Untreated spruce was used to reconstruct parts of the Haus W lodge and boutique hotel in Zug, Austria , which features bespoke furniture, interior details by local craftspeople and a gridded wooden screen.

Haus W , located in Austria's Alpine Lech region, was built in 1609 and is a traditional Walser house.

Hoteliers Gerold and Katia Schneider, who were also the project's architects, partially restored the building while preserving its existing fabric.

The 17th-century Haus W building was carefully restored

"Our approach was rooted in demonstrating that the architecture of our ancestors is both timeless and singular, a lasting expression of Lech's humble agricultural beginnings," Gerold Schneider told Dezeen.

The duo, which also runs the nearby Sonnenhof lodge, worked with local craftspeople using traditional methods to restore and revive the building.…