Here, the unique views of the Alps form the point of departure for all considerations in regard to the choice of our architecture and design vocabulary. The design we have chosen emerged from the given natural conditions and issues of technical feasibility.Minimal contact areas with the ground, a glacier tongue, precipitous mountainsides, the extreme altitude as well as the corresponding exposure to sunlight, wind and rarefied air severely restricted the design options available. A steel and aluminium structure placed upon the existing foundations forms the basis for a design which meets visual require-ments on the one hand and withstands prevailing weather conditions on the other.