On Mountain Hut Cabin

On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli

ON MOUNTAIN HUT CABIN

Thilo Alex Brunner

ARCHITECTS
Thilo Alex Brunner

PHOTOGRAPHER
Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli

AREA
204.0 ft2

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Switzerland

CATEGORY
Cabins & Lodges

Text description provided by architect.

Situated in the Piz Lunghin, also known as “The Roof of Europe”, the On Mountain Hut sits in an idyllically remote location beside an alpine lake.

On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli
On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli
On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli

The site is only reachable on foot, hovering at nearly 8,200 feet of elevation.

Inside, the simple hut is finished almost entirely with plywood, with the material used to create the walls, floors, and ceiling, along with a selection of simple tables.

The hut is also powered by energy from solar panels and uses natural rainwater. This was achieved by installing a unique roof fixture that could collect and filter rainwater for use, along with water collected and filtered from mountain streams.

On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli

On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli
On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli

The zero-waste hut is clean and modern and designed to leave no trace behind after it is deconstructed in September.

Anyone is welcome to hike up the mountain to visit the hut, but only the winners of competitions hosted by On’s retail partners as well as its employees are allowed to stay overnight.

The On Mountain Hut was built as a tribute to the remarkable landscape and to share the source of their inspiration with the world. It also marks the launch of the Cloudrock Waterproof, On’s first-ever hiking shoe.

On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli
On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli


On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli
On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli
On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli
On Mountain Hut Cabin
© Anne Lutz & Thomas Stöckli


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