A trio of grey camping domes, which peek out like beady eyes from a hillside forest in Quebec, form a luxury eco-resort designed by Canadian firm Bourgeois/Lechasseur.

The site is located on mountain in Petite-Rivière-St-François ? a municipality near to the Le Massif de Charlevoix ski range. The domes form the first phase of a sustainable tourist resort developed by Dômes Charlevoix.

To meet the environmentally friendly aims of the project, local studio Bourgeois/Lechasseur Architectes wanted the three holiday cabins to make little impact on the natural surroundings. Ambitions included a minimal footprint and conserving as many trees as possible.

Each of the structure is cantilevered from the hill using delicate bracing, and elevated to sit just underneath the tree canopy. Wooden platforms that match the hues of the surroundings form bases for the geodesic domes on top.
"The three domes... blend in harmoniously with the landscape," said Bourgeois/Lechasseur in a project description. "Each one is located on the mountain side and perfectly integrated to the landscape."

Made famous by architect, inventor and environmentalist Buckminster Fuller, geodesic structures comprise thin lattices of triangular modules. The forms are extremely strong, yet use little material and remain lightweight.

The structures at Dômes Charlevoix were prefabricated and installed on site.
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