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There are surely in the world as beautiful landscapes as those on the Causse de Sauveterre. More beautiful is not a possibility.
On this causse has been created a strange place called Utopix, a kind of other planet.
This is its story:
In 1974, Jo and Dominique meet. Jo, a painter and sculptor has the project to build a curvy, arty home following “Vital architecture” precepts,
He thinks of Lozère for its reputation of french desert.
The young couple buys 11 hectares of Lozère before getting married in 1975. They move near Paris in 1977, and get their building permit the following year. In the spring of 1979, Jo starts building the first dome of his ideal palace.
In 1980 come running water.
From 1979 to 1988, Jo spends most summers building up his “igloos” ( in winters he paints) in cinderblocks, then covered with stone.
Meanwhile Dominique raises funds and children: Pierre (1980), Soline (1983) and Gabrielle (1987).
Three kids in a flat and slow progress on the building make the family to buy a house in Mende (near Utopix) in 1988. Sylvain borns in 1990.