Limousin, Haute-Vienne, Razès, France
- PROPERTY TYPE
House
- BEDROOMS
6
- BATHROOMS
3
- SIZE
3,100 sq ft
288 sq m
Key features
- Garden
- Water source
- Fiber optic
- Covered parking
- Panoramic views
- Oil fuelled heating
- 50 km or less to airport
- Electricity on site
- Private parking
- Garage
Description
Others are built to be remembered.
Hidden behind secure gates in magnificent park-like grounds just minutes from Limoges, this extraordinary architect-designed residence captures the bold optimism and elegant proportions of the 1950s. It is a home that has remained true to its era, where original design has been cherished rather than replaced.
Step through the front door and you'll understand why. Rich parquet floors glow beneath the light pouring through vast floor to ceiling windows. A sculptural staircase of steel and timber rises through the centre of the house like a work of art, while soaring ceilings create a remarkable sense of space that modern homes rarely achieve.
The interiors embrace the unmistakable colours of the period. Warm oranges, golden yellows and deep violet tones combine to create an atmosphere that is sophisticated, confident and wonderfully authentic. It feels less like stepping into the past and more like walking onto the pages of an architectural magazine celebrating the golden age of modern design.
The reception rooms were conceived on a grand scale. Flooded with natural light and opening towards sweeping views of the surrounding gardens, they are equally suited to elegant dinner parties, lively family celebrations or quiet evenings watching the changing seasons beyond the glass.
Every bedroom enjoys generous proportions and panoramic views across the mature grounds, where established trees and rolling lawns create the feeling of a private country estate.
Outside, the landscaped park offers complete tranquillity behind fully enclosed fencing and secure gates. Here, birdsong replaces traffic, yet the restaurants, shops and services of Limoges remain only a short drive away.
This is the sort of home where you half expect to find a classic Jaguar on the drive, jazz drifting through the open windows and cocktails being served as the evening sun filters through the trees. It possesses that rare confidence of an era when architects believed homes should be both beautiful and bold.
Opportunities to own an authentic mid-century residence of this scale are exceptionally rare.
For buyers who appreciate architecture, originality and timeless design, this is far more than a house.
It is a statement.
Brochures
Brochure 1Limousin, Haute-Vienne, Razès, France
NEAREST AIRPORTS
Distances are straight line measurements- Limoges(International)14.4 miles
- Poitiers (Biard)(International)62.5 miles
- Aulnat(International)89.7 miles
- Bergerac(International)92.8 miles
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