kevin hirth’s floating campground concept slated for 2016

kevin hirth’s floating campground concept slated for 2016
all visuals courtesy of kevin hirth

overnight guests to a private residence in gunnison, colorado will be given a outdoors surprise on future visits. designed by kevin hirth, the ‘camping platform’ offers a unique vantage to the client’s expansive property. suspended above the sloped side of a mountain valley, the levitating campground floats around the site’s trees, using them for structural support. a central stack of four precast concrete pillars frame a ladder and simultaneously provide wind-shelter for two open air hearths. the scalloped articulation of the underside conceals structure, reinforcing the sense of weightlessness and tension. 

concrete column at ground level 

section 

on the platform 

isometric

construction diagram

site plan

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