13 March, 2024
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Designed by Jérôme Vinçon of Lode Architecture, this small pitched-roof house near Honfleur might echo other Normandy cottages on the exterior, but the comparison ends there. The structure, which the architects call a “deluxe shed,” was designed as a weekend retreat rather than as a conventional family home.
Photography courtesy of Lode Architecture.
Above: In order to keep costs down, interior walls are clad in unfinished plywood and floors are covered in black rubber, which is great for insulation and sound proofing.
Above: A simple wooden deck floats in a meadow.
Above: A galley kitchen opens onto a deck.
Above: On the ground floor, large square windows frame views of the surrounding meadows
Above: Minimally furnished, this house is proof that style and a tight budget can coexist.
Above: Upstairs in the sleeping loft, built-in children’s bunks are protected by industrial netting.
Above: The main living space is anchored by an Italian-made LTT Illuminated Bathtub positioned next to a wood-burning stove.
Above: Night lighting.
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