In the process of working together with architects, we continuously improved our own skills. Actually it took us three attempts to finally find the right architect, so if you ever plan to build or renovate something in this region ask us who to avoid…
For the restoration of the typical 60s roughcast, which is literally thrown against the wall, we collected tiny pebbles at a nearby river, mixed them with cement and chalk and then simply tried to imitate the original structure. It was actually fun once we learnt, how to throw the mixture at the right angle and with a sufficient amount of force…
Maison Cazenave is our “coup de coeur” as the French say, a project that is very close to our hearts. We worked hard in order to keep the costs of the renovation to a minimum by dismantling about 50 tons of rubble ourselves as well as restoring the floors made of a hard to find flagstone. And the work is still going on.
In the near future, we want to share the avant-garde beauty of Maison Cazenave with other architecture enthusiasts.
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