![House A / Alexis Dornier - Bedroom, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b10/e4e3/f197/ccd7/8200/0202/newsletter/IMG_5626.jpg?1527833810)
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Architects: Alexis Dornier
- Area: 750 m²
- Year: 2018
![House A / Alexis Dornier - Windows, Facade, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b10/e7d8/f197/ccb7/a700/0342/medium_jpg/IMG_5727.jpg?1527834564)
Text description provided by the architects. The linear 4 story arrangement counteracts the steep slope of the site by becoming a bridge house. The central theme of the ensemble is combining two architectural expressions:
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b10/e44c/f197/ccd7/8200/01ff/newsletter/PLAN1.jpg?1527833669)
-the idea of a romantic ruin, strongly connected to the ground, and a light, fading, transparent structure holding a series of roofs-two images working with and against each other.
![House A / Alexis Dornier - Table, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b10/e4f8/f197/ccb7/a700/0333/medium_jpg/IMG_5628.jpg?1527833832)
The master deck is crowning the structure, continuing through a double height exterior living space. The silhouette is a sequence of five roofs of different lengths.
![House A / Alexis Dornier - Stairs, Facade, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b10/e80b/f197/ccb7/a700/0344/medium_jpg/IMG_5732.jpg?1527834616)
Linear skylights and linear gaps between the roofs complete a play of bar code like light play, changing as the sun is making its way from east to west.
![House A / Alexis Dornier - Windows, Door, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b10/e633/f197/ccd7/8200/020a/newsletter/IMG_5677.jpg?1527834147)