{"id":921261,"date":"2026-10-05T07:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/921261\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T07:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:58:36","slug":"snohetta-creates-reflective-lech-mountain-mirror-in-austrian-alps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/921261\/","title":{"rendered":"Sn\u00f8hetta creates reflective Lech Mountain Mirror in Austrian Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stepping stones lead across a reflective pool of water at Lech Mountain Mirror, a viewpoint<\/a> in the Austrian Alps, designed by architecture studio Sn\u00f8hetta<\/a> to invite a moment of pause.<\/p>\n

Located in a village called Lech in the Vorarlberg region, the installation comprises a shallow pool of water on the roof of the Zugerbergbahn cable car station, across which visitors can walk.<\/p>\n

\"ViewpointSn\u00f8hetta has completed the Lech Mountain Mirror<\/p>\n

Sn\u00f8hetta<\/a>‘s Innsbruck office designed Lech Mountain Mirror as a lookout point that simultaneously mirrors the dramatic views of the surrounding mountains and clouds, playing with visitors’ perspectives.<\/p>\n

Free to access, it is hoped to become a popular tourist attraction that could help position Lech as a year-round destination, rather than just for winter skiing.<\/p>\n

\"LechThe viewpoint “captures the magic of the mountains”<\/p>\n

“The Lech Mountain Mirror transforms an infrastructure facility into a place for sensory experience,” said Sn\u00f8hetta partner Patrick L\u00fcth.<\/p>\n

“It captures the magic of the mountains for visitors in an unusual way and offers opportunities to admire the mountain world from a different perspective.”<\/p>\n

\"AlpineThe pool of water reflects the Alpine surroundings<\/p>\n

Lech Mountain Mirror comprises a series of striped stepping stones in the pool of water, which lead up to a rock rising from its surface.<\/p>\n

Within the water, visitors can see a mirror image of the surrounding landscape that shifts with the weather and time of day, inviting visitors to pause and observe the ever-changing landscape.<\/p>\n

\"LechStriped stepping stones lead across the water<\/p>\n

“The weather becomes part of the experience, constantly altering one’s perception of the surroundings,” said Sn\u00f8hetta.<\/p>\n

“On sunny, clear days, you see a precise reflection.”<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Cantilevered<\/p>\n

Sn\u00f8hetta cantilevers viewpoint from mountain overlooking Innsbruck\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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“When the wind blows, the reflection blurs, and the ripples on the water’s surface create a new natural experience,” the studio continued.<\/p>\n

“The reflections of mountains and sky, clouds and people merge into an image that changes with every breath of wind and every shift in light.”<\/p>\n

\"AlpineSeating areas have been created alongside the viewpoint<\/p>\n

Surrounding the lookout is a green space and various seating areas made from larch wood and stone boulders.<\/p>\n

Sn\u00f8hetta said the installation is among several art initiatives under development in the area to boost summer tourism, including projects by artists Antony Gormley<\/a> and James Turrell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"LechIt is hoped to help boost summer tourism in the area<\/p>\n

Sn\u00f8hetta was founded by Thorsen and Craig Dykers in 1989. Nearby in the Nordkette mountain range, the Innsbruck office also created the Path of Perspectives<\/a> \u2013 a series of architectural interventions for a mountain walking trail.<\/p>\n

Other viewpoints recently featured on Dezeen include a double-helix structure for bird watching in China<\/a> and a converted antenna tower in the Swiss Alps by Herzog & de Meuron<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Christian Flatscher<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stepping stones lead across a reflective pool of water at Lech Mountain Mirror, a viewpoint in the Austrian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":921262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[40896,76,354,355,4995,49,48,356,75,19078,11264,6561,317213,11547],"class_list":["post-921261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-alps","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-austria","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-installations","tag-landscape-architecture","tag-snohetta","tag-viewpoints","tag-water"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=921261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/921262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=921261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=921261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=921261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}