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Kanin Winter Cabin

Designed by OFIS, Kanin Winter Cabin forms a compact wooden volume hanging towards the valley and with a large glazed panoramic window offering astonishing views

OFIS Arhitekti, Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin, Slovenia, 2016

The challenge is to install real objects, shelters in 1:1 on remote sites and study their response to extreme weather, radical temperature shifts, snow and rugged terrain. The site is accessible only by climbing or helicopter – the modules and loads are prepared according to the maximum weight and equilibrium limits.

Kanin Winter Cabin forms a compact wooden volume organized with three floor resting platforms. These platforms are hanging towards the valley and a large glazed panoramic window offers astonishing views.

A cantilevered overhang, resting part of the cabin, reaches the smallest footprint on the rock. The interior design dictates modesty, subordinate to the function, providing accommodation for up to nine mountaineers.

OFIS Arhitekti, Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin, Slovenia, 2016. Photo Ales Gragoric

OFIS Arhitekti, Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin, Slovenia, 2016. Photo Ales Gragoric

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OFIS Arhitekti, Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin, site plan

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OFIS Arhitekti, Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin, plan

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OFIS Arhitekti, Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin, section

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OFIS Arhitekti, Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin, details

Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin, Slovenia
Program: cabin
Architects: OFIS Arhitekti
Design team: Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik, Janez Martincic, Andrej Gregoric, Sara Carciotti, Jamie Lee, Maria Della Mea, Vincenzo Roma, Andrea Capretti, Jade Manbodh, Sam Eadington, Roberta Costa, Soo Woo
Structural engineering and contractor: CBD Contemporary Building Design
Completion: 2016

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Kanin Winter Cabin

Designed by OFIS, Kanin Winter Cabin forms a compact wooden volume hanging towards the valley and with a large glazed panoramic window offering astonishing views

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