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Extraordinary houses: A house floating in the Pacific Ocean, a cottage lost in the South African forest… A look back at four impressive architect-designed homes that seem to be in perfect communion with nature.
A visit to a cabin at the end of the world between a turquoise lagoon and a supposed slow life
Nicholas Mathews
Out of time, 80 kilometers from Cape Town, a small village is located on the edge of the bay. It is in the heart of this unique place, in a gentle and rough landscape, that the interior designer Clinton Savage restored an old cottage. Wood for the frames, floors and walls, corrugated iron.. ., it has maintained the balance of nature and habitat. Here, flowing water and electricity produced by solar panels are used economically with full respect for the environment.
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Dive into Japan’s Wa House, designed by a Breton architect
Dr.
Breton designer Gwennael Nicolas, who has lived in Japan for thirty years, searches for two years for a virgin coastline and finally comes across an ad that meets her expectations, an hour’s flight from Tokyo, in the Kansai region. . Before seeing it, he “visits” on Google Earth. There is nothing. Just the Pacific Ocean and rocks. Once there, it was love at first sight. it was the place he and his wife had dreamed of… A place reminiscent of the shores of the Atlantic Ocean where Gwenael grew up and where the waves could reach five meters high.
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Half-Japanese temple in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, home of Kenzo Takada
Jimmy Cohrssen, Christie’s Real Estate
Japan in Paris. The former home of Kenzo Takada, the legendary designer of the brand that bears his name, is located in the heart of Paris, in the heart of the 11th arrondissement. Not far from the Place de la Bastille, the residence is hidden away from prying eyes in the courtyard of an 18th-century residential building. Three floors, about twenty rooms, a gym and even an elevator… If the splendor of the place is not in doubt, it is not the most important thing for the architect Kengo Kuma, who especially worked on the feelings of the visitor. when he walks through the door.
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A private tour of a dream cottage in the South African countryside
Nicholas MATTHEUS
Back to basics. That’s what Thuúla Havens, a 700-hectare estate in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley just an hour from Cape Town, is where South African interior designer Nathalie Hauman has settled for more than a decade after applying her talents from France. Her husband, Petrus, who spent most of his career in the third row at Brive Rugby Club, followed. is him to this light-flooded valley where tranquility reigns.
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Source: Le Figaro
