Best of #mountain

Projects on the mountains that adapt to the different climates on the peaks of half the world.

Ten mountain architectures to feel quiete, to do sport or turism and look at the sky, on the Alps or in the tropics.

– Chevallier Architectes transformed an old wooden shed in very poor condition in Chamonix, France, into a cottage for an architect developing and optimizing the spaces within a volume that could not be modified due to planning by-laws.

– For this house on the Serbian mountains, EXE studio conceived two volumes, a light one and a dark one intersecting to integrate themselves into the landscape.

– For this restaurant on the Swedish mountains architects let themselves be influenced by local Sami culture, reflected in the design and materials.

– Studio EXiT completed the renovation project of an old wooden barn on the Dolomites using a discrete approach that preserves the original character and beauty.

– A raw concrete “square tube”, and a semi-buried structure connected by a swimming pool are the result of the collaboration between BCMF and MACh for an accommodation facility scattered on a sloping mountain overlooking the stunning valleys of Nova Lima, near Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

– An old wooden house from Maramures has been relocated near Cluj-Napoca, Romania using traditional craftsmen and only traditional natural materials.

– The Messner Mountain Museum Corones, designed by Zaha Hadid in South Tyrol, seems to come out of the mountains with its series of concrete canopies overhanging the valley.

– Designed by OFIS, Kanin Winter Cabin forms a compact wooden volume hanging towards the valley and with a large glazed panoramic window offering astonishing views

– The Norvegian studio KOKO architects designed Skåpet Mountain Lodges in Soddatjørn, featuring contemporary, easy to maintain and use ready-made factory modules.

– The dutch office SeArch designed a private house that examines the old chalet typology, in terms of formal style, use of the spaces and materials.