rural residence
location: gers, france
client: private
design team: s. barclay – j.p. crousse
built surface: 178 m2
completion: 2005
photographer: j.p. crousse
The site is located at the summit of one of the first hills of the Gers region (Southwest of France), with magnificent views over the Pyrenees mountain range. The presence of a pond and the remains of a sun-dried bricks farm outline the site, define its limits, and orient the views towards the mountains' landscape. The house creates its own universe yet is grounded on the site and its preexisting farm. The different elements of the house are linked through exterior spaces that have been carefully studied to frame views of the surrounding landscape.
