Iconic Mid-Century Modern House, sea view. Label

Entire villa in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France

  1. 4 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 2 beds
  4. 1 bath
Rated 4.68 out of 5 stars.56 reviews
Hosted by Pascale
  1. 11 years hosting

Listing highlights

Self check-in

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Beautiful area

This home is in a scenic location.

Dedicated workspace

A common area with Wi-Fi that’s well-suited for working.
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"Village des Fourches". Remarkable contemporary architecture, an official label created by the Ministry of Culture, via the DRAC. Semi-detached and individual houses from 1958 created by the architects "Lefèvre and Aubert". House in a quiet position, in nature, on a hill (unfenced land) facing south. 270-degree sea view. 300 m2 garden. Wi-Fi. Food stores, restaurant, bar 2.5 km, private pebble beach, tennis 2.5 km (private estate of 162 hectares) note: car.

The space
LA CHAMADE: A colorful and funny MAD MEN holiday home, reminiscent of California and PALM SPRING where my sister lives. A vintage 50s/60s decor. Namely, upon request and out of season, (Nov, Jan, Feb, March, mid-April) The House is available for shooting and filming, by the day or half-day. We present to you a magnificent site on which 600 "invisible" houses are built. The architects asked themselves: "How can we build here without damaging this site?"
It is with these words that the architects summarize the question that arises for them during the creation of the Gaou Bénat estate and the village of Fourches, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, in the Var. How not to lose the link with what makes the genius of this place: the views (the orientation), a soil (a material), the topography and a lush Mediterranean vegetation?
Erasure and disappearance. The Gaou Benat Yacht Club offers 5 half-day courses from 6 years old during the summer holidays. Monday to Friday, morning and/or afternoon. Optimist. Catamaran. On request and out of season, (Nov, Jan, Feb, March, April) The House is available for shooting and filming, by the day or half day

Other things to note
Today, Bandol architect Rudy Ricciotti, a critic of the global neo-Provençal style, is enthusiastic about the two "insurgents". "Lefèvre and Aubert understood, in this country of autistic colonized people, that the Mediterranean was watching them from its metaphysical horizon, they protect the dream and prevent us from despairing."

Another builder to pay tribute to them, the architect Patrick Bouchain, who walks on the pedestrian path, or "gaou", of the cape and guides with enthusiasm: "What is exceptional in this site is this architectural density that is similar to the plant density. It is a nature protection zone, not a property protection zone. It's the basics of collective respect. This collective architecture is not nostalgic, nor is it old-fashioned, it is contemporary."

Registration details
83019001529EB

Where you'll sleep

What this place offers

Sea view
Private beach access
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace
Unavailable: Carbon monoxide alarm

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Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Bormes-les-Mimosas, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Neighbourhood highlights

For those who imagine that the Var coastline is entirely ransacked by disastrous urbanization, it is absolutely necessary to move to the area of Cap du Gaou-Bénat, in Bormes-les-Mimosas. On 162 hectares, the architects Lefèvre and Aubert built, from 1958, a set of 600 houses, individual or combined into villages, which cling to the slope of the hill without destroying it and which merge into the Mediterranean vegetation while integrating it almost into their walls.
This hedonistic and voluntarist approach to invent "a way of living together in a natural landscape", where dwellings do not interfere and often have the advantage of being small restanques, is governed by constructive rules and a college of architects that still exist.Bormes blonde stones, planted terrace roofs and bay windows, these buildings are part of a universal rural habitat with very thick walls, but incorporates modern functionality and openings. From the village of Les Fourches to a more modest villa, we find ourselves in the forest, surrounded by cacti, mimosas in February, in a permanent connection with the sea.

Meet your host

Host
115 reviews
4.76 out of 5 average rating
11 years of hosting
My work: Airbnb Concierge
Most useless skill: Flâner
Hello, we’re Les Flâneurs! After Glion Hotel School in Switzerland + 15 yrs in luxury hotels (Hyatt, Relais & Châteaux, SLH), I ran an art gallery. I’ve lived in Taif, Dhahran, Abu Dhabi, Bali, LA, London, Geneva, Paris. Now: Airbnb concierge, social media manager for high-end stays & hotel consultant. Let’s connect!
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 4:00 pm
Checkout before 12:00 pm
4 guests maximum
Safety & property
No carbon monoxide alarm
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Climbing or play structure