Arjuzanx Natural Reserve / INCA Architects + ALEP Landscape

In the heart of the Landes region (along the French South-west coast), the listed bird sanctuary of Arjuzanx streches on 2 000 hectares. It was born from the renovation by the French electricity supplier (EDF) of a former lignite mine which is today filled up by a lake, birthplace of numerous migrating grey cranes.

Â© Nicolas Castes

Architects: INCA Architects, ALEP Landscape

Location: 40110 Arjuzanx, France

Architect In Charge: Gilles Marty

Area: 780.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Nicolas Castes

ClientÂ : Syndicat Mixte de Gestion Milieux Naturels

LandscapeÂ : Emmanuel Guillemet

EngineerÂ : TPFI ingÃ©nierie

Economy: BM Forgue
NaturalistÂ : FranÃ§ois Macquart Moulin

ScÃ©nographyÂ : Maskarade

Â© Nicolas Castes

In the heart of the Landes region (along the French South-west coast), the listed bird sanctuary of Arjuzanx streches on 2 000 hectares. It was born from the renovation by the French electricity supplier (EDF) of a former lignite mine which is today filled up by a lake, birthplace of numerous migrating grey cranes.

Â© Nicolas Castes

A line in the landscape
At the scale of site, the new building inserts logically in the landscape. The site house is situated along a major landscape axis that connects the two shores of the lake, and structures the entire development project. It draws a visual perspective, highl...

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