珠穆朗玛峰昆布登山基地/mt everest

发布于：2023-05-11 18:56:04

the khumbu climbing school emerges from the base of mt everest

设计方：mt everest

位置：西藏

分类：体育建筑

内容：设计方案

图片：28张

这是由mt everest设计的珠穆朗玛峰昆布登山基地，这里的雪山攀岩中心成立于2003年，是由亚历克斯LOWE慈善基金会与尼泊尔登山者协会共同成立的，旨在鼓励登山爱好者们来此挑战自身极限。该基地为新建项目，位于珠穆朗玛峰半山腰，这里为登山爱好者和游客提供了一个很好的休息场所，使往来于山间的勇士们有了歇脚的地方。但是，该建筑修建起来非常困难，因为可利用的资源十分短缺。
受到建筑地点的限制，在该基地修建的同时，遇到了很大的挑战。其他地区很容易获得的建筑材料，在这里却很难找到，这里的混凝土质量大多不过关，平均超标900%左右。为了控制成本，许多设施是在各地组装好后直接托运上来的，这也成为了建筑界有史以来最危险的空中作业之一。另外的一些建筑材料和设施是由搬运工运输，一个健硕的搬运工最多可携带100公斤物品，他们把这些物品背在自己身上或者牦牛身上。同时，为了对抗喜马拉雅山地区常常发生的地震问题，该项目采用了金属石笼的构造，并从附近的河流和村庄中收集来了砂石和木材。

图片来源：dean soderberg

译者：砖头

the khumbu climbing center is a program inaugurated in 2003 (when the village attained electricity for the first time in history) by the alex lowe charitable foundation with the goal of increasing the safety margin of nepali climbers and high altitude workers, and encouraging responsible climbing practices in a community-based environment. the school is founded in the small village of phortse in the khumbu region at everest’s base – a village located on the opposite end of the valley from the path more frequently traveled by climbers and tourists alike on the way to the summit, leaving the community without pertinent economic benefits in a land with few resources.
the site perched high in the himalayas poses a particular set of construction challenges. certain materials are more difficult to acquire – concrete for example has a 900% mark-up value from it’s normal cost, prompting the design team to find structurally capable and safe alternatives. once material is found, it must be flown to one of the world’s most dangerous airports and then hiked 4days/16 miles to the site (with a 3,000 foot altitude gain) by either porters who can carry up to 100 kg on their backs, or by yak. stone is quarried within 100 yards of the project, constituting the majority of load bearing wall structures in line with vernacular practices. in order to combat seismic issues, which have proven to be a deadly force in the area, the dry-stacked walls are secured within metal gabions. sand is collected from a nearby river and wood is harvested just outside the village.