Three farm buildings were joined to form this house near Paris

Less than 45 kilometres south of Paris, three former farm buildings have been joined together to create a 191sqm house in the Essonne area of Île-de-France. The old stone structures now form an S-shaped plan, with rooms shifting through a series of half-levels in response to the lie of the land. Curved stone and timber-framed walls remain visible inside, alongside terracotta floors and exposed beams.

The house is listed for €575,000.

At the southern end, the living and dining room rises beneath a timber mezzanine and looks onto the terraced garden. A Louis XIV stone fireplace stands against one wall. The kitchen occupies the middle of the house, its oblong plan following the curve of the adjoining passage, with a pink granite worktop and exposed timber overhead.

Three bedrooms are grouped at the other end of the ground floor. One has a separate entrance from the courtyard, while another opens onto its own garden patio. Upstairs, a large mezzanine contains a study and reading area leading to a fourth bedroom.

Outside, stone walls enclose the 661sqm plot, where cobbled terraces climb through the garden beneath a mature cedar tree.

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