The clients have tasked the studio with a project involving the expansion of a bourgeois house dating back to 1810, alongside the restructuring of its ground floor. Situated within a sprawling property resembling an "archipelago" with various buildings scattered across two hectares of land, the extension is envisioned as a cohesive addition to the overall setting.

Situated within a rural landscape, the Saint-Laurent house stands at the center of a vast property. One of its distinctive features is its adjacency to several auxiliary structures, including an unused outbuilding. The proposed extension of the main house is viewed as a chance to increase living space in currently cramped and dimly lit areas, while also preparing for the transformation of the outbuilding by enhancing its accessibility from the main residence.

The project consists of two walls that delineate a layout running parallel to the main building, establishing a link between the outbuilding, the house, and the surrounding park. Incorporating both constructed and landscaped elements, the design shapes intermediate spaces that offer versatile living areas suitable for various times of the day and different users.

The intervention, essentially comprising these two walls punctuated by vertical openings, eschews the architectural representation of a building and chooses to convey the concept of an inhabited landscape. This landscaping approach helps maintain the integrity and clarity of the existing house by avoiding the construction of a mimic structure.

The positioning of the openings extends the vistas from the existing house and reinstates the order of the bourgeois house, which has become asymmetrical due to the passage of time and successive modifications. Additionally, the two walls also serve to enclose the system of peripheral low walls surrounding the house.

The newly established area is extensively connected to the outdoors and is further expanded by terraces, providing starting points for admiring the expansive landscaped park. Within the extension, a kitchen and dining area are accommodated, serving as functional spaces extracted from the 19th-century house. As a result, the original form of the house is restored, offering reception areas on the ground floor.

The project focuses mainly on improving the thermal efficiency of the original house and reducing its carbon footprint. To achieve this goal, a central pellet heating system is installed. The extensive openings are designed to maximize solar heat gain in winter and to minimize the need for heating during extremely cold periods.