Epicime Lodge in the snowy French Alps

01 · Ground floor

Take root

Everything begins in matter. Timber, stone and earth welcome the return from the mountain.

« J’approchai l’arbre vers le soir et d’emblée je le reconnus, inchangé malgré les années. Si les arbres vieillissent autrement que les hommes c’est qu’ils ont autre chose à nous dire. »

— Jacques Lacarrière

Spaces on this level

  • Entrance
  • Ski room with tea station
  • Two-car garage
  • Four-space carport
  • Guest washroom
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Take root — view 1
Take root — view 2
Ski-room entrance at Epicime Lodge: skis and poles racked against reclaimed timber panels
The chalet's ski room: timber-and-sheepskin bench, helmet and boot storage, kitchenette
Reclaimed-timber lockers on the ground floor with helmet and ski boots ready for the slopes
Repurposed chairlift seat in the chalet entrance, sheepskin throw and vintage skis
Ground-floor corridor in reclaimed timber, gondola photograph and contemporary wall lights
Ground-floor guest washroom: dark stone, round mirror and old-timber ceiling
Cut-metal Epicime Lodge plaque on reclaimed timber, entrance detail