Design Indaba | 22.07.2026 20:32
Designed by Francesco Faccin for the Autonomous Province of Trento, ‘Pancalpina’ is a gentle insertion into the Alpine landscape that provides emergency response amongst the frigid conditions. ‘Pancalpina’ looks like any other bench you'd expect to find along an alpine hiking trail. Built from locally sourced larch timber and designed to blend quietly into the landscape, it offers weary adventurers a place to pause and reflect on the view. Hidden beneath its simple form is a potentially life-saving piece of infrastructure for hikers who are caught unprepared by the rapidly changing mountain conditions. The bench, provides vital emergency support without compromising the relatively untouched beauty of the Alpine landscape.
