Shrouded by vegetation, the house is located behind high stone walls that encircle the entire property. Two different roads and entrances provide access to the property via imposing wooden gates framed by granite pillars. The grounds of approximately 4,000 m² form a rectangle, of which the house occupies one of its corners. Built in the 17th century as a “country house” for a family of ship-owners and corsair captains, it then became the residence of local notable politicians in the 19th century. Facing southwards, the house is composed of three storeys including one built into the attic space. The main façade is cadenced with three bays, while the walls are made out of plaster-coated granite rubble stone and the window surrounds are in granite ashlar. Three dormer windows crowned with triangular pediments punctuate the slate roof.
Two large chimneys frame the building and the roof gutter is set within a wooden cornice. The roof ridge is highlighted with decorative metal cresting and two zinc finials. The gable end is extended to the east by a lower single-storey wing built in the 20th century, the façade of which is fronted by a winter garden. Built behind and perpendicular to the original building, an outbuilding is crowned with a slate gabled roof and brick chimney.
Two pavilions in rubble stone and brick are located in the courtyard and stand on either side of a small raised garden.

The House

The ground floor
A black-and-white tiled entrance hall first leads to a vast kitchen to the west. The granite window and chimney surrounds match the stone floor tiles. All the materials were chosen with care: enamelled terracotta tiles from Portugal, marble for the kitchen counters and walnut for the kitchen cupboards. Wood-framed windows and their closing mechanisms were renovated based on the original models found on site, while the light is accentuated by a pale-coloured ceiling. A utility room provides additional storage space. The kitchen faces north and overlooks an interior courtyard with separate access to the outbuilding and street. On the other side, the entrance hall leads to a living room to the east, covered in Versailles parquet flooring, while painted wall décor framed by wood panelling decorates its walls. The ceiling is decorated with mouldings and cornices. The wood-framed windows were also renovated and are equipped with interior wooden shutters. Lighter pastel shades are present in the upper panelling and ceiling. A Carrera marble chimney is crowned with a trumeau mirror, embedded into the wall panelling. Facing the utility room, a small hallway leads to an adjoining library and lavatory. Behind the living room is the more recent part of the house, built in the 20th century and which includes another living room with coffered wall panelling and hardwood floors. Two tall picture windows on the north and south side of the house bathe the room in light. From this space, a double door leads to a vast dining room decorated in the same style. Painted walls frame a marble fireplace, while one of the wall sections conceals a door to the outbuilding. Bathed in light by four tall picture windows and French doors, the room faces south towards the winter garden. With its finely wrought metallic structure, the winter garden concludes the vast reception space.
The first floor
The staircase and its railing, all in wood, lead to an initial hardwood-floor landing, which has two bedrooms on either side. The first, to the east, has two picture windows facing southwards. The wall panelling is painted blue and a trumeau mirror is embedded into the wall above the marble fireplace. The ceiling is decorated with mouldings and a cornice. The room is adjacent to a shower room, also blue in colour down to the enamelled tiles. A room in back can be used as a child’s room or an office. The other side of the landing is a mirror image of the first room and includes a vast bedroom facing south and west with hardwood floors and decorated with pale wall panelling and a marble fireplace. It has access to another shower room as well as a small hallway that leads to a small bedroom behind it.
The second floor
Nestled under the eaves, the space was originally meant for the house’s servants, but today, it is reserved for children. The floor is articulated around a richly decorated landing, with a coffered ceiling, a statue niche and quatrefoils carved above each door. The floor includes four vast bedrooms, a bathroom and a lavatory. Ancient hardwood floors cover the entire level and skylights – renovated according to the original models and with interior shutters – bathe the pale walls in light. Marble fireplaces can be found in two of the bedrooms.