When first arriving on the website of The Eagle Mountain Prime Restaurant at 2000m above primary sea stage, we had been shocked by the panoramic views over the panorama and the mountain vary within the again. The primary time arriving on the website, there was a small, somewhat short-term constructing construction with an enormous umbrella serving as an après ski bar, positioned on a picturesque plateau. Taking that stunning panorama into consideration, we determined to create a much less interfering design for the brand new construction.
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Kind discovering and façade – Approached by the consumer to create a crystalline or rock-like constructing, we selected a form the place its facades derive from the orientation and views of the positioning itself. Its primary elevations provide essentially the most spectacular views of the panorama, having a transparent peak of shut to six Meters. The remaining façade can also be constructed fully in glass. Because the venture time-frame from December 2019 to December 2020 was extraordinarily tight, it was needed to construct an correct 3D BIM mannequin for all the construction and all façade parts to take care of supply instances with out delays.
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Superstructure and Inside Design – Giant seen CLT beams outline the restaurant house and supply, along with CLT ceiling slabs, a heat and comfy environment. The CLT beams are organized in a star- form so as to add a dramatic ceiling design, altering continually as you stroll via the constructing. The triangular areas between the beams are crammed with perforated acoustic panels in timber, with air flow techniques and electrical installations hidden beneath. The entire inside house is crammed with, particularly for this constructing’s designed, bird-like pendant lamps, that are fully made from compressed felt to create a chicken swarm flying via the constructing, as a reference to its contextual wildlife. Slender CLT columns lean inwards in two instructions and are organized in a grid of two meters to outline the structural load in addition to the façade. On the bar space, massive metal frames set inside cascading timber panels outline the inside design. The 15m lengthy counter is roofed with backlit stone plates. These are additionally discovered alongside the wall of the primary guestroom, carved out exactly to reassemble the unique mountain vary. The primary guestroom seating derives from the façade columns grid of two meters with custom-made tables in oak wooden and benches coated in black leather-based.
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Outside Terrace – The primary restaurant can seat as much as 200 individuals, and one other 200 may be seated on a big out of doors terrace. The flooring contains prefabricated, heated concrete plates, to stop ice build-up as a consequence of harsh climate circumstances. The railing construction is made from stainless-steel, with its infills of virtually invisible stainless-steel metallic netting to protect panoramic views of the mountain vary. One other spotlight of the constructing is the “Eagle Fly-in” on the decrease a part of the constructing, the place skiers, who don’t need to be seated on the restaurant space, can take pleasure in fast snacks and drinks – even with out unstrapping their ski gear.
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