JAEGGI ARCHITEKTEN: ENHANCING AND
REFINING EXISTING ROOM QUALITIES
SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION OF EXISTING AND NEW
WELLNESS AREA IN SWISS 4-STAR SUPERIOR HOTEL
The Eden Spiez, a hotel rich in tradition which had been
established already in 1903, was re-opened in 2006 after
complete reconstruction. In 2010, a conference centre with
parking garage was added, and by the end of 2017, it was
transformed into a “Wellness and Enjoyment Hotel”. The basis
for this was a comprehensive interior design concept developed
by Jaeggi Architekten for a combination of the existing wellness
area (inclusive of the panorama indoor swimming pool) with the
new facilities. For this, the plans of the office J. Höhn + Partner
from Thun provided a two-storey extension adjoining the existing
indoor swimming pool.
Jaeggi Architekten, an office at the Swiss Sempach, which is
managed by the brothers Beat and Rolf Jaeggi, are responsible
for the interior design. Their concepts are clearly comprehensible
and characterized by a high coherence with regard to utilization,
structure as well as inner and outer appearance. Therefore,
Jaeggi also considers the redesign of the 650 square metres large
wellness area in the hotel Eden Spiez as a successful example for
their understanding of building in existing projects: “Our objective
is to enhance existing qualities of the place and to continue and
refine the situation with our constructional interventions.“
The barrier-free Eden Spa now accommodates the reception
area with the lobby, a “Private Spa” for two persons, a Finnish
sauna with Himalayan salt as well as a bio sauna. A steam bath
plus “experience shower” as well as two treatment rooms and a
relaxation room complete the range. With the glass lift or via the
stairs, one can reach the lower area. There, one has direct access to
the panorama indoor swimming pool, to another relaxation room,
to the salt cave and to the brine outdoor bath.