Atelier Tropisme Mécanique completes two minimalist granite homes near 17th-century French manor
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Jon Astbury
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Architecture studio Atelier Tropisme Mécanique has completed two minimalist homes on the grounds of a 17th-century manor house in Laval, France. The homes, named Houses on Rue de Clermont, feature walls clad in local Armorican granite and are situated within a 4,600-square-meter walled park. The project involved restoring the park's gardens and paths, creating an architectural dialogue between the contemporary minimalist structures and the historic manor house.
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Named Houses on Rue de Clermont, the pair of minimalist dwellings sits close to a historic manor house within a 4,600-square-metre walled park in Laval.
The park's gardens and paths were also restored by Atelier Tropisme Mécanique.
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