La Ferme d'Adeline

Perspectives for the Adeline Farm - Avressieux, Rochefort - France

As part of a research trip on the French rammed earth construction method, we unexpectedly encountered a large clay barn above the Route de sur les Vignes. The badly damaged barn and behind it the farmhouse with its fragile pale blue plaster enchanted us with its incredible location with views far into the hills of the Chartreuse. Local contacts with the owners of the property and the special history of the place have not let go of us ever since. On the basis of a joint research with local craftsmen, architects, engineers and friends, a European pilot project "Perspectives for the Adeline farm" is to be created. Various usage scenarios are outlined under the premise of reaching the municipalities of Avressieux and Rochefort in the Savoie department and, moreover, of enabling an interested community of ecological and humanitarian building and living culture to meet.

Team

• Emmanuel Dorsaz, MA architect, Zurich
• Cornelia Hiemann, MA interior architect, Darmstadt
• Livia Mikulec, MA architect, Salzburg
• Eric Traversier, council member, Avressieux
• Jean-Paul et Christiane Durantet, owners, Rochefort