Projects France

Autonomous, passive house project, essentially using insurgent materials.

Detached house at the foot of the Jura mountains designed by an architect. Self-built almost entirely with the help of professional family members in the building trade.

The construction site itself is a long-term project. About 12 months. It is the construction of a wooden and straw house according to the GREB technique. The earthworks, foundations and structural work were carried out by professional craftsmen. The elevation of the wooden structure has been completed and there is still a lot of work … Read more

Post and beam house with the north wall in CST, Limousin Douglas timber cut on site.

Nebraska little boot under Philibert Delorme. Lifting of walls and joisting in a school building site organized by the Périgord ecocentre, trainers Isabelle Melchior, Eric Handrich, Remy Ollier.

The Communauté de Communes des Trois Pays wished to build a positive energy building (BEPOS) to house its house in Ardrésis. This facility will include a general reception area, an early childhood centre, a multi-service centre and a music school. Info: https://www.vmzinc.com/maison-de-pays-de-l-ardresis,-ardres-(france)

Project to build 2 semi-detached houses of 27.5m² each on a plot of land already occupied by a farm. These constructions are part of a participatory housing project.

Léa Nature turned to Bois et Paille for the creation of an association room in straw insulation.

House on Technopieux and wood slab. Roof straw insulation.

Brest-Brittany Agency.

At the beginning, when the Cossigny2 (Caro,Claire,Denis,Lisa,Liza and Loïc) pushed the agency’s door, they wanted a big straw house for 8 people. Finally, a change of plot later, the Ecossignols moved into a large existing house and a new construction. Straw, earth plaster, dry toilets, phyto-purification, wood stove and participative building site being shared values, … Read more

1 Passive-labelled tertiary building in Brittany insulated with straw. Agence Sével Services 150 m² of offices, restaurant and cloakroom space + 300 m² of hangar. Cost: Administrative part: 2220 euros /m², 1950 euros /m² (excluding soil constraints), Hangar part: 730 euros /m², Road part: 66500 euros /m². Fenced area : 19600 euros (excl. tax). 82 … Read more

House of 100m ² insulated straw bale with earth coating.

Straw dwelling house (GREB) built over 7 years of work (living on the building site with my Family in a small house). Many participative workcamps carried out before starting, as well as participation in training courses at OXALIS. Choice of renewable materials (earth/straw/wood) to make the coatings, the slab, and others. Electricity in home automation … Read more

The works consist of the heavy renovation and extension of the village hall of the commune of Frévin-Capelle. The existing hall is demolished in favour of a new construction. The project borrows the local architectural vocabulary and forms a strong emblematic ensemble with the adjoining town hall. The new hall stands out for its constructive … Read more

Straw filling in a braced load-bearing structure.

Wood frame house insulated in bales of straw – partially in R+1.

Self-construction project of 3 straw and wood houses on the same lot. Traditional oak frame with straw as secondary framework outside.

Floor and ceiling insulated in cellulose wadding, shingle structure and cladding in sawn limousine Douglas fir. Glued laminated timber in Limousin douglas fir (Cosylva).

Construction of a detached house in the forest of Grésigne. From the Cyclopean foundation to the use of wood from the forest cut down for implantation.

Cabin 2 self-constructed tree house with finishes, habitable and bioclimatic.

House of 60m² insulated in straw bale with cladding outside and plasterboard inside.

” Construction of a cold room in self-construction and participative site. Built in load-bearing straw under a shed. Work intended to store root vegetables from autumn to spring.”

Construction of a bioclimatic detached house. One enters by an intermediate level, in a vertical hall lit by the roof, the stairs propose either to go down in the living room or to go up in the night part. The pure compactness of the volume is the guarantee of a strong performance of the envelope, … Read more

Rainwater recovery, south facing large bay window, shielded electricity, thermodynamic balloon connected to single flow to recover calories from the air, wood stove, dry toilets.

To the south, a wall of adobe stands 7 m high and 10 m wide. This one is not load-bearing, located high up. It rests on a concrete slab and then a mechanical link is provided to the other floors. The material will remain bare inside and outside. The roof will be vegetated, ventilation will … Read more

It is here a small extension of 27m² on metal stilts in order not to damage the site and to give a better insulation by a wooden floor. The walls accommodate a good sixty bales of straw and are coated with raw earth inside. The facade of the existing building was opened, repointed and even … Read more

The objective was to insulate a small barn attached to the house with wood and straw walls.

Batch of 3 buildings, wood frame centered, exterior braced, wood slab and roof insulated cellulose wadding, insulated wall straw bale vertically placed, exterior ITE wood fiber 40 mm (support plaster), interior earth plaster, exterior lime plaster.

Uncertified and bio-sourced Bepos boarding school in an agricultural high school, facing a field and large wind turbines in the distance.

The wheat field offers a calm view, conducive to rest. The project makes the best use of this orientation by concentrating most of the students’ rooms there. The window is designed as a use in direct relation to the landscape. The central circulation becomes a place of exchange and takes advantage of the natural light … Read more

Construction of a detached house. Installation of bales of straw, realization of internal coating in earth and straw earth partition in the form of a participative building site supervised by a professional.

Wood frame construction with straw filling, realized in semi-auto construction and in which several techniques relating to thermal comfort will be experimented: BSO, then Canadian, cooling earth wall, thermodynamic ventilation, etc?

Built in 1993, the town hall of Noyant-et-Aconin is in need of heavy rehabilitation work: asbestos removal, improvement of use, thermal renovation. The work includes keeping a toilet block and kitchen and rebuilding the hall and its annexes with some improvements in terms of use. The metal structure of the room is preserved and the … Read more

This 130m² detached house corresponds to Christopher’s project. He renovated his house using straw from the nearby field. The construction took less than a year!

Column/beam extension and GREB technology.

Home for people in loss of autonomy

A favorite of the carpenter, this ruined barn became his home. After a year and a half of work, a house of 80m² appeared! We have cut and raised our douglas roofing framework, with a load-bearing half-timbering. The whole south side of the barn having collapsed, we replaced it with a wooden frame, with large … Read more

A rational and economical construction part with a primary structure of screened concrete slabs/splits and a “mantle wall” in wood frame, straw insulation.

Located in an eco-hamlet combining self-promotion and grouped housing, the building houses a family home and a guest house. The bioclimatic design of the project allows it to reach the passive level in practice. Impeccable in terms of life cycle quality, the building materials are entirely biosourced, local, unprocessed and sustainable. The envelope and the … Read more

Rural Eco-Place.

Dwelling built on the slab of a house from the 70s.

Detached house of 80 m² living space with a floor area of 120 m² and an attic floor.

Renovation and wooden extension of a dwelling house, creation of a swimming pool: built at right angles to the existing house, the extension consists of a compact studio and a large living room to bring the whole family together under a beautiful exposed framework. The interior partitions are made of wood, and the finishes consist … Read more

Load-bearing straw extension.

Large house, on the passive level, offered for annual rental, in self-construction.

Cooperative of inhabitants R+4 in Rhône-Alpes. The structure is in reinforced concrete (floors and posts). The facades are in wood frame with straw insulation and earth coatings added on the inside. The group of inhabitants, initiator of the project, was involved in the design and construction of the building. 4 floors, 16 private apartments. A … Read more

The annex of the FFB of Oise is the first tertiary building in wood frame and straw insulation in the Hauts-de-France region. The choice of local materials and local companies reflects the desire of the FFB to be as close as possible to its members. This project also aims to be innovative through the installation … Read more

A peasant baker, the idea was to build housing and work tools in the same building, according to bioclimatic principles, with an almost complete envelope made of straw produced on site.

Gateway accommodation, 37 m². Load-bearing straw walls without frame (Nebraska), with big bundles(240x120x90cm). Roof on I-beams with vegetation.

Two additional classrooms of 90 m² each.

A bioclimatic habitat made entirely of straw since it is the boots that hold the house. The boots are protected by earthen coatings on each side of the wall and by Douglas fir siding on the upper part. Wood heating, dry toilets and phyto-purification complete this local and economical project.