An Atmospheric Manor Hotel in Rural Germany, Redesigned by Studio Oink
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Nestled in the rambling forests of central Germany, the faded glamour of an 1885 manor house-turned-hotel was in need of an update. After designing a few rooms in a family’s private villa, Lea Korzeczek and Matthias Hiller of Studio Oink were asked to take on the large scale renovation of the family-run hotel Schloss Teutschenthal. In the 1990s, the former hotel management (the mother-in-law of the current owner) took on the design herself and over thirty years later, the rooms had felt overly built-up, dark, and forgotten. “We wanted to design the interior in calm and restrained colors and in relationship to the hotel’s original design but still be contemporary,” Lea explains. First designing the 20 guest rooms, corridors, and breakfast area (the garden house, lobby, and library are currently underway), Studio Oink created a “modern, elegant, and understated mood that has a certain luxury with fine details.” Just what one would expect when checking into an enchanted historic manor. Join us for a tour inside.
Above: The hotel is located in Teutschenthal, a rural area where the nearest cities are Leipzig and Dessau (a city known for Walter Gropius’ Bauhaus Dessau School).
Above: Historic details set the stage for the breakfast room update and feature Studio Oink’s own buffet furniture, built in-house by their carpenter.
Above: A view of the original lobby area, currently being redesigned by Studio Oink. The chandeliers are family property of the hotel. Above: A classical statue anchors the stairwell.
Above: The honeymoon suite (Schloss Teutschenthal is known for weddings and events) is the most spacious of all suites with a dressing area and additional kitchen space for champagne. The custom built-in storage is finished in Farrow & Ball Elephant’s Breath, as are the walls, and includes a space for Normann Copenhagen Circus Poufs available for the wedding party during prep time.
