At the bend of a dead end, where the Atlantic meets the Arcachon basin, Sarah Poniatowski has sculpted a bohemian refuge of radiant simplicity. Four wooden cabins, placed directly on the dunes: a dialogue between nature and the spirit of vacation.
The arrangement of this “hanging bracket” is a lesson in conviviality and functionality. The main cabin, tinted yellow on the outside, opens into a vast, bright volume, paneled in natural wood, which combines kitchen, dining room and living room. The open plan sacrifices nothing in terms of privacy: each space is designed to encourage sharing, movement, and offer that warm feeling that a family cocoon provides.
Inspired by Trancoso, this Brazilian port with multicolored facades, Sarah offers the cabins in contrasting shades, giving the whole a joyful, lively, never ostentatious style.
Inside, the Aubergine and Yellow tones blend harmoniously with the famous “Sarah Blue” in the zellied bathroom. This subtle mastery of color creates a visual emotion, the signature of the design house born in 2012.
The raw wood adorns the volumes, reminiscent of the surrounding pines, and captures the golden light typical of Cap Ferret, so dear to the decorator: this solar radiance, evoked from childhood, remains the common thread of the scenography. Natural lighting reigns there, highlighted by judicious openings.
The garden, for its part, harmoniously extends the interior: multiple dining areas, deckchairs, sofas... so many possible situations, conducive to exchanges or isolation.
More than a simple holiday home, this refuge is a living structure: each of the cabins has its own identity, evolving with the family. From a friendly dormitory intended for children to spaces designed for entertaining, the layout reveals care given to uses: an intimate and generous architecture.
This refuge on the Cap Ferret peninsula teaches us that architecture can be both humble and expressive, modular and deeply personal. Through natural wood, the solar palette, generous light and lively layout, Sarah Poniatowski creates a work where style and emotion become one: a true invitation to slow down, to come together, to feel the soul of a place
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