KANAZAWA -- Snow ice stored in a traditional thatched hut was cut into blocks and carried to a temple during an annual ritual held June 30, ahead of the full-blown arrival of summer.

Top: the hut is located in the mountainous Vorarlberg region. Above: thatch was used for both the roof and sides "We found out that building skins in Alpine architecture are either stone, concrete ...

A curvilinear thatched hut was paired with terracotta-hued tiles at the Polspotten Amsterdam store, which was designed by local studio Space Projects.