25 April 2024
Art Deco jewel brought back to life
The BWM team has given the historic rooms of the Hotel Astoria Wien a modern touch with great sensitivity. Erich Bernard & Rita Guggenberger give us a little insight into their work ...
22 April 2024
Opened!
Following renovation and adaptation, the former synagogue in St. Pölten was reopened on 18 April as a modern and barrier-free centre for exhibitions, history education and cultural events. In the picture left to right: General planner Wolfang Pfoser, Johann Moser from BWM and Gerhard Bauer, BAUER und. (photo: © NÖ Museum Betriebs GmbH, Theo Kust)
18 April 2024
Groundbreaking ceremony
On 16th April the groundbreaking ceremony of the Austrian pavilion in Osaka was celebrated. We are happy being part of this project – BWM ist responsible for the architectural design and development of the general theme and the conception and design of the exhibition in collaboration with facts and fiction. (photo © Expo Austria)
15 April 2024
Guided Tour
BWM guided Master's students from the Faculty of Architecture at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), department of Monument preservation and Building in Existing Contexts, through The Hoxton, Vienna, as part of an excursion …
9 April 2024
Winner!
We are delighted to announce that our projects in Bad Gastein were recognized as winners in the "Interior Design - Living Space" category at the LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2023 – Hotel Badeschloss in the "Hotel - Midscale Lifestyle" category and Grand Hotel Straubinger in "Historic & Heritage".
4 April 2024
Making of …
Peek behind the lens – join us for a photoshoot BTS at The Hoxton, Vienna. Thanks to the amazing team!
2 April 2024
Eröffnet!
The Hoxton Vienna is open! BWM were responsible for the architectural redesign of the listed building...
12 March 2024
Nominiert!
We are delighted that the Grand Hotel Straubinger has been nominated for the Hotel Design Award! A recognition for everyone involved - thank you very much! Keeping our fingers crossed for the award ceremony in April at the 196+ Forum in Milan ...
5 March 2024
Explain the world ... how to build a hotel
Erich Bernard met Andreas Sator for his podcast "Explain the world to me" on the topic of hospitality. How the BWM designer & architect has changed the journalist's view of hotels, here in the podcast …
1 March 2024
Turn On 2024
Erich Bernard and Markus Kaplan spoke about the project on Straubingerplatz in Bad Gastein. Thanks for having us!
28 February 2024
Site visit
The 111-year-old Hotel Astoria Vienna will reopen in May following a complete refurbishment by BWM. Martin Winkler, Chairman of the Board of VERKEHRSBUERO, Michael Kröger, Managing Director of VERKEHRSBUERO Hospitality and Erich Bernard, BWM Designers & Architects, presented the new concept at a construction site press lunch …
21 February 2024
"Aufsässiges Land" moves on ...
The special exhibition "Aufsässiges Land" (Defiant country. Strike, protest, self-will) has moved on from the House of History St. Pölten to the Museum Arbeitswelt Steyr. Using various protest movements as examples, the exhibition shows how rural areas have influenced social and political developments over the last 170 years …
13 February 2024
Turn on
The architecture festival Turn On enters the next round - with Erich Bernard and Markus Kaplan who will speak on Staturday 24.2 at 7pm about the major BWM-project on Straubingerplatz in Bad Gastein. Free admission at the MuTh (1020). The event is part of Continuing Professional Education – CPD. All information here.
12 February 2024
klimaaktiv: Objekt des Monats
klimaaktiv publicises good examples of energy-efficient new buildings and renovations and aims to encourage imitation. Outstanding new additions are presented as "Building of the Month" – such as currently the Hotel Galántha in Eisenstadt, which achieved klimaaktiv GOLD standard.
8 February 2024
10 Best Hotels In Vienna
According to Forbes magazine, the Hotel Indigo Vienna Nachschmarkt is one of the 10 best hotels in Vienna with "a variety of design-forward common areas" …
6 February 2024
Meet the team
We proudly present our bwm retail team! We are: (f.l.t.r.) Martina, Thomas, Elena, Christian, Nadja, Hubert, Sanja, Erich, Maria, Ulrike, Neda, Anne, Angela, Daniela, Felicitas, Joanna, Liliya, András, Markus, Ferdinand, Bernhard, Johann.
2 February 2024
Best burgers
Those who believe that in terms of burgers everything has already be invented are wrong. The guys from XO Burger just do it all a little differently, producing the best burgers in town worth queuing - now also in Neubaugasse 72… (photo: XO/Stefan Fuerthbauer)
31 January 2024
Jung Architekturgespräche
The JUNG Architecture Talks were held in Stuttgart for the twelfth time, this time under the motto EAT SLEEP REPEAT. Almut Grüntuch-Ernst, Ester Bruzkus and Markus Kaplan from BWM were there, Petra Stephan, editor-in-chief of the architecture magazine AIT moderated. Thanks to everyone for a great evening! (photo © Tim Dornaus)
26 January 2024
Making of …
Behind the scenes: Join us on the set of our team photoshoot! Stay tuned for the final shots …
23 January 2024
Vienna followed by Salzburg…
BWM have refurbished the historic A.E. Köchert jewelry shop in Salzburg in alignment with the corporate identity of the BWM designed shop at Neuer Markt Vienna 1.
15 January 2024
Eat Sleep Repeat
On 18 January, the JUNG Architecture Talks will be held at the Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart. The motto of the event is EAT SLEEP REPEAT. Three successful architecture firms from Germany and Austria have been invited to present their outstanding hotel and catering projects - including Grüntuch-Ernst, Ester Bruzkus and Markus Kaplan for BWM. Programme and registration at www.jung.group/stuttgart
9 January 2024
Clean start
We have swept out the old year! Many thanks to the entire team for their hard work at the collective winter cleaning! Enjoy the fresh start to 2024 and let the creative ideas flow …
21 December 2023
Frohe Weihnachten & guten Start 2024!
We wish you very relaxing holidays and a good start into 2024! Our office will be closed from 22 December to 7 January 2024, we will be there for you again on 8 January.
20 December 2023
Building application submitted
Austria is one of the first countries to submit the building application for the Expo pavilion to the official authorities in Osaka, designed by BWM. Construction is scheduled to start in spring 2024.