Monte Rosa Hut: sustainable lodging in the ALPS
公司规模
Large Corporate
地区
- Europe
国家
- Switzerland
产品
- Vectorworks Architect
- Vectorworks
技术栈
- Photovoltaic Technology
- Energy Management System
- Digital Chain Methodology
实施规模
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
影响指标
- Environmental Impact Reduction
- Energy Saving
- Innovation Output
技术
- 功能应用 - 远程监控系统
适用行业
- 建筑与基础设施
- 可再生能源
适用功能
- 设施管理
- 质量保证
用例
- 建筑能源管理
- 远程资产管理
- 预测性维护
服务
- 软件设计与工程服务
- 系统集成
关于客户
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich) is a renowned university known for its cutting-edge research and innovation. It teamed up with Bearth & Deplazes Architekten, an award-winning architecture firm, and the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) to design and build the new Monte Rosa Hut. The SAC is a legendary organization dedicated to promoting mountaineering and protecting the Swiss Alps. The collaboration also involved the use of Vectorworks software, which played a crucial role in the design and construction process. The project aimed to create a sustainable, high-altitude mountain shelter that would serve both as a refuge for alpinists and hikers and as a research facility for sustainable practices.
挑战
The Monte Rosa Hut was conceived as one of fifty projects undertaken to commemorate ETH Zürich’s 150th anniversary. The original lower elevation Monte Rosa Hut was in great need of repair, and the new structure was intended to provide alpinists and hikers with protection from the elements, as well as a comfortable, clean space to eat, rest, and commune with fellow travelers. Additionally, it aimed to provide ETH Zürich with valuable research on effective sustainable practices. The students were challenged to create a building that could be constructed far from public power and water supply grids, yet provide enough energy and water to serve almost all of its lodgers’ needs, while weathering the extreme wind, snow, and earthquakes that plague the area.
解决方案
The design and construction of the Monte Rosa Hut were realized through constant collaboration among ETH students, Bearth & Deplazes Architekten, and the Studio Monte Rosa. The students handled the concept, design, and research phases, while the architecture firm implemented the project. The design team used Vectorworks Architect software to create the complex geometry of the hut, designing 420 different wall and ceiling elements. The software provided the basis for calculating project costs and enabled the students to employ a 'digital chain' methodology to fine-tune the hut’s components at each step of the project. The Monte Rosa Hut is constructed from sections of no more than 400kg in weight, transported to the site by a small helicopter. The facility is 90 percent self-sufficient, with its own water supply, state-of-the-art photovoltaic technology, and an energy management system controlled remotely from Zürich.
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