Initially built in 1792, this barn was used to shelter cows during the winter and to dry hay and cereals. Bought 200 years later by a young couple, it was renovated and turned into a cozy three-story apartment. In order to do so, the existing volume was entirely measured by a surveyor and the planks were numbered by a carpenter to bere placed at the exact same spot before the barn was demolished. The basement was then rebuilt with concrete and the upper walls prepared in a workshop to bere assembled directly on site. Windows were carefully placed and the ones not matching the original openings reduced to the minimum, with the only exception being a generous window on the north façade, bringing light into the stairs on the three floors. A particular care was given to the furniture and various pieces of the original barn have been reused or integrated into the decoration.
Element | Brand | Product Name |
---|---|---|
Carpentry | Besson charpenhe | |
Heating and Sanitaries | Carroz SA | |
Watertightness | Karlen et cie SA | |
Screeds | Manenti-Fellay Sarl | |
kitchen | Plana Kuche | |
Decoration | Sarah Chevallaz |
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