Mill Mavaleix / Piet Hein Eek

Cristian Aguilar — Thu, 07 May 2015 04:00:18 +0000

I believe it’s been 10 years since we started building our holiday homes in the Dordogne. Back then, I thought we’d be finished in a jiffy. This couldn’t be further from the truth: the construction work, regulations, conditions, distance, business developments (including a building for us in Eindhoven in the meantime) and human circumstances all ended up having an influence. Looking back, it would’ve been easier to have made a tasteful documentary about the whole thing, which would probably have attracted a whole flock of loyal viewers. We definitely had all the ingredients of a TV drama. Miraculously, we appear to have survived in one piece. Not due to knowledge, providence or other commendable qualities, mind you, but through sheer luck, patience and the joy of building on a dream.

MMR / ARCHI7

Javier Gaete — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The project is inscribed within the urban tissue of Réchy. It contributes for the densification of the village, emphasizes the street front defined by its neighboring existing buildings and re-enforces the rural character of the site. It's compact volume, which scarcely uses land surface, restricts its visual impact.

City: chalais | ArchDaily

Mill Mavaleix / Piet Hein Eek

MMR / ARCHI7