Le Chalet de l’Inconnu

Iconic House has commissioned the Parisian creative practice eschenlauer sinic to design a book (and website) to present the legend surrounding the Chalet de l’Inconnu. This famous chalet, located in Megève at the heart of the Mont d’Arbois domain, was originally built by Jean Walter and Henry Jacques Le Même. It is now being offered with a renovation project signed by the interior design agency Claves. Inspired by Domenica Walter—the original owner of the chalet—and her art collection, our typefaces and layout evoke the elegance of mid-century art catalogues. We also drew on archival documents, including original plans and correspondence, to guide our choices. Our aim was to imbue the project with historical depth and sophistication while adding a contemporary twist.

The exuberant and luxurious Chalet de l’Inconnu: it resembles nothing that existed and nothing after it will resemble it.

— Centre d’archives d’architecture du XXe siècle en Savoie

Editorial and web design by eschenlauer sinic, featuring a custom digitization of ITC Busorama, alongside Persona (logo), Herbik (text), and Pantasia (captions etc.).
Interior design by Agence Claves (Laure Gravier & Soizic Fougeront)
Production by Iconic House
Computer-generated imagery by jeudi.wang
Photographs by Adel Slimane Fecih