Black Body Mountain Shelter / Andrea Cassi + Michele Versaci

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Cesana Torinese, Italy
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  20
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
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  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Abitare, Adobe Systems Incorporated, PREFA, Robert McNeel & Associates
  • Category: Tourism
  • Design Team: Andrea Cassi, Michele Versaci
  • Clients: Paolo Corradini
  • Engineering: Fabrizio Carosso, Luca Borello
  • Cladding: Lorenza Bianco
  • Structures: Luca Giacosa
  • Geological Report: Secondo Antonio Accotto
  • City: Cesana Torinese
  • Country: Italy
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© Andrea Cassi + Michele Versaci

A Black Opaque Body at High Altitude
In physics a black body is an ideal object that totally absorbs the energy, re-irradiating it in the surrounding environment. Leaning on a small pass beneath the last slopes near the summit,  Bivacco Matteo Corradini is a dark prism with an hexagonal profile, nestled in the alpine landscape. A metal shell capable of protecting it from high altitude extreme weather conditions and absorbing the maximum solar radiation.

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Cite: "Black Body Mountain Shelter / Andrea Cassi + Michele Versaci" 01 Oct 2019. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/925733/black-body-mountain-shelter-andrea-cassi-plus-michele-versaci> ISSN 0719-8884

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