Newly built houses in the Luberon : A Provencal Mas made of stone

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - A gentle hill facing the Luberon mountains

 A perfectly located plot facing south with dominant views

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - Excavation for the vaulted stone wine celmlar

 It was necessary to excavate part of the hill in order to keep the roofline of the house integrated into the environement. 

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - The house takes form

 A reinforced structure is clad in stone.The cornerstones and door and window surrounds are fashioned from recovered old  stone.

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - The house strucure and roof are done

One year later the mas and the surroundings seems to have always existed. The plane trees are newly planted.

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - The pool snuggles below the south terrace

 A path between scented plants along the pool with a fountain above and below

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - Eighteen months later

 The resulting abundance produced by the medeteranean climate

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - Perspective towards the pool house

 The paved terrace, newly planted plane trees and view through to a village in the Luberon

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - A terrace overlooking the pool and valley

 The infinity pool

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - The living room

 Period fire place and recovered beams, old stone frame set in a stone wall with ancient Burgandy flags on the floor

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - Detail of the wine cellar

 The vaulted stone wine cellar is buried behind the house, ideal for storing fine French wines

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - The vaulted wine cellar

 This is not an old construction!

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - The dining room

From the living room through an arched stone doorway ( in the front of the photo) , giving onto the kitchen at the back. 

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - Old provencal ceiling of wood and plaster

 Beams and wooden planks from another age warm the atmosphere and add character

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - The kitchen

 Detail of reproduced tiling used in the Pope's Palace in Avignon 

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - The library

With a double vaulted ceiling, the library is linked to the living room, and offers intimacy

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - Main entrance gates

 Salvaged gate pillars set in a wall of local stone lead the the garage

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - The parking area and entrance

 An century old olive tree welcomes visitors

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A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - Giving off the master bedroom

 With panoramic view of the Luberon mountaines

A Provencal Mas using stone and old materials - Paradisiac?