Les Belles Echappées, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Les Belles Echappées in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
28 Sep 2020
Les Belles Echappées
Design: Chevallier Architectes
Location: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France – at the base of Mont Blanc
The Les Belles Echappées project began with the discovery of this exceptional land by the architect who proposed it to the client. The latter, seduced, envisages the construction of three chalets, which will be reduced to two constructions to conform to the agreements made with the municipality.
The client, who has already carried out other projects with the agency, wanted a contemporary, unprecedented, and striking proposal. He asked for a strong and pure signature of the Agency?s architectural style. And thus, the kiosks on the roofs, these open volumes tore from the agreed space, are born and gives the master-bedroom a spectacular view on the chain of Mt Blanc, a luminous escape.
The whole was devised taking particular care in framing the view, to isolate themselves from the road while ensuring easy access and good relations with the neighborhood.
The property boundaries brought its share of technical challenges with the difficulties inherent to the holding of the land during the first phases of the work. In addition, the connections between the kiosks and the roof required expertise and ingenuity to guarantee water tightness and good insulation. ?Belles Echappées? includes wellness areas,...
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