The Cottage of Kezmarok was our response to an open competition entry. The brief was to create an off-grid mountain lodge to accommodate the many hikers and skiers whom visit this beautiful and remote region of Slovakia each year. We proposed a striking cottage clad with bright and patented zinc on a raised deck which floats above the valley floor. This proposal is for a striking cottage clad with bright and patented zinc on a raised deck which floats above the valley floor. The building has a dynamic plan so its appearance within the natural setting changes as the hiker moves towards it, beneath it, round behind it and into it before climbing up inside to the main deck. From the interior, views of the surrounding mountain bowl are revealed and framed as the guest moves through and around the cottage.