A house designed by an architect, open to the light near Lyon…

20 minutes from the centre of Lyon, in La Tour-de-Salvagny, this superb contemporary house built in 2013 is the work of architect James Bansac. We rediscover here his sensitivity to the environment, his fondness for clean lines, his rigorousness and originality. An ultra-modern hideaway, offering harmonious comfort and beauty.

All on one floor, split into two parallel wings, this magnificent property is discovered through the main entrance down below, allowing visitors to admire its lovely vegetalized roofs.

Blending perfectly with its surroundings, it opens outside through vast windows 3.50 metres high, creating a surprise with its splendid terrace where a mirror-style pool has elegantly elected domicile. Further on, an outdoor spa pursues the quest for well-being and comfort which runs through each room in the house.

Close to Charbonnières-les-Bains, this contemporary house set in vast grounds of 3,500 m2 benefits from a terrace of 200 m2 hosting a remarkable mirror-style infinity pool. The living space of 350 m2 is comprised of a generous living-room bathed in light, a large kitchen, and 5 bedrooms including a huge master suite. A movie lounge, cellar, laundry room, bike shed, and a car-port for three cars complete the property. 2.970.000 €.

Close to Charbonnières-les-Bains, this contemporary house set in vast grounds of 3,500 m2 benefits from a terrace of 200 m2 hosting a remarkable mirror-style infinity pool. The living space of 350 m2 is comprised of a generous living-room bathed in light, a large kitchen, and 5 bedrooms including a huge master suite. A movie lounge, cellar, laundry room, bike shed, and a car-port for three cars complete the property. 2.970.000 €.

Close to Charbonnières-les-Bains, this contemporary house set in vast grounds of 3,500 m2 benefits from a terrace of 200 m2 hosting a remarkable mirror-style infinity pool. The living space of 350 m2 is comprised of a generous living-room bathed in light, a large kitchen, and 5 bedrooms including a huge master suite. A movie lounge, cellar, laundry room, bike shed, and a car-port for three cars complete the property. 2.970.000 €.

Close to Charbonnières-les-Bains, this contemporary house set in vast grounds of 3,500 m2 benefits from a terrace of 200 m2 hosting a remarkable mirror-style infinity pool. The living space of 350 m2 is comprised of a generous living-room bathed in light, a large kitchen, and 5 bedrooms including a huge master suite. A movie lounge, cellar, laundry room, bike shed, and a car-port for three cars complete the property. 2.970.000 €.

Modernity also characterizes the lounge offering a soothing palette of mineral colours. Serving as centerpieces, the large-format sofa and the hearth, rather like a painting. Further on, the movie lounge decorated in flame red treats its guests to a superb giant screen.

Modernity also characterizes the lounge offering a soothing palette of mineral colours. Serving as centerpieces, the large-format sofa and the hearth, rather like a painting. Further on, the movie lounge decorated in flame red treats its guests to a superb giant screen.

Facing south, the living rooms occupy a beautiful modern space with a lounge that ignores boundaries with the outdoors, adopting mineral colours and materials, and cosiness with its extra-large white sofa, hearth and carpet. The kitchen forms a junction between the two wings. Framed by a window allowing it to bask in light, it has been treated to an elegant contemporary style.

Facing north, the night area is comprised of a vast master suite with a walk-in closet and shower room, two bedrooms sharing a shower room, and a fourth bedroom also with its own shower room. A second area consisting of a bedroom and spacious TV lounge could be fitted out as a self-contained apartment for accommodating guests in all privacy.

The highlight of the property is an unexpected movie lounge borrowing the esthetic codes of city cinemas and offering the enjoyment of movie evenings in premium version. Harmonious from A to Z, the property is a masterful staging of the creative palette of architect James Bansac.

"Picture windows creating an indoor-outdoor feeling, the sublime view of Les Monts du Lyonnais and the Domaine de Lacroix-Laval, the magnificent mirror-style pool and the spacious living rooms all offer amazing comfort for everyday living," says Anne-Sophie Ourion, who is handling the property's sale. "Offering many assets, this house is perfect for family life."

Barnes Lyon, 29 quai Saint-Antoine, Lyon 2 (04 78 15 90 90).