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Fig. 11.1 Daniel Lane Y5, ‘The Old Bern Snow Mountain Paradise’, site plan. Draped over the rooftops of Bern, the Snow Mountain compounds the urban and alpine landscapes, redefining the ski empire of Switzerland in a warmer future where snow is scarce. Fig. 11.2 Lucas Ler Y4, ‘Projecting Light onto Cloudscapes’. The atmospheric quality created by the microclimate in the room can be further enhanced by projecting light on to the cloudscape. Inspired by Anthony McCall’s works, an ephemeral enclosure can be created by just using light and moisture in the air. Fig. 11.3 Nicholas Blomstrand Y4, ‘Syrian Refuge in Bern’. Residential courtyards borrow heavily from the traditional Syrian vernacular and are, in essence, the refugees’ front rooms – spaces for meeting and socialising. These intensely decorated spaces
maintain a connection to the heavens through large glazed areas of the roof and lead out onto balconies overlooking the centre of the Swiss capital. Fig. 11.4 – 11.5 William Armstrong Y5. Using the compositional principles of the picturesque movement the Gletscherschlucht Seasonal Hotel, Switzerland, shifts seasonally, creating a composite landscape where the instability of the alpine geology and the stability of the picturesque ideal are jointly visible, shifted and celebrated. Fig. 11.6 Marcus Stockton Y4, ‘SÄNTIS:MET/GEOstn’. A user deployed off-grid habitation scheme designed to overcome the issues posed by inhabiting remote locations. The core building elements (sledges) are designed to enable users to transport supplies over difficult terrain and to make sure everything taken to site has a purpose.
The Bartlett School of Architecture 2014
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