Firm： LEAPfactory

Type： Commercial › Office

STATUS： Built

YEAR： 2014

SIZE： 0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET： $50K - 100K

Photos： Francesco Mattuzzi (1)

LEAPfactory presents the new home of the Courmayeur Ski and Snowboard School.

On the slopes of the ski area of Plan Checrouit, immediately in front of Mont Blanc, LEAPfactory has recently completed the new home of the Courmayeur Ski and Snowboard School. Thanks to the new LEAPs3 construction system, the building was assembled in only one week in the middle of the winter season. It offers high-performance construction technology, sophisticated design, and customized interior finishes. Following the LEAP philosophy, the building rests on light foundations, is completely reversible, and can be dismantled and transferred according to future needs.

All materials are environment friendly, recyclable, and assembled entirely dry.

Alpine skiing has always been an important factor for the touristic development of mountain areas, useful for the work and the leisure of many people. However, this factor has often led to a high environmental impact. With the new home of the Courmayeur Ski and Snowboard School, LEAPfactory has a new approach to rethink this relationship. The new structure is made with innovative, high-performance, and durable materials, does not contain concrete nor permanent parts, and is completely reversible, replaceable, and recyclable. LEAPfactory's high-altitude experience realizes an innovative construction system: LEAPs3. It is suitable for the creation of both residential and commercial green buildings with high technical and aesthetic value, best known for LEAPs1 Gervasutti bivouac and LEAPrus 3912 eco-hotel.