Hotel Palace Luzern - Denkmalpflegerische Erneuerung

1906 wurde das Hotel Palace an der prominenten Luzerner Quai-Promenade nach Plänen von Heinrich Meili-Wapf einem der wichtigsten Luzerner Architekten jener Zeit erstellt. Das wie aus einem Guss entstandene mächtige Gebäude wurde sowohl aufgrund seiner fortschrittlichen Bau- und Gebäudetechnik als auch wegen seiner architektonischen Gestaltung zu einem der in der Schweiz wichtigsten Hotelbauten seiner Zeit. Nach mehreren zeittypischen Umbauten im Inneren wurde das Gebäude 20182022 durch den Luzerner Architekten Iwan Bühler einer umfassenden sorgfältigen denkmalpflegerischen Erneuerung unterzogen. Das Ergebnis zeichnet sich aus durch einen optimalen Erhalt der bestehenden Substanz, das Aufdecken und Wiederherstellen der vielmals differenzierten, feinsinnigen Qualitäten und des Reichtums des ursprünglichen Bauwerks sowie durch behutsame, nutzungsbedingte Erneuerungen einzelner Teile im und am Gebäude. Das Buch dokumentiert das Originalgebäude von 1906 anhand historischer Pläne und Fotografien, gibt einen Einblick in den Hotelbetrieb und das Hotelleben in den letzten Jahrzehnten und dokumentiert mit umfangreichem Plan- und Fotomaterial die Strategie und die Massnahmen des Architekten zur Erneuerung des architekturhistorisch bedeutenden Gebäudes. Ergänzt wird die spannende Werkdarstellung durch erhellende Essays von Peter Omachen zur Entstehung und Bedeutung des originalen Hotelgebäudes sowie von Cony Grünenfelder, der kantonalen Denkmalpflegerin, die die Erneuerung fachkundig und einfühlsam begleitete. In 1906, the Hotel Palace was built along Lucerne's prominent Quai Promenade according to plans by Heinrich Meili-Wapf one of the most important Lucerne architects of the time. The mighty building, which appears as if it were developed out of a single block, is regarded as one of the most important Swiss hotel developments of its time, both due to its pioneering construction and building technology, and due to its architectural design. After several interior conversions that were typical for the times of their implementation, the building was carefully and comprehensively renewed by the Lucerne-based architect Iwan Bühler between 2018 and 2022, taking aspects of monument preservation into account. This demanded ideally preserving the existing building fabric, while revealing and reproducing the building's often differentiated and subtle qualities, as well as the wealth of the original building. The work also included carefully renewing individual elements inside and outside the building to accommodate current utilisation. This book documents the original building from 1906 with historical plans and photographs, while shedding light on the hotel's activities and daily life in recent decades. The volume also presents extensive planning and photographic material to demonstrate the strategy and measures applied to the architecturally and historically import­ant building. The exciting project presentation includes illuminating essays by Peter Omachen on the foundation and importance of the original hotel, and by Cony Grünenfelder, Cantonal Monument Preservation Officer, who followed the refurbishment with an expert and insightful eye.

Zusammenfassung
In 1906, the Hotel Palace was built along Lucerne's prominent Quai Promenade according to plans by Heinrich Meili-Wapf one of the most important Lucerne architects of the time. The mighty building, which appears as if it were developed out of a single block, is regarded as one of the most important Swiss hotel developments of its time, both due to its pioneering construction and building technology, and due to its architectural design. After several interior conversions that were typical for the times of their implementation, the building was carefully and comprehensively renewed by the Lucerne-based architect Iwan Bühler between 2018 and 2022, taking aspects of monument preservation into account. This demanded ideally preserving the existing building fabric, while revealing and reproducing the building's often differentiated and subtle qualities, as well as the wealth of the original building. The work also included carefully renewing individual elements inside and outside the building to accommodate current utilisation. This book documents the original building from 1906 with historical plans and photographs, while shedding light on the hotel's activities and daily life in recent decades. The volume also presents extensive planning and photographic material to demonstrate the strategy and measures applied to the architecturally and historically import­ant building. The exciting project presentation includes illuminating essays by Peter Omachen on the foundation and importance of the original hotel, and by Cony Grünenfelder, Cantonal Monument Preservation Officer, who followed the refurbishment with an expert and insightful eye.