Inspirations
Explore the elevated life in the mountains. This content debuted in 2015 with Alpine Modern’s printed quarterly magazine project.
Hillside Holidays
Near the Austrian border in Germany’s Allgäu, Haus P by Yonder boldly reinterprets the region’s traditional mountain architecture
Slow Architecture
Spawned by the slow food movement, slow architecture reflects a return to the roots of the master architect tradition
Geometric Cabins on the Steep
Reiulf Ramstad Architects' Røldal Cabin design preserves as much of the surrounding Norwegian landscape as possible
Monolith on the Mountain
In the Slovenian Alps, Bivak Pavla Kemperla sticks up for alpinists
Snow-Proofed Hillside Family Home in Austria
This house can weather even the fiercest winter storm and an avalanche
Backcountry Haven
Professional snowboarders modernize a run-down cabin in Utah to access untracked powder out the front door
Stable in the Landscape
An award-winning Austrian architect ennobles vernacular alpine building tradition to sophisticated minimalism
An Aspen House Lives Up to LEED
Smart technology helps a house in Aspen, Colorado, stay on its sustainable course
Minimal Design, Maximum Protection
Bivak Pod Skuto—an alpine shelter high up on Skuta Mountain in Slovenia
How American Modernism Came to the Mountains
A daughter of America's midcentury-modern movement remembers how Chicago’s design elite settled in Aspen, giving rise to modernism in the mountains of the West.
A Dream in Detail
Sharing a deep admiration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work and a devotion to detail, a retired couple builds the mountain home each envisioned before they even married. An intimate look at a dream come true.
Naked Naust
A dramatic cabin by Swedish architect Erik Kolman Janouch on Norway's wild Vega Island
Peaceful Panopticon
Hikers throughout the American Northwest find solace in restored historical observation towers like the Park Butte fire lookout on Mount Baker
A Platform for Living
A weekend refuge in Japan's Chichibu mountain range consists of a simple larch wood structure and two North Face tents for bedrooms
Window to South Tyrol
An artist and sculptor returns home to South Tyrol to converts an old farmhouse
Nature Is Architecture without Enclosure
Why Alpine Modern has a brief cameo in ml Robles' upcoming book "Under the Influence of Architecture"
The Adventure House
Seattle’s Olson Kundig creates an extraordinary family outpost with views of the North Cascades
Concrete Perspectives
Australian photographer Jake Weisz discovers the minimalist Amangiri Resort in Southern Utah