A Fully Renovated Flat, Of Approximately 170 M², In An 18th Century Private Mansion, On The

A fully renovated flat, of approximately 170 m², in an 18th-century private mansion, on the Place Crillon in Avignon. Despite its classical façade, whose understated architectural appearance seems to have the sole purpose of showcasing the nearby “Ancienne Comédie”, Thomas Lainé’s masterpiece, the private mansion is rather discreet in contrast to the theatre’s stunning façade, crowned with a radiant Apollo head and decorated with four ionic pilasters, which support an entablature with a triangular pediment and a balustrade highlighted with four vases resembling fire pot finials. The theatricality of this façade sets the aesthetic for the entire square, this Baroque gem being its dominant element, whereas, despite having changed vocations over the years, its luminous sculpted façade remains the same, the latter of which is directly visible from some of the flat’s windows.

Far from being static, this architecture, reminiscent of an opera set, is today enlivened by a number of nearby restaurants and cafés, which, once summer arrives, becomes a favourite haven of festival attendees. As for the private mansion, with only three storeys in accordance with the city’s regulation requiring buildings to be constructed no higher than the city’s ramparts, it is topped with a barrel tile roof, the latter of which is highlighted by a crenelated genoise cornice, and boasts an off-white plaster-coated ashlar stone façade.

Modified as of the 19th century in order to be turned into commercial premises, its former carriage door entrance and formal courtyard have now been replaced with the terrace of the neighbouring restaurant, while, with one flat per storey, which creates a small commonhold property, the flat in question is located on the second and last floor.

Featuring a kitchen and a bedroom with a mezzanine, on one side, which look out on to the square with its café/restaurant terraces shaded by majestic plane trees, on the other side, an immense living room, three more bedrooms and three shower rooms face south in the opposite direction.
Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: https://www.georisques.gouv.fr/