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

• Architects: Archaeus Architecture studio
• Project: CALTUN Shelter
• Location:  2,160 m alt, Călțun Lake, Făgăraș, Romania
• Photography: Ovidiu Micsa, Dan Purice, Alexandru Buftea,  Marius Miclăuș
• Owner: Mountain Rescue  Service Sibiu  / County Council Sibiu, dir. Adrian David
• Collaborators: arch. Ovidiu Bălan , arch. Paula Ivan, students – Maria Andrecencu, Raluca Nicoleta Ciobanu and Raul Andronache
• Metal structure: Path’s Rout  / eng. Cornel Farcaș
• CLT structure: Inginerie Creativă  / eng. Marius Șoflete
• Pilot / Aviation Ministry : Cdr. Nicolae Chiriță with Crew
• Built area: 35,5 m²

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