Striking aluminum restaurant opens atop 2650-meter Swiss Alp
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The restaurant's most distinct feature is undoubtedly its scaly anodized aluminum shell (Photo: Scherrer)
The restaurant is built 2650 meters (8700 ft) up atop the Arosa Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps (Photo: Tilla Theus)
The restaurant's most distinct feature is undoubtedly its scaly anodized aluminum shell (Photo: Scherrer)
A concept sketch of the restaurant (Photo: Tilla Theus)
The aluminum facade resembles a scaly metal skin (Photo: Scherrer)
The aluminum shell being fitted (Photo: Scherrer)
The aluminum facade resembles a scaly metal skin (Photo: Scherrer)
Design plans of the restaurant (Photo: Tilla Theus)
Design plans of the restaurant (Photo: Tilla Theus)
Design drawings of the restaurant (Photo: Tilla Theus)
Design drawings of the restaurant (Photo: Tilla Theus)
A pre-construction mock-up of the interior (Photo: Tilla Theus)
A pre-construction model of the restaurant and summit (Photo: Tilla Theus)
The summit restauarent from the air (Photo: Tilla Theus)
The summit restauarent from the air (Photo: Tilla Theus)
The summit restauarent from the air (Photo: Tilla Theus)
The summit restauarent from the air (Photo: Tilla Theus)
The aluminum facade resembles a scaly metal skin (Photo: Tilla Theus)
The aluminum facade resembles a scaly metal skin (Photo: Tilla Theus)
The aluminum shell being fitted (Photo: Scherrer)
The aluminum facade resembles a scaly metal skin (Photo: Scherrer)
The aluminum shell being fitted (Photo: Scherrer)
The aluminum shell being fitted (Photo: Scherrer)
The restaurant at night (Photo: Scherrer)
Summit restaurant interior
Article Summary
How do you build a restaurant at the top of a mountain? Quickly, and from anodized aluminum and other lightweight materials, apparently, if the newly-opened Gipfelrestaurant (summit restaurant) 2650 meters (8700 ft) up atop the Arosa Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps is anything to go by.
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