Bonnard Wœffray — Architectes FAS / SIA

Maison Favre Bex

Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz

MAISON FAVRE BEX

Bonnard Woeffray Architectes

LOCATION
Bex, Switzerland

CATEGORY
Houses

YEAR
2007

AREA
215.0 m²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Hannes Henz

Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz

Text description provided by architect.

The residence is located in an orchard in the heart of Le Crêtel, a hamlet not far from the pretty little town of Bex.

Alongside the existing elements, the property comprises the orchard wall, an ancient shed and fruit trees.

It benefits from views both of the immediate vicinity (orchard and hamlet) and distant (alpine landscape).

Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz
Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz
Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz

Its envelope performs a twist in order to define the front yard and provide privacy in the garden.

Its typology addresses the lifestyle of a family with three adolescent children.

The accesses and stairways are doubled-up for flexibility and versatility.

Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz
Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz
Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz

This was a low-cost construction project: the materials, their deployment and the standard of the fittings are basic.

The house utilises a timber frame structure. The interior studwork consists of industrial woodchip panels that provide the structure with the required bracing.

The floors consist of a tough, pigmented concrete screed. Some of the spaces have been given a colour finish to create a range of moods that change according to the time of day.

Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz
Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz

In keeping with the context, the facades are clad in plywood panels featuring a brownish green finish that imbues the dwelling with a certain rustic character.

The envelope is pierced with two types of window: those in the rooms, which are of standard size, and the mirrored glazing to the common parts, which are larger.

Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz
Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz

Flush with the facade, the latter make a feature of the surrounding countryside, as much for someone looking out as for someone outside, in that they reflect whatever is around them.

Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz
Maison Favre Bex
© Hannes Henz


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Bonnard Wœffray — Architectes FAS / SIA
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