This existing single-family house accommodates four dairy cows in order to rethink the relationships between dwelling, energy, and neighborhood. Their body heat contributes to heating the living spaces, while milk, cheese, and other resources produced on site are made available to the inhabitants and neighbors.

The interior layout follows a seasonal thermal logic: to the south, the warm spaces bring together the living areas and the cows; to the north, the cooler spaces remain largely open and inhabited during the summer.

Through the presence of animals, the house becomes a place of exchange and encounter. The cows are no longer solely producers of resources, but a link between the inhabitants, the landscape, and the neighborhood. The project thus proposes a domestic architecture based on sharing, proximity, and cohabitation with living beings.