HARDY HOUSES 11 Three times the view3/14/2017Instead of enjoying the view from just one room, guests at the new ski lodge “Oberholz” in the Italian Dolomites have a choice of three, each of whose panorama windows faces a different mountain.
HARDY HOUSES 12 Finished unfinished3/14/2017Fuhrimann Hächler toyed with the temporary nature of rural architecture when converting an old farmhouse in Switzerland.
HARDY HOUSES 10 Ice fishing deluxe3/6/2017Norwegian architects Gartnerfuglen have developed a mobile mini-hut for the ardent one among you who want to go ice fishing. And the only materials needed are wood, chicken-wire and water for the walls.
HARDY HOUSES 9 The White Square2/27/2017As if they were made of snow, the new metal roofs float above the station in La-Chaux-de-Fonds. They protect passers-by and waiters from the weather and arrange the various means of transport.
ARCHITECTURE As Red As Blood2/20/2017In South Tyrol, Pedevilla Architekten have designed a Fire Dept. building made of concrete dyed red – it looks entrancing, especially when surrounded by snow. Which is often the case here.
HARDY HOUSES 7 Frosty outlook2/12/2017Greenland's first own prison is currently being built. Designed by Danish architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen, it will afford up to 400 inmates an unimpeded view of a fjord, where they can watch the seasons, ice floes and occasionally, with a bit of luck, a whale passing by.
HARDY HOUSES 6 Walking City on Ice2/6/2017Hugh Broughton Architects has designed the world‘s first walking research station. It has been standing on an ice shelf off mainland Antarctica since 2013 and has just finished its first “walk.”
HARDY HOUSES 5 Architects of the Arctic Ocean12/19/2016The three founders of Biotope architects share two great passions: architecture and birds. As a result they founded their own studio in north Norway, on an island in the Arctic Ocean that is ideal for watching rare birds.
HARDY HOUSES 4 Opera on Ice12/6/2016A new concert hall now proudly stands in China’s coldest metropolis: the Harbin Opera designed by MAD Architects, in the middle of what was once a swamp. It defies the icy cold with its rounded shapes and warm interior.
HARDY HOUSES 3 Après-ski in a theocracy11/29/2016Even in Iran a few people go skiing. A popular choice is Shemshak: the country’s second-largest skiing resort has been open since 1958, and lies north of Teheran. Ryra Studio designed a hotel there that recalls a mogul piste.
ARCHITECTURE Snuggling on the summit11/21/2016Building on peaks is a heroic act – and to date the buildings have pretty much reflected the fact. Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have tried on the Chäserrugg to opt for an unobtrusively modest design.
HARDY HOUSES 1 Pimp My Mountain11/14/2016What to do when less snow falls in winter sports resorts? In that case you need to provide other attractions. For example, a meandering viewing platform with a 100-meter-long slide.