Network of Architecture creates lakeside swimming hut in South Tyrol

Italian studio Network of Architecture has built a timber cafe and changing room alongside the scenic Völser Weiher lake in South Tyrol, Italy.
Built for the municipality of Völs, the cafe and changing block replaced a small hut next to the lake, which is a popular destination for swimming in the summer months and ice skating in the winter.
The new swimming hut's form was directly informed by this previous building, with its materials chosen to respect and complement its