Vipp, the Danish design company known for its subtle modernist furniture, has spent the last five years quietly opening a palette of guesthouses, each paying homage to a locally rooted architectural archetype. This year, the brand is branching out beyond the locales of Scandinavia.
Designed in collaboration with local design consultancy Bau Studio, Casa Vipp is a lodge-style setting nestled in the Pyrenees mountain range in the tiny, independent principality of Andorra. Adorned with porthole windows, one can look out and see tumbling valleys and sky-reaching peaks wedged between France and Spain.
Marking the 7th edition of Vipp’s one-of-a-kind guesthouses, Casa Vipp is situated in an architectural symbol of the region – the Borda, a traditional stone house found in the Andorran mountain region. Historically used to store grains or cattle, the building in the heart of Andorra la Vella’s old town now welcomes design-savvy travelers in a contemporary home-away-from-home setting.
Unfolding on the first floor of the 100m2 two-story duplex is an open kitchen connected to a dining and living room with a fireplace, a guest bathroom with laundry facilities and a small balcony. Ascending the custom metal staircase guests access the bedroom and large bathroom with an open shower and a freestanding bathtub.
Though a departure from Vipp’s homeland, the furnishings are, naturally, outfitted with a serene Scandinavian design sensibility brought forth by the Vipp collection.
“While each Vipp guesthouse explores various architectural archetypes and carries unique identities, the common denominator is a carefully curated aesthetic where the V1 kitchen and furniture collection from Vipp are repeated,” Kasper Egelund, Ceo and 3rd generation Vipp owner, explains.
Looking out the porthole windows, the city center of one of the tiniest countries in the world is flanked by 468 sq. km of tumbling valleys and sky-reaching peaks wedged between France and Spain. Guests are in for a jaw-dropping scenery catering to the true nature-lover.
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