atelier du pont's award-winning poolside cabin is hidden in the pine groves of france

french architecture firm atelier du pont completes its 2017 A+ architizer award winning holiday cabin, nestled in a small forest of strawberry trees, yucca and pine.

french architecture firm atelier du pont completes its 2017 A+ architizer award winning holiday cabin, nestled in a small forest of strawberry trees, yucca and pine. the residence is located on a hilly terrain that slopes gently towards the sea in cap ferret, france. the challenge, according to the architect, was to design a project that would exist in harmony with its surrounding landscape and have a limited impact on the existing vegetation.

atelier du pont‘s residence echoes the essence of the forest, and the multiple openings served to accentuate its relationship to nature. its implantation allowed to preserve a maximum of existing trees, and the façade predominantly uses wood to mimic the pine grove around it. the construction blends into the topography of the terrain. the spaces were designed for a large family so that everyone, while getting together, can still benefit of intimacy and calm. the cabins are connected to one another through a series of terraces. a large internal curved lined stairway exists in counterpoint to the triangular openings, and the other diagonal lines that frame the views of the surrounding nature.