Maison SD by Atelier Ose
Maison SD reimagines a former railway worker’s house in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, with Atelier Ose guiding a precise renovation and garden extension. The house unfolds around a new patio that draws light deep into each room and shields daily life from view. An L-shaped addition, clad in ribbed sheet metal and capped with sloping roofs, connects the interior to a sheltered terrace while preserving two mature olive trees as living anchors.
A small patio pulls daylight across the plan. Beyond, the rear façade breathes as rooms lean toward the garden and a sheltered terrace catches the quiet.
This is a compact house in western France, renovated and extended by Atelier Ose with the garden as the project’s engine. The work revolves around climate, light, and privacy: a patio at the core, an L-shaped addition that edits views, and measured openings that keep glare down while keeping rooms bright.
Orient Light and Privacy
The new patio centers the composition, opening the rear of the house while screening neighbors and street. It works hard: daylight pours into adjacent rooms for long stretches, yet sightlines stop at planted edges for privacy that doesn’t feel walled in. On a narrow, elongated plot, this void becomes the lung of the house, balancing exposure and refuge in daily use.
Shape the Garden Room
The L-shaped extension traces the footprint of former lean-tos and shapes a terrace protected from view. Kept to a single level with sloping roofs, the addition reads as part of the original silhouette while giving the garden a defined edge. It slides between two old olive trees without disturbance, turning them into quiet markers of time and framing steady, green shade beyond the glass.
Shade for Seasons
Roof overhangs on the southwest side temper summer sun and keep interiors comfortable through hot spells. They trim glare at peak hours, yet they don’t shut the house down in cooler months, when lower sun angles still reach inside. The roof carries an anthracite tone that nods to the original slate, tying new work to old with a restrained, durable finish.
Material Signals
Ribbed sheet metal cladding gives the extension a fine-grained texture that catches light and shadow across the day. Its industrial character acknowledges the site’s railway past without mimicry, setting the new volume as a clear yet sympathetic counterpoint. Inside, large anodized aluminum bay windows slide open to the living and lounge area, where a piano anchors the room and makes the patio part of everyday rhythm.
Rooms That Connect
The rear façade is no longer an ending; it’s a hinge between interior and garden. Rooms read as a sequence around the patio, and the terrace acts as a second living area when weather allows. Movement feels direct and unforced, a short drift from piano to paving to olive shade, with thresholds tuned for easy cross-ventilation and clear routines.
Light tucks under the overhangs and runs along the ribbed cladding. The house holds its line through seasons, quiet in profile and deliberate in how it meets sun, view, and garden.
Photography by Vladimir Jamet
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