The objective of this project is to create a building to welcome people looking for relaxation and purifying themselves from urban life.

Located in an isolated area next to the village of Notre-Dame de Vaulx in the French Alps, the construction site presents an important slope. The structure is installed on the upper part of a clearing, directly above some existing activities.

After visiting the location and his intact view, came the idea of burying most of the spaces in order to have a minimal impact on the landscape while taking advantage of the view of the valley. In Fact you can contemplate a remarkable view of Notre-Dame de Vaulx and his surroundings.

Light cannons provide the natural light needed in the most remote rooms of the bottom floor, during the day. The green roof, which merges into the slope, creates an elegant line in the landscape.

The project requires designing thermal baths with SPA and some housing for hikers.

The individual cottages upstream offer to the visitors an Alpine experience. The accommodations are located on the edge of the grove to use the trees as visual filters. These buildings are intended to be inspired by the “Mazot”.