© Janez Martincic

Winter bivouac in the Kanin Mountains

Special constructions general, Small structures, Glass, Metal, Wood, Wood, Small structures, Prefabrication / Modular systems, 05/2017
Architect
Ofis arhitekti
Source
DETAIL 05/2017
© Janez Martincic
© Janez Martincic
© Janez Martincic
© Ofis arhitekti
The Kanin mountain range, which straddles the Slovenian-Italian border, is a popular goal for both ramblers and skiing enthusiasts. Shimmering amidst the rocky landscape a small, slender volume stands on a mountain saddle at an altitude of 2260 metres – a bivouac that offers shelter and serves as very simple accommodation during the winter months when the neighbouring mountain cabin is closed.

The bivouac box is exposed to a high Alpine climate characterized by storms, extreme differences of temperature and heavy snowfall. It is one of several ­prototypes with which the architects are researching building under extreme climatic conditions and testing form, construction and materials. The tiny cabin on Kanin is a compact wooden volume, clad in aluminium, only 2.40 metres wide and 4.90 metres long.

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