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This Wooden Mountain House Features Delightful Mix of Traditional and Modern

This Wooden Mountain House Features Delightful Mix of Traditional and Modern
Photo by Olivier MARTIN GAMBIER

Architects: Studio Razavi Architecture
Project: Wooden Mountain House
Location: Manigod, France
Area 200.0 m2
Project Year 2017
Photography: Olivier MARTIN GAMBIER and Simone Bossi
Text by Studio Razavi Architecture

From the architect: In this highly preserved Alpine valley, stringent architectural guidelines allow for very little freedom of architectural expression. Everything from building height/width ratio to roof slope, via building material and window sizes are strictly controlled to enforce what is locally perceived as patrimony protection but de facto creating camp architecture, endlessly mimicking traditional mountain homes.

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In order to circumvent these limitations we took great care in analyzing historical buildings as to understand what their forms accomplished and how they shaped the local architectural culture. We then integrated this information into our design, simply avoiding all artificial and/or obsolete elements while making sure that the building was entirely code compliant.

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