Thursday, 24 September 2015

Slovenian alpine shelter is not for the faint hearted

The Mount Skuta alpine shelter designed by Slovenian architectural firm OFIS, AKT II engineers and design ...

Slovenian architectural firm OFIS recently teamed up with AKT II engineers and design students from Harvard Graduate School of Design to create an innovative alpine shelter. Located amid the harsh mountaintops of Mount Skuta in Slovenia, the new shelter replaces a rusty 50 year old bivouac (storm refuge) and provides humble accommodation for up to eight hikers. Perched amid an extreme alpine environment, the modular shelter was broken down into three sections and flown into its new home by helicopter.

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