"Ne gradi pitoreskno. Prepusti ta učinek skalam, goram in soncu," je zapisal Adolf Loos leta 1913. Očitno so v zadnjih stotih letih le maloštevilni naročniki prebirali njegova Pravila za vse, ki gradijo v hribih, da o tem, v kolikšni meri so se teh pravil držali, niti ne govorimo. Prevladujoči gradbeni slog v avstrijskih Alpah je dolgo časa predstavljala hišica s poševno streho in majhnimi okni: belo ometana in obita z lesom, lesen balkon. V najslabšem primeru je bilo treba z invazijo montažnih hišic izpolniti pričakovanja, še posebej pitoreskne sanje o lastnem domu. Vendar moderna arhitektura, s precejšnjo zamudo sicer, opozarja na dejstvo, da je v resnici mogoče vzpostaviti skladnost med špartanskimi lastnostmi gradenj in ostrimi značilnostmi gorskega sveta.
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"Do not build picturesque. Leave that effect to the rocks, mountains and sun," wrote Adolf Loos in 1913. It is obvious that only a small number of investors have even read his "Rules for Those Building in the Mountains" during last hundred years, let alone followed its rules. The prevailing building style in the Austrian Alps has been long represented by a small house with sloped roof and small windows: white façade, wooden panelling and wooden balcony. In the worst case, the picturesque dream of one’s own home has been turned into reality with the invasion of prefabricated houses. With great delay, modern architecture reminds us of the fact that it is really possible to establish harmony between a Spartan character of buildings and the harsh character of the mountain world.
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