Alpine Flatology

The abandonment of swiss transhumance farming is posing a threat for the future of the alps as the practice has maintained the landscape of the alps and allowed flora and fauna to thrive. The project rekindles this tradition through a series of festive conference center for the publicly open and inclusive discussion of the alp’s wellbeing. Using inflatable structures, the ephemeral conference inflates to celebrate the importance of swiss transhumance and direct democracy. The building exists in three states. 1: When the conference is held, transient inflatable plugins assemble around the building. 2: When the conference is dismissed, it is a model farm with inflatable building envelopes housing farm workers, visitors and cows through the winter. 3: During the summer, the cows freely graze at the high altitude alpine pasture with all the inflatable building envelope disassembled, leaving behind a skeletal timber frame.