Architecture, design, technology and activities for the cottage - 6

The smart cottage: automated safety and comfort

Home automation offers you new solutions to improve comfort, safety and entertainment in your cottage by controlling everything with your fingertips! Using the technologies of home automation in your cottage or second home is to ensure comfort and security of mind. This facilitates your rentals by providing easy access to your tenants and allows you to have an eye at all times on your second home that is sometimes located...

Prefabricated Log Cabins

Usually found in the Nordic countries, round log cabins are known for their strength and robustness. These qualities allow them to withstand all weather conditions by offering exceptional durability of several decades. We present today a selection of companies manufacturing the finest prefabricated log cabins. Timber-Block - Classic Series Models The majority of people have already heard of the Quebec company Timber Block , which builds a good part of the prefabricated houses in...

The Solair chair: an outdoor classic to colour your summer at the cottage

The Solair chair is a symbol of the 70s, it will remind you without doubt the exterior of the hotels of that time. This is a Quebec creation that has traced its route from motel to motel through Canada and the United States to Miami! The trend is now back and updated as many professionals in the design world rediscover in it a key element in the history of industrial design in Quebec....

Hanging fireplaces to burn with envy

Discover how suspended fireplaces can transform your interior with elegance and modernity. Explore innovative ideas and design tips for integrating these architectural gems into your living space. RSVPchalets shares inspirations for creating a warm and trendy atmosphere in your home.

Preparing your cottage for winter

Winter is coming and you want to make sure to find your cottage and your equipment in good condition in the spring? Whether your cottage is habitable in winter or not, for rent or for your personal use, some preparations are necessary. Here are some essential tips that could help you avoid nasty surprises. 1. PROTECT YOUR EQUIPMENT If you want to keep your outdoor items in good condition, it...

Woodland Cabins

Paris-based architect Matalie Crasset has created four models of woodland cabins (above is the Nichoir version) that are small eco-friendly structures located along the Vent des forêts, a 45 km-long network of footpaths strewn with contemporary artwork in the Lorraine region of France . The woodland cabins can be rented between May and September for a stay at the Vent des forêts. The main focus of these dwellings is to allow occupants to...

Finnish cottage #2 - PlusVillas S1

Second project in the "Plus" series by PlusArchitects

The challenge posed by the hillside plot was resolved by placing all the living spaces upstairs, i.e. at the building's entry level. A bedroom, utility area and small sauna section were positioned downstairs, at the garden level. In addition, a carport and storage building that also included a small working space were designed in the upper yard.

Completed in 2010 Customer:...

Emergency preparedness

Here's one indispensable piece of equipment, come good times or bad. The small portable AM/FM radio can also tune in to all 7 NOAA weatherband channels. It can be recharged using a handcrank or solar panel and you can even use it to charge your cell phone.

© Eton Microlink FR160

A modern yet organic hook

Patrick Lajoie and Mara Minuzzo — from Caledon, Ontario — have created this gorgeous apparatus designed to be used as a hook for coats and other accessories. Both modern and scultural yet totally organic, these hooks take on their full meaning when used many at once, especially in asymetric formation.

Hand-made to order, they are manufactured using baltic birch and finished with natural oils so as to bring out the natural...

A foldaway cabin!

Calling this a cabin takes a lot of imagination! Here is the result of a commission to build something with full contact with the environment, the weather and the scenery yet that is easy to secure and protect when not in use.

OPEN: The Denen cabin when it is fully opened.

SINGLE: Besides the main living area, the cabin also features a kitchenette and bathroom.

CLOSED: The cabin...

Cottage rentals

20 Chalets - Lac-Plage-Piscine-Spas

Cottage: 20 Chalets - Lac-Plage-Piscine-Spas

Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Laurentians Ste-Agathe-des-Monts Laurentians CA
$204
/ 1 night
Camp de Base

Cottage: Camp de Base

Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec Region Mont Sainte-Anne Quebec Region CA
4.5 / 5
$1365
/ 7 nights
$585
/ 3 nights
La Petite Grange - 1807

Cottage: La Petite Grange - 1807

St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec Region St-Férréol-les-Neiges Quebec Region CA
Plaisir en Famille -Fun With Family

Cottage: Plaisir en Famille -Fun With Family

Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Laurentians Ste-Agathe-des-Monts Laurentians CA
$774
/ 1 night