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Collection by Gloria Buccino

Slovenian mountain shelters and bivouacs

New typologies of bivouacs in the Slovenian Alps.
The difference between the Italian and the Slovenian approach on the alpine construction.

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AO, Alpine Shelter “Bivak II na Jezerih”
AO, Alpine Shelter “Bivak II na Jezerih”
Premica Architects, Shelter 'Bivak na Prehodavcih'
Premica Architects, Shelter 'Bivak na Prehodavcih'
Designed by AKT II, Harvard GSD Students, and OFIS Architects in 2015, this bivouac in Slovenia's Skuta, the third-highest peak in the Kamnik Alps, was informed by traditional alpine structures and the challenge of building for extreme mountain weather conditions.
Designed by AKT II, Harvard GSD Students, and OFIS Architects in 2015, this bivouac in Slovenia's Skuta, the third-highest peak in the Kamnik Alps, was informed by traditional alpine structures and the challenge of building for extreme mountain weather conditions.
Miha Kajzelj, Bivouac at the Kobariski Stol
Miha Kajzelj, Bivouac at the Kobariski Stol
Miha Kajzelj, Bivouac under Grintovec (2080m) in Kamnik Alps
Miha Kajzelj, Bivouac under Grintovec (2080m) in Kamnik Alps
Miha Kajzelj, Bivouac for Mountaineers, Kotovo Sedlo in Tamar Valley (2134 m)
Miha Kajzelj, Bivouac for Mountaineers, Kotovo Sedlo in Tamar Valley (2134 m)