The ground
The ground is the starting point of any built environment. For Eldhús, it becomes an imitation of the surrounding landscape’s curves to create a living hill, a living architecture from in and out.
The hill
Up on the hill, the sights of the territory are richer. Here, the viewing deck allows the experience of nature in its radical form, simply by welcoming the wind, the sun, and the snow, directly on the skin.
The crator
In an attempt to minimize the contextual impact of the ski cabin, the carving of the hill recalls the itself violent natural event of crater formation. The void created becomes a repair from natural elements, a lair, an intuitive refugee that softens the crater’s roughness.
The fire
In the heart of the crater burns a fire, an element that becomes entirely part of the architecture and its experience. Around the fire, people gather to share and create stories before heading back to the slopes, forming their little own shelter in the supremacy of nature.
A contemporary hearth as a landscape experience
CodeISCProgramSki cabinDimension220 sqmPlaceMyvatan (Iceland)Year2024DesignPlaCDesign teamDavide Barreri, Ilaria, Ariolfo, Andrea Alessio, Marta Grignani, Alberto De Virgiliis, Cara Geldenhuys, Frederique GelinasStatusCompetition