Seeking €820K, This Serpentine Home Is Perched Above a Pond in Southern France

by Grace Bernard

The sinuous 2012 residence is clad in standing-seam zinc and walls of glass that let you look right through it.

The house cantilevers over a pond.

Location: Fiac, France

Price: €820,000 (approximately $943,754 USD)

Architect: Jean-Marie Pettès

Year: 2011

Footprint: 1,991 square feet (4 beds, 2 baths)

Lot Size: 0.5 acres

From the Listing: "Built in 2012 by Jean-Marie Pettès, this house with its sinuous lines offers a peaceful living environment in complete tranquility. Adapted to the local climate and surrounding nature, it has been certified as a low-energy building. Set in the heart of a  wooded plot in the Tarn, this single-story house is organized around three distinct modules, brought together at their center by the living spaces. These include a large, fully equipped kitchen, a compact and functional back kitchen, a dining area, and a living room with a fireplace. The second module, overlooking the pond, features a suite with ample storage, a bathroom with both a bathtub and a shower, a dressing room, and separate toilets. The final module is accessed via a long corridor, reminiscent of a train walkway—an invitation to travel. It houses three additional bedrooms, an office, a shower room, a toilet, and a laundry room.  A lap pool runs alongside an ornamental pond with koi fish."

The sinuous 2012 residence is clad in standing-seam zinc and walls of glass that let you look right through it.

The sinuous 2012 residence is clad in standing-seam zinc and walls of glass that let you look right through it.

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

The house cantilevers over a pond.

The house cantilevers over a pond. 

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

To meet the high-performance requirements, the house has a timber-frame structure, and a pre-patinated standing-seam zinc facade punctuated with ITR Bioclean glass.

The high-performance house has a timber frame and a patinated standing-seam zinc facade punctuated with ITR Bioclean windows. 

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Full-height glazing is inspired by the glass house tradition, as made famous by works including the Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe, the Glass House by Philip Johnson, and Maison de Verre by Pierre Chareau.

The common area is encased in full-height panes of glass that allow you to look right through the house.

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

The house takes on a long, kinked form that stretches across the site, earning it the nickname of "Serpentine Pavilion."

The house has a long, slender form that stretches across the site.

Photo by Cédric Méravilles

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