The portal of water, Matteo Ragni's installation in Courmayeur, at 2024 meters

In Courmayeur, "The Water Portal," an installation by architect Matteo Ragni, winner of two Compasso d’Oro awards, was exhibited at the behest of Qc Terme.Located at an elevation of 2024 meters above sea level, the work is located on the top of the southwest ridge of Mont Chetif that divides the Checrouit basin from the Val Veny at the Courba Dzeleuna resort, just downstream from the arrival of the chairlift of the same name, right where a swimming pool once stood, as if to emphasize its connection with water.

Accessible only by ski until March 20, that is, the end of the ski season, “The Water Portal” mirrors the peaks of Mont Blanc in a spectacular and striking way.
“I imagined a portal consisting of mirrored metal arches where the landscape could merge and integrate in an imaginative interplay between its own figure and the natural environment.” explains Ragni "It is the lights that enhance the sensory experience that brings one back to the relaxing atmosphere of the spa. The portal of the aQCua becomes a bearer of values and a witness to a state of total well-being, albeit in a disorienting setting such as a mountaintop. And what better setting than Courmayeur Mont Blanc?"

Andrea Quadrio Curzio, CEO QC Terme, comments, “The future of wellness is art. The water portal is an example of this, and it is in this spirit of openness to art, in which there is no desire to refer only to oneself or to the brand, that the design for an installation is first and foremost a generous presence, offering surprise, allowing itself to be crossed and covered by the most diverse meanings that people will want to give it.”

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The portal of water, Matteo Ragni's installation in Courmayeur, at 2024 meters

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