Structure studio Bureau used a uncooked concrete end to disguise this small log cabin in France as a boulder, distinguished solely by a hubblou-style window.
Named Thérèse, the construction is positioned within the rural area of the modern artwork area Bermuda, exterior the city of Sergy, and presents area for one particular person to stay comfortably.
![Concrete exterior of Thérèse cabin in France by Bureau](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2023/01/therese-bureau-france-architecture-cabins-residential_dezeen_1704_col_15-852x1193.jpg)
Bureau, previously often known as Bureau A, conceived the venture as a companion piece to his 2014 venture Antoine – a chalet within the Swiss Alps that was additionally disguised as boulder.
Each tasks pay homage to the work of the Swiss author Chales-Ferdinand Ramuz, whose novel Derborence tells the story of a shepherd named Antoine who turns into trapped beneath rocks in a landslide shortly after his marriage to Thérèse.
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“Thérèse was conceived and in-built the identical manner as Antoine, creating interconnected dependencies of artwork and different touring communities,” Bureau stated.
“Right here housing is political as a result of the 2 shelters are nowhere close to business or speculative routes or agendas,” he continued. “They supply a spot for a lot of exterior of any monetary or financial concerns.”
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Set in a wooded space near the French-Swiss border, all that reveals the lodge’s presence is a single giant porthole-style window.
Beneath Thérèse’s uncooked concrete exterior is a pyramidal picket construction, set on light-weight foundations that give it the potential to be relocated sooner or later.
Inside, the cabin presents sufficient area for one particular person to stay comfortably, with room for a transportable wooden range, a desk with benches and storage niches.
Beneath the opening porthole window is a bench for viewing the encompassing panorama, alongside a staircase resulting in a small mezzanine sleeping space.
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Uncovered picket panels line your entire inside of Thérèse and have been additionally used to assemble the furnishings, chosen to offer a heat distinction to the rocky exterior.
![The wooden staircase to Thérèse's mezzanine](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2023/01/therese-bureau-france-architecture-cabins-residential_dezeen_1704_col_12-852x1193.jpg)
Bureau is an structure, design and analysis studio led by architects Daniel Zamarbide, Carine Pimenta and Galliane Zamarbide, with workplaces in Geneva and Lisbon.
Along with the beforehand accomplished Antoine Chalet, the studio’s different tasks embody an inflatable PVC nightclub in Geneva, which was designed to host the annual occasion of the Federation of Swiss Architects.
Pictures is by Dylan Perrenoud.