{"id":1037,"date":"2026-09-04T11:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r-strasser.com\/our-process\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:35:11","slug":"our-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/r-strasser.com\/en\/our-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Our process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_class=&#8221;banner&#8221;][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][vc_raw_js]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[\/vc_raw_js][vc_single_image image=&#8221;308&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sliderlogo&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;interior&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"split-heading\"><span class=\"left\">Interior<\/span> <span class=\"right\">Architects<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reiheoben prozesse&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;310&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; el_class=&#8221;balkenschwarz&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; el_class=&#8221;intro&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>From Existing Structure to a Distinct Identity<\/h1>\n<p>Our design process, illustrated by:<br \/>Austria Gourmet &amp; Wine Hotel, Obergurgl[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dunkel bildzeile prozess&#8221; row_title=&#8221;Dunkle Zeile mit Bild&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1788515420307{background-image: url(https:\/\/r-strasser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austria-hotel-obergurgl-bar-lounge-interior-design.webp) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xl-inherit vc_col-lg-2\/5 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-sm-inherit&#8221; el_class=&#8221;hintergrundbild&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-xl-inherit vc_col-lg-3\/5 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-sm-inherit&#8221; el_class=&#8221;abstandmobil&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"zahl\">01<\/p>\n<h2>Every project needs its own identity<\/h2>\n<p>Every project at R-STRASSER follows the same principle: understand the existing fabric of a place, but never repeat it \u2014 and develop a distinct identity from it. Here&#8217;s what that looks like in practice, using the Austria Gourmet &amp; Wine Hotel in Obergurgl as our example.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;311&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; el_class=&#8221;balkenweiss&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1788517948413{padding-top: 50px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dunkel reiheunten&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;]The Austria Gourmet &amp; Wine Hotel in Obergurgl looks back on a long history. Its entrance, lounge, bar, and restaurant had evolved organically over many years and, after roughly three decades, called for more than a simple renovation \u2014 they needed to be rethought from the ground up.<\/p>\n<p>The client&#8217;s brief was clear: the existing spaces should gain a new architectural identity, the spatial layout should work noticeably better for both guests and staff, and the result should deliberately set itself apart from classic alpine hotel design.<\/p>\n<p>For us, that meant one thing from the very start: this could not be about repeating familiar images.<\/p>\n<p>Every project calls for its own architectural approach. A solution that works in one place can&#8217;t simply be transplanted to the next.<\/p>\n<p>At the Austria, then, there was no room for yet another interpretation of the classic reclaimed-wood chalet. What we were after was a distinct, contemporary interior architecture with real recognition value.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;1025&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1788522093983{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reiheoben&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"zahl\">02<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h2-s2\">Thinking of Space as an Interplay<\/h2>\n<p>Planning wasn&#8217;t just about designing individual rooms \u2014 above all, it was about how they work together.<\/p>\n<p>The entrance, lounge, bar, and Michelin-starred restaurant needed to feel more connected to one another while still keeping their own distinct character.<\/p>\n<p>We approach every hospitality project from two perspectives at once: how does a guest experience and move through the space? And, just as importantly, how does the service team&#8217;s workflow function within it?<\/p>\n<p>In bar and restaurant areas especially, these two demands have to merge seamlessly. Sightlines, circulation routes, transitions, functional zones, and the bar together with its back-of-house were therefore reorganised from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>For us, good interior architecture isn&#8217;t only about how a space looks. It has to work just as naturally in day-to-day operation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reiheunten&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;1026&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;1027&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;1028&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1788519127989{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dunkel reiheoben&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"zahl\">03<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h2-s3\">Planning Creates Room to Manoeuvre During Construction<\/h2>\n<p>The actual construction phase was preceded by roughly a year of intensive planning. The complete renovation itself then had to happen in just three months.<\/p>\n<p>The existing spaces were stripped back to the shell. Electrical and plumbing systems were fully replaced, the bar and back-of-house rebuilt, and the entire interior fit-out carried out anew.<\/p>\n<p>But renovating an existing building always reveals what couldn&#8217;t be seen \u2014 and therefore couldn&#8217;t be planned for. At the Austria, too, a number of unexpected structural conditions surfaced once the strip-out began. In particular, parts of the existing load-bearing structure had to be newly integrated into the altered spatial layout.<\/p>\n<p>Under the tight schedule, that meant analysing situations on short notice, developing solutions, and making decisions directly together with the contractors on site \u2014 without ever losing sight of the overarching architectural idea.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, some of the best solutions in the finished project grew directly out of these challenges. An existing structure isn&#8217;t only a constraint. 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Instead of a classic alpine material language, we developed a restrained interplay of three-dimensional plaster techniques, oiled oak, natural stone, precise shadow gaps, and carefully developed details.<\/p>\n<p>No material was ever considered in isolation. For us, what matters is always the interplay of material, proportion, surface, and light.<\/p>\n<p>The sculptural plaster walls in particular change character over the course of the day. In the evening, targeted raking light creates depth and reveals textures that appear far more restrained in daylight.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why we don&#8217;t treat lighting design as an afterthought \u2014 a matter of simply choosing fixtures. Light is part of the architecture. It shapes how materials are perceived, alters proportions, and largely defines the atmosphere of a room.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reiheunten schmal&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1032&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1033&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1788519127989{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dunkel reiheoben&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"zahl\">05<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h2-s5\">Quality Reveals Itself in the Details<\/h2>\n<p>Many of the most demanding decisions in a project are ones the guest never consciously registers. Shadow gaps, material transitions, junctions, furniture details, or the integration of technical components all recede visually. And that&#8217;s exactly the intention.<\/p>\n<p>For us, quality often lies precisely where design doesn&#8217;t announce itself, but simply feels self-evident. The simpler a finished detail appears, the more planning is likely standing behind it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dunkel schmal reiheunten&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1034&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1035&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reiheoben reiheunten reverse&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"zahl\">06<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h2-s6\">With the Project from First Idea to Completion<\/h2>\n<p>R-STRASSER Interior Architects accompanied the project continuously, from the first architectural idea through to completion.<\/p>\n<p>Our scope included: interior architecture and design, artistic site supervision, lighting design, detail planning, tendering, cost control, and final accounting.<\/p>\n<p>This continuous involvement matters to us, because the quality of a design ultimately depends on how consistently it is carried through into execution.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;1036&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1788519127989{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dunkel reiheoben&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"zahl\">07<\/p>\n<h2>The Result: A Distinct Identity<\/h2>\n<p>After a year of planning and three intensive months of construction, a new spatial landscape emerged for the Austria Gourmet &amp; Wine Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The bar now forms the social heart of the hotel. The open lounge areas create spaces for both encounter and retreat, while the fine-dining restaurant offers a calmer, precisely tuned atmosphere for the culinary experience.<\/p>\n<p>What matters to us, though, is never a single piece of furniture, material, or detail. It&#8217;s the overall effect.<\/p>\n<p>The Austria was never meant to have a space that could just as easily stand in any other hotel. It was meant to look like the Austria.<\/p>\n<p>Because that&#8217;s exactly how we see one of the essential tasks of our work: not to multiply the same spaces, but to develop a distinct architectural identity for every client, every place, and every brief.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_raw_html css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; 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