The brief asked for warmth without the clichés: an alpine stay that doesn't reach for plaid and antlers. The answer: pale birch from floor to ridge, one oxide-red stair doing three jobs at once, and a walnut core hiding a near-black bathroom with a skylight where a window couldn't go. Wishbone chairs, a paper globe, a velvet sofa the color of the stair's quieter sibling. At night it all turns amber and gathers around the fire, as A-frames do.
