Montesquiou

In Montesquiou, in the Gers, the project adapts a timber farmhouse to today's uses while preserving its character. Its owner has made it her main residence. The building had been made weathertight before she bought it.

The project unfolds in two stages: a complete rethink of the interior layout, then a vertical extension above the garage to create two additional bedrooms. Once complete, the house will reach 210 m².

The interior was one large open space. Partitions were designed to separate the sleeping areas and the work area, the laundry room, from the living spaces: entrance, living room, kitchen and dining room. Light, flow and flexibility of use are gained without erasing the building's rural identity.

The whole volume has been insulated. Heating combines a wood stove in the living room and an air-to-air heat pump.

The first stage was self-built by the client, based on Maloca Lab's design. The extension is at the design stage.

The result is a restrained architecture, rooted in its landscape.