Pre-existences and conditions

• high in the mountains with strong climate conditions and difficult access; there are no services
• the building must be build very fast due to very short time without snow
• it should have low energy consumption and be self sufficient as communications are difficult many days of the year
• site is located by a trekking crossroad

Concept and solution

• modular system completely built in a workshop and transport by helicopter to the site
• each module carry already all installations and furniture; they are only 'piled' and connected on site
• red colour cladding can be easily recognised from distance; contrast with snow and grass
• vertical composition allow efficient use of energy with levels of temperature:
  technical rooms and water tanks on the lower floor
  • non heated entrance in first floor as thermal buffer zone
  • main room and restaurant as only heated space in the core of the building
  • bed rooms on top floor profit of the heat of the main room
• photovoltaic panels and water collectors guarantee autonomy
• foot bridges and entrance displace the crossroad into the vestibule