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This is a very rare Art Nouveau house / villa in a very rare place known as l’Etang-la-ville. Everything in the house is original: tiles, hand painted verriere / stained glass, fireplaces (7 total), stones, water fountains, built-in furniture, etc… All appliances are modern of course. Bringing this huge house back to life was not a simple task. It was not just renovated, but restored to its original beauty. Every effort was made to stay true to the architect/artist’s vision (whose identity we are still looking for, getting very warm)! |
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The house is on a 3,000 m2 (36,000 sq.ft) lot, one of the largest in l’Etang-la-ville, if not the largest. It offers enough room to add both a swimming pool and a tennis court that would be barely noticeable. The house has a living surface of 350 m2. This does not include one 80m2 and two 15m2 terraces, a 30m2 Master Bedroom balcony, and a full 150m2 basement slightly above ground which includes a garage for one sedan or up to two compact cars, a wine cellar, laundry room, pool table room, and a gardening/tools room with direct access to the garden. |
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But really, measuring the surface alone does not even do justice to this house. What makes it really stand out are its incredible volumes, with 11.5 ft high ceilings, and a stunning 30 ft high “verriere” (painted and stained glass window) rising along a wide staicase from the ground all the way up to the roof (which you can see in the first image). |
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As for l’Etang-la-ville, it is not the only small village in France, but it just might be the only one that close to Paris, which has survived the fast expansion and modernisation of the Ile de France region. With amazing views of the hills and forests and few sounds other than singing birds, it is hard to believe that Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Versailles, and even Paris are just minutes away.
The village of L’Etang-la-ville is like an Oasis in Paris. Louis the XIV chose it as his place of retreat from Versailles in the 17th century. At the turn of the 20th century, artists such as Bonnard and Vuillard moved in and created the post-impressionist movement Les Nabis. Now you can too. |
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