Neoilluminist Art Villa in France


Villa D’Azur

Neoilluminist Art Villa

of the

Architect and Artist

Walter Noetico 

Villa d'Azur is a villa conceived as a work of art, the Neoilluminist Artwork inspired by the music of Claude Debussy "Images".  The entire outer surface of the Villa, the swimming pool and its surrounding terraces and floor area, are real works of art in a fine mosaic, for a total area of ​​500 square metres of artworks. 

Also a number of doors and wall surfaces on the interior are true works of art by renowned artist and founder of the Neoilluminist Art.

Villa d'Azur possesses an extremely privileged habitat, because it enjoys a Mediterranean micro-climate, peace and tranquillity in a dominant idyllic position, an enviable panoramic view, from which there is not a house to be seen, away from the residential centre and at the same time with the convenience of main road and nearby services at just five minutes away.  The Villa – (as is with all the private residences which have a merit) - cannot be seen from the nearby road, and lies within its own delightful formal gardens and parkland grounds, which guarantees the high degree of tranquillity and privacy. 

From the private gate, the property is being approached via a long private 150m paved driveway, completely lined with a wide variety of mature trees, leading to the illuminated extensive parking and the Villa itself.  All of the property is completely fenced around.


Constructed in 1972, the Villa is unique of a kind in the entire France, having been designed at the time for a friend by the Architect Pecaud of Limoges.  

Arranged over three levels, the contemporary Villa provides well-proportioned character accommodation and is equipped with every comfort, with equipment from the best brands, including a powerful Viessmann oil-fired Boiler.  In addition, the water which comes from the taps is pure spring water, free of chlorine and limescale, and is provided by the neighbouring municipality.

The total area of the Villa is approx. 450 square metres (a total of 1,155 cubic metres), and is surrounded by circa 10,000 sq metres of the mature botanical garden and park, and there were counted 310 mature trees, many of which are located at the border to form a natural fencing area of extreme privacy, and up to 6 metres high.  On the southern side of the Villa there is a 14m long mosaic veranda which then opens up to a very private and dominant heated swimming pool and its surrounding area of 150 square metres surrounded by lighting, sculptures, flowers and various flowering bushes and trees, which blossom in various times of the year, thus offering the beauty throughout.

Villa d'Azur is situated in France, less than an hour from the historic town of Limoges (famous for its porcelain dating back to the 18th Century), in the department of Correze (the Limousin Region of France), which is the land preferred and chosen by the Presidents of the French Republic, designated for its outstanding natural beauty and historic heritage, together with the environmental and social safety.  The Villa itself lies within the scenic countryside of the National Regional Park of Limousin, in the heart of "Plateau du Millevaches", in the antic French means "The Plain of the Thousand Springs".  In the area, there are often seen hawks/falcons, deer, fox, mink and other wild animals and birds.  The roadways are all in a perfect condition, same as in a city, and this is something very distinctive to France. 

The nearby village of Bugeat offers easy access into the nearby historic town of Limoges (which can be reached by a local and fast train service, as well as by car from the same main road).  The village of Bugeat offers an excellent range of amenities, including two medium-sized Supermarkets, Pharmacy, 3 Doctor’s Surgeries, a Dentist, Sports Leisure Centre, Hairdressers, Bank, and independent shops which include a Baker, Butcher, Wine Specialist, Artist’s Shops, and markets held three times a week, charming cafés and restaurants.  There is also a Medieval Church of Saint-Pardoux dating back to 14th and 15th Centuries, as well as two lakes in the vicinity: 2km from Bugeat there is the Lake of Viam, and the Lake of Treignac 20km away, with sandy beaches and yachting activity in the summer months up to October.  For international travelling, Limoges Airport (80km) then connection to Paris by plane (1hr 10mins), or by train Limoges (Benedictins) - Paris (Austerlitz) – 3hrs away, hourly service.



Lake of Viam

Lake of De Bort-les-Orgues      

Villa d'Azur:  The Facade 

 


Mosaic Signature of the Artist

 

Villa D’Azur

Gold Leaf and Mosaic Stained Glass Detail

 

 

Homage to Debussy

 

The Neoilluminist Chessboard 

The Villa facing South

 

Villa d’Azur seen from the park


 

Artwork Swimming Pool

 

 

Detail of the Artwork Swimming Pool

 

 

Artwork Swimming Pool

 

 

Detail of the Artwork Swimming Pool

 

  The Artwork Lamp & ChessTable


 

Panoramic View from the Villa

 

 

 The Swimming Pool and Garden  area

 


The Artwork Veranda

 The Artwork "Pathway of Lovers", leading to the Swimming Pool area

The Artwork "Pathway of Lovers", leading to the Swimming Pool area


 

Artwork "Stairway of Life" 

 


Artwork "Stairway of the  Sun" 


 

The Park

 

 The Park


 

"Peynet's Lovers Bench"


 The Private Road


 The Living Room Saloon


 

 The Living Room Saloon

 

 

The Living Room Saloon passage into the Dining Room


 The Artwork Flooring in the Living Room Saloon

 

 

The Panoramic Windows to the South of the Villa


The Living Room Saloon with the Mezzanine above


 View from the Mezzanine Library

 

 

 The Mezzanine

 

 

 The Mezzanine Library

 


 

The Artwork Flooring in the Mezzanine Library


The Dining Room


The Dining Room



The Entrance Hall


 

 The Entrance Hall

 

 

 The Mosaic Coat of Arms

 

 

 The Entrance Stairway leading to the First Floor


 The Entrance Hall, the Solid Colour Glass windowpanels




The Hallway seen from the stairs


The Galleried Landing


Bedroom 1


 Bedroom 1



 The Artwork Flooring in Bedroom 1



 Bedroom 1



 The En-Suite Bathroom of Bedroom 1



 The En-Suite Bathroom of Bedroom 1



 Bedroom 2



Bedroom 2



The Artwork Flooring in Bedroom 2


Bedroom 3


Bedroom 3


En-Suite Bathroom of Bedroom 3 


 The Solid Stained Glass Window Panel in the Kitchen


The Harlequin Kitchen front view



 The Harlequin Kitchen angle view



The mural detail



The Study


The Study


The Study


The Laundry - UtilityRoom


The Artwork flooring in the Laundry - Utility Room

 

 Accommodation:

ENTRANCE RECEPTION HALL  
(4.72m x 4m with a ceiling height of 5.40m max.)

Having decorative tiled and mosaic flooring,
Neo-illuminist Coat of Arms on the floor of the entrance with a moto “Mens Libera”.  The robust solid wood entrance door is decorated in an antique castle style motif, and the surrounding wall has four big stained glass window panels. Ceiling lighting, grand exotic wood bespoken Art staircase to first floor, exposed mosaic walling. There is also a fitted wardrobe next to the Cloakroom. Two radiators.

CLOAKROOM 

Fitted with a vanity unit and wash basin, low-flush w.c., terracota glazed tiled floor with timber panelling to walls. 

LIVING ROOM SALOON
(8.10m x 4.70m with a ceiling height point of 5.43m)

Richly decorated with the Neo-illuminist Art all of the contour and the centre of the wooden flooring. A grand fireplace made of the precious Limousin Granite with a big architrave in a solid exotic wood and a generous Granite area in front of the fireplace. Panoramic windows and door which open on to the adjacent mosaic 14-metre terrace/veranda.   The windows have the automated shutters. There are also two wall radiators, and a further long radiator beneath the panoramic windows; TV points.

BEDROOM 1

(4.60m x 4.05m with a ceiling height of 2.68m)

An extremely spacious room having a double radiator, large tall window with a decorated window sill, manual window shutter, picture rail to walls, telephone and TV points. Wooden flooring decorated throughout the four corners and the centre with the Neo-Illuminist Artwork.

EN-SUITE BATHROOM 1

Fitted with a bathroom suite comprising the panelled bath, traditional shower, twin inset vanity basins with a panoramic mirror, inset spotlighting and shelving above, and multiple storage cupboards above and below the glossy worktops. Also present is a radiator below the window, matching heated towel rail, porcelain tiled floor and walls, dressing valet.

BEDROOM 2
(4.05m x 3.30m with a ceiling height of 2.68m)

Luminous south-facing room (presently used as a second study office), decorated wooden flooring, telephone and TV points, picture rail to walls, radiator and a very tall window (with manual shutter) with another window panel underneath with a view to the veranda and swimming pool terrace and garden.

EN-SUITE BATHROOM 2

Vanity unit and wash basin with mirror and storage cabinet below. Matching classic shower corner, radiator, heated towel rail, window, tiled floor.

KITCHEN / DINING ROOM
(6m x 4.65m with a ceiling height of 2.68m)

This area has been artistically decorated with the Harlequin Neo-illuminist motif throughout on the walls in a high quality glazed tiles, with a big artistic stained glass window and the stained glass entrance door. Contemporary fitted kitchen with a range of glossy units, working surfaces, free-standing large cooker, a wide range of appliances (additional mini-oven, microwave, blender, juice extractor, radiotoaster, coffee & cappuccino maker, mini fridge). Mosaic centre ceiling lighting and wall light fittings throughout. Decorative tiled floor in porcelain and mosaic. Telephone and TV points. The kitchen area is fitted with a Carbon Monoxyde detector and a Fire Alarm.

Second Level

Landing (4m x 1.25m)

Galleried landing overlooking the reception hall entrance having open-spelled balustrade in a polished solid exotic wood, wooden ceiling.

MEZZANINE LIBRARY
(4.70m x 4.40m with a ceiling height of 2.50m)

The Mezzanine Library has got a solid exotic wood balustrade from which there is an open view into one part of the Living Room Saloon underneath it, as well as overlooking the grand fireplace of the Saloon. Decorated wooden flooring, double set of windows with the deep outside window sills decorated in mosaic and porcelain tile, overlooking the surrounding panorama and the swimming pool area and gardens. Wooden ceiling.

BEDROOM 3  (5.20m x 4.33m with a ceiling height - 2.50m)

A luminous bedroom with a double entrance (anteroom), richly decorated in the Neo-illuminist style centre-piece wooden flooring, ornate scroll border to the upper edge of the walls, radiator, window with the mosaic decorated deep window sill on the outside, overlooking the swimming pool area and gardens, as well as the surrounding panoramic view. TV point, wood ceiling, manual window shutters.

EN SUITE BATHROOM / SHOWER ROOM 3

Shower enclosure with shower power mixer, vanity wash basin (mixer tap), small radiator, low-flush WC, towel rail, spotlighting, window.

 

STUDY ROOM  (4.65m x 4.15m)

Chess design tiled porcelain floor, wooden ceiling and walls, Velux sky-light window, wall window overlooking the private road and terrace outside the door entrance.

 

BEDROOM 4  (5.90m x 4m with a ceiling height of 2.50m)

Fitted wardrobe and shelving, large radiator, wall window to the west, sky-light window, fitted carpet, separate En-suite washroom decorated with a mixture of mosaic and porcelain glazed tiles, with a pedestal wash basin (mixer taps) and Greek Key wall light fitting.

EN SUITE WASHROOM and a Separate Shoe/storage Niche

Artistically tiled throughout and decorated with a mixture of mosaic and porcelain glazed tiles, with a pedestal wash basin (mixer taps) and Greek Key wall lighting.

 

Third Level, Semi-Basement

This level of the Villa is reached via the stairs from the side of the Cloakroom down (tiled throughout, where we find the following:-

GALLERIED CORRIDOR

Decorated with mosaic, glazed tiles and wood. Mosaic Mirror at the end of the corridor.  Then to the left:

STORAGE ROOM  (4.10m x 2m)

With a window to the south-east.  

To the right:

FRIDGE and FREEZER STORE ROOM  (4.50m x 2m)

Completely tiled room: walls, floor and mosaic ceiling. Two Indesit tall Fridge/Freezers, separate deep freezer, kitchen unit for additional food storage and worktop.


LAUNDRY ROOM  (5.80m x 4.45m)

A very spacious room richly decorated in mosaic and porcelain, floor and walls. Containing 3 washing machines of various sizes, double sink and mixer tap, various electrical points, glossy white table top, ironing and drying facilities, leather sofa, large radiator, window to the south-west.

BOILER and SWIMMING POOL CONTROLS ROOM
(4.60m x 2.60m)

Decorated in porcelain tiles and mosaic throughout the floor and walls. Oil-fired Central Heating System VIESSMANN Vitola 100 Boiler which is known for its energy efficiency and quality.  Also installed are swimming pool controls system: heating controls for the water in the swimming pool, water pump, sand filter, Chloromatic machine, automatic water digital thermometer machine, window to the south.

 

LARGE DOUBLE / TRIPLE GARAGE  (11.30m x 4.60m)

Spaces for 2 to 3 vehicles.  Decorated throughout (walls in mosaic, and the flooring in porcelain tiles arranged by way of 3 chessboards), remote control entry with a separate door on the side, radiator.   Free-standing glossy cupboard unit, mosaic decorated sink.  Fitted with the Carbon Monoxyde Detector and Fire Alarm, two windows to the south.

 

Outdoors

MOSAIC NEO-ILLUMINIST VERANDA (14m long and 1.75m wide)

Accessed from the Living Room Saloon or by the outside stairs.  Running along the Saloon panoramic windows and the Bedroom 3 window panelling.   Featuring white and green mosaic drawing compositions throughout, and the white balustrade.  The stairs are equally decorated in mosaic with the Turquoise edging, which then joins with the “Pathway of Lovers” way leading to the swimming pool area.

 

HEATED OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
(10m x 5m, with a gradual maximum depth up to 2.20m)

Mosaic artwork throughout, comprising the border.   There is also the submerged lighting in the pool.

 

TERRACE SURROUNDING THE SWIMMING POOL
(15m x 10m)

Tiled throughout with a chess and floral design. The terrace and swimming pool are enclosed within a decorated wall up to 1m in height, on two ends of which there are sculptures of Apollo and Diana, the Goddess of Hunting, facing each other, as well as two other bronze sculptures by renowned Italian artists (Petrollo & Canuti).   To the both sides of the swimming pool, there are two “cubes” profusely decorated by the Artist in the glass mosaic, one of which includes a chessboard, and both have the tall white lamps on the top, and mural electrical sockets and light switches for convenience.  

There are two generous set of stairs in the garden: one the Artwork "The Stairway of Life" underneath the window of Bedroom 1, on the south-eastern side of the Villa, next to the Rhododendron flowering plant.  The other set of stairs - the Artwork "The Stairway of Knowledge" which is found off the road in the front of the garage plaza leading to the swimming pool garden area. (both performed by the Artist in porcelain and mosaic).