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Alpine Lodge Collection — charred cedar lodge glowing in the Niseko snow at twilight

Alpine Lodges

Eight lodges in a Niseko birch forest — investors in three countries walked every room in VR before the first foundation was poured.

Overview

Investors in three countries walked every room before the first foundation.

01CGI Stills

ClientPrivate client

LocationNiseko, Hokkaido JP

SectorHospitality, alpine lodges

StageConcept to investor campaign

Year2026

ServicesCGI stills · virtual reality

Deliverables12 campaign frames · VR walkthrough · process set

Eight lodges in a birch forest under Mt Yotei, funded before a single foundation was poured. The set runs from Revit model to campaign frame, and the VR walkthrough let every investor stand in the lounge and look up at the trusses from their own office.

Services delivered

CGI Stills

Aerial view of the lodge collection scattered through the Niseko birch forest, Mt Yōtei beyond on a clear morning

Charred cedar lodge in fresh powder with Mt Yōtei behind on a bright morning

Steaming outdoor onsen pools edged in andesite stone

Skis racked at the glulam lodge entry on a bright winter day

Double-height lounge under the glulam gable, suspended fire, mountain view in bright daylight

Suite bedroom facing a picture window of snowy birches in morning light

Junction of charred cedar, honey glulam and andesite stone with snow on the char

Material close-up of charred cedar texture beside glulam and stone

Morning light raking through the glulam trusses onto an oak floor

Mt Yōtei framed through full-height lodge glazing

Guests soaking in the steaming onsen at dusk beneath Mt Yōtei

Lodge glowing warm at winter twilight, lantern path, Mt Yōtei behind

Process Images

Graphite site sketch — eight lodges scattered through the birch forest around the onsen, contours and access path

Revit model of a lodge with the section box open — charred cladding, stone base and roof trusses exposed

Revit massing view — the eight lodges placed on the sloping site topography

3ds Max viewport — the lodge model in wireframe over grey clay

Pencil and ink eave detail — fir truss meeting the charred cladding and stone base

Material board photograph — charred cedar, stone, fir, wool, brass and oak

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