Safran Housing Units Séné, Brittany Building, French Residential Architecture Project Images
SAFRAN Housing Units in Séné, Brittany, France
24 February 2022
Design: ALTA Le Trionnaire – Le Chapelain
Location: ZAC Coeur de Poulfanc, Séné, Morbihan department, Brittany, north-western France

Photos © G. Chevrier
Séné, Brittany SAFRAN Housing Units in Séné, Brittany
The site of the ZAC Coeur de Poulfanc in Séné presents an exceptional quality of landscape. Its gentle topography (seen to the right of the site) and its woodland framing make it a very characterful site. These elements are highlighted by the architecture and volumetry of the buildings. The design and conception of the project is based on an initial idea postulated as a statement: ?Above all else, not to work against the existing landscape by enforcing on it a residential model, but to propose a development of the built environment that is in keeping with the natural qualities of the site?.
ALTA Le Trionnaire – Le Chapelain worked on a “landscaped” project in consultation with the urban requirements of the ZAC. Leaning heavily on the physical presence of the site, it was essential to respect the geographical situation in which our project is to be inserted. This is achieved by the careful choice of simple and durable materials (low maintenance), resulting in a quality and long-lasting architecture. The rainwater management system contributing to keeping the building elevations ...