Tag Archive for 'skiing'

Sustainable Architecture: Matthias Loebermann’s Pallet Pavillion

heather published on September 1, 2010 in art, build and zeitgeist. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Good Evening, SuperForest!

Check out this amazing piece of architecture!

Designed and constructed by German Architect Matthias Loebermann, this temporary pavillion was built in 2005 for the Nordic Alpine Skiing World Championship in Oberstdorf, Germany.

via GBlog

via GBlog

It was made entirely from 1300 shipping pallets and held together with tie rods and pull straps. The pavillion was used as a meeting place and media room for the athletes competing in the championship.  Apparently they dismantled and recycled the structure after the event, however I think this would be a pretty amazing permanent structure if it could survive in a particular climate without any major damage.

via GBlog

Upon further research into this subject, I discovered that there is a lot to read out there on “palletecture”. So search away, SuperForesters! Let’s learn more about sustainable building ideas! Incidentally, SuperForester Julius and SuperForester Jackson have also expressed their love of upcycling pallets:

A social way to upcycle pallets

Pallet sweet pallet

Have a seat

Yours in love with this gorgeous piece of art,

SuperForester Heather

Sit2Ski

julius published on February 18, 2009 in build, technology and transportation. 1 Comment Tags: , .

I myself am a fervent skier. Once in a while I travel to a mountain-like place and hit the slopes. But for some people the sport is kinda hard to learn, or learning requires time they don’t have. For those people there is the Sit2Ski.

Sit2Ski

It’s nothing more then a seat with a carve ski mounted underneath it. But unlike the usual ski this ‘ski-seat’ only requires half an hour of practicing, at least that’s what the company that designed it says. You brake by putting your legs down, you steer by leaning to either left or right. Sounds simple, not? This is what it looks like in real life:

Extreme sports for the masses. You can order a seat with everything you need (sorry for the ryhme) for €240, but if you already have your own carved ski the price is €140.