A diamond - shaped cabin on legs is the first of four woodland hotel rooms to be completed by French designer Matali Crasset . The timber hut is one of 90 projects by artists and designers along a 45 kilometre forest trail named Le Vent des Forêts in the Lorraine region of France . Crasset ' s two - storey cabin is minimally furnished with only a table , stools and a wood - burning stove on the ground floor and nothing but rugs on the floor above . The steel - framed structure is clad in timber shingles and has no foundations , making it mobile . Families of four can rent the cabin for nights during the summer by collecting a key from the nearby village . Other hotels designed this year by furniture designer Crasset include one filled with touchscreens and another overlooking the Tunisian desert - see more stories about Matali Crasset here » Although this forest cabin sits on the ground , many others featured on Dezeen recently are up in the trees - see here for all our stories about treehouses » Photography is by Lucas Frechin / Le Vent des Forêts . More information is provided by the designers . The feral houses of Matali CrassetIn the heart of the Meuse ( 55 ) , in Lorraine , tucked within the 5000 - hectares forest of the villages Dompcevrin , Fresnes - au - mont , Lahaymeix , Nicey - sur - Aire , Pierrefitte - sur - Aire and Ville - devant - Belrain , along the Sentier du Vent pathway , the designer matali crasset has designed and built four feral - type houses , her “ maisons sylvestres ” . The cabins are centrally - positioned works of art in the forest . You can relax , dream , eat , watch but mainly just live an unequalled experience . An experimental project , and an experimental method . The proposition brought forth by matali crasset with the inhabitants and volunteers of Le Vent des Forêts consisted of making the forest a living matter , revealing its enkindling magic . For this , Matali explains the necessity of “ humbly confronting ourselves with the forest to understand and discern its being ” . To avoid entangling the issue of form and function , matali first drew up a creative setting revealing how everything is possible , regardless of the form - a module called a metaform . This was copied and positioned in space with the same ease as a child integrating a pre - existing form into its imagination or a game , creating four types of sanctuaries : the Chrysalide , the Brocard , the Champignon and the Nichoir . These feral homes are ecological hotel rooms offering basic and embryonic comfort . Combinations of acacia wood , Douglas pines and galvanized steel blend into the landscape , camouflaged in nature and the securing undergrowth shadows which slowly appear . Matali points out that “ These lightweight structures are foundation - free and can be moved around the forest without harming nature or upsetting the ecosystem ” . Each forest cabin engulfs us with its individual , intriguing aura . These feral houses are sanctuaries for nestling , mingling with this ever - mysterious nature of extraordinary fragrances , sounds and whispers . These four feral houses offer different lifestyles . Each one invites you to enter and symphonize with nature , live out your own story … Simple to use , the concept is available for everyone - come define it as you wish . An endless concept where the creative process revolves around the imagination . Each house eagerly intertwines the indoor and outdoor environments enhanced by a terrace , a central room , a porch swing … Curious visitors , transient inhabitants of a natural space , can espy a jay - bird , a deer … The four houses are steadfastly and obstinately designed to work with sustainable development in mind . The project answers the quest for a simple and yet exciting experience within a cosy and equipped space , inciting an inquisitive walker to explore the surrounding forest area . For a night or an afternoon , we can play out a Robinson role within Le Vent des Forêts . Boasting thirteen years of artistic creation over 45 km of pathway , Le Vent des Forêts is initiating a project for adventure - seekers , art professionals and nature lovers . For hikers and walkers searching for nature ’ s essence , the four feral houses are perfect for contemplating this perfect cosmos . Two of the feral houses , the Chrysalide and the Brocard , will be inaugurated in May , 2010 and the two others , the Champignon and the Nichoir , in the autumn of 2010 . InformationA feral house may be rented out throughout the much - awaited sunny days between May and September . After reserving , the walker is given a key in the village to go open the house chosen , accessed after walking or bike - riding through the forest . Each house can accommodate a maximum of 4 people . The comfort and equipment is basic with no inessential extras . Upon arrival , walkers will find duvets , covers , pillows and eating / cooking utensils at their disposal . The cabin has a wood stove , gas lights , compost toilets and an outdoor water supply facility . 저작 자표 시비 영리