MOUNTAIN RESORT IN MARXIST FRAMEWORK
The commodity in terms of Karl Marx's critique of political economy as an object or good produced by human labour was the driving idea behind the design concept. The customer defined the desired outcome as keeping the mountain context, without emitting stereotypical rustic remembrances of existing mountain residential typologies. It involved a major renovation, of a common mountain house in order to provide the services and luxury of a mountain hotel resort.
The aim was to create a space where everything would be manufactured on site, using basic materials metal, pine wood, mineral aggregates, human labour and expertise. Constructions and levels of night time and basic traffic patterns were defined by black metal; mineral aggregates defined the floor plans, wet areas and main elevations while pine wood defined the storage areas. The colour palette was reduced to minimum contrast and low saturation in order to let the materials and textures define the context of the project redefining prevailing mountain houses of rustic country feeling.
The resort offers 2 en-suite master bedrooms, 3 bathrooms for the guest bedrooms, two children bedrooms accomodating 6 people at the same time, and one versatile living room in the low quarters that works as a den, living and sleeping area.
