Mountainside stands out against the modest ‘good generic’ of the mountain cabins. Far larger in scale, it steps down the slopes. ‘This building is all about the topography of the mountain,’ MacKay-Lyons explains, ‘it really echoes the landscape.’

Clad in dark wood (‘we’re kind of agnostic when it comes to materials. It’s a game of give and take’), it provides ample accommodation, expansive views to the rugged horizon and plenty of room for the owners’ ski-in/ski-out lifestyle. MacKay-Lyons, who began his career with the great American architect Charles Moore, cites the postmodern pioneer as saying that ‘buildings are receptacles of human energy.’