Location and Premises – Rifugio Petrarca Stettiner Hut is situated at 2875 m above sea stage. The refuge is the place to begin for excursions to a number of the highest peaks of the area. The unique hut was constructed between 1895 and 1897. The hut, which is now owned by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano in South Tyrol, was inbuilt its penultimate type in 1992 and was badly broken by an avalanche in February 2014. Following these occasions, a world planning competitors was organized to attract up a preliminary undertaking for the brand new hut. As a result of current, nonetheless useful infrastructural growth, the shelter was to be rebuilt on the location of the destroyed constructing.
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Inspirations and Key Ideas – The architectural idea is predicated on three aims: 1. the form of the constructing needs to be recognizable as an vital landmark within the panorama, clearly recognizable as a man-made presence and as a protected and protected place. 2. the assorted useful blocks should type a single compact settlement of small dimensions that blends harmoniously into the panorama and dialogues with the context by means of type, materials and colour. 3. a type ought to be outlined that may stand up to the stresses of an avalanche. The necessity to stand up to the dynamic strain of avalanches impressed the irregular and dynamic form of the buildings, which provides them a particular, expressive character and creates a dialogue with the encompassing rock buildings by means of the summary analogy. The faceted, crystal-like surfaces of the volumes, made from reddish-colored concrete, are based mostly on the encompassing iron oxide-rich rocks and are paying homage to the garnet crystals typical of the valley.
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Difficulties – The form of the constructing was designed to attenuate the strain of an avalanche on the structural parts: the acute angle within the path of the avalanche head (just like the bow of a ship minimizes the resistance to avalanches. The constructing supplies have been transported by a specifically constructed cable automotive. Some supplies have been transported by helicopter, which was additionally used to move building personnel.
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Building Methods and Principal Supplies – The foundations of your complete constructing are made from strengthened concrete. As well as, tie rods with steady threads have been inserted within the rock to stop the constructing from sliding down the valley within the occasion of an avalanche. The home windows and entrance openings are protected with exactly dimensioned COR-TEN metal shutters and heavy shutters, that are closed and locked earlier than the onset of winter chilly. The outer partitions are constructed utilizing double prefabricated tinted strengthened concrete slabs with an in-situ concrete core and an insulating layer.
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Spatial Configuration – Daytime capabilities such because the eating rooms (Stube), bar, storage rooms, workshops, and the kitchen with its service rooms situated on the bottom flooring. The higher flooring home the rooms and sanitary amenities. Warehouses and technical rooms are situated within the basement. The utmost calculated and permitted occupancy corresponds to a complete of 98 individuals current on the similar time. There are 96 beds together with these for workers.
Undertaking Information:
- Nation: Italy
- Space: 938 m²
- Yr: 2022
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Producers: Esse Solai, Gufler Metall, Holka Genossenschaft, Zumtobel
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Construction Engineers: GAP Progetti, Alessandro Gasparini, Nicola Rossini – GAP Progetti
