Soustraction

The project involves the transformation of an apartment occupying the rural part of an 18th-century farmhouse. Fribourg farmhouses of that era housed both living quarters and farm functions under one roof. The rural section consisted of two stables flanking a central passageway — the fourragère — a through-space used for feeding livestock, which also benefited from additional height allowing hay to be stored above the stables.  David BARD The apartment, fitted out in 2011 by previous owners, resulted from a renovation that significantly altered the rural volume’s substance and nature. The original ceiling joists were replaced with a concrete slab, the wooden structure was substituted with masonry walls, and the... More