Winter Garden for a Mason's House

Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni

WINTER GARDEN FOR A MASON'S HOUSE

SAPIENS ARCHITECTES

LOCATION
Montolieu, France

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
17 m²

YEAR
2018

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Trimble

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Baptiste Manet et Yann Legouis

Text description provided by architect.

The commission was to create a terrace and a winter garden for a house without great formal quality, but with a beautiful sloping garden overlooking a river.

Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni
Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni
Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni

The project consisted of creating a terrace, partially covered by a low-pitched roof in natural zinc, and enclosed by aluminium joinery on the central part in connection with the kitchen, in order to create a 15 m2 winter garden entirely glazed on the periphery, adjoining the existing construction.

This winter garden symmetrically defines two terraces, north and south, which are connected by a protected passageway under the roof overhang of the conservatory.

The topographical configuration of the plot, which slopes steeply down to the stream, also allows for a shaded and qualitatively good area, at the level of the garden and cellars, under the surface of the terrace.

Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni
Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni
Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni

This symmetrical writing of the structure projected onto the garden facade gives it a new. The south-facing roof overhang discreetly announces the contemporary extension from the main access and allows the terrace system to be rotated.

The recessed posts and the zinc roof, overhanging and refined on the edge, accentuate the horizontality of the extension and soften the verticality of the existing house while assuming a resolutely contemporary style.

The railings accentuate this horizontal effect so that they can be integrated into the garden with lightness.

Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni
Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni
Winter Garden for a Mason's House
© Atmospheriques narratives. Cyrille Weiner and Giaime Meloni

The reflective underside of the terrace makes it possible to optically enlarge the garden, and to make it fit into the extensions.


Winter Garden for a Mason's House
Plan

Winter Garden for a Mason's House
Detail

Winter Garden for a Mason's House
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