If you’re looking for a vacation spent in luxury, we have just the place for that! This ski chalet from France will make you want vacations to last a whole year. The neutral colors on walls and throughout the pieces of furniture is only accentuated by sporadic appearances of color (red, purple etc.) in a painting, a lamp or other kind of small decorations. Each bedroom has its own bathroom, separated only via some glass walls and filled with great stone tubs. The straight and slick lines of the design are only surpassed by the beauty of the decorations. It is highly noticeable that the Courchevel ski resort chalet was built and designed with comfort and relaxation in mind. You can find literally anywhere a place you can sit on and lounge for hours.

The wood ceiling and paneled walls (with a few exceptions in the bath or in certain areas in the living – like the fireplace or bar) will bring a minimalistic side of nature close to you. The facilities are not to be ignored. State of the art entertainment systems and lighting are found both on the inside and the outside. You could listen to a relaxing album and sip your tea in one of the outdoor lounge chairs. A touch of details, like the wooden frame which houses the TV in one of the bedrooms, or the color of the flowers that match the rest of the interior design, is what will make the decision for spending an extra weekend or week in the Cospillot area a lot more easier. Take a virtual tour with the pictures provided and make your future trip to France one to remember.

Having worked as an architect since the early 70s, Oshatz has become renowned for designing homes with a unique design and an appreciation for the natural world – resulting in homes so catered to the local environment that they often appear to blend into the landscape. According to Oshatz, his unique style of design is part of a larger belief in creating human dwellings that exist at peace with the environment that they occupy.
This is a spec house built in a ski resort community by two brother carpenters who happened to own a truckload of redwood siding. The house was designed to be attractive to two families who might want to be in a resort at the ten thousand feet elevation. From the front door one could ski down to the ski lift, take the lift and ski back down to the house. A central shaft that runs vertically through the house supports the house. In the interior the central shaft is a fireplace for each of the house’s three floors. The house is designed with two garages on each of the entry floors. One enters the house on a split-level. A half level up has two master bedroom suites separated by the central shaft with a fireplace and whirlpool in it. A half level down from the entry is the community family areas, living, kitchen, etc. The lowest level is the children’s playroom/ dormitory. The undulating roof reflects the mountaintop behind the house. Local people refer to the house as the “snow clam.”

Designed: 1985
Completed: 1987

Source: oshatz.com