Architects Caroline Weill and Letitia Paradis of the Paris-based follow Pareil deal with housing in all types, aiming to “improve present properties with a modest and accountable method to architectural intervention and software,” as they clarify. One such property is Mas Baudran, an artist residence positioned 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 fashionable, reaching thermal effectivity, decreasing carbon emissions, and preserving sources. Learn on for extra.
Images by Jean-Baptiste Thiriet courtesy of Pareil.
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 follow for the challenge. The preliminary request was to renovate the home. “They have 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 have been drawn. Their goal is to boost consciousness and have interaction most people on points associated to environmental preservation and local weather safety by creative creation, agroecology, and the interdisciplinary trade amongst artists, legal professionals, scientists, and activists. The artist residency features a reception room, ceramics workshop, a multipurpose room for resident artists, and a major bed room.
As the home is positioned throughout the Parc naturel régional de Camargue, all modifications have been tightly managed. They achieved thermal effectivity with out using air-con and put in a warmth pump for radiant heating. Photo voltaic panels have been put in to the roof and insulated the roof utilizing rice straw from the encompassing 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 forestall moisture points.
So as to defend from the salinity of the world, a deep effectively was put in to keep away from salt water reaching contemporary ingesting water and both a lime coating or lime whitewash was utilized to exterior surfaces to guard from salt air.
