DESIGN IT Shelter Competition : Esja Mountain Skýli, Iceland

The weather demands that Icelandic shelters or "skýli" must express the ideals of enclosure. This shelter focuses on the thermal envelope: a foundation of black lava stone collected on site, earth-sheltered on the uphill elevation, and black cladding to absorb the low angled Icelandic sunlight. The form relates to the Icelandic vernacular of farm buildings and mountain refuges: pitched roof, earth-sheltering, wood siding, and punched openings for operable windows.

This proposed shelter on the mountain, Esja, (near Reykjavik, Iceland) is intended for tree planting volunteers and hikers. It is located in a highland area where trees are planted each season to mitigate soil erosion on the steep slopes. It is an inhabitable link between the humane shelter of the sparse forest and the vast scale of the exposed mountain heights.

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