Description
A contemporary home between oaks and vines
This contemporary house in raw concrete was designed in 2008 by architect Thierry Coquet for a sculpture restorer and her family.
In a dominant position above the valley, it is at one with the site and enjoys panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
It offers 220 m2 of living space over 3 half-levels. It stands on a 2,500 m2 plot in the heart of nature.
The first floor features a spacious living area with a fireplace, dining room and open kitchen, extended by a wooden terrace. The night area houses 4 bedrooms, a children’s lounge, a bathroom and a shower room. The work area below includes an office, workshop, TV lounge and separate toilet.
The house is located 5 minutes’ walk from the center of a pretty medieval village, 25 km northwest of Lyon. The village has many local shops (bakery, newsagents, market), schools, a media library, pharmacy and doctors. It is served by an SNCF train station (linking Lyon-Part-Dieu in 30 minutes) and by a “Tram Train” line 5 km away.
A living space in touch with nature
The house boasts generous, light and airy spaces, punctuated by the metal posts of its framework. The 6-meter-long, full-height, east-west windows open up all rooms to the panoramic view.
Minimalist architecture
The minimalist rectangular floor plan separates the spaces dedicated to rest, communal living and work, ingeniously materialized by the differences in levels. The structure of the house is tiered along the natural slope of the land, which becomes an integral part of the architectural design. The green roof and the Virginia creeper climbing over the rough concrete of the facades naturally integrate the architecture with the vegetation.
Barres-Coquet Architectes
Caroline Barrès and Thierry Coquet set up their agency in 1995 in Châtillon d’Azergues, in the Rhône region. Their preferred field is housing. They have designed a large number of contemporary timber-frame, steel-frame and concrete homes.
Their work is inspired by industrial and agricultural architecture. With an environmental approach, Barrès et Coquet develop architecture in close, strong relationship with the landscape, and favor the dry process for simplified implementation, shorter lead times and controlled budgets.
