A single-family house in the natural landscape of Bolzano, northern Italy, designed by Italian architecture and interior design studio Bergmeisterwolf Architekten. House H is located in Oberbozen and is an intimate refuge, a living place surrounded by landscape. 

Clear design vocabulary focused on reduction, and coarse, earthy grains in the concrete characterize the surface of the house. It is interrupted by terraces and loggias offset to the inside, seemingly dismissing the nearby train track. Everything is scaled back a bit, be it the architecture or the materials used. 

House H, along with the family-owned park hotel, is part of something greater, and yet an intimate haven – living in and with the surroundings. A simply formed monolith is placed on an incline, and yet, the house blends in with the terrain, optically leading to a ledge in the terrain. The house is located at the very end of a park landscape. The idea was to find joining elements in the private residence and the hotel, to find coherence, in order to achieve a continuation in content and history.

Near the point of view of the existing Holzner Park Hotel building, it represents the last point of the complex. The concept is to introduce connection elements that allow for dialogue between existing and new. Starting with the linear volume, the work is done by subtraction: by alternating the intimate balconies with the loggias, the attention is diverted from the historic Renon train tracks.

The idea was to introduce new elements to create a dialogue between the old and new buildings. The roof terrace was incorporated into the form of a black framed pavilion to draw attention. The interior features terrazzo floors and furniture made of natural oak, evoking memories of traditional hotels. Ultimately, the house expresses an inward look, not only because of its shape, but also because of its material, with a solid earth-coloured cement structure on the facade that allows it to establish a new relationship with its surroundings.