#architectrennes

In a small street in a lovely neighborhood of Rennes, this micro-architecture now stands in place of a dilapidated garage. Stéphane Chalmeau Conceived as a "folly", its complex, origami-like roof follows the rounded, segmented shape of the plot and rests on a nearly opaque, unified base that reveals nothing from the street. Stéphane Chalmeau The building enhances the relationship between the garden and the street, as well as between the interior spaces and the garden. It houses a parking area and a small office on the garden level, and a workshop/studio on the upper floor. Stéphane Chalmeau   The entire structure, constrained by zoning regulations, showcases wood in its construction: the structur... More