{"id":552653,"date":"2025-11-06T10:03:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/552653\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:03:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:03:44","slug":"live-in-an-artist-colony-designed-by-architect-jacques-couelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/552653\/","title":{"rendered":"Live in an artist colony designed by architect Jacques Cou\u00eblle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perched between Mougins, Valbonne and Cannes in the C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur, this 194sqm villa by French architect Jacques Cou\u00eblle sits within Castellaras le Vieux, the visionary\u2019s own private domain overlooking the Mediterranean. Conceived in the 1950s as a haven for artists, collectors and aesthetes, the enclave\u2019s hand-sculpted villas coil around a medieval ch\u00e2teau<\/a> turned private club, blending art and nature in Cou\u00eblle\u2019s unmistakable style.<\/p>\n

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The property was originally imagined for the Aga Khan and embodies Cou\u00eblle\u2019s organic architecture \u2014 spaces carved as if from rock, curving walls that catch light, and asymmetrical openings framing views of Mougins and the sea. <\/p>\n

Inside, the living areas flow toward a terrace suspended over the landscape while four bedrooms \u2014 including a serene primary suite \u2014 unfold across multiple levels. Details such as patinated tiles, exposed beams and wrought-ironwork by Th\u00e9venin reveal the craftsmanship behind every surface.<\/p>\n

The 13 hectares that make up Castellaras le Vieux include landscaped gardens, pools, tennis courts and round-the-clock security, all enduring expressions of Cou\u00eblle\u2019s philosophy: that architecture should be lived as art. The home is listed for \u20ac2.75 million<\/a> with L\u2019Exploreur. <\/p>\n

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