Intérieur et extérieur se confondent grâce à la création de larges baies vitrées et d’un plateau, accueillant sur le même niveau tous les espaces de vie, salon, terrasse, piscine… -/Interior and exterior blend together thanks to big picture windows and a platformthat allows all the living areas – lounge, terrace, swimming pool etc – to be on one level. ALEXANDRE MAUCLET SIGNE CETTE MAISON CONTEMPORAINE À L’ARCHITECTURE BOIS, BAIGNÉE DE LUMIÈRE. -/ALEXANDRE MAUCLET DESIGNED THIS MODERN HOME BUILT OF WOOD AND BATHED IN LIGHT. Pour les propriétaires de cette maison située à la Gaude, il n’était pas question de s’installer sur la Côte d’Azur et d’acheter une maison provençale ! En effet, ce couple originaire d’Alsace était certes amateur d’architecture contemporaine, mais aussi, et surtout, voulait bénéficier pleinement des atouts de la Riviera en optant pour un espace baigné de lumièr e et ouver t sur la nature. Ce que n’of fre -/The owners of this house in La Gaude never for one moment considered buying an old Pr ovençal house when they moved to the Côte d’Azur. The couple, who ar e from Alsace, were indeed very keen on contemporary architecture but more to the point they wanted to enjoy the Riviera's assets to the full by having a home bathed in light and open to nature, something traditional houses very rarely offer. So they opted for this villa designed by Alexandre Mauclet, the per fect choice since the 190m² house on a steeply sloping 6000m² plot ticked absolutely all their boxes but also had a not inconsiderable plus in their eyes : it's built mainly of wood. Alexandre Mauclet has specialised in this type of construction for 18 years, having built the extension for Mougins School in Mougins, the Valdeblore secondary school and the wolf centre in Saint-Martin-Vésubie. The La Gaude house is a c omposite build since its west and north façades are of concrete ; being on the str eet side they needed to blend in with the other houses roundabout. For the rest of the house the architect used different types of wood : frame avril 2010 www.cotemagazine.com SPECIAL IN & OUT 65