Structure apply Studio Guma has overhauled an previous farmhouse in Normandy, retaining its stone and timber construction to “evoke the agricultural historical past” of the positioning.
Situated within the village of Hécourt, the farmhouse and two outbuildings have been tailored to create a “household sanctuary” appropriate for gatherings.
“The primary ambition of the landowner was to create a spot that may very well be shared by his relations, or individuals who wished to take a break from the town,” defined Studio Guma.
“[It is] a spot that might change into a household sanctuary the place people may reconnect with nature. An area for gathering with family members, preserving an atmosphere of calm and privateness. An architectural expertise that might merge modernity inside a rural canvas,” it continued.
Studio Guma has preserved the farmhouse’s present construction and complemented it with delicate contrasts in concrete and metal.
The unique divisions between the buildings have additionally been retained and used to assist organise the house’s reinvigorated areas.
On the northern finish of the positioning, the kitchen has been launched into the previous cart shed, benefiting from the house’s excessive ceilings. It opens out onto a paved patio via massive sliding glass doorways.
A brand new concrete ground is stepped at one edge to create bench-like seating, whereas a kitchen counter and island have been forged in pale pink concrete in a nod to the tough stonework of the prevailing partitions.
“The kitchen-dining space, positioned within the former cart shed, serves because the central dwelling house the place numerous flows intersect, providing views of each inside and exterior areas,” defined Studio Guma.
“In summer season, this space merges with the outside, changing into a crossroads of exterior and inner exercise. In winter, the house is heated by the morning solar and gives a cushty nest open to the encompassing nature.”
The previous secure now comprises the lounge, which contains a hearth on the bottom ground. A mezzanine studying space above has been created by eradicating a bit of an present first ground.
“The [stable] typology, much less open to the outside, gave us the likelihood to offer a extra intimate expertise,” described the studio.
The place new openings have been launched, they’re framed by concrete sills, pale metal lintels and aluminium frames that complement the prevailing stonework, whereas pared-back inside finishes permit the uncovered timber construction to come back to the fore.
“We selected concrete, metal, and lacquered aluminium as the primary supplies of our intervention,” defined Studio Guma. “Their textures subtly distinction with the mineral essence of the unique construction, whereas their tones search to harmonise with the prevailing color palette.”
On the reverse finish of the constructing, a video games room occupies a portion of the farmhouse that’s but to be refurbished, with plans to develop it sooner or later.
Different farmhouse renovations lately featured on Dezeen embrace a up to date extension in Portugal by Atelier Knowledge and the conversion of a 500-year-old constructing in Mallorca right into a lodge by inside designer Pilar García-Nieto.
The images is by Maxime Delvaux.
