A stone farmhouse in Tellières-le-Plessis, France, sat forgotten for over 15 years—lengthy sufficient for the forest to start out taking it again. Then a Parisian couple took it on, enlisting Paris agency Les Ateliers Permanents to revive the home whereas sustaining historic particulars. “From the very first visits, we shared the need to protect the spirit of the place—to intervene with out erasing,” says Chloé Morin, principal architect together with Enzo Fruytier and, just lately joined by François Gastesoleil of Gastesoleil.
The renovation was modest in scale (1,300 sq. toes) however exacting in execution. New openings have been reduce; exterior joinery changed; wattle-and-daub partitions stripped again; lime renders redone; with 12 inches of wood-wool insulation within the roof and 6 inches on choose north and west partitions. Be a part of us for a more in-depth look.
Above: Exterior, the work started with in depth clearing after 15 years of abandonment. Above: The architects applied a cautious panorama intervention to revive the environment—much less of a backyard undertaking than a reset, making room for the home to reappear out of the foliage. Above: The eating space was initially a indifferent workshop. The architects created a big opening within the stone wall, put in a brand new flooring, and insulated the partitions. The ground is poured concrete which has been sanded and sealed. The pendant and furnishings are all classic. Above: The kitchen is constructed of aerated concrete coated in plaster and lime wash. The ground tiles date again to the Nineteen Seventies from a earlier renovation. The oven is from Ariston, the cooktop from Miele, and the vent hood is from Airlux. Above: The countertop is poured concrete. Above: The wood-fired boiler range system is new—heating the cast-iron radiators all through the home. This method changed the previous oil-fueled boiler. “This kind of system was broadly used previously, and we selected to put in it on this home as a result of it makes good sense right here,” explains Chloé. Above: A big reduce of carpet features as space rug and the bed room is kitted with classic lighting.
