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A Bubbly Building Fit for a Hobbit Pops Up for €740K in France

Designed by Pascal Häusermann and Claude Costy, the weird and wonderful space once held a ceramics workshop.

Location: Ponsas, France

Architect: Pascal Häusermann and Claude Costy

Price: €740,000 (approximately $731,145)

Year Built: 1971

Footprint: 1,076 square feet

Lot Size: 0.93 acres

From the Agents: "In the Rhône valley sits the ceramic workshop Palègre, created by the famous duo of architects Pascal Häusermann and Claude Costy. Nestled on the heights of Ardèche hill, the structure hosts a large multipurpose volume, serving both as a workshop, storage room, exhibition area, and store. The building opens wide onto nature thanks to large rounded bay windows set all around the structure. On the south facade, three glazed spheres offer panoramic views of the landscape."


Known as Atelier Palegre, the eclectic, organic-shaped structure sits nestled in the heart of the Rhone Valley, overlooking the Ardeche hills.

Known as Atelier Palègre, the eclectic, organic structure is nestled in the heart of the Rhone Valley, overlooking the Ardèche hills.

Photo courtesy of © Architecture de Collection


A Bubbly Building Fit for a Hobbit Pops Up for €740K in France

Photo courtesy of © Architecture de Collection


The 1,076-square-foot interior was originally designed to serve as a multipurpose space for creating ceramics, as well as exhibiting, storing, and selling them.

The 1,076-square-foot interior was originally designed to serve as a multipurpose space for creating, exhibiting, storing, and selling ceramics.

Photo courtesy of © Architecture de Collection

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By: Dwell Staff
Title: A Bubbly Building Fit for a Hobbit Pops Up for €740K in France
Sourced From: www.dwell.com/article/atelier-palegre-concrete-dome-building-rhone-valley-france-real-estate-56dc3812
Published Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:28:25 GMT