NEW TREE HOUSE

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WHAT%IS%«%A%BEAUTIFUL%HOUSE”%?
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Lake House under construction

!According!to!us!the!beauty!subject!of!this!compe66on!is!related!to!the
Fundamentals!of!architecture.
So!our!project!is!not!talking!about!interior!design:!finishes!materials!and!ambiences
would!be!a!subject!of!discussion!with!the!inhabitants!in!a!second!phase.
Sleepers

At!this!stage,!our!beau6ful!house!proposal!is!concentrated!on!the!architectural
dimensions:
@! Func6onal!organiza6on!of!the!different!parts!of!the!program
@! Implanta6on!and!rela6ons!between!the!house!and!the!landscape.
@! Defini6on!of!the!master!plan!and!general!envelope!paying!a!special!aFen6on
to!natural!light,!volumes,!propor6ons,!site!percep6on,!…
@! Sensi6ve!development!of!the!rela6on!between!the!different!spaces!of!the
house!by!a!special!work!on!transi6ons!spaces,!view!framing…!looking!for
solu6ons!that!encourage!the!“living!together”,!offering!spaces!for!every!uses
and!needs!of!the!inhabitants,!including!in6mate!spaces!for!everyone.
@! Special!aFen6on!to!the!sequences!between!public,!family!and!private!areas.
@! Design!a!fully!accessible!architecture!experience!for!everyone,!including!for
the!disabled!boy.

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DESIGN A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE COMPETITION sept. 30th 2015 USER NAME : IKhbFCLL DESIGN BOARD 1/5
 GA R A GE
- "one way gar age"
- 3 vehicules +cycles...
- direct acces to the house

GA R A GE
- "one way gar age"
- 3 vehicules +cycles...
- direct acces to the house

parking (business meeting...)

BEDR OOM 1 / Male - 19 disabled :

- including dr essind & bathroom
GUEST ROOM 1 : - direct access to swiming pool
- including dr essing, - entrance room could be used for the carer
bathroom and mezzanine niv. 0,00m
(alt. 102,00 m)
- independant access possibility

parking (family and guests)

SERVICE COURTYARD
(laundry, pets cleaning) DR ESSING HA LL GUN R OOM HA LL

PATIO : LA UNDR Y
- allow views on the
GUEST PATIO swimming pool from
the living spaces
T ECHNIC
(swimming pool) STOR A GE

+1,65m STOR A GE
+2,25m +1,20m

GUEST APPARTMENT : +0,35m

including :

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- kitchen and living room,

- bedr oom, bathroom and dr essing 23 x 18 = 415
MEETING R OOM
- second room on the mezzanine - up to 50 pers.

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- independant access - "outside" of the house
- "private" terrasse on the view side - including office (tea coffee)
(south) -1,00m
- part of the house but independant
ground floor
OFFICE
+1,50m
terrace the working space
- direct connection to mancave upstairs + home cinema
SW IMMING POOL - "swimming in the forest" BED ROOM 2 / girl 18 months and master bedr oom by the br idge
- including f acilities (shower / toilet) - close by the staircase access -1,00m - connected to the gar den and the leisure pool
- 25 m lenght swimming pool to master bedr oom via the lounge/club room
-slope for disabled people access - including dr essing and bathroom
- "central acces for everyday use LOUNGE / VIP SALON
- wide roof windows offering light, sun and sky view. BED ROOM 3 / boy 5 years old - connected to office
- wide open view on the lake trough the tree on the south including dr essing and bathroom - private courtyard
- connected to the gar den
- south side intimate terrasse
and leisure pool
- View on the swimming pool from the rest of the house
trough the patio BED ROOM 4 / boy 7 years old
including dr essing and bathroom

PROJECT
COMMON R OOM
This space and the wide corridor in front
of the children bedr oom are dedicated to K ITCHEN
The*project*is*located*in*the*place*of*the*exis9ng*house,*that*is*a*good*loca9on:*al9tude,*view,*orienta9on… common activities playing, studing, ... - direct acces from entrance
- open on south terrace and view
So*our*proposal*maintains*the*exis9ng*access*road*:*it*brings*the*car*at*the*“back*of*the*site”.*Car*parks*are*grouped*with - view on the children zone,
the*exis9ng*“technical”*equipments. - including storage zone
E MIR OR POOL
Considering*the*program*size*and*the*site*dimensions,*we*wanted*our*project*to*be*a*strong*but*sober*interven9on.*From
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US - 20cm cm of water.
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the*landscape*point*of*view,*our*will*is*to*divide*clearly*the*site*in*two*parts*:*the*“back*part”*(behind*the*house*on*the
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north),*and*the*“front*part”*(open*to*the*view*on*the*lake*and*general*landscape).*The*“back*part”*is*the*public*part.*The OFFICE 1 / f emale

- one of the central space of the house
front*part*is*the*private*part.*The*house*takes*place*in*between,*redefining*rela9ons*and*transi9ons*from*public*to*private - views on living spaces, gar den and
landscape, children spaces...
parts*of*the*site.
The*program*elements*are*unrolled*like*a*strip*from*the*east*(near*the*access*road)*to*the*west*of*the*plot.
DINING or LIVING ROOM LIVING ROOM or DINING -1,50m
Arriving*from*the*road,*a*first*volume*includes*office,*mee9ng*room,*etc.*with*an*external*car*park,*the*general*percep9on (to be decided) (to be decided)
of*the*house*and*the*garden*by*people*coming*for*professional*mee9ngs*would*be*limited.*This*first*volume*is*connected - direct acces from entrance and kitchen - direct acces from entrance and kitchen
- open on south terrace and view - open on south terrace and view
to*the*habita9on*and*garden. - view on the children zone, - view on the children zone,
Further,*in*the*middle*of*the*“strip”,*the*entrance*hall*provides*a*quick*access*to*all*parts*of*the*habita9on*despite*the - view on the swimming pool trough the patio - view on the swimming pool trough the patio
- high ceiling with mezzanine - high ceiling with mezzanine
project*dimensions.**The*length*of*the*house*allows*the*crea9on*of*a*gentle*slope*rising*to*the*East*and*serving*all*parts*of - with fire place - with fire place
the*house*up*to*the*“external”*guest’s*zone*while*the*parent’s*level*(master*bedroom*and*cinema)*is*served*by*liR.*Living
spaces*are*developed*on*the*south*side*and*the*swimming*pool*provides*a*feeling*of*swimming*in*the*middle*of*the*trees.
Finally,*a*second*strip*is*unrolled*towards*the*lake.*Including*addi9onal*leisure*pool*with*summer*kitchen,*facili9es*and
mirror*pool,*this*part*of*the*project*closes*the*garden*from*the*access*road.

LEISUR E POOL +2,00m

DR EA MING AND CONTEMPLA TION
including summer kitchen, shower PLATFORM
and toilets below the miror pool

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DESIGN A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE COMPETITION sept. 30th 2015 USER NAME : IKhbFCLL DESIGN BOARD 2/5
 MA N CAVE
HOME CINEMA - connected to office and lounge down stairs
- f ully equiped cinema - direct access to the house via the br idge
- balcony on the miror pool and the view
LIBRARY
open mezzanine with
library and r eading salon

MA STER BED ROOM

- including dr essing, bathroom, toilets...
- view on the patio and the lanscape.
- private terrace on the patio with
view on the landscape
GUEST ROOM 1 : - view on the swimming pool
- additional bed on mezzanine

GUEST APPARTMENT : 23 x 18 = 415

second room : kind of dormitory.

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MAIN PROGRAM SCHEDULE & SURFACES

ROOM DESIGNATION LEVEL SURFACE (sq.m)
OFFICE ZONE
OFFICE 0 45
MEETING ROOM 0 77
GUN ROOM 0 28
LOUNGE VIP SALON 0 44
MAN CAVE 1 70
total zone 264
COMMON SPACES
HALL 0 14
DRESSING 0 21
LIVING ROOM 0 114
DINING ROOM 0 70
KITCHEN (incl. storage) 0 33
OFFICE (female) 0 25
LIBRARY & READING SALON 1 35
CINEMA 1 38
COMMON PLAYING ROOM 0 45
SWIMING POOL (incl. Facilities) 0 270
LAUNDRY, STORAGES, TOILETS… 0 34
total zone 699
SLEEPING ROOMS (incl. bathroom and dressing)
MASTER BEDROOM 1 67
BEDROOM 1 0 63
BEDROOM 2 0 25
BEDROOM 3 0 24
BEDROOM 4 0 23
GUEST ROOM (incl. Mezzanine) 0 50
GUEST APPARTEMENT (duplex) 0 82
total zone 334
CIRCULATION,, SERVICES …
LAUNDRY, STORAGES, TOILETS… 0 54
INTERNAL CIRCULATION 155
GARAGE 0 95
total zone 304

TOTAL SURFACE 1601

Not including terraces,
terraces patios,
patios leisure pool,
pool …

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elevation: south

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elevation: passage

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section: meeting room

section: man cave

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DESIGN A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE                                30/09/2015                    USER NAME : IKhbFCLL
DESIGN STATEMENT 
 

WHAT IS « A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE” ? 

 According to us the beauty subject of this competition is related to the Fundamentals of architecture. 

So our project is not talking about interior design: finishes materials and ambiences would be a subject of 
discussion with the inhabitants in a second phase.  

At this stage, our beautiful house proposal is concentrated on the architectural dimensions: 

‐ Functional organization of the different parts of the program 
‐ Implantation and relations between the house and the landscape. 
‐ Definition of the master plan and general envelope paying a special attention to natural light, 
volumes, proportions, site perception, … 
‐ Sensitive development of the relation between the different spaces of the house by a special work on 
transitions spaces, view framing… looking for solutions that encourage the “living together”, offering 
spaces for every uses and needs of the inhabitants, including intimate spaces for everyone. 
‐ Special attention to the sequences between public, family and private areas. 
‐ Design a fully accessible architecture experience for everyone, including for a disabled boy. 

PROJECT  

The project is located in the place of the existing house, that is a good location: altitude, view, orientation… 

So our proposal maintains the existing access road : it brings the car at the “back of the site”. Car parks are 
grouped with the existing “technical” equipments. 

Considering the program size and the site dimensions, we wanted our project to be a strong but sober 
intervention. From the landscape point of view, our will is to divide clearly the site in two parts : the “back 
part” (behind the house on the north), and the “front part” (open to the view on the lake and general 
landscape). The “back part” is the public part. The front part is the private part. The house takes place in 
between, redefining relations and transitions from public to private parts of the site. 

The program elements are unrolled like a strip from the east (near the access road) to the west of the plot.  

Arriving from the road, a first volume includes office, meeting room, etc. with an external car park, the general 
perception of the house and the garden by people coming for professional meetings would be limited. This first 
volume is connected to the habitation and garden. 

Further, in the middle of the “strip”, the entrance hall provides a quick access to all parts of the habitation 
despite the project dimensions.  The length of the house allows the creation of a gentle slope rising to the East 
and serving all parts of the house up to the “external” guest’s zone while the parent’s level (master bedroom 
and cinema) is served by lift. Living spaces are developed on the south side and the swimming pool provides a 
feeling of swimming in the middle of the trees. 

Finally, a second strip is unrolled towards the lake. Including additional leisure pool with summer kitchen, 
facilities and mirror pool, this part of the project closes the garden from the access road.