© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 27 Marzo 2009.

This is a small house designed for a large family of 5 children and two adults and built on a very low budget.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 27 Marzo 2009.

Rather than build a conventional countryside house, the project consisted in installing a “facility” for the family to live in the field, to interact with the rural environment and to enjoy the impressive Bourguignon landscape.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 27 Marzo 2009.

The wood structure plays here a leading role.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 27 Marzo 2009.

The frame is held on concrete piers, the house is raised off the ground, the grass continues to grow under the building’s floor. The structure holds an open 90sq meter “deck” and the imposing zinc roof. A second floor, just under the roof, in the attics, accommodates the sleeping areas.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

Each rafter is supported by two 90cm walls; these walls consist of double posts joined with OSB panels.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

And they, alone, organise the house spaces. No other walls or fittings are added.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

The skin is made of polycarbonate sheet panels fitted on wooden frames.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

It is freed from any supporting structure too. The light weight material allows for the easy handeling of the panels.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

The process allows each panel to slide freely on wooden paths all the way down the facade.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

Therefore, each space in the house can be widely opened… The whole house can be transformed into an open deck in the garden.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

The polycarbonate sliding panels, the surrounding patio, together with the roof sides create a thick limit. The barrier between interior and exterior spaces is blurred as soon as a panel is moved.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

When closed, the house takes advantage of the filtered white light…

© Jean Baptiste Barache . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

And when opened the house becomes a mere covered deck placed on the fields.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

This project was an opportunity to experiment the references of Japanese Architecture in a small rural French village environment. And the integration is quite successful!

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.

© barache/lamine architects . Pubblicata il 26 Marzo 2009.