Chenot Palace Weggis

Text description provided by the architects. The true beauty of the built place is proportional to the positive impact it has on people. When we wonder why we feel good somewhere, “at home,” it is because its dimensions, dimensions, and tensions have been designed for us.

Located in one of the most beautiful historical places in Switzerland, Palace Chino Weggis overlooks Lake Lucerne, surrounded by the Alps, and was designed for human luxury. What the hotel does offer is the constant feeling of good feeling and comfort. This is the meaning we give to our architecture by understanding it as a link between the DNA of a place and its future.

Constructed between fall 2018 and spring 2020, this flagship project spans 20,000 square meters and includes the addition of a new wooden building for guest rooms, a state-of-the-art medical spa and wellness area, and the renovation of the existing hotel buildings.

The charming turn-of-the-century hotel's view from the lake remains unchanged from before the new development. The new guest room building is placed above the entrance and its volumes are staggered so that it can never be seen in its entirety.

The size of the spa is covered in gardens, and on arrival there is only a hint of spaces that may lie inland across a series of bonsai courtyards. The wood cladding of the new guestrooms, spa and pool area plays a game of shadows and creates a landscape integrated into the lush gardens, while unifying the old hotel buildings with new elements is a blend of architectural language with simplicity in materials to ensure that the senses are not overwhelmed.

The size of the spa is covered in gardens, and on arrival there is only a hint of spaces that may lie inland across a series of bonsai courtyards. The wood cladding of the new guestrooms, spa and pool area plays a game of shadows and creates a landscape integrated into the lush gardens, while unifying the old hotel buildings with new elements is a blend of architectural language with simplicity in materials to ensure that the senses are not overwhelmed.