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Simplicity: towards a new way of living?

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Maxime Scheer, architecte et fondateur  - Cent15 Architecture,
Philippe Rahm, architecte et fondateur - Philippe Rahm Architectes,
François Massin Castan, architecte et  fondateur - Atelier du Ralliement

Round-table discussion organised by Architectures À Vivre

What if sobriety were not a form of renunciation, but a new grammar of domestic desire? Between environmental imperatives and human aspirations, contemporary housing is reinventing itself beyond the equation of comfort = space. The quality of a home is now measured as much by its climate intelligence, adaptability, and relationship with the living world as by its amenities. Generous natural light rather than superfluous square metres, natural materials, shared spaces, and reversible uses: architects, interior architects, and designers are experimenting with a chosen form of sobriety—subtle yet profoundly transformative—to create homes that fulfil both their ecological promise and their promise to those who inhabit them.