Marchi Architectes practice proposes a house divided in two seemingly independent bodies, which are however connected by a smaller volume, creating a continuous space in the inside, but giving an exterior fragmented appearance.
Its outside texture reminds of traditional architecture, but the arrange of materials along the façades manages to provide a contemporary vision, thanks to the alternation of stone and wood fronts. The sloping roof covered with zinc quartz also refers to old slate roofs. This intriguing technique adds a twist to the use of materials and rural compositions and allows the result of a contemporary house which posseses its own identity within a traditional appearance.
Description of the project by Marchi Architectes
Located on the seaside of a Britain municipality where regulation is very restrictive, the house meets the local obligations with its sloping roof. The local recovered stone (is 30cm walled up) dresses with 30cm thick the reinforced concrete walls of the building. The traditional way of building the stone provides a highly integrated reading of this material in the local landscape.
The roof is zinc quartz treated to be closer to the local slate color.
The two spaces developed under the sloping roof, illuminated by skylights, are connected by a low volume characterized by zenith light. The continuity and breadth of this area give life to the project.
CREDITS. DATA SHEET.-
Architects.- Marchi Architectes.
Collaborators.- FabioNeves, Margarida Simao (project team), Baldeschi, Galipot, Heriaux, Sevin (consultants).
Photography.- Fernando Guerra.
Area.- gross floor area.- 299 sqm.
Budget.- 380000 €.
Dates.- 2009-2010 (design), construction (2010).
