Bartos House
Provence, France, 1992
This project is a conversion of an 800 m² farmhouse, situated halfway between Nice and Aixen-Provence.
In the 17th century the building was a place of rest for monks and pilgrims.
The building is on two floors and is divided into two halves by a massive bearing wall.
Around these original features a new residence has been designed, at once monumentally serene and vibrant, devoid of decoration but full of spiritual vitality.
The predominant material is Burgundy Beauval stone.
Concealed by a new massive wall is the grand yet simple stone staircase.
This ascending and descending ‘corridor’ spans the full length and height of the house.
At the end of the staircase a narrow opening leads directly into an enormous gallery-bedroom.
In the master bathroom everything is once again sculpted in Beauval stone: two wash basins are carved into the wall-to-wall stepped counter, the curved shower screen stands like a Stonehenge monolith, and the rounded contours of the oval bathtub reveal the stone’s sensual and enduring qualities.
Bartos House
Provence, France, 1992
This project is a conversion of an 800 m² farmhouse, situated halfway between Nice and Aixen-Provence.
In the 17th century the building was a place of rest for monks and pilgrims.
The building is on two floors and is divided into two halves by a massive bearing wall.
Around these original features a new residence has been designed, at once monumentally serene and vibrant, devoid of decoration but full of spiritual vitality. The predominant material is Burgundy Beauval stone.
Concealed by a new massive wall is the grand yet simple stone staircase.
This ascending and descending ‘corridor’ spans the full length and height of the house.
At the end of the staircase a narrow opening leads directly into an enormous gallery-bedroom.
In the master bathroom everything is once again sculpted in Beauval stone: two wash basins are carved into the wall-to-wall stepped counter, the curved shower screen stands like a Stonehenge monolith, and the rounded contours of the oval bathtub reveal the stone’s sensual and enduring qualities.
Bartos House
Provence, France, 1992
This project is a conversion of an 800 m² farmhouse, situated halfway between Nice and Aixen-Provence.
In the 17th century the building was a place of rest for monks and pilgrims.
The building is on two floors and is divided into two halves by a massive bearing wall.
Around these original features a new residence has been designed, at once monumentally serene and vibrant, devoid of decoration but full of spiritual vitality. The predominant material is Burgundy Beauval stone.
Concealed by a new massive wall is the grand yet simple stone staircase.
This ascending and descending ‘corridor’ spans the full length and height of the house.
At the end of the staircase a narrow opening leads directly into an enormous gallery-bedroom.
In the master bathroom everything is once again sculpted in Beauval stone: two wash basins are carved into the wall-to-wall stepped counter, the curved shower screen stands like a Stonehenge monolith, and the rounded contours of the oval bathtub reveal the stone’s sensual and enduring qualities.