L'Architecture est dans le Pré

L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé

L'Architecture est dans le Pré

Claas architectes

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Boris Nauleau

PHOTOGRAPHS
Myriam Héaulmé

AREA
205 m²

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Les Lucs-sur-boulogne , France

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Some projects are more particular than others, so when my brother asked me to design his house, the personal stakes were great.

L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé
L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé

As a young farmer his financial supports are limited, but he has regular opportunities to build and maintain buildings on the farm. In most cases, they are made of metal fabrics delivered in kit.

This know-how combined with its working time flexibility allowed to conceive the project in self-construction. The project implements its know-how (framework, cladding, roofing, etc.), while controlling the budget and the general architectural qualities.

L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé
L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé

The idea was to take up this idea of the kit, both to ensure a good implementation, and also to reduce the time of work onsite which is always delicate in self-construction. The kit is divided into two parts, the first one is made of three traditional wooden frames.

They form a large covered volume which is able to accommodate two housing floors. This enclosure is covered with white corrugated metal sheets and polycarbonate to provide shade, light, a view to the farm and privacy with neighbors.

L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé
L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé

It allows to anticipate a future floor in case of the family enlargement without modifying the exterior aspect of the construction.

A small box, inside this first enclosure, is the heated volume, also made of prefab balloon frame. This minimum single storey living area does not lie at the center of the first perimeter. On the contrary, the two nested boxes expand or get closer giving to the covered areas a programmatic orientation.

L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé
L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé

Heated spaces and buffer spaces complement each other, in summer the house expands towards the exterior overflowing to the garden, during the mid season the buffer spaces act as a privilege outdoor space and during winter the house folds inside the walls.

The house morphology is changing with the seasons, a climate geography of housing that replace the simple geometry of the plan.

L'Architecture est dans le Pré
© Myriam Héaulmé


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Model 001
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Model 002
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Model 003
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Model 004
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Model 005
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Model 006


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Floor Plan
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Site Plan


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East Facade Elevation
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West Facade Elevation
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North Facade Elevation
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South Facade Elevation


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