A major tourist attraction for well over a century, the Charlevoix region features some of Québec’s most striking landscapes. Over the last fifteen years, with the opening of a new ski resort, this already popular spot truly became a year-round destination.
Architecture firm
Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects
Location
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
Photography
Maxime Brouillet
Principal architect
Olivier Bourgeois, Régis Lechasseur
Design team
Olivier Bourgeois, Régis Lechasseur, Alexandre Côte, Valérie Gauthier, Isabelle Auclair, Maxime Rousseau
Collaborators
Criterium (Graphic Artists)
Construction
Construction Urbanext
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
Cabines St-Laurent
Typology
Residential › Cabin House
Forma Arquitectura: Andina Patagonica #4 is the first of a twin cabin project in the outskirts of El Bolson, Rio Negro, Argentina. It is a 65 m² cabin which opens uo to the Cerro Piltriquitron. The house steps down to adapt its from to the slope of the terrain.
Project name
Andina Patagonica #4
Architecture firm
Forma Arquitectura
Location
El Bolson, Rio Negro, Argentina
Photography
Francisco Galeazzi
Principal architect
Santiago Mussi Tiscornia
Design team
Santiago Mussi Tiscornia, Andrew Pringle Sattui
Collaborators
Melisa Busso
Interior design
Forma Arquitectura
Structural engineer
Juan Pablo Repossini
Construction
Daniel Mussi Tiscornia, Teo Agnese
Material
Wood, pine plywood, eucaliptus plywood, polished concrete
Client
Juan Panlo Delfino
Typology
Residential › Cabin House
The Shanghai-based architecture practice ZJJZ atelier has completed a mushroom-formed wood house in a pine forest of Xin Yu City, Jiangxi Province, China.
Project name
The Mushroom - a wood house in the forest
Location
Xin Yu City, Jiangxi Province, China
Photography
Fangfang Tian, ZJJZ
Principal architect
Sean Shen, Xuanru Chen, Yuying Kate Tsai
Structural engineer
XIE Technologies
Construction
Zhejiang Huzhou deyi Construction Co., Ltd.
Weekend house in the Ore Mountains is based on local nature and color, represented by an aerodynamic but angular figure, where classic elements, such as the roof and wall, give way to a clear shape and merge with each other.
Project name
Weekend House Nové Hamry
Architecture firm
NEW HOW architects
Location
Nové Hamry, the Ore Mountains (Karlovy Vary Region), Czech Republic
Photography
Petr Polák, polak@studiopetrohrad.cz, petrpolak.photo
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Principal architect
David Zámečník
Structural engineer
David Zámečník
Client
Petra Lehká & David Zámečník
Inspired by the verticality of the forest, the São Paulo-based architecture firm Atelier Marko Brajovic has recently completed Monkey House located in Paraty, Brazil.
Architect's statement: A few years ago the monkeys that lived at the foot of Serra in Paraty disappeared. It was said that it was due to the yellow fever that supposedly spread amon...
Project name
Monkey House
Architecture firm
Atelier Marko Brajovic
Location
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photography
Rafael Medeiros, Gustavo Uemura
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Marko Brajovic
Design team
Marko Brajovic, Bruno Bezerra, Vitoria Mendes, Maira Shinzato
Collaborators
Docol, Mekal, Souza LTDA.
Landscape
Atelier Marko Brajovic
Structural engineer
Atelier Marko Brajovic
Construction
Hybrida Production
Located in the town of Woodstock, New York, this inspiring cabin was designed by Antony Gibbon Designs.
Architecture firm
Antony Gibbon Designs
Location
Woodstock, New York
Photography
Martin Dimitrov
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Antony Gibbon
Design team
Antony Gibbon Designs
Collaborators
William Johnson
Construction
William Johnson
Visualization
Antony Gibbon Designs
Designed by Rye, East Sussex-based architecture practice RX Architects, The Lake Cabin is located in Brabourne, South East England.
Project name
The Lake Cabin
Architecture firm
RX Architects
Location
Brabourne, South East England
Photography
Ashley Gendek
Tools used
Nikon D850, Nikkor 24mm wide angle lens
Principal architect
Rob Pollard
Design team
RX Architects
Collaborators
Chartwood Joinery
Interior design
RX Architects
Landscape
Marian Boswall Landscape Architects
Structural engineer
Price & Myers LLP
Construction
Coastview Construction LTD
Manufactures
Maxlight, Aurubis, Russel wood, Vado, Hansgrohe, Duravit, Inopra
Set in the harsh alpine climate of New Zealand’s South Island, the cabin demonstrates the durability, along with the beauty of Abodo timber products and processes. Designed by Arrowtown-based architecture practice Assembly Architects.
This cabin showcases New Zealand material, detail and craft in...
