Would you dare to stay here? The jaw-dropping designs for a cabin built into the side of a CLIFF

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Incredible images have revealed the stunning cabin that could be built into the side of a cliff in Calgary.

Spectacular shots show concepts of how the cabin would look with the bedroom situated lower than the rest of the home and huge windows allowing a panoramic view of the drop and countryside.

Other striking pictures show the rest of the unique house with a modern kitchen and living area, while parts of the cliff would help form some of the outside walls.

How a stunning cabin home built into the side of a cliff in Calgary would look if completed

The cabin is still in the concept stage but has been designed by top architect Laertis-Antonios Ando Vassiliou from LAAV Architects 

Not only would the cabin be built into the side of the Canadian cliff, the cliff face would also form some of the interior walls 

The exclusive minimalistic cliff cabin project is called 'Maralah', which in Native American means 'he/she who was born during an earthquake', as a tribute to the history of the specific area as a Native American Reserve.

Maralah project has been developed under the guidance of Laertis-Antonios Ando Vassiliou in collaboration with ADD Architects, (Argyris Chronopoulos & Dionysis Koutsioumaris).

'Maralah is an isolation cabin, the perfect escape-retreat for a weekend away from the city,' said Mr Ando Vassiliou.

'It is an architectural tribute to the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright and John Lautner, partly submerged in the ground, partly cantilevered over the cliff with a dramatic fully glazed bedroom framing the breathtaking view over the turquoise Bow River.

The cliff cabin would come complete with a fully modern kitchen, with huge windows giving a panoramic view of the wilderness

The architects say that next to the kitchen there will be a reading area with an Eames lounge chair so guests can enjoy a book while looking at the view

'The cabin is rather small, 45sqm with an extra of 20sqm as a reserve for water supply, WC facilities and so on. It is designed to be constructed out of raw concrete, glass and matte black steel.

'The bedroom is located six steps below the kitchen/reading area together with an opaque-glazed toilette and a shower cabin. Small storage space/closet is located under the dining bar/kitchen.

'The reading area is located opposite the kitchen and next to the uncovered layers of the local limestone, where an Eames lounge chair is placed, overlooking the view.

The bedroom would be situated lower than the rest of the home and huge windows would allow a panoramic view of the drop and countryside

The cabin project has been given the name 'Maralah', which in Native American means 'he/she who was born during an earthquake', as a tribute to the history of the specific area as a Native American Reserve

The cabin is still in the concept stage and as yet there are no plans to start construction on the project 

'The shape of Maralah is square, yet with the rotation of 45 degrees it achieves a dynamic relationship with the cliff and the ground and appears as if it has been merged out of the ground during an earthquake, just as its name describes.

'The sloped, partly-submerged roof is planted in order to blend-in with the environment.'

The cabin is still in the concept stage and as yet there are no plans to start construction.

How the outside of the property would look with the cabin peeking out from behind the cliff in the Canadian countryside 

Mr Ando Vassiliou said: 'The sloped, partly-submerged roof is planted in order to blend-in with the environment'