In 2010, the plan started out as a house renovation. However, when it was discovered that the state of the existing dwelling rendered this impossible, demolition and reconstruction became the point of departure for a new project. The building plot is situated in a conservation area made up of medieval townhouses and various other period buildings overlooking the historic port of Saint Goustan where a famous historical figure, Benjamin Franklin, landed in 1776.
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http://www.arthitectural.com/patrice-bideau-an-organic-bioclimatic-house-in-britany/
http://www.arthitectural.com/patrice-bideau-a-bioclimatic-house-in-the-gulf-of-morbihan/