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Wardrobe in the Landscape by Enrico Scaramellini
Italian architect Enrico Scaramellini squeezed this narrow holiday house into the passageway between two farm buildings in the Alpine countryside of northern Italy. The house is named Wardrobe in the...
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Movie: 6×11 Alpine Hut by OFIS Arhitekti
Film studio Carniolus has produced a series of movies to document the architecture of Slovenian practice OFIS Arhitekti and the first gives a tour of the 6×11 Alpine Hut, a holiday home in Slovenia's...
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Zumthor lets his holiday home to guests
News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor is now inviting guests to rent a holiday home he built for his family in the mountain hamlet of Leis in Vals (+ slideshow). Zumthor, the most recent recipient of the...
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Medical Practice in Ramsau by Hammerschmid Pachl Seebacher Architekten
This doctor's surgery in the Austrian Alps by Graz-based architects Hammerschmid Pachl Seebacher was inspired by small wooden hay barns that dot the local landscape (+ slideshow). The medical practice...
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Alpine Cabin by Scott & Scott Architects
The partners of new Vancouver studio Scott & Scott Architects created this remote snowboarding cabin for their own use at the northern end of Vancouver Island. The Alpine Cabin by Susan and David...
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Mountain Cabin by Marte.Marte Architects
Roughly hewn concrete gives a rocky texture to the walls of this Alpine holiday home by Austrian studio Marte.Marte Architects (+ slideshow). The four-storey Mountain Cabin was constructed by...
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Bernardo Bader's Haus Fontanella is a chalet built from pine and spruce
Austrian studio Bernardo Bader Architects sourced pine and spruce from the surrounding slopes to build this picturesque chalet in a village of western Austria (+ slideshow). Named Haus Fontanella, the...
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House in the Alps by Mostlikely based on an agricultural barn
Vienna design collective Mostlikely modelled this Alpine lodge on the wooden agricultural barns of surrounding mountain villages. Mostlikely wanted to design a building that would be suited to a modern...
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Hungarian forest cabin built in two days by T2.a Architects
This boxy wooden cabin with an assortment of circular and rectangular windows was built by Hungarian studio T2.a Architects in just two days in a forest outside Budapest (+ slideshow). Bence Turanyi of...
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Alpine holiday cabin by Peter Jungmann has metal feet and a beak
This asymmetric Alpine cabin by Austrian architect Peter Jungmann has been named Ufogel because its owners think it looks like a cross between a UFO and a "vogel" - the German word for bird (+...
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Villa Kettukallio by Playa Architects provides a woodland holiday home
A clay-based black paint forms a protective layer across the facade of this woodland cabin in Finland, designed by Playa Architects as the second home for a Finnish family living abroad (+ slideshow)....
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R-architecture adds mirror-clad visitor centre to Marcel Breuer's Flaine ski...
Paris studio R-architecture has added a visitors' centre with mirrored walls to Flaine – the French ski resort completed by Modernist architect Marcel Breuer in 1969 (+ slideshow). The Pavillon...
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Naturehumaine's steel-clad Sorel House designed to stand out from its neighbours
Skylights puncture the gabled roof of this suburban house in Montreal by Canadian studio Naturehumaine, while a sheltered terrace overlooks a wooded garden (+ slideshow). Naturehumaine designed the...
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Faceted zinc roof connects uneven wooden gables of Casa FM guest house
Italian studios ES-arch and Consalez Rossi Architetti Associati have added a timber guest house with an angular zinc roof to a villa in the Madesimo ski resort (+ slideshow). ES-arch and Consalez Rossi...
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Canadian lodge by Chevalier Morales references Alpine chalets
Canadian studio Chevalier Morales Architectes has reinterpreted the traditional Swiss chalet to create a top-heavy timber house in the mountain landscape of eastern Quebec (+ slideshow). Named...
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Concrete house by Nickisch Sano Walder Architects built from remnants of a...
Nickisch Sano Walder Architects has deconstructed an Alpine log cabin to create the framework for a stark concrete hideaway with the same footprint and form as its predecessor (+ slideshow). Photograph...
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Sweco Architects modernises Swedish ski jumps ahead of 2015 world championships
Lights illuminate the plunging outlines of the two Lugnet Ski Jumps, newly restored by Swedish studio Sweco Architects with glass and steel edging (+ slideshow). Sweco Architects was commissioned to...
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Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies create a folding sled
Designers Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies have introduced modern plastic hinging to a traditional sled construction, forming a snow-skimming vehicle that can be folded flat (+ slideshow). Folding Sled...
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Mountain lodge by Reiulf Ramstad Architects has a V-shaped footprint that...
This pine-clad cabin by Reiulf Ramstad Architects has two glazed gables that frame views of the Norwegian landscape and a V-shaped plan that follows the slope of the mountainous terrain (+ slideshow)....
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Designers convert lifeguard towers into winter pavilions for Toronto's frozen...
Lifeguard outposts along Toronto's frozen waterfront have been converted into a series of installations and pavilions, including a set of bright red swings and a spiky timber folly (+ slideshow). Sling...
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Patkau Architects designs chalet with steep angled roof beside a Whistler ski...
This timber-clad ski chalet has a crystalline form designed to "shed snow" from the roof and an elevated living room that optimises views across Canada's Whistler Valley (+ slideshow). Vancouver studio...
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Pulkabacken house has a sloping roof that doubles as a sledding hill
The roof of this Stockholm house by Streetmonkey Architects turns into a ramp for children to sled on when it snows (+ slideshow). The two-storey residence is located on a rural site in Värmdö, an...
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Small Foot launches Pocket inflatable shoes for walking on snow
Bulgarian designer Petar Dimitrov has created a pair of lightweight inflatable snowshoes that can be packed into two bags (+ slideshow). The Pocket shoes surround the wearers' feet in an inflated...
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Angular roof helps Mount Fuji house by Hiroki Tominaga Atelier shed snow
The zigzagging roof of this house near Mount Fuji was designed by architect Hiroki Tominaga to help snow slide off, and its profile is highlighted after dark by a glowing facade (+ slideshow). Situated...
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Top-heavy house by Archi LAB designed to minimise snow buildup
A large white box is raised on stilts to create the upper floor of this house in Japan, sheltering a smaller ground floor and entrance from the heavy snowfalls that Hokkaido Prefecture experiences in...
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Scott and Scott completes mountainside cabin in Whistler for family of...
The A-frame exterior of this mountainside cabin in Whistler was designed by Canadian studio Scott and Scott to mimic neighbouring 1970s chalets. Based in nearby Vancouver, Scott & Scott designed...
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Robitaille Curtis perches a ski chalet on a steep slope in Quebec
Canadian firm Robitaille Curtis has completed a cabin in the Laurentian Mountains that sits atop wooden pilotis, enabling snowmelt to pass under the home (+ slideshow). Called the Laurentian Ski...
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Bright white home by MU Architecture blends with Quebec's snowy landscape
Canadian studio MU Architecture has completed a white-painted holiday home in rural Quebec that is composed of two stacked volumes that cling to the steep terrain (+ slideshow). Called the Nook...
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Rabbit Snare Gorge cabin sits on a bluff in remote Nova Scotia
Plates of weathering steel frame the tall doorway to this timber-clad home, designed by architects Design Base 8 and Omar Gandhi for a remote site on Canada's Cape Breton (+ slideshow). The cabin was...
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Pierre Thibault creates compact and light-filled house in a Quebec forest
Atelier Pierre Thibault has completed a holiday home in rural Quebec with a giant window wall that provides expansive views of the scenic terrain (+ slideshow). Called La Maison Haute, the dwelling is...
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Oppenheim Architecture celebrates imperfections of La Muna chalet in Aspen...
This rustic residence in Aspen has been renovated by Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture in line with the Japanese principle of wabi-sabi, which acknowledges imperfection as beauty (+ slideshow). The...
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Arch 11 completes Rocky Mountain home atop a concrete plinth
Colorado architecture firm Arch11 has raised a single-family residence on a concrete plinth to provide unobstructed views of the Rocky Mountains (+ slideshow). Named Lodgepole Retreat, the chalet sits...
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Studio B adds two separate volumes to Riverside House in Colorado
Colorado architects Studio B have extended a local waterfront home by adding a pair of buildings with different levels of privacy (+ slideshow). Riverside House is located in the remote town of Woody...
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Studio Padron creates secluded library in the woods of New York state
This tiny black cabin by US firm Studio Padron serves as a cosy library and guest house for a vacation home in upstate New York (+ slideshow). Studio Padron completed the cabin to serve as a...
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Atelier l'Abri designs Canadian cabin for carpenter to build himself
A young carpenter who wished to build his own residence was the client for this modest project by Atelier l'Abri, located in Quebec's Eastern Townships. The owner dubbed the cabin Wood Duck for its...
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Dezeen's new Pinterest board features wintery landscapes and snow-capped houses
Still in the festive mood? Our latest Pinterest board features architecture from snowy regions around the world, including a mirror-clad shelter for Canadian ice skaters and a glass holiday home in...
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Jun Igarashi Architects uses loophole in Japanese planning to equip Hokkaido...
Jun Igarashi Architects found a work-around in Japanese building code to create this house on Hokkaido's southwest coast, which features a larger than average roof to protect a pair of patios from...
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World's tallest ice tower built with the shape of a flamenco dress
A record-breaking 31-metre-high ice tower has been installed at the annual winter festival in Harbin, China, featuring a shape inspired by the flounces of a flamenco dancer's dress. Students from...
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Two brothers share La Fraternelle retreat by Atelier Pierre Thibault
The brothers that commissioned Quebec City-based Atelier Pierre Thibault to create them a shared weekend house each have a separate black block to accommodate their family. Completed last year, La...
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"Breathtaking" off-grid Lochside House wins RIBA House of the Year 2018
A humble cottage on the edge of a lake in the Scottish Highlands has been named as the UK's best house of 2018. Lochside House, a cottage designed by Haysom Ward Millar Architects, was chosen from a...
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NOA extends historic Alpine retreat with cluster of cosy wooden chalets
Network of Architecture has added seven new Alpine chalets in an expansion of the Zallinger resort in northern Italy. The studio, also known as NOA built the chalets in a dramatic alpine meadow in...
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YH2 nestles cedar-clad Triptych ski retreat into snowy Quebec woods
Three volumes clad in pale cedar form this holiday home for skiing in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains, which Montreal-based studio YH2 has arranged to make the most of views to its forested surrounds....
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Note Design Studio creates artificial snow dunes on rooftop in Stockholm
Visitors to Stockholm Design Week can clamber over a snowy landscape without getting wet, in an installation created for Tarkett by Note Design Studio. With the rest of the city is blanketed by real...
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Snow nanogenerator would allow solar panels to generate energy on wintry days
US researchers have invented a nanogenerator that could one day be added to solar panels to keep them producing energy when covered in snow. The team, based at the University of California, Los Angeles...
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View snowy architecture scenes on our Pinterest board
Winter is here in the northern hemisphere, so we've updated our Pinterest board depicting snowy architecture scenes. The board features dozens of projects including mountain cabins, ski lodges and cosy...
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Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos completes Chilean ski cabin atop reused foundations
Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos has reused the foundations of a previous building project for this holiday home in Chile, which can accommodate up to 12 guests. The two-storey cabin is located by the...
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Elizabeth Roberts combines two buildings into one for a Catskills ski house
Brooklyn studio Elizabeth Roberts Architects has completed a cedar alpine house in the Catskills Mountains that connects two gabled forms underground. Located on a mountainside in Windham, New York,...
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Three connected cabins form multi-generational home in Vermont mountains
Montreal architecture studio Nós has completed a multi-generational home in Vermont's Green Mountains named Three Summits, which is made up of three pitched-roof structures connected by one-storey...
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Local cedar forms snow-cooled rice warehouse in Niigata Prefecture
Japanese studio Kei Kaihoh Architects has completed a timber-framed storage facility in Joetsu City that offers rice farmers a way to refrigerate their harvest without relying on gas or electricity....
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Pininfarina designs "world's cleanest snowmobile" for Vidde
Swedish mobility company Vidde has developed an electric snowmobile in partnership with Italian design studio Pininfarina that aims to minimise carbon emissions while being fun to drive. Vidde set out...
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