Out & About: Bivouac Fanton

Visit to the Bivouac Fanton project in an Alpine environment, narration of the work with the designers, client (CAI Italian Alpine Club) and the workers who built the bivouac. The visit involves reaching Forcella Marmarole by helicopter, and stopping in the bivouac for about 3 hours, the return is scheduled in relation to the weather conditions and the operation of the helicopter. Reservation and experience suited to visiting the mountains are required. In case of bad weather the event could be cancelled.

Bivouac Fanton by DEMOGO studio di architettura

The Bivouac Fanton has opened up in the architectural debate a new and unexplored imagery towards high altitudes, does not merely seek a functional resolution but seeks to trigger an relationship between man and nature, a deeper relationship that goes beyond the mere satisfaction of a practical need.
The architecture of the Bivouac Fanton is based on the act of inhabiting the oblique space, tracing the line of tension trying to create a new balance to withstand the unfavourable conformation of the mountain. Here man and architecture live in symbiosis the overhang, they inhabit it by resting on it and breathing the hypnotic power of deep space. The complexity and fragility of the Alpine environment are addressed through individual actions. The design and development process of the opera can be traced back to three key issues: anchoring, suspension and habitat. These themes intertwine and recompose in the oblique dimension of the Bivacco: here technical and theoretical aspects have fuelled an aptitude for experimentation at multiple levels. We can find the oblique dimension in the decomposition of the forces on the ground, in the refutation of artificial flat space.

Guided tour: 28 June / 09:00 CET

Meeting point:
Eliporto Elifriulia
Meeting location

◾In collaboration with CAI (Club Alpino Italiano); FOAV (Federazione Ordini Architetti del Veneto)

Language: Italian & English

Register here: http://www.architettibelluno.it/

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