Modernist estate

Jean Dubuisson architect
1963
Senlis (60)

700 sqm
6 bedrooms
4 bathrooms
12ha landscaped park

Description

Renovated in 2002, this exceptional villa, designed by Jean Dubuisson in 1963, enjoys exceptional views over the Oise valley.

With a surface area of 700 m², the villa is entirely on one level, and originally included a vast reception area comprising a large living room with fireplace, a very long dining room, and two kitchens, one of which is flanked by a scullery serving the dining room. The private areas house two suites with bathroom, study and dressing room, as well as four bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. Each living space is extended by patios to the front and terraces to the rear. The basement houses a games room, boiler room and garage.

Set in extensive landscaped grounds, the estate also includes a 50 m² janitor’s cottage, swimming pool and tennis court.

It is located in the heart of a 12-hectare estate, in a charming Picardy village 20 minutes by car from Senlis and around 1 hour from Paris.

A design in harmony with the landscape

The villa has been designed in close relationship with the landscape, which is incorporated into the architecture thanks to the numerous patios and terraces located in the extension of the main rooms. These act as intermediary spaces between inhabited and outdoor spaces. The symmetry of the plan, the simplification of volumes and the work on verticality and horizontality are characteristic of the research carried out by Jean Dubuisson in the 1960s.

Jean Dubuisson

Jean Dubuisson (1914-2011), a prolific builder of large housing projects in the 1950s and 1960s, was one of the major architects of the Trente Glorieuses period. His style and quality of use were widely recognized in both Paris and the suburbs.

He designed numerous real-estate programs for low-income housing associations, such as the “La Caravelle” housing block in Villeneuve-la-Garenne (1959-1968), as well as luxury projects such as the “Shape village” apartments for the Allied Forces Europe headquarters in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1951). He also designed emblematic buildings in Paris, such as the two apartment blocks for the Maine-Montparnasse project (1966) and the Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires (1969).

Additional information

Architecte

Jean Dubuisson

Géolocalisation

Senlis (60)