Swiss Entrepreneur Reveals Plan to Build the World’s Tallest Hotel

Swiss entrepreneur Remo Stoffel has unveiled a design for what promises to become the world’s tallest hotel. The structure, to be situated in Vals in the Swiss Alps, is designed to reach a height of 381 meters, which once completed in 2019.

This will eclipse the JW Marriott Marquis hotel in Dubai, which currently holds the record at 355 meters tall.

According to Stoffel, who is chairman of Dubai-based Farnek, one of the leading facilities management companies in the Middle East, the inspiration for the hotel came from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, ruler of Dubai.

The unveiling of the design followed an international competition launched by 7132 (derived from the town’s Swiss postal code) last June, in which eight of the world’s leading architectural practices contended for the opportunity to design the hotel.

The design created by US-based architect Morphosis was selected for its minimalist approach to help the hotel blend with the mountain landscape at the existing resort campus.

The new hotel and arrival is defined by three forms: a podium linking the building with neighboring structures; a cantilever containing a restaurant, café, spa, and bar – public amenities shared with the town; and a tower holding a sky bar, restaurant, and 107 guest rooms with panoramic views.

With the completion of the hotel, the 7132 resort will feature buildings by three Pritzker Prize winning architects, including the internationally renowned Therme Vals spa designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and the Valser Path by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, which is slated for completion in 2019.

The resort’s ongoing development is born out of the collaboration between the complex’s long-time executive director Pius Truffer and 7132 founder Remo Stoffel, both local residents who were born and raised in Vals.

The group has owned and operated the Therme Vals since 2012, when 7132 purchased the resort from the municipality.

As a local company, 7132 is committed to supporting a thriving, carefully guided model for tourism in the valley, especially with consideration for a growing world-wide interest in alpine tourism.