Omar Gandhi models fire-resistant residence in Canada on a mountain beetle

The angular forms of this mountaintop retreat in British Columbia by Omar Gandhi Architect are based on the attributes of a mountain beetle, with a hardened shell to resist the site's "desolate" conditions.
The projected, called Mountain Beetle, takes its shape from the hard exterior of the insect. It is located atop a mountain overlooking British Columbia's Okanagan Lake.
The design evokes the shape of a mountain beetle
Its exposed position on the lake, an area that sees yearly wildfires, requi