Appartement à vendre, 7m², Aix-en-Provence

Description

The townhouse stretches between two streets in a listed district of Aix-en-Provence. Its design is characteristic of the city’s old residences. The main section has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor. In stands around an inner garden. Outhouses, lower in height, extend it. From the street, the evenly designed facade is punctuated with five bays of windows. The large-paned windows are set in wooden window frames and fitted with indoor and outdoor shutters. The gable roof is covered with barrel tiles. You enter the townhouse through a large door of sculpted wood, which leads into a vast communal hallway for the different apartments. This hall has kept a grand staircase that connects to the different floors. The entrance to the apartment is in this hallway, on the ground floor. The apartment offers a floor area of around 300m², spread over two levels. A door leads straight outside. On the garden side, the rear elevation displays the same even arrangement of windows. Steps lead to the outdoor spaces. The garden is enclosed by the buildings that surround the plot. It forms a separate spot of greenery behind the townhouse. At the end of the plot, a facade of outhouses closes the view. Beside it there is an old fountain of sculpted stone that has been turned into a swimming pool. Also at this end, there is a 140m² garage set back. It can be reached from a parallel street. The apartment The ground floor From the communal hallway, the apartment takes you into two connecting reception lounges that face the garden. They are spacious and high-ceilinged. White marble fireplaces with sculpted mirrors, plaster works along the cornices and above the doors, terracotta floor tiles and fabric wall coverings form a masterfully designed decorative backdrop. On either side of the central hall, there are two wings. They each house a bedroom and a bathroom. A door leads to the garden. A third bedroom, which also has a bathroom, lies on the street side. The garden-level floor You reach the garden-level floor from the reception spaces via a small flight of backstairs. In the middle, there is a dining room that has kept old wall hangings, framed in mouldings, as well as a fireplace of sculpted stone. It connects to a kitchen in the east wing and to the garden via an alleyway that leads to the different levels outside. Beside it, a lounge leads to a wing at a right angle to it and where there are two bedrooms with a bathroom. Lastly, a private entrance connects to a cellar and leads straight to the townhouse’s main hallway. The gardenThe garden lies at the back and covers 325m². It is dotted with trees. Palms and ornamental trees punctuate this oasis of greenery and clusters of shrubs and climbing plants embellish it too. This vegetation ensures absolute privacy. A terrace beneath a plant-clad pergola extends the reception rooms outside. A former fountain made of sculpted stone lies beside the facade of outhouses. It has been turned into a swimming pool. Here you can still admire a central niche adorned with a shell motif, volutes and a mascaron, as well as trompe-l’oeil painted decor. The pond has curved rims, underlined with stone edging. It is the true focal point of the garden. Via several flights of steps and small terraces, you can easily get to the garden’s different levels. The outhousesThe property has several outhouses, spread between the different levels of the townhouse and the rear end of the plot. These outhouses are distinct from the spaces for everyday life. They have kept a practical layout and they offer possibilities for extra uses. The agricultural storehouse At the end of the plot, there is an old building with a 140m² floor area. It serves as a garage and can be reached from a parallel road. Its plastered walls, old flooring and Catalan brick vaults bear witness to its former purpose and gives it real character. A timber mezzanine takes up part of the room, which is high-ceilinged. This building, separate from the spaces for everyday living, could have different uses, provided that planning permission is granted in light of its location in a listed district of Aix-en-Provence. The storehouse From the townhouse’s communal hallway, you can reach a loft in the east wing’s roof space. It forms an extra storage space.