Ravensburg Living, Germany, 2025

Minimalist kitchen counter with a built-in sink, wooden countertop, and a black supporting leg, next to beige curtains covering large windows.
Minimalist kitchen island with built-in sink and stovetop, featuring wooden cabinetry and a stainless steel countertop near a window with curtains.
Empty room with large windows and curtains, a wooden table, and a wicker armchair on a rug.
Modern kitchen with white cabinetry, a built-in oven, and a wooden beam and ceiling.
Bright dining area with large windows, beige curtains, and a long wooden table with six chairs, and a small kitchenette with a sink on the left
Living room with brown leather sofa, wooden coffee table, wicker armchair with a blanket, large window with beige and gray curtains, and a partial view of a bedroom through a glass wall, with exposed wooden beams.
Open-concept living and dining room with bamboo flooring, natural wood furniture, large windows with curtains, a brown sofa, a woven chair, a round wood coffee table, a dining table with chairs, and a kitchen sink in the background.
A minimalist attic bedroom with sloped ceilings, a bed with a green knitted throw, a small wooden bench, a window with curtains, and wooden support beams.
A bedroom with a sloped ceiling, wood flooring, a bed with a thick, textured green blanket, and a folded white blanket draped over the side. There are minimalist wooden side tables and a white cabinet in the corner.
Modern bathroom with a skylight, white tiled floor, brown and black shower curtains, white sink, and a toilet behind the curtains.
Modern white bathroom with a wall-mounted sink, chrome faucet, tiled walls, interior lighting, and wooden ceiling beams.
Room with a large window showing rooftops and a church tower, a wooden table with a round hole in the center, a wooden bowl on the floor, and folded fabrics and towels on the floor.

Design: Peter Heimer

Photography: Achim Hatzius

The former Hotel Waldhorn in the historic old town of Ravensburg has been closely linked to the town's history and the Bouley family, who ran it, for over a century.

After Albert Bouley's death, the family decided to close the hotel. The historic hotel rooms were converted into individual condominiums.

A very special flat was created in the attic: the ‘Storchennest’ (stork's nest). The former rooms of the hotel staff, with a view over the towers of the old town, were transformed into a spacious, light-flooded retreat, complemented by a large balcony extension.

The client is Hedi Bouley, herself a designer and owner of the textile upcycling label LPJ Studios.

While Peter Heimer designed the floor plan, the lighting concept, the built-in furniture and solid wood furniture, Bouley was responsible for the textile elements – curtains, fabrics and surfaces.

The flat thrives on exciting contrasts: light and transparency meet the venerable beams of the old roof construction. Understated, white built-in furniture dialogues with expressive, sculptural elements made of solid oak. A particular highlight is the striking kitchen and dining counter, ‘Der Storch steht gern auf einem Bein’ (The stork likes to stand on one leg), a humorous reference to the name of the flat and, at the same time, a defining design element of the room.

Transparent glass walls between the living, sleeping and bathroom areas create a sense of spaciousness and visual clarity, supported by a very special lighting choreography: a 5.5-metre-high mirrored wall in the bathroom inside the apartment reflects daylight through glass walls and rooms.

In front of this mirrored wall is a low, tiled wall in the form of two paravents.

The paravents conceal shelves integrated into the two corners of the room for all bathroom utensils.

The custom-made built-in furniture is complemented by unique handcrafted pieces designed by Peter Heimer for the Storchennest and manufactured by BUCHHOLZBERLIN:

a wooden door handle on the glass door to the bedroom, a bed backrest and a coffee table with a removable wooden shell.

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