Something as elementary as a pinecone is the inspiration for what might very well be the Swiss Alps' most eye-catching new architectural marvel
Set against a dramatic backdrop of the Graubünden Alps, the InterContinental Davos was designed by Oliver Hofmeister of Munich-based firm Oikios, who envisioned a 'supple yet incisive external form' for the 213-room property
The building's scale-like façade, which at first was deemed unbuildable by several experts, comprises 791 steel panels overlapping one another to form the intricate structure
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