Zaha Hadid's futuristic funicular railway station isn't the only new design-conscious place to visit in Innsbruck this season. Architect Irmgard Frank has transformed Gilmschule, a historic school building in the centre of Innsbruck, into the spacious restaurant and lounge Sitzwohl.
Forming part of the Stadtforum Innsbruck and its gallery for contemporary photography and arts, the venue is fashioned with a view to visual experiences as much as gustory satisfaction. The expansive dining area is subtly divided by light and dark elements. Angular wooden pillars contrast with glowing amber 'luminaries' that are interspersed between groups of tables.
This theme of illumination continues upstairs with the identically lustrous amber front of the ground floor bar. In the lounge area, winged lamps float above groups of elbow-high tables where an afternoon lunch is enlightened by views to a calming Japanese garden and thoughtful images from the neighbouring gallery.
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