AI-49 House, Paris Suburbs Located within a traditionally classified neighborhood, the AI-49 House project proposes a contemporary extension replacing an existing barn. The intervention is guided by a careful reading of local building regulations, ensuring continuity in scale, proportions, and materiality. While respecting the character of the original house, the extension introduces a modern architectural language through refined volumes, controlled openings, and a cohesive palette of stone and metal. The project achieves a balanced dialogue between renovation and extension, integrating contemporary design within a protected urban context.
AI-49 House is located in a suburban area of Paris, within a traditionally classified neighborhood subject to strict urban and architectural regulations. The project aims to introduce a new architectural extension to replace an existing barn, while preserving the overall harmony of the building within its historical and urban context.
The design approach is grounded in a thorough analysis of local building codes and municipal standards, including constraints related to height, setbacks, façade composition, and materiality. These regulations informed the architectural strategy, ensuring that the proposed intervention respects the established character of the neighborhood while allowing for a contemporary expression.
Formally, the project maintains proportional continuity with the existing structure through a careful articulation of volumes and vertical rhythms. Rather than replicating the original architecture, the extension adopts a modern architectural language that reinterprets the scale and material logic of the existing house. The use of natural stone cladding combined with dark metal roofing creates a cohesive yet contemporary façade treatment.
The axonometric diagram clearly illustrates the relationship between the renovated volume and the new extension, highlighting their spatial integration and functional complementarity. The extension enhances internal circulation and introduces well-lit interior spaces through controlled openings, reinforcing visual and spatial continuity across the project.
Overall, the AI-49 House represents a balanced architectural intervention that negotiates between historical continuity and contemporary transformation, offering a refined model for contextual residential extensions within protected urban environments.
