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environment
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patio
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glass patio door
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glass frontage into patio
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movable partition
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bedroom
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axonometric view
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section
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plan
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detail
M37 house in Contis
BAST, LITTORAL. Lit-et-Mixe, France
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Name of work in English
M37 house in Contis
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Name of work in original language
M37 maison à Contis
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Work Location
Lit-et-Mixe, France
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Studio
BAST, LITTORAL
Nominees
This house for a retired couple is located in a seaside housing development without cutting down any trees. Compact, it creates its own outdoor space: a patio separating the house from the outbuilding. With a wooden frame, flat roof and windows facing the patio, it blends in with the forest.
Collaborators
Structure: Mathieu BORDES
Program
Single house
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Labels
Isolated · Family · Holiday
Site area
1506 m²
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Client
Pasquet
Total gross floor
150 m²
Cost
2130 €/m²
This house for a retired couple is located in a private housing development on the Atlantic coast. Its location respects the Landes forest, without cutting down trees and preserving the natural undergrowth.
The compact construction creates its own outdoor space within the built environment. This patio separates the part of the house that is lived in year-round from an annex for family and friends. Two sliding reinforced glass doors give this space a sense of intimacy.
The house is constructed with timber frame walls and timber posts/beams on a sanded concrete slab. The roof is covered with a membrane that meets the housing estate's flat roof requirement. The anodised aluminium window frames open onto the patio only. Roof frames allow natural light and ventilation into the heart of each room.