Comments on: Solar-Powered Monte Rosa Alpine Hut http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/09/studio-monte-rosa-alpine-hut/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:29:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kramerhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/09/studio-monte-rosa-alpine-hut/comment-page-1/#comment-109349 Kramer Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:38:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/09/studio-monte-rosa-alpine-hut/#comment-109349 The hut is not complete, as stated in the story, above. Those are computer generated images. This Monte-Rosa-Hut project just broke ground and has a target completion date somewhere near the end of 2009. See: http://greenmuze.com/build/design/490-swiss-eco-mountain-hut.html The hut is not complete, as stated in the story, above. Those are computer generated images. This Monte-Rosa-Hut project just broke ground and has a target completion date somewhere near the end of 2009.
See: http://greenmuze.com/build/design/490-swiss-eco-mountain-hut.html

]]> By: Steve N. Leehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/09/studio-monte-rosa-alpine-hut/comment-page-1/#comment-106328 Steve N. Lee Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:58:16 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/09/studio-monte-rosa-alpine-hut/#comment-106328 This looks wonderful. Particularly the nighttime shot where it's all lit up. And the daytime shot where it's surrounded by snowcapped mountains. And... well, I can't imagine when it doesn't look cool, really.As for sitting in the restaurant or waking up in the morning and gazing out of your window at these views... Wow!And it's green. Excellent. Could it get any better.But, is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that it seems to have a twin brother in Ningbo, China?That's a green, shiney, sparkly building with excellent green credentials. But more than that, they really are so similar they could have been separated at birth on the architect's desk.Don't worry, you don't have to go far to check out this little family group - it's here on Inhabitat and was posted about just days ago:http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/08/chinas-first-zero-emission-building/I have to admit, though, I do have a favourite. No guesses for which one.Steve N. Lee author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com and suspense thriller 'What if...?' This looks wonderful. Particularly the nighttime shot where it’s all lit up. And the daytime shot where it’s surrounded by snowcapped mountains. And… well, I can’t imagine when it doesn’t look cool, really.

As for sitting in the restaurant or waking up in the morning and gazing out of your window at these views… Wow!

And it’s green. Excellent. Could it get any better.

But, is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that it seems to have a twin brother in Ningbo, China?

That’s a green, shiney, sparkly building with excellent green credentials. But more than that, they really are so similar they could have been separated at birth on the architect’s desk.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to go far to check out this little family group – it’s here on Inhabitat and was posted about just days ago:

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/08/chinas-first-zero-emission-building/

I have to admit, though, I do have a favourite. No guesses for which one.

Steve N. Lee
author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com
and suspense thriller ‘What if…?’

]]> By: Fair Tradehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/09/studio-monte-rosa-alpine-hut/comment-page-1/#comment-106185 Fair Trade Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:03:22 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/09/studio-monte-rosa-alpine-hut/#comment-106185 What an incredible piece of architecture - beautiful; and green! What an incredible piece of architecture – beautiful; and green!

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