This minimalist villa in France’s Soulac-sur-Mer has glass-encased living spaces that open onto its coastal forest surroundings offering a contemporary take on the woodland retreat.
The pavilion-like French property is constructed with larch and has full-height glazed doors that open onto the landscape, transforming it into an open-air structure that makes the most of its sandy plot beside Landes forest, a few steps from Côte d’Argent beaches on the French Atlantic coast.

Photography: © Architecture de Collection

Photography: © Architecture de Collection

Photography: © Architecture de Collection

Photography: © Architecture de Collection

Photography: © Architecture de Collection

Photography: © Architecture de Collection

Photography: © Architecture de Collection

Photography: © Architecture de Collection
Architect Nicolas Dahan designed the beach house, which is some 58 miles north of Bordeaux, in 2019. It’s on sale for €1.768m and according to selling agent Architecture De Collection, the beach villa’s transparent and straightforward design echoes Californian modernism via its rectangular form and slimline roof.
Inside, the five-bedroom house’s open-plan living room is all about space and light. Neat kitchen cabinetry and a checkerboard-style ceiling – whose design is mirrored in the okoumé flooring slabs – create a streamlined feel while glass walls dissolve the house into its forest surroundings.




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