Set on Viroflay’s southern hillside, near to the village, the Louvre district grew up in the early 20th century on the edge of Meudon national forest and, even today, still has its main features: large houses with spacious gardens and wooded streets laid out in a star-shape around a main square. This residential district is ideally located with everything to hand: green open space, schools, shops and a public transport network. Spanning a total floor surface area of 355 m², this house stands on a detached, 970 m² plot. It looks out towards all four points of the compass but its main facades face south and west. Its 275 m² of living space includes six bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large kitchen extended by a veranda and a very large, 73 m² reception room, opening on to a terrace and the garden. The semi-underground, converted, 80 m² basement comprises a games room, a cellar and a linen room. This house still has numerous old features such as parquet flooring, cement floor tiles, fireplaces, floral cast-iron radiators, ceiling moulding and wall panelling. It is in pristine condition. The roof and its flashing have been redone. The property also includes a detached garage with street access.

The house

This residence, built at the beginning of the 20th century, was recently given an extension, intended to increase the size of the living rooms which now open on to the wooded garden and a terrace. Courtesy of its charm, in harmony with its surroundings, it has been used several times as a film set.

Ground floor
The house is entered via double wooden doors which are partially glazed. The corridor, directly illuminated by the veranda, leads to a vestibule where cement floor tiles feature pale hues of yellow and blue. On the left-hand side is a kitchen, the three openings of which let in copious amounts of light. The veranda, extending the kitchen area, provides an attractive view as well as access to the garden. Straight on, double glazed doors open into a small lounge, with a red marble fireplace, where the wall panelling matches the moulding of the coffered ceiling. On the right-hand side is a large, 54 m² living room, with its fireplace topped with large openings. Its discreet association of the old and the new sections combines parquet flooring and tiling, moulding and flat surfaces. On one side of this large room, a French window opens on to a porch way and a few steps which lead down to the garden whilst, in the more recent section, three French doors open all on a level on to the terrace and the garden. The wooden stairway, leading upstairs, is adorned with a column, the vertical rigidity of which contrasts with its curves. Parquet flooring, fireplaces and floral cast iron radiators (above all those in the style known as “rococo with ears” produced in France between 1895 and 1920) elegantly decorate the rooms throughout.
First floor
The landing leads, right, to two bedrooms, each with parquet flooring, a fireplace and two openings. Straight on, a bedroom opens on to a balcony. On the left-hand side, a bathroom, partially converted from an old bedroom, is fitted with a bath, a shower and two wash-hand basins. It still has its original features: parquet flooring, a floral cast iron radiator and a fireplace. It provides an attractive view over the surrounding garden.
Second floor
A section of this floor is under the roofing framework of one of the roofs. Exposed beams contribute to the charm and warmth exuded on this level. It comprises a bathroom and two bedrooms, one of which is crossed by part of the roofing framework structure (notably the tie beam, the queen post and the main rafter) which gives it a particularly original appearance. All these rooms are illuminated by skylights. Still on the same level, but under another roof, is another more classical bedroom, with a fireplace, filled with copious amounts of light via its three openings.