A 19th-century house with 205 m² and four bedrooms, on the banks of Fanac Island, right outside of Paris - ref 991774
A 19th-century house with 205 m² and four bedrooms, on the banks of Fanac Island, right outside of Paris.
The property is located on the breath-taking Fanac Island, known for its picturesque landscape and connected to the Joinville Bridge via stairs or a lift. As for the dwelling, built on a plot of land of approximately 500 m², it is part of forty residences established on either side of the island's two banks. Facing the small arm of the Marne River, the three-storey dwelling, with approximately 205 m², stands in the middle of a verdant property under the welcoming shade of the garden's trees. Built around 1880, it was expanded according to standard practices by its current occupant, in accordance with the architectural style from that period as well as the premises' inherent spirit.
With seven rooms, it includes a living room, a kitchen giving on to the dining room, which is then extended by a patio, three bedrooms spread out over two floors, two studies as well as two bathrooms and three lavatories, while the exterior, listed as a historical monument on its eastern side, is cadenced by a number of windows and features delicate wrought-iron, pastel-colour pelmets as well as ornate ironwork, which highlights the dwelling's eclectic "Belle Epoque" style.
The DwellingThe wrought-iron gate opens on to a luxuriant garden, planted with rosebushes, lilacs and Mexican orange blossoms, in an array of colours, and perfumed with the fragrance of roses, verbena, jasmine and lavender. After passing under a verdant arbour, the impressive dwelling seems to graze the heavens with its triangular pediment adorned with an angel's head, while the two sides of its double staircase are an invitation to enter this magnificent dwelling, which seems straight out of a film set, as if in honour to the memory of its former owner, Mr Meurisse, a production designer for films, and recalling the presence of the former film studios in Joinville, located on the other side of the river.
Accessible via two parallel flights of stone steps, slightly curved and with two landings on either side, the house's raised entrance porch features a wrought-iron balustrade, echoing the porch's metal-framed conservatory, of nearly 5 m², with its narrow, symmetrical atelier windows, which provides a majestic touch to the dwelling's main façade. As for the curved porch's console, it is supported by four columns, which allow plenty of light to reach the rooms on the garden level, whereas, the conservatory, overlooking the front garden with its small pond, features a sunny entrance hall with views of the Marne.The Upper Ground FloorA dual-aspect, classical-style living room gives off an inviting ambiance and represents the central axis around which the house's different spaces are organised. Featuring moulded cornices around the ceiling, indicative of the room's original décor before it was expanded, glass double doors give on to the back garden, while, to the left, two corner steps in grey and iridescent white marble contrast with the room's light-colour cabochon floor tiles, resulting in a configuration that helps define the entrance to the kitchen area and the dining room, which are located slightly above.
As for this dual-aspect space, quite open, it extends all the way to a patio with views of the back garden as well as the island's opposite bank. Sophisticated and charming thanks to its geometrical lines and strong visual aesthetics, including stained glass characteristic of the "Art Deco" style, which heavily influenced the construction of this dwelling, the dining room also features a bright red briquette hearth, ideal for entertaining as well as many windows that bathe this space of approximately 77 m² in dazzling light. In addition, a separate lavatory adorned ...
