giving continuity to the natural palette of the surrounding landscape. Wood is the main protagonist of the project, both outside and inside, creating contrast with the exterior blackened wood and the interior lightwood.

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Peter Pichler Architecture. PPA Principals.- Peter Pichler, Silvana Ordinas.
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Project team
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PPA Competition Design Team.- Peter Pichler, Cem Ozbasaran, Giovanni Paterlini, Marco Caprani, Alessandro Altamura.
PPA Project team.- Peter Pichler, Simona Alù, Giovanni Paterlini, Cem Ozbasaran.
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Structural engineers.- iPM.
MEP.- Reichhalter - Energypro.
Construction company.- Gasser Paul.
Electro planning.- Studio E-Plan.
Project management.- Michaeler & Partner.
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Oberhofer.
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Construction company.- Gasser Paul. Wood construction.- Brida.
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GFA.- 3,500 m².
Number of rooms.- 30.
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2020.
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39037 Maranza, South Tyrol, Italy.
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Peter Pichler Architecture is a laboratory for architecture based in Milan. PPA was conceived on a beach in Mallorca, Spain, by Silvana Ordinas and Peter Pichler and opened its doors in Milan, Italy in October 2015.

Peter Pichler was born in Bolzano, Italy in 1982. He studied Architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where he graduated with distinction in the masterclass of Zaha Hadid, as well as in the United States at the University of California (UCLA). During his studies, Peter joined renowned architecture offices like Zaha Hadid Architects in London, Delugan Meissl in Vienna, and OMA / Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam. After his graduation he worked as a project architect for Zaha Hadid Architects in Hamburg, researching and working on award winning projects and competitions in several countries. In 2015, he founded PETER PICHLER ARCHITECTURE in Milan together with his wife Silvana Ordinas.

He was nominated as the young Italian talent by the National Chamber of Architects in Italy and was a finalist at the Gold Medal of Architecture Price of the Triennale di Milano and at the Dezeen Awards for Emerging Architect of the Year. He is a registered Architect in Italy and a member of the chamber of architects of the autonomous Province of Bolzano.

Silvana Ordinas was born in Mallorca, Spain in 1987. She holds an Executive Master degree in Marketing and Sales from SDA BOCCONI School of Management in Milan and ESADE Business School in Barcelona. She studied Tourism at the Universitat de les Illes Balears where she graduated in 2011.

Throughout her university studies Silvana also pursued an international modelling career, working for multiple international brands and immersing herself in the world of style and design. Following her degree Silvana joined her family real estate company in Mallorca as Project Manager, overseeing several projects from their design and construction phase to final sale, whilst supervising financial possibilities for future investments.

Towards the end of 2015 Silvana and Peter founded the architecture firm PETER PICHLER ARCHITECTURE in Milan where she is Studio Administration Manager, overseeing and directing clients, studio and financial strategies and decisions.
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Published on: December 7, 2020
Cite: "Inspiration from local culture. Hotel Milla Montis Maranza by Peter Pichler Architecture" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/inspiration-local-culture-hotel-milla-montis-maranza-peter-pichler-architecture> ISSN 1139-6415
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