A Privileged Location

Description

This magnificent fully renovated architect house is located on the edge of the Canal du Midi - a major 17th-century
UNESCO World Heritage site - the building is also a few hundred meters from another listed building: Matabiau station by architect
Marius Toudoire (1904).

The house is located in the immediate vicinity of all the shops, services and facilities necessary for everyday life. All the shops, services, cultural facilities and administrations of the hyper center are also only about ten minutes away, because it is only 1500 meters from the Capitol!, the famous center of Toulouse.

Following the shady green flow of the Canal du Midi we find ourselves quickly in the immense public park of Compans Caffarelli, also 1500 meters away.

The volume of the house is simple but very distinct. Sandwiched between two villas of the early 20th century, and very typical of the area. The property has the advantage of having a private garden and pool.

In this exceptional location, at the junction of two sought-after neighbourhood’s - Roquelaine and Les Chalets - the collaboration of the Bâtiments de France has been invaluable for the resolutely contemporary architectural build to be perfectly integrated with this sensitive and very sought-after setting.

This former industrial building, completely renovated, has been deeply transformed thanks to the meticulous work of the architects. A town house with a lot of character and charm, and careful layout maximising the living space with great emphasis on the technical details.

■ The entrance to the house itself has been set back, behind a space, Semi open area composing a comfortable garage area and a small courtyard.
■ The large day area has been treated in a "loft spirit" to recall the origin of this old Industrial site.
■ Deliberate ripple effect of the wall in the main living area articulates all of the ground floor.

From the entrance through to the garden the view is uninterrupted allowing the inside and outside spaces to flow as one.

The kitchen has been designed in an extremely original and relevant way to be both totally open on the day space, but also subtly separated so that the preparation areas are not in visual connection with the livening area. Positioned on a semi-mezzanine level, it presents as an American style kitchen fully fitted with all the mod cons and only the very best mark such as Siemns, Falmec and Luisina.

Thanks to the fluid spatial composition, no space has been lost. Thus the 200m2 of meters of living space are really living space not lost by halls, or redundant areas. However the clever design does allow for ample storage space throughout the whole property.