Baumschlager Eberle Architekten

Description

An architectural statement for a natural setting. The brief was to create an attractive holiday and leisure development to enhance the ski resort of Alpe Furx, with a new hospitality building replacing the old hotel and ten chalets offering tranquillity and intimacy: a project on a sloping site that demanded both flair and finesse. The key planning and design requirements for the new complex were careful treatment of the ground and a harmonious relationship between structures displaying formal beauty and offering high amenity values. The result is a small development comprising three groups of four buildings arranged in a seemingly natural manner around a central space. The chalets follow the same basic model, using reflection and layering to add variety according to position and access route. The main building affords carefully framed views of the mountains, valley and nearby chapel – and in winter, of course, the ski slopes. Sited below the chalets, it preserves their views as well, ensuring clear vistas of the alpine landscape. The restaurant and sun deck, on the other hand, are both clearly visible from the approach road. Wood inside and out, and stunning views.