An Idyllic Week in the French Countryside: A Traditional Guest House from Shimane Prefecture
June 29, 2012
Three days ago I returned from a week as a guest at Domaine de Boisbuchet, an idyllic design retreat in the rural area of Lessac, France. On site at Boisbuchet is a late Edo period (ca. 1860) guest house from Shimane Prefecture, Japan, which is beautiful–and beautifully sited on the grounds of a chateau, whose age is the same as the guest house.
A view of the chateau from the Japanese guest house is shown, above.
A team of Japanese carpenters re-built this house on-site–they also stuccoed the house on-site, as well.
The contrast between traditional Japanese vernacular architecture with French style is striking. Above is another view onto the chateau from the Japanese house.
Domaine de Boisbuchet is a heaven-on-earth and I urge you to peruse their website to learn more. The summer workshops they offer to students and professionals are unparalleled in the quality of the content and in the world-class design professionals who lead the workshops. And the feeling of camaraderie between the participants is a joy to behold, as is the spirit of innovation and critical thinking that abounds at Boisbuchet. You may want to consider taking a workshop next summer.
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