© Adolf Bereuter
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
© Thomas Jantscher
Felipe Camus
Chalet C7 / Nicolás del Rio + Max Núñez
© Felipe Camus
Anze Cokl
Alpine Shelter Skuta / OFIS arhitekti + AKT II + Harvard GSD Students
© Anze Cokl
inexhibit.com
Messner Mountain Museum Corones / Zaha Hadid Architects
© inexhibit.com
Cristobal Palma
Elqui Domos Astronomical Hotel / Duque Motta & AA
© Cristobal Palma
Roger Frei
Holiday Home in Vitznau / Lischer Partner Architekten Planer
© Roger Frei
Fearon Hay Architects
Mountain Retreat / Fearon Hay Architects
Cortesía de Fearon Hay Architects
Søren Harder Nielsen
Split View Mountain Lodge / Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
© Søren Harder Nielsen
Kengo Kuma & Associates
Mont-Blanc Base Camp / Kengo Kuma & Associates
Cortesía de Kengo Kuma & Associates
diephotodesigner.de
Wild Reindeer Centre / Snøhetta
© diephotodesigner.de
Marc Lins
Mountain Cabin / Marte.Marte Architekten
© Marc Lins
Liam Frederick Photography
San Cayetano Mountain Residence / Paul Weiner | DesignBuild Collaborative
© Liam Frederick Photography
Janez Martincic
Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin / OFIS arhitekti
© Janez Martincic
Albrecht Imanuel Schnabel
Haus Fontanella / Bernardo Bader Architects
© Albrecht Imanuel Schnabel
Adolf Bereuter
Ski Lodge Wolf / Bernardo Bader Architects
© Adolf Bereuter