Bellac, Limousin 87300

A barn, transformed into a dwelling with a swimming pool, and a Templar building, in the Blond foothills, 40 minutes to the north of Limoges. Seen from above, the property, with its two edifices, is located in a hamlet populated with granite dwellings. On one side and set back from the road, a barn was transformed into a dwelling in the early 2000s with an extension on its southern end, while a Templar-style building, constructed between the 15th and 17th centuries, stands on the adjacent, and slightly elevated, lot. Built out of light-colour granite, the immense two-storey main dwelling features orderly windows, safeguarded by wooden shutters, as well as seven bedrooms, including two on the ground floor. As for the integrated garage, wine cellar and boiler room, they provide comfort as well as modernity, whereas a large arched window, and the main façade's centrepiece, offers glimpses of its large interior dimensions as well as plenty of natural light. Featuring stone window/door surrounds as well as understated lintels, which blend in seamlessly with its traditional windows, the dwelling's lightly burnished tile roof dialogues with the one atop the adjacent edifice, while low stone walls, iron gates or hedges fully enclose both lots.