House V in France
House V
Tectône
CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation, Extension
LOCATION
Malakoff, France
PHOTOGRAPHS
Pierre L’excellent
MANUFACTURERS
Graphisoft, Alumil, Nora, Viroc
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Tectône
ENGINEERING
Intégrale 4
CONTRACTOR
Ivan
DESIGN TEAM
Tectône
CLIENTS
Private Client
The project of the house V is a private order for the renovation and extension of an existing house in Malakoff in the Parisian suburbs.
The two-level existing house is made of brick facade, and a tile roof.
It lies between an avenue and a private road, giving it a particular orientation, the smallest facade overlooking the avenue.
The project was to expand the house to be able to accommodate either a family or a group of active young people.
Two levels were added around a staircase, hosting 3 additional bedrooms, one new bathroom, an open space with a living room and a kitchen and a playroom.
The structure of the extension is made of steel, independent of the existing building. The facades are made up of a wooden sub-structure, aluminum windows, and is insulated from the outside.
The façade covering is made of Viroc plates, a composite material consisting of a mixture of wood particles and cement.
Tectône made the choice to cover the existing part of the building with the same Viroc plates giving a sense of unity to the whole.
From a volumetric point of view, the choice was made to break the angle between the avenue and the private road thus allowing a better integration in the surrounding urban fabric.
