Hiking
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Project • By Quinzhee Architecture • Private Houses
Peace
Peace is a rustic retreat located on a wooded and sloping terrain near the summit of Le Maelström Mountain in Lac-Beauport. Serving as both the starting and ending point for several hiking trails developed directly on the vast site, it is the ideal refuge for outdoor enthusiasts.
Adrien Williams
Adrien Williams
Adrien Williams
The project revolves around the meeting of two volumes with complementary functions. The first, a metal volume clad in eastern townshipper tiles, rises over three levels to house the interior spaces, along with a rooftop terrace with a spa. Its profile adapts to the site’s natural slope, forming a parallelogram shape that, with its generous parapets, shields the spa from wind and prying eyes... More
News • News • 23 Jun 2020
Snøhetta design a constellation of pentagonal timber cabins that respond to Norway’s windswept climate
On a small plateau in Luster, located in the western part of Norway, Tungestølen is a series of nine pentagonal timber cabins that look out over a beautiful glacier environment. Designed by Snøhetta, the cabins replace an original tourist cabin destroyed by a cyclone in 2011. The project was commissioned by Luster Turlag, a local branch of the Norwegian national trekking association.
Jan M. Lillebø
Keeping in mind lessons learned from the destruction of the original cabin and the dramatic weather conditions of this mountainous site, Snøhetta designed the new cabins with glulam frames, covered by sheets of CLT and clad with ore pine.
Ketil Jacobsen
The beak-like shape of the exterior cabin... More