# Christmas gingerbread house construction

> Six chefs craft life-size gingerbread house using 1,000 eggs and 425kg dough.
- Title: Christmas gingerbread house construction · Dailymail
- Summary: Six chefs craft life-size gingerbread house using 1,000 eggs and 425kg dough. Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne builds life-size gingerbread house with 360…
- Keywords: royal savoy hotel & spa lausanne, gingerbread house, christmas, swiss hotel, 425kg dough, 1000 eggs, 360 gingerbread bricks, advent, lake geneva, Dailymail
- Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/travel/article-16280647/inside-life-size-gingerbread-house.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
- Published: 2026-11-10T16:28:11+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: royal savoy hotel & spa lausanne, gingerbread house, christmas, swiss hotel, 425kg dough, 1000 eggs, 360 gingerbread bricks, advent, lake geneva, news, entertainment
## Gingerbread house construction
Six pastry chefs and three engineers join forces to build life-size gingerbread house.
## Dough and ingredients
The recipe calls for 50kg honey, 1,000 eggs and 10kg cinnamon.
## Hotel location
The house will be set at Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne overlooking Lake Geneva.
## Structure details
The house measures 2m wide, 1.5m deep and 2.5m high with a 3.3m chimney.
## Construction timeline
After more than 100 hours of preparation, the house will be assembled overnight ahead of Advent.
## Display period
The house will be unveiled on November 28, 2 2026 and remain on display through December.
## Previous year's display
The house took pride of place in the lobby last year and will be the same this year.
## Icing details
The house will feature icing-sugar-covered windows and doors creating a fairytale setting.
## Construction method
The house will be built on a custom plywood framework before being covered with gingerbread elements.
## Historical context
Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort previously featured a giant gingerbread house for 25 years.
## Other examples
The St Regis Istanbul and Park Plaza Westminster Bridge have built similar gingerbread displays.
## Disney's tradition
Disney reportedly scrapped its gingerbread house tradition for 2026.
## Construction scale
The house will use 425kg of dough to make 360 handmade gingerbread bricks.
## Park Plaza display
The Park Plaza Westminster Bridge built a 10-foot tall gingerbread house from 3,500 bricks.
## Park Plaza details
The Park Plaza house reached the ceiling and visitors could sit inside it.
## Key takeaway

Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne builds life-size gingerbread house with 360 handmade bricks for Christmas display.