At 1800 metres above Brixen in South Tyrol, on a forested plateau with direct sightlines to the Geisler and Peitlerkofel peaks, a former lung sanatorium from the early twentieth century was transformed into Forestis Dolomites — a property whose entire design logic turns on the tension between an ancient timber farmhouse vernacular and a cool, almost meditative modernism. The Bolzano-based studio noa* (network of architecture) led by Stefan Rier and Lukas Rungger handled both architecture and interiors, working across the original historic Stoanerhof farmhouse and a new contemporary wing that together house around 63 rooms and suites. The material argument is made clearly in the images: blonde spruce cladding wraps walls and ceilings throughout the new rooms, bringing the Dolomite forest inside in a way that feels earned rather than decorative, while wide-plank oak floors and linen-toned curtains keep the palette cool and unhurried. Floor-to-ceiling steel-framed glazing, used consistently across the restaurant lounge, bedrooms, and indoor pool, frames the Geisler massif as if the mountains were the only artwork the building requires. In the spa, a long lap pool runs parallel to a curtain-wall facade, upholstered daybeds on spruce platforms arranged beside it in a silence that the architecture seems designed to protect. The curved banquette seating in the dining lounge, upholstered in soft grey, sits on spruce bases — a detail that keeps even the most contemporary room in conversation with the timber culture of the surrounding valley.

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