Lizant - potter home

A home for a photographer and potter, concealed within a mature French landscape. The house is designed as a low-profile structure, embedded into the natural slope of the site to minimise visual impact.

Conceived as a stone-walled garden, the stone cladding encloses and conceals a green roof that extends the surrounding landscape. The material language recalls the traditional rural buildings of the area.

The home has been designed to be fully off-grid, with orientation and natural ventilation central to the sustainable design strategy. Internally, a single open-plan space combines kitchen, living and studio areas, centred around a fireplace and pottery display. A restrained palette of concrete, stone and raw metal provides a neutral backdrop for the residents’ artwork.


Site plan showing a rectangular yard with trees along the perimeter, a patio area, and a structure in the center of the yard.
Architectural floor plan of a house, showing rooms such as kitchen, living room, bedrooms, bathrooms, storage, patio, courtyard, cellar, and outdoor terrace with garden.
Architectural technical drawing of a building cross-section with detailed measurements and annotations in French. Features include concrete decks, double glazing doors, stone wall cladding, insulation layers, waterproofing, and structural supports.
Diagram illustrating environmental section details, including summer and winter solstices, prevailing winter winds, trees, roof design, thermally insulated mass, and cross-ventilated indoor spaces.
Architectural drawing of a building with a transparent main structure, a courtyard, and an orange rooftop element.
Architectural 3D rendering with a building model inside a spherical grid, showing directional and angular measurements in a technical drawing style.
3D architectural model of a modern, single-story building with a flat roof, situated on a large green landscape.
Woman sitting on a sofa in a modern living room with a fireplace, decorative vases, and minimalist furniture.
Modern living room with concrete walls and ceiling, a stone fireplace, beige sofa, leather armchair, coffee table with bowls, and decorative vases and branch arrangement.
Modern living room with concrete walls, stone fireplace, and contemporary decor sculptures on a dark wooden table.
Modern house with stone walls and large glass windows surrounded by green trees and grass, with a swimming pool in front and outdoor chairs.
Modern house with large glass windows, surrounded by green trees and grass, with a pool and outdoor lounge chairs.
A woman and a young girl walking hand-in-hand through a park with green trees, a stone wall, and a clear blue sky.