Chalet Vale Perkins

Chalet Vale Perkins exemplifies harmony between architecture and nature. Designed by Studio Lemay, this 2,500-square-foot chalet extension integrates seamlessly with the environment, utilizing sustainable materials and passive energy techniques to minimize its carbon footprint. The structure, nestled into the natural slope, features a sloped green roof, providing seasonal color changes and improving energy efficiency.

Large windows offer stunning views of Lake Memphremagog and the forest while promoting natural ventilation, eliminating the need for air conditioning. The chalet's wood design reflects the surrounding trees, blending the interior and exterior for a peaceful, nature-connected retreat.

Tepui SkyCamp

Tepui are known for their roof-top car tents designed to fit on the roof racks of your car or truck and set up in minutes. Now the company is taking their popular rooftop tents off your vehicle and giving it a home on solid ground with the SkyCamp, a new product for semi-permanent camping. The Tepui SkyCamp is a durable and comfortable wooden structure with a Tepui rooftop tent mounted above it, perfect for backyard glamping or hosting short-term campers and guests....
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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND BEACH HOUSE

Originally designed by modernist architect Charlotte Perriand in 1934 for an affordable getaway home competition, the small U-shaped beach house sketches didn’t leave the page. Until Louis Vuitton developed the beautiful project recently, by building the modern waterfront retreat (in the beach-side garden at The Raleigh Hotel on Miamis South Beach) using sketches and drawings almost eighty years after it was first conceived. The end result is this private hideaway...
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ABODU BACKYARD HOME

The Abodu Backyard Home is the result of a collaboration by the UK based Koto Designs with San Francisco-based Abodu. Aimed for the US market, this beautifully designed prefab house is minimal looking, with a Nordic twist and around 500 square-feet of liveable space in which you get a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom and a mandatory living room too that opens up to a small porch. It may be fully loaded and ready to live in just under two weeks, it has a big list of eq...
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