A house set on the ground, developed entirely horizontally and freed from the usual constraints of small spaces, can create new relationships between indoors and outdoors, between people and their living space, and between the garden as a whole and the separate courtyards formed by the arrangement of its volumes.
Developed gradually from the street towards the rear, the house links the entrance area and utility spaces, the daytime area with a kitchen glazed on three sides, and a spacious living room opening onto two terraces with their own distinct character. These are followed by the sleeping area, comprising 3 bedrooms and their associated facilities, grouped in a wing positioned towards the rear of the garden.
Emphasising horizontality and closeness to the ground, the house’s massing is defined by broad eaves covering the open terrace between the kitchen volume and the sleeping area, as well as the entrance area, giving a clear sensory definition to the house’s upper boundary. The only space where this boundary disappears is the living room, which has no ceiling and is open to the roof structure. Here, several windows placed between the rafters as a rooflight open the space vertically towards the sky, creating a very special relationship with the sun.
