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Humbird Hotel, Schweitzer Mountain Resort
October 21, 2021
Humbird at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Sandpoint, Idaho
Architects: Skylab Architecture
Location: Sandpoint, Idaho, USA

Humbird Hotel, Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Sandpoint
Humbird, Schweitzer?s new destination hotel, represents the next evolution in mountain architecture: familiar forms reimagined through a composition of precision-fabricated natural materials for a 21st century solution. Located 1.5 hours northeast of Spokane and set within the Rockies of Northern Idaho at the nexus of two distinct ranges, the Selkirk and Cabinet Mountains, the location offers ready access to year-round recreation opportunities.
Working with Schweitzer to develop a masterplan for future development, including the hotel and support facilities, Humbird begins the transformation that will redefine the mountain experience. Leveraging the properties of mass timber construction?beauty, sustainability, and structural efficiency?the complex will bring together tradition and innovative materials in a contemporary, future-forward expression.

The 31-unit, 66,580-square-foot hotel will be a ski-in, ski-out hotel that will provide on-slope accommodations as well as hospitality and support services to reframe Schweitzer as a year-round destination. Anchoring the Schweitzer village, the bar-shaped hotel will take advantage of the steep site...