Copperhill is a design hotel in Åre, 730 meters above sea level, designed by American architect Peter Bohlin. Built almost entirely of wood, the hotel combines modern architecture with the surrounding nature. The name Copperhill comes from the historic copper mining in the area, and the hotel became part of Petter A. Stordalen's Strawberry hotel chain in 2009.
It all started as a visionary idea to create something never done before in Sweden.
The result was a hotel at the end of the road, 730 meters above sea level, designed by one of the world's most prominent architects. American architect Peter Bohlin and his firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson were commissioned to design the hotel.
From the outset, much emphasis was placed on the contrasts between inside and outside. They wanted to bring the breathtaking nature into the building while ensuring that every interior detail had a modern design. A unique hotel emerged, full of natural materials, warm living spaces and thoughtful solutions.
Built almost entirely of wood, making it one of Europe's largest wooden structures, our guests are greeted by a lobby with 22-meter high ceilings, a fireplace that reaches all the way to the ceiling and a 230 m² copper wall.
The name Copperhill comes from the fact that copper ore was mined in the area around Fröå, about two kilometers from the hotel, from the 1700s to the early 1900s. The mining area is well preserved and is today a popular tourist destination both summer and winter.
The hotel, which is the largest private investment in the history of Åre, was owned until August 2009 by the Dutch investors Peter Kat and Frans Scholtes and was bought on August 28, 2009 by Petter A. Stordalen's real estate company and thus became part of the Strawberry hotel chain.