Best in Snow
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The house, which is gently pushed into the hillside, has a large basement holding a garage, ski room, storage areas, and utility spaces as well as the entrance hall.Photo by: Richard Powers -
Many of the city’s best young architects meet and teach at Woodbury University’s School of Architecture.Photo by: Richard Powers -
The red sofa in the living room is a 1960s piece originally owned by Strolz’s parents.Photo by: Richard Powers -
The kitchen is the only zone of the house without protective shutters, so the glazing was toughened to the highest standard.Photo by: Richard Powers -
The Strolz House nestles in the winter snow at the edge of the Austrian village of Lech. Large wooden shutters help protect the windows against avalanche damage.Photo by: Richard Powers -
A sun porch off the main living room is one of the family’s favorite parts of the house.Photo by: Richard Powers -
The solar panels on the roof often get covered in a heavy layer of snow, but with periodic clearing, they are as effective during the sunny days of winter as they are during fairer weather.Photo by: Richard Powers -
The porch also has its own protective wooden shutter, which rises upwards from a recessed pocket in the floor.Photo by: Richard Powers
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