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After working under names such as Renzo Piano and Dominique Perrault for almost a decade, French architect, Cyril-Emmanuel Issanchou, recently opened his own practice. For his Maison Eco-rce, translated to mean the Bark House, Issanchou challenged the preconceptions of traditional timber constructed residences to design a contemporary house with strong emphasis on design. More about the residence after the break. “We’ve questioned the archetype of traditional houses and what is particular to timber construction; which form should a contemporary timber house take? We visualized a house that would be like a mirage from outside, a house that would merge with its natural surroundings and as well create a protective feeling inside,” explained the architect. Often considered too fragile in France, the challenge in creating this timber house was to present a project that would be even more desirable than the popular standard concrete and plaster houses.

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