BESIDE Habitat by Appareil Architecture
BESIDE Habitat is a wooden cabin located in Quebec, Canada, designed in 2021 by Appareil Architecture.
Description
BESIDE Habitat is home to privately owned architectural cabins, available as rentals for those who want to experience a closer connection to nature. Designing spaces that would contribute to protecting a centennial forest (900 out of 1,254 acres will be conserved in perpetuity): this was the challenge that BESIDE gave to APPAREIL Architecture.
The project?s design was therefore divided into four different typologies, allowing for flexible implementation into its environment. The BESIDE chalets are inspired by the fundamental idea of a forest refuge. They marry design, minimalism, local materials, and custom furniture. The architecture firm puts forth compact and well-thought-out living spaces, eliminating anything superfluous to maintain only the essential. The main cabin?s geometry is composed of identifying elements, such as the sloping roof and the dormer windows. An annexed construction, the Pod, is attached to the cabin through a glass passage. Almost entirely independent from the main chalet, the Pod finds its place as one of the signature features.
The challenge to surmount was significant: to offer an architecture that would seem familiar?as if it had always been concealed within the landscape?but which, at the same time, would have a novel dimension, something unexpected and contemporary. This guiding line is reflected across each scale o...
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