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FMAU_Le_Roc
Description
How to radicalize bourgeois codes in a micro-architecture located in a protected site?
Le Roc challenges the codes of modern, post-modern, and classical architectures to refocus on its purpose, an unconventional architecture with a radicality devoid of arrogance.
The project was conceived before finding the site, based on the assumption of a topographical situation in Causse Lotois, rather than on a specific plot. This detachment allowed approaching the project with a simple program: a round table for 8 people, a fireplace, 3 bedrooms under the roof, 3 toilets, a shower, a bathtub, a laundry room, and a swimming pool.
The site was found after the project was developed. It is a sloping plot, 13m wide and 220m long, with a height difference of 37m. The only buildable plot on this hillside. Consequently, the project was placed at the very top, as close to the road as possible to minimize excavation and utility costs.
The width and length of the house are defined by the size of the stones used for the ground floor, measuring 60×40 cm.
To compensate for the small surface area, circulation spaces were minimized, and two design elements were implemented: a 7.50-meter wide bay with 9 panels, and bedrooms with ceilings soaring to 5.35 meters, featuring 2.70-meter tall windows opening onto individual balconies.
The house has two axes of symmetry, one for the south facade and the other for the north facade. The reason behind this lies in the difference in width between the living room and the kitchen. The junction between these two axes is imperceptible, cleverly organized by a spatial device.
The project is not fixed in its form; it can evolve and expand. The sharp edge of the gables and the large south facade keep the project open to possibilities.
Programme Construction of a house
Location Le Roc 46200, France
Client Private
Team FMAU (architect), BETEC (structural engineering), ODETEC (fluid engineering), COTECH (economy)
Size 131 m²
Mission Complete project management + Technical documentation
Credits Aerial Studio
Le Roc challenges the codes of modern, post-modern, and classical architectures to refocus on its purpose, an unconventional architecture with a radicality devoid of arrogance.
The project was conceived before finding the site, based on the assumption of a topographical situation in Causse Lotois, rather than on a specific plot. This detachment allowed approaching the project with a simple program: a round table for 8 people, a fireplace, 3 bedrooms under the roof, 3 toilets, a shower, a bathtub, a laundry room, and a swimming pool.
The site was found after the project was developed. It is a sloping plot, 13m wide and 220m long, with a height difference of 37m. The only buildable plot on this hillside. Consequently, the project was placed at the very top, as close to the road as possible to minimize excavation and utility costs.
The width and length of the house are defined by the size of the stones used for the ground floor, measuring 60×40 cm.
To compensate for the small surface area, circulation spaces were minimized, and two design elements were implemented: a 7.50-meter wide bay with 9 panels, and bedrooms with ceilings soaring to 5.35 meters, featuring 2.70-meter tall windows opening onto individual balconies.
The house has two axes of symmetry, one for the south facade and the other for the north facade. The reason behind this lies in the difference in width between the living room and the kitchen. The junction between these two axes is imperceptible, cleverly organized by a spatial device.
The project is not fixed in its form; it can evolve and expand. The sharp edge of the gables and the large south facade keep the project open to possibilities.
Programme Construction of a house
Location Le Roc 46200, France
Client Private
Team FMAU (architect), BETEC (structural engineering), ODETEC (fluid engineering), COTECH (economy)
Size 131 m²
Mission Complete project management + Technical documentation
Credits Aerial Studio
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