Tanneron is a small village in the Var, situated between the Alps and the Mediterranean. At the top of one of its hills, amidst this colorful landscape filled with intoxicating scents, a farmer couple and their children chose to build their home. The house reflects the ancestral work of its owners and is rooted in natural history, tracing back to the first traces of human activity. Inspired by the pleasure gardens of ancient Egypt, its enclosing walls define a domesticated land, “protected” from the outside world. The interior spaces form a large “L” around a patio where countless varieties of plants, flowers, and shrubs grow. At its center, a water feature provides irrigation and refreshment for the occupants. Every room offers direct access to the garden. A simple passageway serves as an intermediary space between human life and this “little” paradise. The very material of the construction comes from the excavation of the earth itself. While the foundations and garden walls are made of earth concrete, the exterior walls of the house are rammed earth. The superimposed layers of soil anchor the building in the local geology. Pierced by large circular openings framing the distant landscape, the walls curve around a tall cypress: “Welcome to Provence!”