Sophisticated interior design right up to the shower: Bette in stilwerk Hotel Heimhude

The first hotel project of the stilwerk design platform, the Heimhude Hotel in Hamburg, opened its doors to guests in May 2020. The idea behind the innovative concept of the stilwerkhotels: to transfer the design claim of the premium brands from the stilwerk cosmos into real living situations and thus make it possible to experience - and to be purchased at the same time. Part of the high-quality interior design with around 40 top brands are also shower trays from Bette, which were specially selected for the 24 bathrooms of the boutique hotel.

 

The stilwerk creative team around Alexander Garbe and Tatjana Groß affectionately calls the newly renovated and newly equipped hotel, which is centrally located between the university and the Alster in the Hamburg district of Rotherbaum, "Grande Dame in Sneakers".With good reason, because the more than 150-year-old art nouveau villa combines venerable charm with an exciting interior in its 24 rooms: natural materials, handcrafted manufacturing quality from Europe, and a great love of detail provide guests with a true on-the-go home experience.

 

The special thing: An overnight stay in the stilwerkhotels can be used for both test living and shopping, because the design furnishings can also be purchased by guests for their own homes. Either directly on site at stilwerk at the Hamburg fish market or conveniently in the brand's online shop. Upon request, guests can also receive initial information on their new favourite furniture from their host at the hotel.

 

Sophisticated design has been an integral part of the DNA of stilwerk and its design destinations for 25 years. This is why, when furnishing the first stilwerkhotel, we only integrated manufacturers who share this high standard of aesthetics and feel, quality and functionality with us, says stilwerk owner Alexander Garbe.

 

The demand for quality and design can be felt everywhere in the hotel. Each room is individually furnished in a timeless modern style. Scandinavian craftsmanship is combined here with Italian refinement, modern antiques and surprising details. But also the small, fine gym area, the library, the lounge, the meeting room with adjacent garden terrace or the open Living Kitchen with bar and reception contribute to making the stilwerk Hotel Heimhude an inspiring location where guests feel at home and welcome.  

 

Bathrooms integrated into the interior concept

The bathrooms also play an important role in the innovative concept of the stilwerkhotels, and a lot of attention was paid to their design: "Our bathrooms clearly differ in design and style from the hospitality mainstream, in that we use not only high-quality fittings and shower surfaces, but also atmospheric eye-catchers, such as the vintage tiles with a matt surface from the French family manufacturer Winkelmans. The colour scheme of our bathrooms is relaxed and modern: with pleasant shades of green and anthracite," explains stilwerk managing director Tatjana Groß, who herself has many years of management experience in hotel operations as well as in hotel development and realisation.

 

With their colour scheme, the bathrooms are fully integrated into the hotel's interior concept, as the transitions between bedroom and bathroom area are open and flowing in many rooms.  In addition to the tiles, the shower trays were therefore also carefully selected, as they should blend harmoniously into the overall colour impression of the room and floor. The planners found what they were looking for in the Delbrück-based bathroom specialist Bette, which can manufacture bathroom elements made of glazed titanium steel in numerous colours, including exclusive matt colours, in its high-tech factory.

 

The concept focus of stilwerkhotels is clearly on bringing to life a variety of high-quality manufacturers that are based and produce in Europe, ideally manufactories. When choosing the Bette shower trays, we were convinced by the appealing design, the minimalist form language, the matt finish and the easy maintenance. The colour selection for Bette in particular, with Flint (mint green) and Raven (anthracite), fitted perfectly into the colour concept of the respective bathroom design," says Alexander Garbe.

 

It's the details that matter

Not only do stilwerk and Bette share a passion for colour and design, but also a love of detail. For example, the shower tray classic BetteUltra has narrow R10 corner radii that fit precisely into the tile joint pattern. An apparent trifle, but one that refines the look and visibly reduces the excessive use of silicone in the corners. If the shower trays are tiled with a base, as in the stilwerk Hotel Heimhude, this is also aesthetically accurate thanks to the almost pointed corners.

 

A further aesthetic detail is the drain covers in the chosen colour of the shower tray, which are flush with the standing surface and thus ensure a consistent and homogeneous appearance and a pleasant feeling of being in the shower. By the way: the hotel also had the shower trays in the Flint colour finished with Bette's Anti-Slip Pro in order to guarantee its guests maximum safety when standing and walking in accordance with DIN 51097 (evaluation class B) and DIN 51130 (evaluation class R10). The aesthetics of the matt-coloured glaze is retained flawlessly.  

 

Sound insulation included 

Since we are dealing with a 150-year-old art nouveau villa in the stilwerk Hotel Heimhude, noise protection is of course also an issue. For the well-being of our guests, we therefore also paid attention to integrated noise protection when selecting the shower trays, emphasises Tatjana Groß.

 

Bette's solutions were also convincing in this sensitive area, as the company's shower trays are pre-fabricated as standard with anti-drumming mats that significantly reduce the noise of the splashing water. After all, no guest wants to overhear when the room neighbour is still showering late at night.