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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. CALTUN Shelter in Fagaras Mountain, Romania by Archaeus Architecture studioFebruary 24th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Archaeus Architecture studio We had a vague idea about what it meant accepting the challenge to design a shelter at 2,100 m within a restricted budget, especially since we asked to build it ourselves, based on the 10 year experience of workshops with students at Sky Hill workshop platform.  Image Courtesy © Dan Purice
 Image Courtesy © Ovidiu Micsa A lighthouse in the Fagaras mountains… at Călțun, in Romania, this was to be the theme of study. Along with all the other sub-themes – the transport by helicopter which became defining for design (more than 4 hours of talks with the pilots mapped the execution technology and project implementation), it was also discussed the execution under extreme conditions, the careful choice of materials for a special space and the induction of an attitude … at a(l)ttitude … Everyone involved was to learn from this extreme experience. Any mistake could lead to failure … so the pressure was high.  Image Courtesy © Marius Miclăuș  Image Courtesy © Ovidiu Micsa The chosen material, CLT (Cross Laminated Timber), was suited well from different perspectives – resistant to abundant snow (the reference load was 2 to/m2), light, compared to its structural wind resistance, friendly surface and not to forget the incredible wooden scent. The dynamic shape is designed according to the strong local winds, while the aluminum cover sheet takes its colour and design from the moss covered stones on site.  Image Courtesy © Ovidiu Micsa, Dan Purice, Alexandru Buftea, Marius Miclăuș  Image Courtesy © Ovidiu Micsa, Dan Purice, Alexandru Buftea, Marius Miclăuș The simple but more than necessary function in one of the most exposed to accidents areas in Romania’s mountains is organized in first aid room for mountain rescue team (3 places) and space for tourists (19 places). The location was slightly moved from the previous 40 year old shelter, given the lake protection against pollution and functional reasons (the platform becomes helicopter landing area in case of emergency) while also avoiding the continuous wind current of Caltun valley. The photovoltaic panel gives energy independence for this tourism structure and is placed on the roof, at the base of the tower, which brings in the light spectacle throughout the day. The object itself becomes a signal, a lighthouse . . . for a new attitude.  Image Courtesy © Alexandru Buftea  Image Courtesy © Dan Purice  Image Courtesy © Marius Miclăuș  Image Courtesy © Ovidiu Micsa  Image Courtesy © Ovidiu Micsa  Image Courtesy © Ovidiu Micsa, Dan Purice, Alexandru Buftea, Marius Miclăuș  Image Courtesy © Archaeus Architecture studio  Image Courtesy © Archaeus Architecture studio  Image Courtesy © Archaeus Architecture studio  Image Courtesy © Archaeus Architecture studio  Image Courtesy © Archaeus Architecture studio  Image Courtesy © Archaeus Architecture studio  Image Courtesy © Archaeus Architecture studio  Image Courtesy © Archaeus Architecture studio  Image Courtesy © Archaeus Architecture studio
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