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While it’s 6,154 kilometers from Parliament Hill to the Matterhorn on the Swiss-Italian border, the Alpine design influence is much closer, given the highlands, mountains and winter climates shared between regions. Likewise, there’s a shared rustic sensibility about architecture and design that suits the rugged surroundings found in abundance in these locales. It’s no wonder the steep-roofed A-frame style pops up all over Canada, along with cozy interiors aimed at warming the soul as much as the body. 

Alpine design style (known also as Swiss chalet style in places where the phrase doesn’t conjure thoughts of rotisserie chicken) has much in common with Canadiana as well as the Canuck tendencies toward timber frame and log cabin construction. 

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