PRO/con: Mountain Hut

Client—University of California at Berkeley

Site—Palisade Glacier in the High Sierras

Program—Wilderness base camp/hostel/warming hut

Completion—Dec 2003

This building was inspired by the elemental nature of the site. The structure was intended to stand out on the site with a utilitarian directness. The containers provide housing for campers, a shelter for travelers, and a community space for gathering around central fireplaces in the units. 

Tennent, Scott, ed. Jones, Partners Architecture: El Segundo : Designs for Words, Buildings, Machines. New York: Princeton Architectural, 2007. Print. p. 45

"PRO/con MOUNTAIN HUT." JONES,PARTNERS;ARCHITECTURE. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. <http://www.programcontainer.net/mountain.html>.

Water colour done by Marisa Musing