This single-family house explores compact living on a constrained suburban plot, focusing on the balance between built volume and the space left to the garden. By fully exploiting the allowable volume and expressing a clear timber structure, the project is designed to accommodate the future evolution of domestic uses and living patterns.

On a narrow plot, close to a noisy infrastructure, the project is based on a simple principle: preserving the ground and opening the house toward the future park at the rear of the site. Rather than spreading the building across the plot, the footprint is deliberately minimized to free up several outdoor spaces with different orientations and uses. This layout results in a triple-oriented house that benefits from natural cross-ventilation.

The house fits within the maximum envelope allowed by local planning regulations. This compact approach allows for increased usable floor area without further land consumption. The project is conceived as a capable volume, with a defined ground floor and a more open and adaptable upper level organized around a double-height living space opening onto the garden.

The timber structure is intentionally expressed. Two wooden columns run through the living space and support the roof structure. Around them, everyday functions are arranged : kitchen, table, mezzanine, and workspaces, echoing the presence of trees within the house. Durable materials are emphasized throughout: spruce timber columns and mezzanine, Douglas fir roof structure, wood fiber insulation, oak flooring and staircase, and pre-greyed Douglas fir timber cladding on the facade.

PHOTOS BY Sandrine Iratçabal

PHOTOS BY Sandrine Iratçabal

PHOTOS BY Sandrine Iratçabal

PHOTOS BY Sandrine Iratçabal

PHOTOS BY Sandrine Iratçabal