The 'Am Hirschen Grün' Project

Hotel construction, Salzburg

A hotel history that goes back to the 16th century, as the current owner family acquired the “Zum Hirschen” inn in 1830. Just a few minutes’ walk from Salzburg’s main railway station, the hotel was renovated, completely refurbished and a newbuild added in 2023 using modern architecture. Under the project name “Am Hirschengrün”, Dietrich Untertrifaller and LP Architektur built a residential building with 42 flats and an underground car park in addition to the completely renovated hotel with 120 rooms/suites, spa and fitness room. The historic building was gutted, refurbished and extended with an annexe and additional building. The old hotel was not only given back its original mansard roof, but also had to have its wooden ceilings reinforced. Despite this, the existing building was treated with care so that historical rooms were preserved in their original state.

Project information

Use: Hotel and residential construction
Location: Salzburg city centre
Completion date: 2024
Theurl products used:
1,600 m³ CTPLUS, 80 m³ glulam

Project partners

Timber construction: Zimmerei Rupert Burgschwaiger
Client: Am Hirschengrün
Architecture: Dietrich Untertrifaller Architekten | LP Architektur
Photos: Pion Studio / Hotel zum Hirschen

The new hotel area was created with sustainability in mind.

A transparent bridge on the 3rd floor connects the existing building with the new building

An old stable building in the inner courtyard has been extensively renovated into six maisonette garden studios. The inner courtyard with its flower garden, kitchen garden, play landscape and open spaces offers hotel guests and residents a green oasis of rest and relaxation. Wood, which you can see and feel, takes centre stage here. The ceiling elements in residential quality remain visible to hotel guests and residents.

Structural fire protection

All additions and new buildings are built using a hybrid construction method, whereby the main supporting structure is formed by a timber construction.

The ground floor and stairwell, as well as the fire walls to the neighbouring buildings, are made of reinforced concrete. All load-bearing steel parts are fire-protection coated or fire-protection planked.
The required fire protection of the load-bearing timber components is verified by the fire protection design with a remaining cross-section. The sufficient load-bearing capacity for exceptional design situations (reduced loads without safety features) after 90 minutes was defined by means of a burn-off design.

For example, the following applies to the walls in the lower storey flats:

The centre wall within a flat (CLTPLUS180-7s) with 2-sided fire exposure is protected on one side and visible on one side. The burn-off on the visible side is approx. 7 cm, resulting in a residual cross-section of approx. 11 cm.

The flat partition walls (CLTPLUS140-5s) with 1-sided fire exposure result in a burn-off on the visible side of approx. 7 cm, which results in a residual cross-section of approx. 7 cm.

"Wood simply feels good."

We opted for timber hybrid for the extension because we like the way the wood blends into the surroundings and changes with the seasons. Wood simply feels good. You can see and feel it here - on the façade and in the interior.

Katharina Richter-Wallmann, client

Project progress at a glance

Based on the submitted timber construction plans, our technical timber construction team developed the cutting-optimised detailed planning for the three construction phases with all joinery details and lifting equipment and defined the final nesting. Data exchange was handled throughout the entire project phase using our B2B portal – TIM.

The panels, which are up to 16 metres long, led to logistical challenges and each delivery had to be planned precisely in advance. With loading space optimisation (LRO), the correct sequence of the individual components could be created and defined virtually in advance.

Based on the approved production and cutting plans, the components were manufactured using state-of-the-art production technology and then processed in the joinery service centre with a high degree of dimensional accuracy and precision.

A detailed logistics concept was drawn up in close collaboration with our customer Zimmerei Rupert Burgschwaiger to ensure smooth and just-in-time delivery to the construction site. More than 23 lorries were planned and had to be delivered from mid-June 2023 within a specified time window and taking into account all inner-city challenges. In addition to many other advantages, the decision to build with wood means that only a quarter of the lorries are used compared to alternative construction methods.

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