Article source: penda

The Snow Apartement by penda is located in Zhangjiakou, which is a famous skiing region 160km North of Beijing and offers a weekend-getaway for the client and his friends.

The design of the apartment is inspired by a melting snowfield in spring, when nature slowly revives from  winter and offers a contrast of cold and warm, white and colored. This atmosphere was translated into architecture by hand-plastered, white shells, which cover walls and the ceiling and creat a seamless space, which guides visitors naturally through the apartement. The curves of the interior responds in a very direct way to the outside landscape of mountains and valleys.

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• Architects: penda
• Project: The Snow Apartement

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