Welcome to our weekend property digest where we recap the best properties for sale or rent this week across the world. We have a trio of modernist landmarks as well as a ‘treehouse home’ that’ll inspire your inner child.
Villa Seynave in Saint-Tropez, France
4 bedrooms; €3.5m via Architecture de Collection
If you were excited by Le Corbusier’s Marseille duplex last week then take a deep breath. Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand are the dream team behind the heritage-listed Villa Seynave in Saint-Tropez, which is now for sale and likely to garner a lot of attention. The prefab dwelling is built using Prouvé’s ingenious aluminium and concrete ‘alba’ system and won a slew of preservation awards. It’s in pristine condition, including its Perriand-designed furnishings and Serge Mouille lighting. Take a peek inside the French property.
The Pearse House in Sydney, Australia
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4 bedrooms; POA via Modern House
The Pearse House was designed Noel Bell of practice by Ridley Smith Architects in 1969. The Sydney property is described by Aussie agency Modern House as ‘a sensitively updated mid-century modern design at its most joyful – and playful’ with living spaces extended over three levels.
Zigzag House in Sarasota, Florida
4 bedrooms; $3m via Lisa Rooks Morris of Sotheby’s International Realty
Midcentury icon the Zigzag House is named for its saw-toothed roofline and offers a modernist structure with modernised interiors. The Ralph Twitchell-designed gem is fresh from a polish, with a minimalist interior scheme and walls of glass that gaze onto its zen courtyard pool. Take a look around.
An adaptable plug-and-play pod
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1 room from $19,000
Work from home becomes work from the wilderness with this plug-and-play pod by Autonomous. The adaptable prefab can be used as an off-grid office space, yoga room, garden room or cabin, with interiors and integrated green/smart technologies customisable. Read more.
A postmodern treehouse in Richmond Massachusetts
4-5 bedrooms; $1.75,m via Sotheby’s International Realty
There’s rustic, and then there’s rustic and with its tree-trunk columns and all-pine-and-glass interiors, this treehouse home evokes the spirit of a childhood clubhouse. It’s featured in a host of magazines, including Architectural Digest and while the furnishings are a bit ‘twee’, the architecture is guaranteed to intrigue. It’s one of five treehouse homes we discovered for sale in the US. See the others.
Create London reveals ‘first of its kind’ House for Artists in Barking
