Pavillon Quatre — concrete volume in forest
003 / Cantons-de-l'Est

PavillonQuatre

2026In progressStudio / retreat186 m²

A working studio set into a forested slope. Four cast-in-place concrete volumes hinged around a central courtyard, each opening to a single framed view.

Location
Cantons-de-l'Est
Year
2026
Status
In progress
Typology
Studio / retreat
Area
186 m²
Client
Private
Note 01

The site falls eleven metres across forty. The brief was a single-occupant working studio — painting, writing, reading — with sleeping accommodation for one guest.

Courtyard at dawn
Plate 02Courtyard at dawn
Note 02

We split the program into four discrete volumes, each oriented to a single view: south to the lake, west to the ridge, north to the forest, east to the entry road. The volumes are joined only by an open courtyard, which serves as the building's actual circulation.

Board-formed concrete — interior
Plate 03Board-formed concrete — interior
Note 03

Construction is board-formed concrete throughout. Roofs are inverted, channelling rain into a central cistern that feeds the site's only sink.

Reading room window to the lake
Plate 04Reading room window to the lake
Collaborators
  • Bureau Béton — concrete
École de la Rive — timber spine
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