Snail House

Snail House
© Stéphane Spach

SNAIL HOUSE 

Atelier d.org

ARCHITECTS
Atelier d.org - Jeanroy, Leduc, Riber architects

YEAR
2009

PHOTOGRAPHS
Stéphane Spach

LOCATION
Reinhardsmunster, France

CATEGORY
Houses

Snail House
© Stéphane Spach
Snail House
© Stéphane Spach

Text description provided by architect.

Building a house in the slope in Reinhardsmunster. Linking a living space to the land, which extends onto its roof.

Snail House
© Stéphane Spach
Snail House
© Stéphane Spach

Slopes are considered outstanding locations that allow to think about housing differently: structuring, or re-structuring the so-called « classical » models are eased by allowing variations of the natural flat layout due to the slope.

To make the most of the slope, the layout of the proposed house is in between a digged in building and the rooms supported by the slope with half-stories to follow the slope.

Snail House
© Stéphane Spach
Snail House
© Stéphane Spach

- Respect of the original land
- Minimal earth-moving
- Multiple openings with centred views / multiple-oriented views

- Direct and multiple entrances to each storey (the roof is also fully used)
- Small visual impact / volumetry
- Efficient natural thermal insulation / wind exposure.

Snail House
© Stéphane Spach


Snail House
© Stéphane Spach
Snail House
© Stéphane Spach
Snail House
© Stéphane Spach
Snail House
© Stéphane Spach


Snail House
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