Accessible only by an un-made track, this little building provides guest accommodation for an historic water mill in the Languedoc region of the South of France.
The entire building was designed by Blee Halligan Architects to be transported to site in a single trip from London, in a luton transit van. The building sought to retain the beauty of the crumbling stone ruin by placing a separate insulated timber structure within it. It was built entirely from Douglas Fir, with an Iroko structure, which was easily adaptable once on site to suit the idiosyncrasies of the ruin’s stone walls.
Internally, a bedroom is heated with a woodburning stove, located in an old doorway, which also heats the water to an en-suite bathroom. The building is insulated with sheep wool and benefits from an array of photovoltaic panels. It is an entirely off-grid structure, that sits quietly in the wilderness ( Published with Bowerbird).
Photography : Sarah Blee
