Morzine can be described as a traditional village which has succeeded in maintaining its traditional culture and cultural heritage, especially with regards to its architecture. The place is wonderful for a cozy holiday with accommodations ranging from wood and stone chocolate box luxury chalets to traditional family hotel in Morzine. Being located in a wooded valley, a large part is covered by trees which take pole position in constructions.
Akin to Morzine, Essert Romand, a small French village adjoining Morzine, has also maintained the cultural architecture techniques and designs. This commune, situated in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhone-Alpes region in South France, offers numerous beautiful chalets for tourist accommodations. These chalets, although renovated, have maintained the conventional touch of the French architecture.
Another French village holding the architectural heritage is Les Gets, located between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc. Les Gets is believed to have had woods in its veins. The village got its name from the local language words – ‘gitte’ or ‘giette’ which refer to the corridors used to send logs quickly down the hillside. The main resources for Les Gets inhabitants, prior to development of tourism, were wood and water. Different varieties of pine were used for constructions. These constructions included the main structure, the chimneys, partition walls, roofing tiles, and everything else was made from wood. Moreover, wood was also used to make agricultural tools and even utensils.
The modern French architecture, including wood framework Morzine (Charpente Morzine), wood framework Essert Romand (Charpente Essert-Romand), woodwork/carpentry Montriond (Menuiserie Montriond), and roofing Les Gets (Toiture Les Gets), has been invigorated since the 1970s and, at present, is experiencing a flourishing resurgence of the ancient skills. Nowadays, the wood framework has been modernized by use of modern industrial tools like the CNC machines. The growth of French wood framework has been supported by these machines and mass-production techniques thereby making more affordable frames.
Wood framework construction features numerous benefits like:
* Lightweight construction
* Small wall thickness with high insulating value
* Can be combined with all other wall systems
* Dry building method
* No building moisture
* Wood planking or outer lining plaster
* Less time for assembling and building
* Timber construction system for modern building shapes
* Wood planking or inside lining plaster on plasterboard
The wood framework construction for outside walls is carried out in thicknesses of 10,15, and 20 cm. the inside walls, on the other hand, are constructed in thicknesses of 5, 10, and 15 cm. the wall joints are bonded together hermetically with the help of glue. The framework also includes all anchoring and sealing strips for wall sockets in addition to the empty tubing for installing electrical. An installation lathing is held with plasterboards on the inner side of the outer wall to solve the electrical and sanitary installation purposes.
Besides, the inside wall also includes a framework construction in spruce wood with thermal wadding and planking by use of a 15 mm panel made from wood based material on both sides. For a more sound insulation, however, you can have a framework wall with a double timbering.