Lanserhof Lans, the world-famous Austrian destination spa, is undergoing a major renovation between May and December 2016.

The existing facility will be extended and a new building by German-based architect Christoph Ingenhoven will also be added. Ingenhoven is one of many regular guests to the detox retreat in the alpine state Tirol.

The new structure – an oval building with a wooden façade and a grassy roof – will have 16 rooms with views stretching from the Nordkette mountain range to the adjacent southern mountains. A new sauna complex and indoor-outdoor seawater pool will be located on the ground floor.

“Guests can expect to find a completely refreshed Lanserhof,” Ingenhoven told CLAD. “There’ll be more space and a wealth of new details. The new bathhouse is a sensation, with its heated saltwater pool and sauna complex. There will also be rooms and suites, some of which will have their own roof terrace.”

Other new facilities include a three-room cryotherapy chamber, a restaurant, an events space, additional treatment rooms, a retail boutique and a library.

The architecture, as with the existing facilities, will place an emphasis on transparency, harmonious forms and natural materials “to open up heart and soul.”

During the time of reconstruction the Lanserhof will be located at the Schwarzer Adler hotel in nearby Kitzbüheil, whose spa will offer Lanserhof’s signature LANS Med Concept.

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