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Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron
Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery Hotel Collection / Restaurant Apron

The stage is set for the remodelled Hotel am Konzerthaus – “Backstage on stage” is its apt motto

The Hotel am Konzerthaus in Vienna is located in the immediate vicinity of such cultural institutions as the Akademietheater, Konzerthaus and Musikverein. This exclusive location provided the inspiration for the new design concept of the restaurant and lobby. With its decidedly theatrical flair, this extraordinary hotel concept was developed under the fitting motto of “Backstage on stage”.

Looking beyond the newly designed roof projecting over the entrance, visitors already feel the lure of the hotel’s enticing new interior. The first thing they notice when entering the lobby is the “Cloud of Light”, a scintillating glass object consisting of countless hand-made elements – a modern take on the classic chandelier. The eye is then immediately drawn to the elevators, which are surrounded by a dramatic red velvet curtain and fitted with shiny brass doors. From here, a left turn will take visitors to the reception and lobby, while the entrance area merges smoothly into a lounge area on the right.

Erich Bernard
The design of the bar and restaurant areas, which merge into each other, draws on elements that can be found in typical Viennese houses as well as in the nearby theatres.
Erich Bernard

Typical Viennese interior

“The design of the bar and restaurant areas, which merge into each other, draws on elements that can be found in typical Viennese houses as well as in the nearby theatres,” explains BWM architect Erich Bernard. The Viennese elements include parquet flooring, brass, marble, velvet, and spherical lamps. They are complemented by new, exciting ideas with great charisma such as the bar, a centrepiece with an enormous stage presence that is clad in shiny, pleated brass and features a red velvet “show-time curtain”. This curtain not only conveys theatrical flair, but can also be opened or closed in accordance with the bar’s opening hours. Pillars encased in conical tiles enhance the overall look.

Velvet & Séparée

On the otherwise open ceiling, coffered ceiling panels define separate areas and zone the room, with a suspended mirrored ceiling marking the lounge area. Private booths or loges reminiscent of the theatre are tucked away behind a long panelled wooden wall that covers the entire length of the room. A long bench made of golden-coloured velvet runs along the full length of the window side. An anthracite-coloured velvet curtain separates the so-called “free-flow” seating area in the middle of the restaurant from the open show kitchen. A brass frame draws attention to the kitchen and allows guests to observe the chef at work.

Final team lunch.
Final team lunch.

Private dining

Guests looking for a little more privacy can use the partitioned dining room situated opposite the bar. Surrounded by floral wallpaper and portraits of famous hotel guests, the table in this private dining area can seat up to 14 people. In addition, guests can make use of the two private booths for a more intimate setting: the first booth, with a feminine flair, is a tribute to the modern female globetrotter; the dark-green second both, ideal for night owls, calls to mind long theatre nights. The latter can also be converted into a stage as needed.

Showstopping rooms

The “Backstage on Stage” motto is also reflected in the 200 or so rooms. While the black areas such as the entrance and bathroom entrance stand for “backstage”, eye-catching materials such as velvet, wood and brass characterise the “onstage” areas. The most striking element in the rooms is an extraordinary brass disc. It is almost 2m in diameter, has an incorporated television, and is also a magnetic wall that bears a personal welcome letter from the hotel’s general manager when guests arrive. On top of that, the minibar almost steals the show; it is a free-standing object, a kind of “Pandora’s box”.

Task
Refurbishment of restaurant and public areas on the ground floor (lobby, restaurant, bar, seminar rooms, guest toilets, kitchen and back of house) as well as refurbishment of the approximately 200 rooms

Status
Completion 04/2019

Client
AINA Hospitality

Category
4 Stars

Area
1160 m² (GF)

Rooms
200

BWM Team
Erich Bernard, Markus Flägner, Aleš Košak, Eleni Nagl, Marlies Klauser, Ismail Berkel

Image credit
BWM Designers & Architects/Christoph Panzer
BWM Designers & Architects/Katharina Gossow

Participants

General contractor
Projekt Kraft Facility Management

Site supervision tender
Hannes Schild

Subplanning
AKSL arhitekti

Domestic engineering and electrical planning
PME Technisches Büro für Klimatechnik Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Structural engineering
DI Gerhard Hejkrlik

Fire protection
Norbert Rabl Ziviltechniker GmbH

Light planning
Pokorny Lichtagentur

Light object
Glashütte Comploj

Signage/ Teppichdesign
Gabriele Bruner

Awards

Hotel Innovation Award

9 November 2023

Hotel Innovation Award

The 12 nominees for the "Hotel Innovation Award" have been announced - including two hotels designed by BWM, magdas Hotel Vienna City and Hotel Konzerthaus Vienna. We are delighted and are keeping our fingers crossed for the award ceremony on 27 November as part of the 196+ forum Vienna.

Best Luxury City Hotel Vienna

14 September 2023

Best Luxury City Hotel Vienna

The hotel am Konzerthaus designed by BWM has been awarded the Luxury Lifestyle Award 2023 as “Best Luxury Hotel in Vienna, Austria”. Warm Congratulations!

Gratulation!

23 February 2022

Gratulation!

Das Restaurant Apron im Hotel am Konzerthaus Vienna konnte seinen Michelin-Stern verteidigen – wir gratulieren! BWM Architekten hatten Küchenchef Stefan Speiser bereits 2020 eine offene Schauküche gestaltet …

Vote now!

19 June 2019

Vote now!

Last chance to vote! The voting for the International Hotel & Property Award is only open until the 26 June! Vote now for our project „Hotel am Konzerthaus / Restaurant Apron" shortlisted in the category "Restaurant within a Hotel, Europe“.

On the shortlist!

11 June 2019

On the shortlist!

The BWM project "Hotel am Konzerthaus / Restaurant Apron“ that has already received the Austrian Interior Design Award has been shortlisted for the category "Restaurant within a Hotel, Europe“ in the International Hotel & Property Award. Voting is now live! Cast your votes here!

Won: Austrian Interior Design Award

14 May 2019

Won: Austrian Interior Design Award

BWM Architekten were pleased to be awarded first place during the Austrian Interior Design Award ceremony at Salzburg fair! From a total of 278 projects the BWM interior concept of „Backstage on Stage“ for the Hotel am Konzerthaus has won in the category “interior design – gastronomy, hotel business".

Press

27 May 2022

genusszeit.at

Backstage on Stage

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25 May 2022

Opinion Leaders Network

Bühnen für die Gäste

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23 May 2022

stammgast.online

Für die schönen Dinge im Leben

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14 February 2022

Tophotel.de

Hotel Am Konzerthaus Vienna "Apron" verteidigt Michelin-Stern

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20 December 2021

Falstaff

General Manager Braun: »Wiederkehrende Lockdowns sind für Branche reines Gift«

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8 October 2021

Gastro

Designer-Menü im Sterne-Restaurant APRON

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7 October 2021

Gastro

Backstage on Stage

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30 September 2021

Hotel Style & Gastro

Hotel am Konzethaus in neuem Glanz

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9 September 2021

TOPHOTELDESIGN

Top 5 Suites in Attics

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19 August 2021

TOPHOTELDESIGN

Top 5 Elevator Halls

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29 July 2021

Leadesnet

Große Bühne: BWM-Architekten designen das "Hotel Am Konzerthaus" um

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14 July 2021

Wiener Bezirkszeitung Landstraße

Hotelgäste ab auf die "Bühne"

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6 July 2021

stammgast.online

Back on stage

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24 June 2021

Tophotel

Hotel Am Konzerthaus Vienna: Neues Designkonzept unter dem Motto "Back stage. On stage"

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24 June 2021

Tageskarte

Neues Design im Hotel Am Konzerthaus Wien

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24 June 2021

hogapage.at

Wiener Tradition trifft auf moderne Kunst

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31 May 2021

More Than Design

Bühne frei für das neugestaltete Hotel am Konzerthaus

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3 June 2019

Architektur & Bau Forum

Design aus Leidenschaft

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16 May 2019

DiePresse.com

Restaurant Apron gewinnt den Austria Interior Design Award

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17 January 2019

CUBE Magazin

Backstage on Stage

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19 December 2018

HISE Magazine

Hotelski Interierji

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