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THIS NINE-BED cabin may be only accessible by mountain climbing or helicopter, but it has great views.
It also hangs off a cliff, overlooking a valley in the Julian Alps on the Slovenian/Italian border. It is above Bovec, a resort town and home to World War I battles.
Designed by Ofis Architects, the mountain cabin is on Mount Kanin and can sleep nine people.
According to the architects, the challenge was to “install real objects, shelters in 1:1 on remote sites and study their response to extreme weather, radical temperature shifts, snow and rugged terrain”.
They say that the volunteer-built, donation-stocked cabin is a “compact wooden volume organised with three floor resting platforms”.
“These platforms are hanging towards the valley and a large glazed panoramic window offers astonishing views. A cantilevered overhang, resting part of the cabin, reaches the smallest footprint on the rock. The interior design dictates modesty, subordinate to the function, providing accommodation for up to nine mountaineers.
“The cabin settlement and transportation was an extremely difficult task, (which) was realised by a Slovene Armed Forces helicopter crew. Bad weather and unexpected events lead to the cabin being placed and fixed on site at the third attempt.”
While the inside is modest, the cabin can hold nine mountaineers and doesn’t seem like a bad place to spend a night – if you have the stomach.
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I love *France too much
*power
The guy who wouldn’t shut the **** up about Ireland’s Corporate Tax rates.
This man is no friend of Ireland, and had no friends in Ireland.
He has one friend. Didn’t he give our great leader a fu(k1n head rub! Hahahahha somebody please post the pic URL my phone is actin up. What a buffoon.
Here you go Capitaine!
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Thats the one! Cheers Lib!
Every time I see this guy I am reminded of the wit and wisdom of the great Sir Terry Wogan. He used to describe the unfortunate Charlene Tilton of “Dallas” fame, as “a poisoned dwarf”. In this respect he was wrong – Sarkozy is the orginal, and only, poisoned dwarf. It will be a long time before I forgive this arrogant little bubble on a pisspot his attitude to my country, nor his ruffling of the hair of our favour golden retriever, Enda. God rot him.
I thought he was going to prison.. um must be a different pompous self rigorous little gob site
That was his Italian counterpart.
The little French shyster!
the wife must be getting on his nerves being at home with no job!!!
Nah she Will start singing again if not already
He should be ok on the Ghadaffi front. Dead men tell no tales.
Le malheureux Français, ayant à choisir entre François Hollande et Nicolas Sarkozy !!
Plus ça change…
Politicians are like nappies,they need to be disposed of for the same reason!!!
Politicians are the same the world over… I hope the French don’t re-elect this pompous little man.
He should join the Labour Party.
yet another demonstration of how obnoxious abnormally short people tend to be.
What’s the French for Bertie?
The little Shnat
Ah stop
“long-awaited political comeback”
By who?
Him, David, only him – the rancid little runt.
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