La Bernerie

Between a historic street, a cemetery and a suburban neighbourhood, each orientation answers a different constraint. The project sets out a hierarchy of public spaces, landscape and architecture to stitch these urban fabrics together.

A generous planted courtyard, a refuge for biodiversity, can be seen from the street. The architecture draws on the local bocage: white lime render, tiles, timber, chestnut fencing, and reinterpreted dormers, roof terraces, sheds and pediments.