2024-11-23T18:52:08-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150306824/prefab-cabins-that-disappear-among-the-trees-designed-by-canadian-architects Niall Patrick Walsh 2022-04-14T09:00:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e5/e5a063db54ebee70af8640fc9b3b1388.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/3086/quebec" target="_blank">Qu&eacute;bec City</a>-based architects <a href="https://bourgeoislechasseur.com/" target="_blank">Bourgeois Lechasseur</a> have completed a set of contemporary <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/412486/cabin" target="_blank">cabins</a> in the woods near the Canadian metropolis. Titled <em>Reflection</em>, the two identical cabins sit on a flat clearing close to Massif Petite-Rivi&egrave;re-Saint-Fran&ccedil;ois, a popular ski resort.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6c/6c1c00bcf1917359886c563da3973d56.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6c/6c1c00bcf1917359886c563da3973d56.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Photography by Adrien Williams + Maxime Brouillet</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Despite the far-reaching scenic views, the cabins seek to engage guests with a close, intimate relationship with nature, creating <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1925482/glamping" target="_blank">lodgings</a> that would &ldquo;almost disappear among the trees.&rdquo; This disappearing act is centered on a completely mirror-glazed main fa&ccedil;ade reflecting the surrounding woodlands, with darkened wooden slats covering the other three sides.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/67f1ee4a730b922629029dbf1347b67e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/67f1ee4a730b922629029dbf1347b67e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Photography by Adrien Williams + Maxime Brouillet</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Several design moves were made to create continuity between the interior and exterior. The entrance to each cabin has been pushed inwards, with a light pine used to clad the ceiling of both the external patio and internal spaces. The dark wood cladding from the ext...</p>