Special Section: 2018 Innovative Detail

摘要

Lord Norman Foster, hon. FAIA, has worked at almost every scale imaginable, from porcelain demitasses to city master plans. Projects by his London-based firm Foster + Partners populates all corners of the Earth. And yet, it was a commission in the tiny Alpine hamlet of St. Moritz, in Switzerland's Engadin valley, that held the architect's personal attention for the past few years.The project entailed the restoration and expansion of the Kulm Eispavillon (literally "ice pavilion," though it is more of a club geared toward winter sports). The building is part of the five-star Kulm Hotel, once the heart of this Swiss resort town where Foster resides part time and has built several projects, including the Chesa Futura apartments.