Südtirol Home

Südtirol Home wants to express the importance of community in South Tyrol, whether in cooking, eating, celebrating, playing cards or through exchanging ideas and stories. At every corner this idea comes through and creates places where a little round table feeling can arise: the central element where warmth, the joy of life and entertainment meet. The idea of the design stems from the traditional card game “Watten”, in which symbols of leaves, acorns, bells and hearts characterise the main role-players. These four represent the conceptual guidelines that pervade all areas of the interior. The leaf stands for the natural and cultural landscape, the acorn symbolizes the way of life and the quality products, the bell indicates opening and innovation and finally the heart expresses conviviality, hospitality but also tradition and association. On the ground floor, a generous counter piece dominates the scenery, which is slightly turned out at the central axis, in order to bring a dynamic appearance to the space. It is equipped as a bar and as an elaborate show kitchen, where impressive meals for guests can be prepared. The counter is partly modular and offers space either to cook together or to watch as the cook masters his art. The show kitchen is accompanied by a backstage kitchen, a cloakroom facing the spacious vestibule and the necessary service units. Its design is what really makes this elongated piece of furniture special: the fronts of the workspace are covered with “Seiser Basalt”, a rare South Tyrolean stone, and are made of different types of wood, which represent the diversity of the South Tyrolean natural landscape. There are comfortable sitting areas with seating furniture around small tables between small exhibition boxes and fragrant plants and herb gardens hanging from the ceiling, which in turn are used for show cooking. The showcase of local quality products is made of four large wooden shelf racks. The back side consists of panels on which hay from the Passeier valley, bright vine leaves, fragrant pine chips from Seis are pressed together into a type of wallpaper and a simulated rock wall. The three-dimensional effect not only tempts you to touch, but also lets you perceive the smells of the country intensely and let your mind wander. The “Stube”, a traditional dining room, is a closed box hanging in the space, which hovers over the show kitchen. In order to make this room as authentic as possible, a restored old farm “Stube” was installed in the cube: There is a long bench under the window and is combined with several tables in order to be able to stage a long table. South Tyrolean tradition also comes into play on the outer coating of the cube, which is constructed in spruce wood and covered with typical green felt fabric, where triangular wooden patterned panels inspired by knitting and built-in light sources decorate the box from the outside. This creates a beautiful play of light and shadows, from the light shining through the wooden patterns.