Fourteen hillside cabins form Reiulf Ramstad-designed hotel 48°Nord
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has built an eco-hotel in a French mountain village, made up of 14 cabins that dot the hillside "like boulders on a slope".
48°Nord is a landscape hotel located in Breitenbach, a hamlet situated between the Vosges and Alsace regions in the northeast of France.
The hotel's cabins are based on Norwegian "hyttes"
The design blends the ecological ambitions of the area with the Scandinavian sensibilities of its Franco-Danish owner, Emil Leroy-Jönsson, and its Norwegian architect, Reiulf Ramstad, who teamed up local studio ASP Architecture.
The 14 cabins where the hotel's guests stay are based on "hyttes", a specific type of small countryside cottage that Norwegians typically use for weekend getaways. There are 14 in total, dotted around the hillside
Leroy-Jönsson, who is a landscape architect himself, came up with the idea for 48°Nord following a visit to Lapland. By bringing these rustic retreat homes to France, he hoped to offer guests a chance to enjoy the simple pleasures of the setting ? walking in the hills, swimming outdoors, enjoying good food, and finding peace and quiet.
"It is the meeting of my two passions, my two cultures; nature and architecture, Denmark and Alsace," said Leroy-Jönsson.
The Tree and Ivy cabins are tall, to offer better views
"I imagined a space of freedom, open and intimate, where everyone can enjoy the calm of nature," he continued.
"I have created a place to liv...
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