Cédric and Laetitia

Le Belvédère was a small barn belonging to Cédric’s grandparents, where the sheep were brought in. As a child, he went there with his father and his uncle. His grandparents sold it to pay for central heating in their house; his uncle, who was attached to the place, always said he would buy it back if it ever came up for sale. He passed away before he had the chance.

The year after his passing, the private owner who had bought and roughly renovated the barn let Cédric’s father know that he wished to sell. Cédric did not hesitate. The house was rebuilt from the ground up, inside and out: terrace demolished and reconstructed, upper floor entirely remade, new staircase, new kitchen and bathroom, new wiring and air conditioning, every window and door replaced, new gate and fencing, an infinity pool facing the horizon. On the ground floor, the wooden post that stood in the middle of the sheepfold has stayed where it was, cleaned, with the marks of the years: a discreet reminder of what this house once was.