The Fontenay Hotel

in collaboration on behalf of Matteo Thun & Partners

• Location: Hamburg, Germany

• Category: ***** Luxury Hotel

• Client: Kühne Immobilia GmbH, Hamburg

• Status: Completed 2018, opening March 2018

• Gross Floor Area: approx. 29,820 m²

• Construction Volume / Investment: approx. €140 million

• Cost per m² : approx. €4,700/m²

• Architecture: Jan Störmer, Störmer Murphy & Partners

• Interior Design: Matteo Thun & Partners, Aukett + Heese

• Affiliation: The Leading Hotels of the World

Programme & Facilities

• Rooms & Suites: 130, ranging from 43 m² Deluxe Rooms to the 200 m² Fontenay Suite

• Spa & Wellness: 1,000 m² spa with indoor/outdoor pool, treatment rooms, sauna & steam baths

• Public Areas: 500 m² panoramic terrace, restaurants and bars including Lakeside, Parkview, Atrium Lounge, and Fontenay Bar

• Design Concept: Organic architecture based on three interlocking circles, creating fluid spaces with minimal straight walls. Approx. 14,000 m² of glazing brings in natural light and frames views of the Alster lake. A custom façade of glazed porcelain tiles reflects the surrounding water and greenery.

Services Provided:

• Preliminary phase

• Concept & preliminary Design

• Design development

• Styling

• Mock up room (“Musterzimmer”): design and construction, execution planning

• Intellectual property interior design and branding guest experience

As part of the design team at Matteo Thun & Partners in Milan, I contributed to the development of The Fontenay Hotel in Hamburg, a five-star luxury property on the shores of the Außenalster. The studio of Matteo Thun & Partners was entrusted with the interior architecture and design, creating a contemporary yet timeless atmosphere that reflects the hotel’s unique organic architecture.

My responsibilities encompassed several key stages of the project: Concept and preliminary design development and design development. In addition, I was involved in support of project management, styling, the design and construction of a full-scale “Mock up room”, and the preparation of the execution planning. I also contributed to defining and protecting the intellectual property of the interior design and branding and development of the guest experience.

Photographs by Alana Flick. and hoch3fotografie via Unsplash.