The modularity of gabions with the aesthetics of dry stone walls.
MOD'Stone® blocks are an alternative to gabions. They represent an innovative solution for staging natural stone and guarantee a quick, safe and cost-effective construction site.
The concept
Based on the principle of the modularity of gabions, Cyrille MAGNIN imagined the Ecomurets MODStone® which are more aesthetic and more solid.
This prefabricated module with one or more natural stone facings allows you to build a wall or low wall.
MOD'STONE® modules use the principle of the gravity wall with the addition of a module connection system using stiffening posts.
They have multiple applications:
• borders
• facade cladding
• separation wall
• retaining wall
• muret anti-intrusion
• decoration
• banquette
• zone delimitation...
The application and the project determine the thickness and number of matched faces of the module.
The unique design of our modules allows us to meet the specifications of design offices. Indeed, standards of construction requirements are imposed when the height of the structure is significant. Beyond 2 m in height for a retaining wall, each project must be systematically validated by a calculation note.
4 ranges bring together more than 20 standard formats, from 1 to 5 covered sides.
With their modular design, they adapt perfectly to contemporary places and with their dry stone appearance they fit perfectly into more remarkable landscapes.
The human
The manufacture of MOD'Stone® modules requires a significant and relatively qualified workforce. However, in the current economic context, it is very difficult to find this workforce. This is why our company, in partnership with Local Missions, has chosen to recruit young people without training or particular skills in order to offer them the possibility of accessing their first stable job. The modules are assembled in the workshop protected from climatic hazards. The arduous actions are minimized and the productivity gain increased because all the work is carried out in relation to the capabilities of the Man.
The tradition
MOD'Stone® modules are assembled by hand in the workshop like a dry stone wall in situ. Each stone is carefully recut and placed to ensure fitting in accordance with the rules of the art.
Nature
The concrete used is produced in our workshop from crushed limestone from a quarry a few kilometers away and cement (soon low carbon). The water used in our workshop (concrete mixing, equipment cleaning, etc.) comes from collectors and recyclers. In fact, we can say that our product is composed of 94 to 96% natural products.
NEW: Biodiversity niches in collaboration with COHAB
We innovate to promote biodiversity in your landscaping projects by integrating niches into our eco-walls.
Our ecomurets thus provide different functions depending on the species and the time of year:
- shelters for roosting shelters for hibernationhide against predatorscalving shelter
