MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY

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winners

International Ideas Competition to encourage the preservation of natural resources.

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Concursos AG360

1st Place

Basel, Switzerland

  • Beat Zoller
  • Hans Murisier
  • Selina Kohler

THE LAST PAUSE

The Fitz Roy Mountain Sanctuary is conceived as a sensitive architectural intervention along the route to Laguna de los Tres, in the vicinity of Mount Fitz Roy.


The main structure features an organic, cylindrical form inspired by terrain erosion and the soft geometries naturally found in the Patagonian landscape. Its compact, vertical shape creates a distinct landmark, serving as both a shelter from the elements and a wayfinding point for hikers.


Complementing the main volume, the project incorporates a transitional platform that extends and reorganizes the natural flow of the trail. This element is conceived as a fissure in the ground—a longitudinal opening that mimics the way the earth fractures to give rise to a new habitable space. Its organic geometry does not merely sit upon the landscape but emerges from it.


Concursos AG360
Concursos AG360

1st Mention

Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

  • Martin Mastrantonio
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Concursos AG360

2nd Mention

Parma, ITALY

  • Alessandro Ghidini
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Concursos AG360

3rd Mention

Resistencia, ARGENTINA

  • Leandro Alfonso Kempe
  • Luana Belén Kairúz
  • Marcos David Kelm
  • Mario E. Vallejo Gencheff
  • Lucas Ramiro Vicentin
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Concursos AG360

3rd Mention

Bogotá, Colombia

  • Alejandro Otálor G.
  • Edgar Rubio

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Project conceptualized since 2009 and dedicated to the construction of a new Architectural culture from a sustainable and friendly plan with the planet.

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