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SLM Residence, 2006 Address: Finistère, Brittany, France. Client: private. Gross floor area: 135 m2. Materials: concrete floor (with outside insulation), wooden platform framing, (with 20 cm mineral wool insulation), chestnut siding, aluminum openings, zinc roof, pillar in granite stone, Scandinavian wooden stove.

Traditional Breton farmhouse ARCHITECTS: Jean-Charles CASTRIC – architecte D.P.L.G. 02

The site is a large meadow near an ancient hamlet and its chapel. The simple volume of the chestnut-sided house, its long façade oriented towards the sun, seems to float above the grass. This house, like most traditional farmhouses in Brittany, orients south-southeast, with the

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southerly façade open to the meadow and the sun. Two substantial “bookends”, punctuated by strong horizontal window openings, frame a long wooden terrace that naturally extends the living room and bedroom spaces. The north façade on the opposite side is very different; it is closed and protected against the elements. The attention to orientation and thermal qualities results in a very energy-efficient building, heated by a single wood stove. In this project, wood is used both as wall structure and siding.

01 South terrace 02 Plan and cross section 03 View from southeast 04 Wood stove in the living room

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