Château de Beaucastel
Courthézon, France
8400sqm
completed in 2025
Materials
Where it is used:
It is used for vertical load-bearing structures (walls
Material Categories:
Circular, Local
Where it is used:
Rammed earth has been used for the construction of load-bearing walls in the family house and for the garden boundary walls.
Material Categories:
Biobased, Biodegradable, Circular, Local
Where it is used:
The Earth plaster has been put to various uses: with hemp
Material Categories:
Biobased, Biodegradable, Circular, Local
Where it is used:
Reclaimed wood was reused to built (1) several wooden furniture dispatched in the project (2) windows of the caretaker house and (3) built the kitchen stair case.
Material Categories:
Biobased, Biodegradable, Circular, Local
Where it is used:
The reclaimed stones were used to build the fountains and outdoor benches in the main courtyard and the olive tree courtyard.
Material Categories:
Biodegradable, Circular, Local
Stakeholders
About this project:
At Beaucastel, water, wind, soil, and sun shape an architecture rooted in place, using excavation earth for cellars and walls and a rain-fed cistern that supports winemaking and cools interiors passively. Lime, clay, earth, sand, wood, stone ensure an aging well and self-sufficiency project.
Courthézon, France
8400sqm
completed in 2025
Materials
Where it is used:
It is used for vertical load-bearing structures (walls
Material Categories:
Circular, Local
Where it is used:
Rammed earth has been used for the construction of load-bearing walls in the family house and for the garden boundary walls.
Material Categories:
Biobased, Biodegradable, Circular, Local
Where it is used:
The Earth plaster has been put to various uses: with hemp
Material Categories:
Biobased, Biodegradable, Circular, Local
Where it is used:
Reclaimed wood was reused to built (1) several wooden furniture dispatched in the project (2) windows of the caretaker house and (3) built the kitchen stair case.
Material Categories:
Biobased, Biodegradable, Circular, Local
Where it is used:
The reclaimed stones were used to build the fountains and outdoor benches in the main courtyard and the olive tree courtyard.
Material Categories:
Biodegradable, Circular, Local
Stakeholders
About this project:
At Beaucastel, water, wind, soil, and sun shape an architecture rooted in place, using excavation earth for cellars and walls and a rain-fed cistern that supports winemaking and cools interiors passively. Lime, clay, earth, sand, wood, stone ensure an aging well and self-sufficiency project.
