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The House In The Grove
The House In The Grove
Veneux-les-Sablons, France
Project Featured on Aug 05, 2015
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The House In The Grove
Veneux-les-Sablons, France
Project Featured on Aug 05, 2015
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2013
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
When we first visited the garden in which this house was to be built, we came to the conclusion that the challenge would be one of scale. A high or extended building would have blocked and ruined the full view of this charming orchard. And we had to find the right balance between our intervention (the building’s height and ground impact) and the site proper.
In addition to being compact and smooth, the building had to give the overall impression of being low to the ground. The gutter line and the down slope perimeter had to be the lowest possible. That’s how the two upper levels of the house ended up being integrated within a wooden roof clad in stick panels. Our target was to make them less readable, to make them fade away!
The garden level, however, is treated differently. It adjusts snugly to the outside environment. Framed views, crossing views and openings allow for such a relationship. Clad surfaces, for their part, are treated with a rhythmic panelling and embossed wood strips. The strips also contribute in reducing the scale of a blind wall. They bring it within the reach of a human hand.
In addition to being compact and smooth, the building had to give the overall impression of being low to the ground. The gutter line and the down slope perimeter had to be the lowest possible. That’s how the two upper levels of the house ended up being integrated within a wooden roof clad in stick panels. Our target was to make them less readable, to make them fade away!
The garden level, however, is treated differently. It adjusts snugly to the outside environment. Framed views, crossing views and openings allow for such a relationship. Clad surfaces, for their part, are treated with a rhythmic panelling and embossed wood strips. The strips also contribute in reducing the scale of a blind wall. They bring it within the reach of a human hand.
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