This stunning volume presents a close-up look at a remarkable building, a new alpine hut built at Monte Rosa, Switzerland, in 2009. Because the site of the building is nearly 9,500 feet above sea level, its design and building required innovative thinking, creative design, and the latest in technology—all made possible through a partnership between ETH Zürich, the Swiss Alpine Club, and outside experts and specialists from a variety of fields. The resulting building is ecologically sound and architecturally striking; this highly illustrated volume documents its planning and construction through photos, plans, essays, and interviews.
224 pages | 99 color plates, 79 halftones, 63 line drawings | 9 3/10 x 10 4/5 | © 2010
Architecture: European Architecture
Table of Contents
From anniversary project to built structure Meinrad K. Eberle
Challenges for the SAC Reto Jenatsch
The mountain hut as tourist facility Franz Steinegger
Building in the mountains Adolph Stiller
The discovery of the peaks Marie-Anne Lerjen
The hut enters the modern era Ákos Moravánszky, Andrea Deplazes, and David Guggerli
Base camp for ecological construction Paul Knüsel
Self-sufficient? Ákos Moravánszky
Architecture Andrea Deplazes and Marcel Baumgartner
ETH Studio Monte Rosa Andrea Deplazes and Marcel Baumgartner
Principal Peter Planche
SAC hut construction Peter Büchel
Structure Tivadar Puskas and Jan Stebler
Timber construction Hansbeat Reusser
Fire protection Hansbeat Reusser and Mario Fontant
Geology Charles-Louis Joris
Building physics Christoph Keller
Energy and building technology Matthias Sulzer and Urs-Peter Menti
Builidng automation Lino Guzzella and Samuel Fux
Sustainability Stefanie Hellweb and Melanie Goymann
Digital fabrication Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler, Tobias Bonwetsch, and Ralph Bärtschi
Building process Hans Zurniwen and Sacha Menz
Firms Marcel Baumgartner and Hans Zurniwen
Organisation, planners/designers, chronology, facts and figures, patrons and sponsors