Bioclimatic 'Longère' House / INDY ARCHITECTES

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Crac'h, France
  • Architects: INDY ARCHITECTES
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  164
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Cupa Pizarras, Reynaers Aluminium, Cupa stone, Mitsubishi Electric, Ruegg, Rüegg Cheminée
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Text description provided by the architects. Located in Crach, in the French region of Britanny, this modern project was designed for being the habitual residence of a couple and hosting guests. It stands out for its location and the comfort provided during all the year, especially due to the spacious winter garden, that plays the role of a natural and free thermal buffer.

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Plan

To integrate the project into the natural environment, a heritage area, where Britanny traditional buildings predominate, natural slate was chosen and used as a « leaf », folded around the house. It offers a good protection from the local oceanic climate, combinated to a good insulation that ensures its energy optimization all the year.

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The house, with a rectangular and elongated floor plan, allows the owners to enjoy the sun and natural light to the fullest. In this building scheme, construction costs were optimized focusing towards a direct connection to the winter garden, extremely versatile and pleasant at any time of year, as well as using qualitative and sustainable materials.

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Josselin Guillo, project architect who worked in combination with Dorothée Martin, co-designer, claimed: «We were inspired by the single-family houses typical of Brittany. However, the materials of these ancient buildings have been reinterpreted creating a thermally efficient contemporary architecture, looking for sobriety and finesse.»

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Cite: "Bioclimatic 'Longère' House / INDY ARCHITECTES" 04 Aug 2018. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/899034/bioclimatic-longere-house-j-guillo-architecte> ISSN 0719-8884

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