Alpine Shelter

SHELTER IN THE SLOVENIAN ALPS

SKUTA, SLOVENIA

Within the framework of an architecture seminar at Harvard University, different designs for the construction of a safe, long-lasting, and architecturally appealing bivouac in the high alpine terrain emerged. In cooperation with OFIS architects and AKT II Rieder, supported the students in the design and realisation of the shelter at 2,118 meters above sea level in the Slovenian Alps.

Concept

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Designed for a site on Skuta Mountain in Slovenia, Skuta Mountain Shelter offers an intimate refuge for eight visitors nestled in the scenic Alps. A shelter of bunks and views, the building shifts its roof line like a series of mountain peaks, shedding snow and framing distant scenes. Deployed by helicopter as three modules, the building was joined onsite into one mass.