FarmhouseRambouillet (78)

In the heart of a hamlet near Rambouillet, an old farm, its family home, its barns awaiting refurbishment, on 4860 m² of land. Once isolated in the middle of agricultural plots, the farm is now in the centre of the hamlet. Once a place of work and exchange, the farmhouse is arranged around a vast central gravel courtyard with a lawn parterre.
The buildings form an L-shape, with the exception of a modest workshop and barn at the entrance to the farm. Visible from the courtyard, there is a pond lined with local trees which does not form part of the property.
Two entrances lead to the courtyard. For practical reasons, they probably replaced a carriage gate that has now disappeared.
Over time and as required, the farm was successively enlarged by juxtaposing and combining simple rectangular volumes, built over one or two levels plus attic.
The buildings are constructed with local materials, pointed coursed rubble masonry and bricks.