External view of entrance with cypress clad gate matching the sliding shutters of the house and guest accommodation
external view of the space between the main house and the guest accommodation (before grass seeding) showing the fields beyond
Large slate slabs form meadering path between main house and guest accommodation. Large metal framed sliding shutters to converted barn openings
Inside the converted barn showing external elevation of the box with a box which forms the guest accommodation. Clad in Cypress and a reclaimed copper garage door
Partially open large sliding shutter door to the guest accommodation

copper + cypress

Location: CORLAY (22)
Project: Transformation of a barn
Scope: Full Architectural Service (Mission Complète)
Area: 74 m²
Planning Permission: 2020
Completion: 2025

A project to transform an old agricultural barn into guest accommodation, incorporating the reuse of an existing copper garage door as part of the envelope of a “box-within-a-box” intervention.

The objective was to retain the character and spatial reading of the original barn, while inserting a new, independent volume accommodating two bedrooms, each with its own bathroom.

Along with the reclaimed copper door, cypress cladding was used to complete the envelope of this inner “box”, as well as to create external sliding shutters that close the large barn openings, and finally to construct a matching entrance gate, ensuring material continuity throughout the project.

Architect drawing of the project: copper + cypress, showing cypress sliding shutters and reused copper door set within timber cladding
entrance gate drawing
Section drawing though guest accommodation
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