A spectacular facade built using Saint-Gobain glass

03/17/2025 | Print view

The Hotel Koenigshof on Karlsplatz in Munich. - © Koenigshof, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Munich — © Koenigshof, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Munich

The Hotel Koenigshof on Karlsplatz in Munich.

With its spectacular architecture, the luxury hotel ‘Koenigshof, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Munich’, designed by the Spanish architectural firm Nieto Sobejano, provides an exciting counterpoint to the historic buildings on Munich's Stachus. The architects chose highly selective functional glass from Saint-Gobain for the glazing of the five-star hotel.

Surrounded by historic baroque facades and the medieval Karlstor, the new building of the traditional Hotel Koenigshof opposite Munich's Stachus presents itself as an avant-garde cube with an unprecedented facade divided by a deep gap.

The imposing incision in the volume creates a monumental atrium that can be experienced from the foyer to the roof terrace. For the architects, this is an opening to the city, an architectural dialogue between inside and outside. For the guests, a fascinating spatial experience with an almost magical incidence of light, offering a different view of Munich's historic city centre from every floor.

The new Hotel Koenigshof is part of Marriott International's ‘The Luxury Collection’. The five-star hotel has 106 rooms and suites as well as the Greta Oto restaurant with a focus on South American cuisine, an adjoining bar and rooftop terrace as well as a private spa with pool and sauna.

With sound insulation of over 50 dB, a good night's sleep is assured, even directly on Karlsplatz in the heart of Munich.

Splendid elegance dominates the interior design of the hotel. Warm contrasts and exquisite materials create a sophisticated atmosphere. Gold-coloured metal panels made of folded perforated sheeting create a pleasant atmosphere both in terms of colour and acoustics, with a subdued volume throughout the atrium.

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Exclusive facade glass for optimum comfort

Outstanding sound insulation and maximum daylight comfort were the requirements for the glazing in the Hotel Koenigshof. The box-type windows in the guest rooms provide sound insulation of over 50 dB, ensuring that guests can sleep peacefully.

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The windows and the mullion-and-transom facade elements were fitted with highly efficient multifunctional glass from Saint-Gobain Glass: Eclaz with a high-quality Low-E coating offers more daylight comfort and energy efficiency, and the Cool-Lite Xtreme 70/33 solar control glass with a high-performance triple silver coating ensures an ideal balance between a bright atmosphere and protection against heating from solar radiation. They combine excellent thermal and solar control properties with outstanding daylight comfort.