The Wolf ski hut is a hut straight out of a picture book: 22 metres long, 16 metres wide and 7 metres high, it stands on a concrete cellar base in a breathtaking mountain setting. A lot of care has gone into the planning: for example, the rough-sawn spruce slats on the outer walls and sliding doors are vertical so that the water runs off better. In the areas protected by the veranda and also inside, they run horizontally. On the outside, the vertical structure of the wall merges directly into that of the roof: it is covered with double-battened spruce boards. The roof and wall are made of the same wood, with a box gutter made of copper sheet running between them as a functional caesura. Much of this ski hut is typical of building in the Alps. For centuries, houses in the mountains have been placed on brick pedestals. The masonry of the present is concrete, the purpose is still the same: to protect the wood, which easily defies the extreme alpine weather with careful construction, from the destructive wetness of the soil.
The hut is clad from head to toe with untreated local spruce - effortlessly managing the balancing act between tradition and modernity. Under the gable roof of 25° inclination, a translucent tent stretches out. From the lift from Oberlech you slide directly to the hut. Protected from the wind, you can enjoy the mountain panorama here. Under the advanced gable roof, a wide covered terrace and a drawing room move around the corner. The floor of the hut merges without thresholds onto the covered terrace in the southwest: it is 2.20 metres deep. At the "Schopf" in the southeast, it is even three meters. There is also a wooden balustrade between the supports: this is how the alpine space reacts to the wind from the mountain. If it is very cold, the tables are parallel to the wall, close to the hut in a protected position. When the sun is shining, they are placed at right angles to the front of the parapet. So 48 guests can enjoy the view of the Kriegerhorn, Trittkopf and Rüfikopf at six tables.
[Text: Isabella Marboe for Bernardo Bader Architects] (https://www.bernardobader.com/projekt/skihuette-wolf-2)
Photos: Adolf Bereuter for Bernardo Bader Architekten
Isometrics: Kim Zimmermann in the seminar FACADE 4.0 at TUK
The preparatory work for this project publication was done as part of the building construction theory in the seminar FACADE 4.0 at the TUK through a student thesis by Kim Zimmermann.
