SANTA CRUZ

Designed by Corinne REBICQ of the AAB architectural firm and built in 2023, this house perfectly captures the architectural codes of 19th-century Arcachon villas. Organized in a U-shape around the swimming pool with an intimate landscaped garden bordered by bamboo, the facade rises over two floors, adorned with sage green decorative elements and connected by a balcony running upstairs. Inside, minimalism and materials are the focus, creating a harmonious atmosphere. From the entrance begins the succession of living rooms, first with a white kitchen clad in oak with its grandiose island for meals for several, then the dining area below with its built-in layout including bench seat and table in polished concrete as if sculpted in the floor. An oak batten cladding wraps the wall and ceiling of this space dazzled by the light emanating from the two immense sliding bay windows. The sequence continues with a 60 m² living room under the eaves with exposed framework, completed by an insert fireplace and a bench seat in the bow window to contemplate the garden. Accessible from the living room, a master bedroom opens onto the ideally exposed swimming pool and the terrace with the same polished concrete floor that erases the boundaries between interior and exterior. Before going upstairs, a bedroom with its shower room and view of the swimming pool, a cloakroom and a storeroom complete the garden level. The concrete staircase with oak steps leads to a beautiful lounge area under the eaves which distributes three additional suites all with their bathrooms coated in waxed concrete, two of which have office spaces and direct access to a passageway serving a covered terrace converted into an outdoor lounge, with a panoramic view of the historic villas of the district and a glimpse of the Bassin. The through plot allows a double entrance. Main on one side, with dedicated parking space. Secondary on the other, with a large garage for two cars: ideal comfort all year round in the city center.