luxury architect houses for sale Aude, France

Beautiful contemporary villa of approximately 190 m2, on one level, functional and very bright on an enclosed plot of 1000 m2 in a very residential area on the outskirts close to the city. The villa offers a large living room of 60 m2 with high-end Italian equipped kitchen, a Focus fireplace for your winter evenings, a large living room opening onto a large terrace with electric bioclimatic cover and side blinds for your summer meals. A spacious scullery for cooking or storage. A master suite with shower room and toilet. A huge dressing room, a large laundry room that can be transformed into an additional bedroom. The particularity is found in the organization of the 2 other bedrooms, each with bathroom and toilet which forms an independent part of the house but which can be connected by a corridor if necessary. Ideal for teenagers and friends.... A beautiful swimming pool with its beach and olive trees in the garden offers a holiday feel. Bowling alley. Covered space that can be closed to park 2 vehicles. Double car entrance each with automatic gate to park several vehicles or camper vans

Charming town house of 158 m2, 2 minutes from our famous market halls of Narbonne! On the ground floor: a bright entrance hall with its beautiful stone staircase leading to the different rooms. The fully equipped and functional independent kitchen. The living room with the lounge to relax around the fireplace and the dining room. An office or bedroom with a laundry room or shower room to create. The master bedroom of 18 m2 with very large closet and a spacious bathroom with toilet. Beautiful bay with view of the courtyard. At the end of the hall, a direct opening onto the small garden or courtyard of 60 m2 below. Trees and very well exposed (east-south) possibility of installing a jacuzzi. On the 1st floor: 2 bedrooms of 10 m2 each opening onto a magnificent terrace of 35 m2 offering a view of the gardens and the roofs of the city with the singing of birds... 2 very specious bedrooms (18 and 22 m2) with cupboards . 1 bathroom with toilet. Fireplaces, cement paving stones, terracotta tiles... crazy charm!!!! The whole house is isolated from the ground by a beautiful vaulted cellar of 68 m2 allowing the installation of a workshop, storage, wine cellar and passage of pipes accessible from the house... Possibility of free pk in the streets or public pk at side. Assured crush ! To visit, contact Guylaine Bertrand 06.03.11.71.94

History : Château de Saint Martin de Toques. This castle is considered to be the only completely reconstructed privately owned Catharic castle still in existence. Its origins go back further than the anti-Catholic religious movement that flourished in the region from 1100 to 1300; they date back to Roman times. In Roman times Saint Martin de Toques served as a guard post for the Roman roads that wound through the countryside below. Later, the castle became the property of the Vicomtesse de Narbonne. When the previous owner acquired the castle in 1990, it was in ruins. Something - the beauty of the location with a 360-degree view over the Corbières vineyards, the rugged strength of the remaining massive walls, the romance of the drawbridge - intrigued him so much that he embarked on a multi-year, multi-million- euro restoration. He didn't just rebuild, but restored every detail as it might have been in 978 AD, when the powerful de Narbonne family inhabited the site. Since there were not enough original stones for the entire project, additional material was excavated from a neighboring hill. Antique dealers from around the world were contacted to procure all the elements: the massive interlocking wooden doors, the huge carved stone fireplaces, the narrow spiral staircases, the gargoyles filling the plunge pool in the center of the courtyard with water. During the restoration, the previous owner added modern amenities that were carefully hidden so as not to destroy the historic atmosphere. The floors are made of solid stone slabs, others of oak blocks, 25 cubes in square oak frames that rattle quietly against each other as you walk on them. Most of the rooms have electric underfloor heating, making the castle pleasant to live in even in winter. Light switches are hidden in tiny niches carved into the rock walls. Indirect mood lighting provides light under the wooden beams. 7 of the 8 bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, all individually appointed to match the charm of each bedroom. The bathroom fixtures and fittings are all antique and unique. Materials such as sandstone, marble, wood and copper are mainly used. This makes it possible for residents to feel the atmosphere of a bygone era without sacrificing the comforts of today. Two modern showers and 4 modern toilets have been carefully integrated. After 25 years of reconstruction and renovation, the property was sold in 2019 to the current owner, who continued the work with the aim of creating and renting unique apartments on the farm and raising the castle to a new level of quality of life.