Slices in This Compact Cabin in Northern France Frame the Coast Like a Camera

Its enclosed garden provides outdoor space out of the wind while the cuts give it a strong connection with the setting.

In winter, the wind averages 20 miles an hour in Cayeux-sur-Mer, a small seaside resort town in northern France that fronts a stretch of beach near Baie de Somme. Come summer, it lightens up a little but remains steady enough to keep the kite surfers happy.

The breezes were top of mind for Paris-based couple Olivier Panchot, a filmmaker, and Marie Becker, an antidiscrimination consultant, when they planned the construction of their holiday home on a beachfront plot of land they bought 20 years ago. Working with architects Jean-Baptiste Barache and Sihem Lamine of Paris firm Arba, they created a box-shaped structure that, with a lofted plan and a walled-in garden, lets in sun while providing privacy and protection from gusts.

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