The mountains—one of the contexts that almost every architect would like to build in at least once. And yet even though it's an attractive setting, the associated challenges, including, but not limited to the sheer remoteness of mountain regions and their distance from basic services, make building in the mountains particularly demanding.
We've compiled a selection of 15 incredible works of architecture that maximize the breathtaking surroundings found in mountainous areas, featuring photographs from Felipe Camus, Janez Martincic, and Anze Cokl.
Thomas Jantscher
New Mountain Hut At Tracuit / Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes
Felipe Camus
Chalet C7 / Nicolás del Rio + Max Núñez
Anze Cokl
Alpine Shelter Skuta / OFIS arhitekti + AKT II + Harvard GSD Students
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Messner Mountain Museum Corones / Zaha Hadid Architects
Cristobal Palma
Elqui Domos Astronomical Hotel / Duque Motta & AA
Roger Frei
Holiday Home in Vitznau / Lischer Partner Architekten Planer
Fearon Hay Architects
Mountain Retreat / Fearon Hay Architects
Søren Harder Nielsen
Split View Mountain Lodge / Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
Kengo Kuma & Associates
Mont-Blanc Base Camp / Kengo Kuma & Associates
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Wild Reindeer Centre / Snøhetta
Marc Lins
Mountain Cabin / Marte.Marte Architekten
Liam Frederick Photography
San Cayetano Mountain Residence / Paul Weiner | DesignBuild Collaborative
Janez Martincic
Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin / OFIS arhitekti
Albrecht Imanuel Schnabel
Haus Fontanella / Bernardo Bader Architects
Adolf Bereuter
Ski Lodge Wolf / Bernardo Bader Architects
