Lanserhof Sylt
Architect: ingenhoven associates
Location: List on Sylt, Germany
Type: Medical Spa Resort
Year: 2023
Images: ingenhoven associates / HGEsch
The Lanserhof Sylt receives the MIPIM Award 2023 in the category „Best Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Project“.
The following description is courtesy of the architects. ingenhoven associates designed the Medical Health Resort, including the interior design, in close cooperation with nature and monument protection. In keeping with the architects‘ supergreen© philosophy, the contemporary interpretation of the dune landscape combines maximum comfort with the highest ecological standards.
“Our projects are always to be understood as a contemporary reaction to what previous generations have created. At the same time, building on Sylt means being part of a dune in motion. For the Lanserhof we designed buildings in harmony with nature, reduced to the essentials – our definition of luxury today.“ Christoph Ingenhoven
Continuum of house and dune, presented in a contemporary interpretation
The rough beauty of the dune landscape on Sylt shapes the design. The new Lanserhof is part of this landscape. The previous development of the location made the new possible: The Lanserhof Sylt was built on an area formerly used by the military in the 1930s. In addition to the listed officers‘ home, it includes the recently completed main building, three beach houses and the diagnostics building. Even from a distance, the new buildings impress with their overhanging thatched roofs.
Taken together, they form the largest thatched roof in Europe at 7,100 square metres. Just as the medical concept of the Lanserhof is based on reduction, luxury in design here does not mean opulence of décor and surfaces, but tranquillity and concentration: Fine, carefully selected materials, spacious rooms, a close
relationship between man and nature, a finely thought-out interplay of interior and exterior. The colour palette leans towards the dune landscape, beige, white, grey, wooden floors, large windows, transparent glass.
The main building consists of three building parts that are connected to each other on the north side. The building structure is compact in order to seal as little surface area as possible. In addition, high thermal insulation significantly reduces the energy demand. The two top floors provide space for 55 guest rooms, the ground floor comprises the medical spa with clinic, treatment, reception and restaurant, and finally, in the basement, fitness facilities include a climbing wall, spa, bathing area, indoor and outdoor salt water pool.
In terms of design, the main building is inspired by the Frisian houses typical of Sylt with low-pitched thatched roofs, relatively small façade areas and windows. The Lanserhof presents a contemporary interpretation: The main building rests on supports so that the ground floor could be glazed all around a continuum of house and dune, interrupted only by partial glimpses of its inner life. The ridge and eaves swing gently, the soft shapes of the thatched roof trace the dune.
Staircase sculpture and sheltered outdoor spaces
While the Lanserhof on Tegernsee, designed by ingenhoven associates, is grouped around a courtyard and thus reminiscent of monastery buildings typical of the southern German region, in Sylt an imposing staircase made of steel and oak forms the central spatial element inside the building. It connects all levels, leading guests from reception from the garage to the medical area to their rooms, each with its own sheltered outdoor area. The loggias cut into the roof shield against strong winds and at the same time open up an unobstructed view of the sea or the dunes. All materials used, such as insulation materials, varnishes and paints, are ecologically and health tested.
The Lanserhof Group
The Lanserhof Group is one of the most modern health centres in Europe in the medical spa sector. The Lanserhof Concept has its origins here. ingenhoven associates have been working with Lanserhof since 2011. In 2014 they completed the now multi-award winning Lanserhof Tegernsee, followed by Lanserhof in Lans, Austria, in 2017, and Lanserhof at The Arts Club Mayfair, London, in 2019.
Project Details
- Project: Lanserhof Sylt
- Location: Werner-Schöne-Straße 333C, List on Sylt
- Project type: Medical Spa Resort
- Construction period: 2018-2021
- GFA main building: 16,300 m2
- GFA diagnostics building: 3,150 m2
- Roof area of main building: approx. 5,900 m2
- Roof area of diagnostics building: approx. 1,250 m2
- Client: LHS Grund 5 GmbH & Co. KG
- Operator: Lanserhof Sylt
- Architect: ingenhoven associates
- Team ingenhoven associates: Christoph Ingenhoven, Moritz Krogmann, Anette Büsing, Andreas Crynen, KarMin Shim, Juan Pereg, Mina Rostamiyanmoghadam, Ian Chow, Martin Trawinski, Philipp Neumann, Florian Jung, Kiara Helk
- Structural engineering: Werner Sobek Stuttgart AG, Stuttgart
- Fire protection: BPK Fire Safety Consultants, Düsseldorf
- Energy concept and building technology: Drees & Sommer
- Lighting design: Tropp Lighting Design, Weilheim
- Landscape planning: ingenhoven associates / TGP / ENEA
- Façade planning: Werner Sobek Stuttgart AG, Stuttgart
- Building physics: Drees & Sommer
- Project management: Construction and project development Lanserhof
- Interior Design: ingenhoven associates
