![](/content/domusweb20/en/advertisement/archive/2025/01/26/eliminare-i-ponti-termici-una-sfida-per-lefficienza-energetica/jcr:content/image-preview.img.rmedium.jpg/1738748720467.jpg)
Eliminating thermal bridges for energy efficiency
DeFaveri's thermal insulating monoblocks eliminate thermal bridges in the window hole, improve acoustic insulation and protect against air infiltration and humidity.
- Sponsored content
To reduce the visual impact of this imposing building, Dominique Coulon felt it preferable to divide it up.
![Dominique Coulon & associés, Home for dependent elderly people, Orbec, 2015 Dominique Coulon & associés, Home for dependent elderly people, Orbec, 2015](/content/dam/domusweb/en/architecture/2016/09/30/dominique_coulon_home_for_elderly_people/domus-01-coulon.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
![Dominique Coulon & associés, Home for dependent elderly people, Orbec, 2015 Dominique Coulon & associés, Home for dependent elderly people, Orbec, 2015](/content/dam/domusweb/en/architecture/2016/09/30/dominique_coulon_home_for_elderly_people/domus-02-coulon.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
![Dominique Coulon & associés, Home for dependent elderly people, Orbec, 2015 Dominique Coulon & associés, Home for dependent elderly people, Orbec, 2015](/content/dam/domusweb/en/architecture/2016/09/30/dominique_coulon_home_for_elderly_people/domus-03-coulon.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
![](/content/dam/domusweb/en/architecture/2016/09/30/dominique_coulon_home_for_elderly_people/gallery/domus-04-coulon.jpg.foto.rmedium.png)
![](/etc/designs/domusweb20/assets/images/icon-camera.png)
01 / 11
Home for dependent elderly people and nursing home, Orbec, France
Architect: Dominique Coulon & associés – Dominique Coulon, Benjamin Rocchi
Collaborators: David Romero-Uzeda, Olivier Nicollas, Chang Zhang, Javier Gigosos Ruipérez, Pedro Rodríguez Ruipérez, Ania Klukowski, Gautier Duthoit
Construction site supervision: Emilie Brichard, Jean Scherer
Structural Engineering: Batiserf Ingénierie
Landscape: Bruno Kubler
Electrical Engineer: BET G.Jost
Cost Estimator: E3 économie
Acoustics: Euro sound project
Area: 5833 sqm
Completion: 2015
![](/content/domusweb20/en/advertisement/archive/2024/12/23/un-premio-per-larchitettura-tra-luci-e-volumi-lfa-award/jcr:content/image-preview.img.rmedium.jpg/1736418389151.jpg)
A prize for architecture between lights and volumes: LFA Award
An international photography competition that invites photographers worldwide to capture the essence of contemporary architecture. Inspired by the work of the famous Portuguese photographer Luis Ferreira Alves, the award seeks images that explore the dialogue between man and space.
- Sponsored content