Peakstabber

A multi-storey observation tower on a rocky summit, designed form-first from two architectural verbs chosen to match the client, himself: introverted, curious, precise, drawn to sharp, open and enclosed spaces with wide views. Folding mirrors the folded mountain ranges and piercing gives the tower its sturdy identity. A prism-shaped column, narrowing as it descends as if stabbing into the earth, pierces a set of folded triangular planes, and each fold becomes a floor.

A thin corrugated-metal stair rises to a first-floor rest stop with a slanted slab and floating benches. The second stair lands on a sharp "bow" with a 315° view, used for telescope observation. A narrow bridge leads to the triangular living level, which has a bar facing the view, a counter for food and books, and an L-shaped couch, all with 360° views.