Nestled in an old cypress forest, Alpina#1 by Estudio Forma is a 32-square-meter cabin found in the outskirts of Bariloche, a small city in Patagonia, Argentina. The project draws inspiration from the traditional alpine style, in which the ceilings and walls are a single element. The cabin is designed combining local techniques and balloon frame construction methods. It was partially prefabricated in a workshop in Buenos Aires and transported to the Bariloche site.
Alpina#1
Featuring a single space with great height, the cabin by Estudio Forma in Bariloche is modulated on the 1,22 x 2,44m dimensions of the OSB board.
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- 01 September 2017
- San Carlos de Bariloche
The cabin features a single space with great height, allowing for a lofted room and large windows looking out at the Cerro Catedral ski resort. The house is modulated based on the 1,22 x 2,44m dimensions of the OSB board. This way the construction was considerably quicker and resources could be used optimally with almost no discard. In order to display this modularity, these same OSB were used for the interior of the inclined surfaces, in contrast with the two plaster side walls. Opposite windows create cross-ventilations as a passive cooling method, while the large Northwest-facing window is the result of a dematerialization of the wall, a window into the structure’s skeleton revealing the its modularity.
Alpina#1, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Program: cabin
Architect: Estudio Forma
Area: 32 sqm
Completion: 2017