Les Cabanes du Bois Basalte - Auvergne
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Documentary, Special Interest
Forgotten and neglected pieces of our Heritage are scattered all over France.
In a small village called Manzat in Auvergne a green and creative hospitality project comes to life.
The young architects, who are childhood friends all born in the village, had an ambitious plan; they wanted to rehabilitate the remains of a basalt quarry by building eco-friendly huts called "Les cabanes du Bois Basalte".
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