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Extension JYX
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Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert, France
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Extension JYX
Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert, France
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
Discover Extension JYX, a striking transformation of a traditional stone house in the hills of the Cantal region. This project turns a rural dwelling into a contemporary belvedere, reconnecting the home with the landscape that surrounds it.
Atelier LEJI was invited to rethink a house that originally faced away from its most beautiful views. The steep site, the strong character of the historic masonry, and the clients’ desire to live more closely with the garden and the shifting seasonal light shaped the entire approach.
Rather than adding volume for its own sake, the design extends the existing house with a clear ambition: open it to the south and east, bring in natural light, and create fluid transitions between inside and outside. A covered terrace becomes an outdoor living room suspended above the terrain, while a panoramic kitchen frames the rolling hills like a living painting. Below, an atelier connects directly to the garden, reinforcing a close relationship with daily outdoor activities.
Materiality is central to the project. The extension uses a visible timber structure, warm wooden interiors, and a mix of natural and burnt larch on the façade. Inside, the original stone wall is revealed and celebrated, grounding the new spaces in the house’s history. The architecture follows a bioclimatic logic, using passive solar gains, natural ventilation, deep roof overhangs, and the thermal mass of the stone to ensure stable, low-energy comfort year-round.
Extension JYX is more than an addition—it's a careful rewriting of a place. It preserves the poetic strength of the rural house while offering its inhabitants a renewed way of living with the landscape.
Atelier LEJI was invited to rethink a house that originally faced away from its most beautiful views. The steep site, the strong character of the historic masonry, and the clients’ desire to live more closely with the garden and the shifting seasonal light shaped the entire approach.
Rather than adding volume for its own sake, the design extends the existing house with a clear ambition: open it to the south and east, bring in natural light, and create fluid transitions between inside and outside. A covered terrace becomes an outdoor living room suspended above the terrain, while a panoramic kitchen frames the rolling hills like a living painting. Below, an atelier connects directly to the garden, reinforcing a close relationship with daily outdoor activities.
Materiality is central to the project. The extension uses a visible timber structure, warm wooden interiors, and a mix of natural and burnt larch on the façade. Inside, the original stone wall is revealed and celebrated, grounding the new spaces in the house’s history. The architecture follows a bioclimatic logic, using passive solar gains, natural ventilation, deep roof overhangs, and the thermal mass of the stone to ensure stable, low-energy comfort year-round.
Extension JYX is more than an addition—it's a careful rewriting of a place. It preserves the poetic strength of the rural house while offering its inhabitants a renewed way of living with the landscape.
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