A south-west-facing house with a pool and a 270m² floor area, on a private road by Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche golf course in France's Yvelines department -
A south-west-facing house with a pool and a 270m² floor area, on a private road by Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche golf course in France's Yvelines department.
The property lies at the end of a private road - part of a commonhold estate - in absolute privacy. It has an enclosed garden, a swimming pool and a double garage. There are four bedrooms, though a spare room could be turned into a fifth bedroom. The house offers a 305m² floor area, or 270m² of liveable floor area according to France's Carrez law. The building is made up of two wings that join each other at a right angle and look out at the garden. One wing, a single-storey section, stands out for its entirely glazed elevations. The other wing has both a ground floor and a first floor. Beyond the gate, you follow a wood-strip path that recalls villas on the Cap Ferret headland on France's Atlantic coast. This path leads to the house's entrance door and sets the tone: that of an atmosphere at once natural and elegant. Even the building materials themselves add to the home's character. Timber cladding evokes coastal gîtes, brickwork adds relief and colour, and zinc roofing underlines the modern spirit of the dwelling. An outbuilding houses a double garage, in front of which there is a parking area for several vehicles.
The house
The ground floor
You step into a spacious entrance hall that leads to a 100m² reception space. This extensive reception space is made up of a small lounge with a fireplace and, in the glazed wing, a large lounge with a cathedral ceiling, a central fireplace and a dining area. The whole space looks out at the garden and leads out onto a vast terrace of pale beige slabs at the same level as it. This terrace becomes a natural extension of the lounge in the summer. The open-plan kitchen is convivial in design and extends the reception space. This kitchen likewise leads out onto the terrace. The ground floor also has a lavatory, a bedroom with a bathroom, and a self-contained studio apartment with its own private entrance from outside. This studio apartment has a lounge, a bathroom, a lavatory and a mezzanine bedroom. It is the ideal solution for hosting friends and family or for including a self-contained dwelling within your home.
The upstairs
The first floor has sloping attic ceilings and many roof windows that fill the rooms with soft natural light. On the mezzanine that looks down at the entrance hall, a landing creates a space for smooth flow and connects to the rooms. Up here, there is a lavatory, a room with a water inlet that could easily be turned into a shower room, and a television lounge that could be turned into a spare bedroom. A bedroom with a shower room is followed by another, more spacious bedroom with many in-built cupboards and a bathroom with a shower. The wood strip flooring on this upper level creates a warm, harmonious ambience. The first floor is at once cosy and bright. Indeed, it is designed like a restful haven that gazes up at the clear sky.
The basement
The basement houses technical installations rooms and practical spaces. Down here, there is a utility room, a wine cellar with optimal conditions for storing fine wines, and a vast storeroom fitted with countless storage spaces. There is also a boiler room, which keeps the house's heating system in good working order. Discreet and very well organised, this handy basement helps the daily running of the home.
The gardenThe garden is dotted with trees and shrubs in abundance. This lush outdoor space covers around 800m² and cosily envelops the house in greenery. It includes clusters of flowering plants that edge the wood-strip entrance path. The garden's shrubs and trees are cleverly positioned. The swimming pool is 10 metres long and 5 metres wide. Set in the lawn, ...
