Raising a village

Walter niedermayr

lech steinmader 2015.2016

Lech am arlberg is a town on a mountain where sky resort tourism as its main industry. eversince business has developed, 47% of building is used as hotel. this create extreme contrast between winter and summer season. To create balanced utilization for whole year, this project propose compulsory education as its new industry.

Vorarlberg

Lech am arlberg

Adult population : 1,560

Child population : 34

Elevation : 1,440 m

Seasonal living on mountain

Lech am arlberg 1:500

Winter Summer

Building utilization

Migration pattern

Habitable vs Uninhabitable

Lech am arlberg winter 1:2500

Slop condition & distribution

Building typology

Heterogeneous Settlement pattern

New callender

Landscape strategy

Classrooms

The way to school

1. Art class + Plaza : Linear house

Art classroom Artist residency

2. School : Scattered house

3. Oberlech accommodation : Tower house

Pupil Accommodation Clubhouse