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De la création de produits originaux aux nouvelles technologies de l’information et la communication, les entreprises azuréennes sont un véritable atout de la région. Economie, banque, immobilier, urbanisme, architecture… cette rubrique se place au plus près des initiatives et transformations de nos villes. Ici, le concours ArchiCOTE vient également tous les ans récompenser les projets d’architectes les plus engagés et inscrits dans leur territoire.

September 2023

Cabanes perchées sur pilotis, Le Boréon

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Cabins perched on stilts, Le Boréon

The aim was to create two cabins on the edge of the Mercantour National Park, designed to be comfortable all year round for luxury tourist rentals. The architect's response was to create a slightly elongated, unitary form log cabin, tapered at both ends to fit snugly between the trees. The architecture forms a nine-sided prism. The living space rests on a three-dimensional structure of V-shaped larch trunks. Each prism face has a window allowing nature and larch-filtered sunlight filtered to penetrate the interior spaces. Each moment of the day offers a unique experience and distinctive interplay of light and shadow. Dark burnt-wood cladding integrates these cabins perfectly into their forest surroundings.

The jury's opinion: "Everything in these cabins is architectural, right down to the window seat. It's the quintessence of an architect's work, from the structural aspect to the smallest interior design details."