HouseSainte-Livrade-sur-Lot (47)

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$718,100

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Surface170 m²bedrooms2 bathroom1 land2,129 m²

The first individual house signed by Jean Nouvel

Built in 1973, this house is the result of the collaboration between architects Jean Nouvel, aged 25, Roland Baltera, and François Seigneur, who were then working within the agency of Claude Parent. It adopts the principles dear to the father of the oblique function, proposing a dynamic spatiality made of inclined planes and diagonal lines.

In 50 years, the house has had three owners and various modifications to adapt its unique spaces to their respective lifestyles. Now combining contemporary family comfort with a unique heritage value, it represents one of the few applications of the oblique function at the scale of housing in France.

Set within its 2,100 m² plot, the house has a total living area of 170 m², almost entirely on one level.

An entrance located to the north of the building serves the different spaces.

A large living area offers a free and bright space currently accommodating two lounges, marked by the obliques of the glass roofs and pillars that punctuate the volume, as well as a dining room topped by a mezzanine accessible by a pull-down ladder that remains to be fitted. This space opens onto the garden and pleasant terraces, one of which has a pool, thanks to the sliding glass doors. A kitchen with a pantry and storeroom, as well as an office with independent access, complete the day area.

The sleeping area, on the west side, includes a master suite with its own bathroom, a second bedroom, and a bathroom.

The house also benefits from an independent triple garage.

Originally designed for a couple, the house has undergone modifications to make it livable for a family of four. An extension has been created alongside the old garage. The austerity of the original raw concrete has been softened by the light-colored surfaces of the floor and the walls painted in white, which reflect natural light, and by touches of warm colors that pay homage to the original polychromy of Andrée Bellaguet.

This description has been automatically translated from French.