Project/Location: Tschuggen Mountain Oasis, Arosa/Switzerland
Architect: Mario Botta, Studio Botta, Ascona
Overall planning: Fanzun AG, Chur and Arosa
Collection: Axor Starck Classic
Photos: Foto Homberger, Arosa

For some time now the sails have been set for a journey to a world of calm and relaxation. The famous architect Mario Botta created a wellbeing oasis over 5,000 square metres at a height of 1,800 metres. After three years of construction, it is now revealing its distinctive face in the mountainous area of Arosa in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden. The roof structure, consisting of opulent, yet filigree sails of glass and steel, nestles harmoniously in its surroundings. By day the sails create a space suffused with light. By night they cast a warm light over the idyllic mountain village of Arosa.

The principle of the designer Philippe Starck fits perfectly with the concept of a mountain oasis: a return to basics, to the archetype of water usage. For this Axor Manufaktur created a custom-made Axor Starck showering column for the Tschuggen mountain oasis. The experts installed the slim showering pole in the floor with a special anchorage for the free-standing glass cabins. The bathrooms are created in a mix of styles with granite from Graubünden and are perfectly complemented by the fittings from the Axor Starck Classic range. Here too the Tschuggen Grand Hotel offers their guests a sense of wellbeing down to the last detail.