The deconstruction of the main building and its reconstruction are part of the memory of the site. Parallel to the axis of the outfitter, the house refers to an inhabited covered bridge that spans the site. Its stilts, like stilts, open a transparency towards the lake. Between them slip the pure volumes of the concert hall, the kitchen and the veranda. Its base is anchored in the slope of the land and opens onto the lake. The slender covered bridge serves as a catalyst for the project. Its pure form relates to that of the adjacent pavilions. Overlooking the lake, its materials - exposed structure and wood cladding - harmonize as much with the surrounding vegetation as with the bare language of the adjacent buildings. In the interstitial space that separates them, the sliding and calculated intertwining of the volumes of the concert hall, the veranda and the kitchen wink at the volumetric animation of the existing house. From the parking lot, a paved, covered walkway serves as a guide. The ball and chain of the project, the reception area, is open to the lake. This space, extended by the foyer, is adjoined to the south by the dining room and to the north by the volume of the concert hall, all these spaces are open to the lake. On the first floor, the articulation of the living, service and concert functions around the foyer and the reception area results from the intertwining and sliding of the volumes of the kitchen, the veranda and the concert hall under the rooms. These rooms, distributed from north to south in the evocative volume of the covered bridge, span the first floor linearly over two floors. They take advantage of the volumetric play of the latter which creates roof terraces to the east and west. Their double-sloped roof is animated by cubic dormers, "surprise" spaces for the rooms on the upper floor. Echoing the volume of the rooms, the studios, the Bartok room and the music library are embedded in the basement and take advantage of the difference in level to also open up towards the lake. Thanks to the vegetated basin created on the ground, these spaces benefit from a fresh and healthy air basin.
(From ARQ magazine, # 125, p. 21)
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The jury mentioned the accuracy and rationality of the planning. This project stood out for its efficiency, which contributes to the quality and generosity of the interior and exterior spaces, particularly the reception area. The jury would also like to highlight the attention paid to the memory of the old building and the desire to establish a dialogue between the new project and the existing buildings. However, the jury was not convinced by the layout, particularly with regard to its obstruction of the view of the lake from the entrance. The architectural treatment of the windows on the upper floors in relation to the interior spaces raised many questions.
(From ARQ magazine, # 125, p. 17)
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