Cantilever pool

Hub of Huts is a real-life Alice-in-Wonderland construction that is mysterious and mischievous, enchanting and entrancing. Described as “the village upside down,” it is a project by architectural firm NOA. Located in Olang, a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy, Hub of Huts is a dedicated well-being center that belongs to the Hotel Hubertus. Alex Filz   The interplay of perspectives NOA first designed the hotel’s impressive cantilevered swimming pool in 2016, envisioned by the studio as “a rock stranded between earth and sky.” Asked by the hotel’s owners to create a new well-being extension, the pool served as inspiration for the project. When observing how the surrounding lands... More

Reflecting the local spirit and context, this reconstructed residential house in Lithuania’s Pavilnys Regional Park retains a link to the past while sensitively meeting the needs of a modern house. Anchored into the terrain and surrounding old apple orchard, the house by Inblum Architects sits at ease in its environment.   Norbert Tukaj The existing residential building and adjacent rebuilt structures form the core of the newly formed building complex. Inside the restrained gable volumes, space is deconstructed in a such a way as to afford for terraces, beautiful views to ski areas, intimate spaces, and plenty of natural light. Norbert Tukaj Indoor to outdoor connections are a dominant theme of the house. Thes... More

Following completion of their iconic cantilevered pool project in Hubertus, Olang, in 2016, noa* network of architecture completed an addition to the site with the completion of a new wellbeing extension. As with the original pool, gravity seems to vanish and the unexpected emerges. Alex Filz The architects sought to materialize in the extension what one sees mirrored on the surface of the pool as if it is a transient rendering ready to be converted into reality. Playing with the horizon line and the perception of being upside down, project architect Lukas Rungger explains, “The essence of this project is the overturning over horizons, with the resulting effect of wonder for the observer. If you think about it, however, cha... More