From certain angles this structure – located near Dornbirn, in Austria’s westernmost province – appears to be solid to the core. The kiosk, “cast” in coarse, watertight reinforced concrete, is situated in a dramatic, pristine setting between a lake and a ravine, on a flat site along a mountain stream between the landforms known as Rappenloch and Alploch. The diminutive structure, only 7.10 x 3.60 m, supplies hikers and climbers with refreshments and a place to rest. The monolithic building massing is clear-cut, an elementary shape recalling the primitive hut.