Bureau A’s stone-shaped wooden cabin in the Swiss Alps.

“As a tribute to the Alpine experience and the famed writer, Swiss studio bureau A has sited their project ‘antoine’ within the vast, mountainous expanse of the alps. commissioned during an artist residency at the verbier 3D foundation, the architecture-cum-sculpture is inhabitable and structurally functional, comprising an indoor cabin with a fireplace, bed, table, stool and window. literally hanging on the rock fall field, the small wooden dwelling hides its internal features within a projected concrete rock, deriving its shape from natural elements in its surrounding environment” Nina Azzarello for DesignBoom

movingtothefarm:

Wood and steel cabins designed by architecture students at the University of Colorado Denver. Created for a school run by Outward Bound, a nonprofit that uses outdoor experiences to teach leadership skills and boost self-esteem, 14 cabins provide more than just shelter. They are sustainable micro-dormitories devised to connect students with nature, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

Each cabin was built on an elevated platform to reduce its environmental impact, with a corrugated metal snow roof to protect the boxy structure from the elements. The wood-and-steel construction means minimal maintenance will be needed to keep up their pristine condition. The cabins measure between 140 and 200 square feet, and were all constructed on-site in just three weeks.

mstgx:

El contraste con el paisaje montañoso puede conseguirse en base a volúmenes puros, de líneas rectas, haciendo flotar la masa sobre un primer piso vacío. Pero nunca basta el contraste, debe ser equilibrado cuidadosamente con su materialidad para que el edificio no desencaje. Acá se usaron materiales reciclados (planchas metálicas oxidadas, maderas de diferentes tonos) para tomar el tono tierro-leñoso del entorno. Los interiores se ven potenciados por la doble altura, despejando la vista horizontal de toda estructura.

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