Architects Caroline Weill and Letitia Paradis of the Paris-based observe Pareil give attention to housing in all kinds, aiming to “improve present properties with a modest and accountable strategy to architectural intervention and software,” as they clarify. One such property is Mas Baudran, an artist residence situated within the commune of Arles in southern France. Located on the fringe of the Parc naturel régional de Camargue, alongside the Mediterranean, the two.5-acre agricultural property faces local weather dangers of rising water ranges and salinization of groundwater. The ensuing renovation from Pareil is each elegant and trendy, reaching thermal effectivity, decreasing carbon emissions, and preserving assets. Learn on for extra.
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Homeowners Sébastien, an environmental lawyer, and Sofian, a hairstylist-turned-ceramicist, moved completely from Paris to the Arles farmhouse in 2021. Sofian had been the hairstylist for each Weill and Paradis earlier than enlisting their observe for the challenge. The preliminary request was to renovate the home. “They had been in search of extra bedrooms, more room to entertain, an workplace for Sébastien’s distant work, and a ceramics workshop for Sofian’s personal coaching,” Weill explains.
The house owners knew from the beginning that the property would perform as extra than simply their residence, and can be centered round environmental sustainability. The Mas Baudran artist residency challenge emerged because the preliminary plans had been drawn. Their goal is to lift consciousness and interact most people on points associated to environmental preservation and local weather safety by means of creative creation, agroecology, and the interdisciplinary change amongst artists, legal professionals, scientists, and activists. The artist residency features a reception room, ceramics workshop, a multipurpose room for resident artists, and a fundamental bed room.
As the home is situated inside the Parc naturel régional de Camargue, all modifications had been tightly managed. They achieved thermal effectivity with out the usage of air con and put in a warmth pump for radiant heating. Photo voltaic panels had been put in to the roof and insulated the roof utilizing rice straw from the encircling Camargue area, chosen for its insulating properties and native, low-impact origin. The straw is dried, frivolously compacted (10-centimeter slats), and inserted between timber framing components within the roof earlier than being protected with a breathable membrane to make sure sturdiness and to stop moisture points.
With a purpose to defend from the salinity of the realm, a deep effectively was put in to keep away from salt water reaching recent consuming water and both a lime coating or lime whitewash was utilized to exterior surfaces to guard from salt air.
