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Normandy Christophe Delcourt and partner tackle a run-down manor. First up, the barn. Their desire for nature having outgrown their weekend retreat, Christophe Delcourt and Jérôme Aumont recently took on a neglected country estate, a 50-hectare property complete with manor house, stables, and chapel. “It is,” they admit, “a project for life.” As a first step, the couple decided to convert the derelict barn, cladding the timberframe exterior in recycled pine to enhance its rustic charm. The same material also now lines the interior, an open-plan space featuring exposed rafters, distinct functional zones, and Delcourt-designed furnishings, many of which Aumont sells via his label Collection Particulière. Berlin A village in a penthouse? Gisbert Pöppler rethinks the glass box. Tasked with converting the top floor of a former office building, architect Gisbert Pöppler envisioned a kind…