Transparent cabin for stargazing installed in Piedmont mountains
Architects Fabio Vignolo and Francesca Turnaturi have installed Immerso, a small transparent-walled and roofed cabin in the Val Chisone mountains of Piedmont, Italy. The structure allows guests to observe the starry sky while sleeping. The project aims to experiment with a new type of tourist accommodation, following the international trend of glamping (luxury camping). The cabin can be assembled in just two hours without power tools, using interlocking birch phenolic plywood panels. According to Vignolo, it is "a temporary and contemporary shelter, an unprecedented and surprising way to live in nature." Turnaturi emphasizes the extreme ease of assembly, even by non-expert operators.
Key facts
- Immerso is a transparent cabin installed in Val Chisone, Piedmont.
- Architects Fabio Vignolo and Francesca Turnaturi designed it.
- The cabin has transparent walls and roof for stargazing.
- It is part of the glamping trend (luxury camping).
- Assembly takes two hours without electric tools.
- Materials are interlocking birch phenolic plywood panels.
- The project explores new forms of tourist hospitality.
- Vignolo describes it as a temporary, contemporary shelter.
Entities
Artists
- Fabio Vignolo
- Francesca Turnaturi
Institutions
- Artribune
Locations
- Val Chisone
- Piedmont
- Italy