Hasta La Ideas

A trio of glass-fronted gables project from this mountain restaurant that architects Peter Pichler and Pavol Mikolajcak have designed for skiers in the South Tyrolean Dolomites.

Italian architects Pichler and Mikolajcak designed the Oberholz Mountain Hut restaurant for the Oberholz ski resort. Set on a small mound, it has its own direct connection to the ski slope.

Located at 2000 metres in Italy’s South Tyrolean Dolomites, the structure splits into three gabled volumes that lift off the hillside and face towards different mountains in the area.

The main body of the building is embedded into the hillside with just the roof peaking above the surface. As it extends outwards, the roof branches into three curved forms that top the volumes below.

Large windows front each volume to offer views for dining skiers, while the blackened larch cladding and pitched shape are intended as a reference the style of the mountain hut typical to the area.

“The cantilevering structure grows out of the hill like a fallen tree with three main branches creating a symbiosis with the landscape,” said the architects.

“Each of them is facing towards the three most important surrounding mountains,” they explained. “At the end of the branches a large glass facade frames the surrounding mountains from the interior of the hut.”

On one side, the building curves around a south-facing terrace set on the edge of the mountain. A glazed wall offers views into the bar and seating area.

Inside the main restaurant, the spruce wood structure remains exposed. Two curvilinear spines extend down from the roof to form partitions between the dining areas that occupy it.

“The interior is defined by a complex, curvilinear and visible wood structure that gradually fades into walls and creates so called ‘pockets’ for intimacy,” explained the architects.

Vertical wooden ribs are used to mark the different seats for the benches that line the walls. Tables and chairs are made out of spruce wood to match the structure, and delicate pendant lights hang down from the ceiling.

A long wooden cabinet divides in the open space and corners a seating area on the other side. It faces a fireplace embedded in the concrete wall.

Further along this wall, a more intimate wood-lined seating area cut out of this wall is intended as a interpretation of the style of classic Stube bar and lounge in the area.

The kitchen and storage areas occupy the rear part of the building. Bathrooms lined with grey tiles and featuring ling concrete washbasins occupy the basement floor, along with the staff room.

Peter Pichler has also designed a set of mirror-clad guesthouses in the South Tyrolean Dolomites. His other projects include the conversion of a 14th century farmhouse into a family residence and house for a photographer.

Project credits:

Architecture: Perter Pichler and Pavol Mikolajcak
Project team: Peter Pichler, Pavol Mikolajcak, Gianluigi D´Alosio, Simona Alu, Giovanni Paterlini, Matteo Savoia, Silvana Ordinas, Krzysztof Zinger and Jens Kellner
Client: Obereggen AG / Spa
Engineer: Andreas Erlacher

The post Three blackened-wood huts cantilever from mountain restaurant by Peter Pichler and Pavol Mikolajcak appeared first on Dezeen.

So much more than a bodega-bought lighter, Tsubota Pearl’s stick lighters come in an array of vibrant colors. Our favorites are the high-gloss iterations, each with a contrasting cap. Made in Japan, each colorway is as appealing as the next: pink and……

Continue Reading…

When Idris Elba needed some outside-the-box dating ideas for Valentine’s Day, he went to a reliable source: kids…(Read…)

Tellart est un studio de design spécialisé dans le digital, créé en 2000. Le studio adopte un nouveau type de conception du design, mélangeant artisanat et nouvelles technologies. Ainsi, des matériaux traditionnels comme le bois, le métal, les tissus et la céramique se mélangent avec la robotique.

Pour le projet « Deep Future »,  le studio remet en question nos acquis scientifiques. Selon des calculs précis, la position des astres vue depuis la Terre, évoluerait tous les 10.000 ans en changeant les points d’orientation tels que nous les connaissons. Tellart a donc mis au point un robot permettant de dessiner les évolutions du ciel de l’hémisphère Nord durant les 100.000 prochaines années. L’Étoile du Nord, point de repère ultime, serait elle aussi soumise aux lois de l’éphémère. Les magnifiques cartes de Tellart sont réalisées sur de la toile et décorées avec de la cire d’abeilles et de la peinture indigo.

“Me having a slap fight with a praying mantis using my fingers. “..(Read…)