P-032

Public

In Design

2026

Bergün, CH

Bergün Ice Pavilion

Altitude, m

1,372

↑

1,372

m

A skating hall that opens to the valley.

Natural ice for ten weeks a year. The roof keeps the snow off without closing the ice in.

A skating hall that opens to the valley.

Sheet facts

Typology

Public

Status

In Design

year

2026

Altitude, m

1,372

Area, m²

640

Location

Bergün, CH

01 — Brief

A roof for the village rink that keeps the snow off without closing the ice in, so skaters still see the mountains.

The rink freezes naturally for ten weeks a year. Cold air drains down the valley at night, which is what the ice needs.

02 — Site

Snow, record

12 kN/m²

Snow, record

12 kN/m²

Wind, design

160 km/h

Wind, design

160 km/h

Road closed

Open all year

Nearest quarry

Timber, 30 km

03 — Build window & lift log

16 Jun → 1 Sep 2025

Each square is one glulam truss, each lifted in a single morning. Twelve in total, two a week.

04 — Drawings
Section A-A
Drawing 02 — Section A-A · 1:100

05 — Photographs

06 — credits

Client

Bergün village council

Client

Bergün village council

team

Lena Caduff, Anna Pult

team

Lena Caduff, Anna Pult

Engineer

Flurina Bass, structural engineer

Engineer

Flurina Bass, structural engineer

Timber

To be tendered

Timber

To be tendered

Photography

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Photography

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Sheet 08 — Enquiry

Reply within 2 working days

Tell us about the site.

Steep, remote, snowed in half the year? Good. Three answers are enough to start.

03 — What should stand there?

Chur 593 m — studio

Tiefencastel 851 m

Albula Pass 2,315 m — 1 h 10 by car

Contours after © swisstopo

Studio Chur

[Street address], 7000 Chur, Switzerland

Studio Milano

[Street address], 20100 Milano, Italy

Local time, both studios

22:37:43

CET · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00

SESVENNA

© 2026 Atelier Sesvenna AG

Sheet 08 — Enquiry

Reply within 2 working days

Tell us about the site.

Steep, remote, snowed in half the year? Good. Three answers are enough to start.

03 — What should stand there?

Chur 593 m — studio

Tiefencastel 851 m

Albula Pass 2,315 m — 1 h 10 by car

Contours after © swisstopo

Studio Chur

[Street address], 7000 Chur, Switzerland

Studio Milano

[Street address], 20100 Milano, Italy

Local time, both studios

22:37:43

CET · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00

SESVENNA

© 2026 Atelier Sesvenna AG

Sheet 08 — Enquiry

Reply within 2 working days

Tell us about the site.

Steep, remote, snowed in half the year? Good. Three answers are enough to start.

03 — What should stand there?

Chur 593 m — studio

Tiefencastel 851 m

Albula Pass 2,315 m — 1 h 10 by car

Contours after © swisstopo

Studio Chur

[Street address], 7000 Chur, Switzerland

Studio Milano

[Street address], 20100 Milano, Italy

Local time, both studios

22:37:43

CET · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00

SESVENNA

© 2026 Atelier Sesvenna AG

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