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Hotel Aurora; Merano, IT – completed!

Merano, in the Italian region of South Tyrol, developed in the nineteenth century into a spa town; its mild climate allows outdoor living even in winter and supports vegetation unusual for the Alpine region. Hotels, villas and promenades along the Passer River structure the town as an urban landscape shaped by movement, leisure and nature.

Hotel Aurora is located on this promenade, at one of the city’s most distinctive points of transition: between the open river landscape with its mountain panorama and the dense urban fabric of the old town around Piazza Teatro. This tension is the site’s defining quality — and the starting point of the design. The project continues the existing typology: the building still reads as a two-storey structure with a new, oversized mansard roof — wrapped in a light veil of aluminium fins. Rising above the historic building, the addition forms a distinct contemporary crown.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all partners involved and our fantastic team!

interior design by Peer Architecture
photos by tschinkersten fotografie

Exhibition: 10 STORIE DI ARCHITETTURE E COMUNITÀ ALPINE

We would like to draw your attention to the exhibition ’10 Stories of Alpine Architecture and Communities’, which is on display at the Politecnico di Milano, IT – until 30 April 2026.

VENUE:
Politecnico di Milano – Building 11
Via Ampère, 2 – Milan, IT

The exhibition continues the themes of the documentary film “MOUNTAIN TIME: Alpine Architecture in Ten Stories” and reflects on the collective dimension of architectural creation in the Alpine region, a subject with which Architetti Arco Alpino has dealt in depth.

We are very delighted that our Kindergarten in Niederolang is featured as one of the ten stories in the documentary.

Photos by Hertha Hurnaus

Upcoming film screening:

MOUNTAIN TIME – Alpine Architecture in Ten Stories, a Film dedicated to contemporary architecture in the Italian Alps, directed by Francesca Molteni and Davide Fois.

We are very thrilled that our Kindergarten in Niederolang was chosen as one of the ten stories.

🌄🗻SPECIAL: IL TEMPO DELLA MONTAGNA: ARCHITETTURALPINA IN DIECI STORIE
26.03. – 18:00 | IT con sottotit. DE / mit DE UT

IL TEMPO DELLA MONTAGNA è un viaggio cinematografico lungo l’Arco Alpino italiano, alla scoperta di dieci territori e dieci progetti di architettura contemporanea che raccontano un nuovo modo di abitare la montagna.

Der Film erkundet die neue Architektur der Alpen als kulturelle, zivile und landschaftliche Praxis. In zehn verschiedenen Geschichten zeigt der Dokumentarfilm, wie gutes Bauen und Design in den Bergen als Motor für sozialen, ökologischen und wirtschaftlichen Wandel für lokale Gemeinschaften fungieren kann.

🤝 In collaborazione con / In zusammenarbeit mit Architekturstiftung Südtirol - Fondazione Architettura Alto Adige
🎟 Entrata libera / Eintritt frei



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The Biennale Architettura 2025 has come to an end: With its numerous events and guests, thousands of visitors, an impressive media response, the AGENCY FOR BETTER LIVING was a great success. We would like to express our gratitude to everybody who has supported our team in the past year! It was a great pleasure to be a part of the La Biennale di Venezia!

AGENCY FOR BETTER LIVING
Austrian Contribution to the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2025
Curated by Sabine Pollak, Michael Obrist, and Lorenzo Romito





La Biennale di Venezia (253.2 Wohnbau und Entwerfen feld72) (Stalker/NoWorking) Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Kunst, Kultur, Medien und Sport