New Alpine Architecture at Tannerhof

Tannerhof
Architectural drawing of the hut tower at the Tannerhof - Architectural drawing of a hut tower with wooden shingles. New alpine architecture by Florian Nagler at the Tannerhof

The fact that we decided to give the Tannerhof a new direction and a new architecture in 2007 was not just a whim. Rather, we were faced with the decision to let the Tannerhof run as a sanatorium for another 5-10 years as it was, without any prospects for the future.

Or to convert it into a hotel - but that would have entailed major structural modifications, structural changes, up-to-date fire protection measures and an extension.
Out of conviction and love for this special place, we opted for the latter.

The design of the Tannerhof is the most normal thing in the world, even if it doesn't feel like a normal hotel, but juggles with the building activities of four generations, combining and overbuilding the old with the new, combining new towers with charming alpine huts from 1905. Potemkin-style backdrops in yodel style were not the intention,...

... but simply real houses.

Air hut and hut tower at the Tannerhof - Air hut next to the hut tower at the Tannerhof. Black and white photo. Old and new in new alpine architecture
Panorama of the Tannerhof in Bayrischzell - Black and white panorama of the Tannerhof grounds with hut towers, main house and mountain view in Bayrischzell

It was important to us to create an architectural bracket for the various main buildings in different styles from different eras, without them losing their character.

The Alte Tann was to be

A venerable one-ridge farm

and the Tannerhof as a whole became clearer, more organized and dusted off. Structures had to be reorganized. We needed more rooms - that's how the hut towers came about.

A mutual friend recommended the Munich architect FLORIAN NAGLER to us. We met, liked each other and felt that our vision was understood.

We like it, our new, old Tannerhof. And so do more and more enthusiastic guests. And renowned architecture associations and journals have given it equally positive reviews.

The following prizes were awarded:

  • Contemporary architecture in Upper Bavaria
  • BDA Prize Bavaria for spatial effect
  • German Timber Construction Prize for Building in Existing Contexts
  • German Architecture Yearbook 2013
  • Architecture Nike for composition
Architectural drawing Alte Tann at Tannerhof - Architectural drawing of the west view of the Alte Tann. Renovation of the Einfirsthof by Florian Nagler at the Tannerhof
Bade Harpfe at the Tannerhof. Florian Nagler Architects - Rendering of the Bade Harpfe by Florian Nagler Architekten with 25m natural pool. New alpine architecture at the Tannerhof in Bayrischzell

And in 2025 we will renew ourselves again.

The Bade Harpfe

is the latest chapter in Tannerhof architecture. Inspired by the airy hay-drying barns that have stood in the Alps for centuries, our favorite architect Florian Nagler has rethought them - in the style of the Tannerhof: clear, alpine, without kitsch. Lots of light. Lots of air. And that special view into the distance.

Tradition and modernity come together here: a sauna with a panoramic view, a quiet room to relax in, two small fitness rooms and - finally - a 25-metre-long natural pool nestled in the meadow in front of the studio.