HouseArles (13)

Price :

$409,000

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($4,927 / m²)

Surface83 m²bedroom1 land38 m²

An 18th-century house, renovated with care, in the heart of the city of Arles, in a protected sector. The house is located in the city’s historical centre, near to the Roquette district and many shops, restaurants and museums, in a lively environment but in the setting of a wide, peaceful, semi-pedestrianised cobbled street. As a result, its generously sized windows and openness to the exterior are all the more appreciable.
With a surface of approximately 83 m², it has three storeys which are separated by belt courses on the façade, coated on the lower part with natural stone style rendering and made of yellow Fontvieille stone, which is typical of 18th-century houses in Arles, on the two upper floors.
The windows are refined yet simple and well proportioned, with ashlar frames, sculpted corbels, moulded windowsills and lintels, providing perfect symmetry to the property’s appearance. The almond green coloured wooden shutters have been restored in keeping with traditional techniques and are fitted with wrought iron metalwork and casement bolts, faithful to the original models.
On the ground floor of the former framing workshop, a large, dark-grey, metal framed, shatterproof glass picture window with a door in it creates a contrast between modern elements and the traditional shapes or materials of the original architecture. The east facing façade enjoys the morning sunshine and is topped by a roof made of half round tiles underlined by a double genoise corbel.
The house has been recently and fully renovated by an architect, with a quest for balance, sobriety and interior brightness as the guiding principles, and combines characterful heritage with modernity.