House on the Hillside

House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte

HOUSE ON THE HILLSIDE

Agence Vulcano-Gibello

MANUFACTURERS
Forster, Grohe, Knauf, Wienerberger, Atlantic, Duravit, Finimetal, Slv

STRUCTURE ENGINEER
BE Cinq

AREA
270 m2

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Saint-Christophe, France

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The project is settled in a village built in the hills near Nancy.

House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte

Built on a south-facing slope, the house benefits from an exceptional site.

The land is thus composed of a small pond inscribed in a deciduous forest, a sheepfold, an orchard, and stone retaining walls forming the upper part of the land.

The rigorous geometry of the house is developed around a large entrance courtyard accessible from the street through a paved ramp.

House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte

Built on two levels, the house naturally follows the topography of the site.

Two constructive frames are implemented:

a small size one containing the services and circulation spaces; and the second one housing the living rooms.

House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte

The coverage thus alternates vaults and flat roofs and is adorned with a hanging garden whose undulations echo the surrounding landscape.

The structure of the building and its north/south location bring natural light into the heart of the house.

To the north, the lower surface is lit by upper windows while to the south large steel joinery opens towards the great landscape.

House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside

The house - firmly anchored in the slope - projects its inhabitants into the great landscape while revealing the geography of the site.

House on the Hillside
House on the Hillside


House on the Hillside
House on the Hillside
House on the Hillside
House on the Hillside
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte


House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte
House on the Hillside
© Olivier Mathiotte


House on the Hillside
Location Plan
House on the Hillside
Mass Plan
House on the Hillside
Plan - First Floor


House on the Hillside
North Section

House on the Hillside
Cross Section

House on the Hillside
Longitudinal Section