Refugi Lieptgas, Switzerland | Nickisch Sano Walder Architekten

Photo © Gaudenz Danuser

Located in Flims, between the village and the woods in the Swiss Alps, Refugi Lieptgas is a concrete cabin, designed by architects Selina Walder & Georg Nikisch of Nickisch Sano Walder Architekten.

The house takes the form of a traditional wooden hut, interpreted into a contemporary minimalist concrete structure.

Photography © Gaudenz Danuser | Ralph Feiner

Photo © Gaudenz Danuser

Photo © Gaudenz Danuser

Description from Urlaubsarchitektur:

From a distance Refugi Lieptgas looks like a traditional wooden hut. Taking a closer look you will actually find that this cabin is made of concrete. The old barn that stood here previously characterises the appearance of the new building. By using the logs of the block construction as a formwork for the concrete a fossilized version of the old barn has been created. An unusual holiday home for two people – both romantic and modern.

Photo © Gaudenz Danuser

Photo © Gaudenz Danuser

Photo © Gaudenz Danuser

Photo © Gaudenz Danuser

Photo © Gaudenz Danuser

Photo © Ralph Feiner

Photo © Ralph Feiner

Photo © Ralph Feiner

Photo © Ralph Feiner

Photo © Ralph Feiner

Photo © Ralph Feiner

Photo © Ralph Feiner

Photo © Ralph Feiner

Source: Architizer | Dezeen