Stunning architect designed house with landscaped garden

Charente 16, Poitou-Charentes

€657,200

Agency Fees Included? Yes

Property details

Ref:

CIC1854

Property type:

Modern house

Location:

Angoulême

Region:

Poitou-Charentes

Département:

Charente 16

Habitable Space:

175 m²

Summary

This 3/5 bedroom contemporary house, on a large plot, has a beautiful landscaped garden and is just a short drive from the city centre.

Property description

House

The front door opens into an entrance lobby (off which is a WC) which in turn leads through to a huge open-plan living room (about 107 sq m) with clearly defined spaces, uniformly tiled floor and high ceiling - part of which is glazed, flooding the room with light.

There are two reception/sitting areas, one of which has an enclosed fireplace. To one side of the sitting area glazed doors open to a large integral conservatory/winter garden (26 sq m). In addition to this there is a modern kitchen space with fitted units (including an island unit) next to which there is a good-size dining area. To the rear of the kitchen a door opens to the utility / laundry room. Another door opens to a room (13 sq m) - currently used as a studio but equally useful as an additional bedroom.

To the side of the living space a corridor provides access to three bedrooms (27 sq m, 12 sq m and 12 sq m), each with tiled floors (the same tiles as the rest of the house). The largest bedroom has a double-height ceiling and an ensuite bathroom (bath, twin wash-basins and a WC). Also off the corridor is a shower room (shower, twin wash-basins and WC).

To the end of the corridor a door opens to a large room 25 sq m - currently undefined but which could make a spacious bedroom. To one side a door opens to the garage and to the other a door opens to the professionally designed Japanese garden.

Mezzanine

A flight of wooden steps lead up to an attractive mezzanine sitting room / library overlooking the main living space.

Exterior

The property sits on a large plot, with the house approached via a tree-lined drive. To one side of the drive is a large gravel parking area with room for 3 or 4 cars.

A door from the kitchen area opens to a large raised terrace with dining and sitting areas. A large retractable awning provides welcome shade in the height of the summer. This terrace overlooks a delightful landscaped garden, laid to lawn and well stocked with mature specimen trees and shrubs. To one side is a very attractive tree-lined walk and to another is a vegetable garden.

To the rear of the house and accessed via the garden and the house is an enclosed Japanese garden - a very relaxing space.

The final section of garden is accessed via the drive or the winter garden - a formal water garden. This walled, symmetrical garden is paved with granite and sandstone and is formally planted with box hedging and mature olive trees.

This is a stunning property in a good location just a short drive from the centre of the historic city centre and the TGV station.

Fast Facts

Heating system: Gas-fired underfloor heating
Sanitation system: Mains drainage
Nearest shop: 1km
Distance to town: in Angoulême