Rheinzink supports the project of a family in Flagey-les-Auxonnes (21)

To write a new chapter in their life, marked by the arrival of their 3rd child, Baptiste and Elena Fournier embarked on the construction of their new detached house. As entrepreneur-craftsmen specializing in the CLT construction technique, they were able to carry out their own project accompanied by RHEINZINK to affirm the aesthetics of the roofs and facades.

From the first pencil stroke, in 2017, to the finalization of this house in Flagey-Les-Auxonnes (Côte d'Or), in Burgundy, a lot of ground has been covered. Helped by the architect Cédric Le Saulnier, from the Art & Fact agency, Baptiste Fournier, entrepreneur and carpenter, and his wife Elena, who manages with him their company specializing in structures in cross-laminated solid wood panels, were able to realize their project within three years.

This is therefore embodied in a house with a roof terrace of 345 m² bringing together 9 rooms divided between a day space and a night space comprising 5 bedrooms, in order to adapt to the constraints of family life. To this set, is added an adjoining studio, designed to receive family and friends.

As specialists, Baptiste and Elena Fournier wanted to build their house according to their requirements. One of their priority was for their house to be part of a sustainable development process. Particular attention has therefore been paid to the insulation and to the heating and ventilation method, with in particular the use of wood wool insulating panels, a pellet stove and a Double-Flux CMV system, to make it a passive house.

To dress up the various facades and roofs, the entrepreneur-craftsmen called on RHEINZINK following a meeting on a stand at the Batimat trade fair. “As roofing professionals, we inevitably had a lot of technical questions” indicate the two entrepreneurs, “and the quality of RHEINZINK's answers directly convinced us”.

They chose prePATINA slate zinc for their east-west facades. "The evolution of colors according to the light intensity gives a living side to the house, which we were looking for" explains Elena Fournier. So all the acroterion is standing seam zinc in random widths. Under this facade, several layers of wood wool, flexible and rigid, insulate the house. The north and south facades are made of composite panels, in order to alternate materials to break the uniformity of the house.

Finally, the quality of the zinc is praised by the couple who carried out the installation themselves: "The thin thickness of the material allows for easy work and cutting in order to be able to shape bins in random width", says Baptiste Fournier. So 5 to 6 different shapes have been shaped, in order to perfectly match the architectural constraints of the project. The site should be completed by the end of 2020.