The Chateau is situated in the GREEN HEART of FRANCE, surrounded by oak and chestnut Forests, sweeping pasture and many peaceful lakes, ideally located for Exploring The Limousin, Dordogne, Charente and the Lot.

Perfect for persons wanting total privacy with the maximum of comfort and luxury

The Chateau is steeped in History, Richard the Lionheart – according to Local legends – died and is buried here in the Grounds, and in more recent times Madame Pompadour and General/ President de Gaulle have been House guests.

The Chateau and outbuildings have been decorated in Style and Taste and include a personalized "CHATEAU “ Dinner service for 30 Covers

1 hour – LIMOGES, 4 hour – PARIS, 8 hour CALAIS and TUNNEL

All this can be yours for $31,536,360.00

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The time-worn adage “form follows function” may bring a groan to the lips of everyone who has heard it repeated ad nauseam in architecture or design classes. However, it is so time-worn because it is a wise approach to these pursuits.

The Cannon Beach Residence designed by Nathan Good Architects was meant, first and foremost, to be both durable and earth-friendly. The owners wanted a net-zero energy house. It just so happens that it turned out to be extremely beautiful as well.

As an award-winning home that has received accolades across the board, the Cannon Beach Residence is undeniably gorgeous. But its true strength lies in its use of natural materials and sustainable building practices.

Huge south-facing windows let in ample natural light and reduce the need for artificial lighting. A 5.9kw photovoltaic system provides electricity to the home and is also connected to the local grid, meaning that the electricity meter can at times spin backward when the home produces more energy than it uses.

Thermal collectors provide the home with hot water, using the sun to heat it. Part of the home’s roof is green, planted with sedum and other perennials to provide the home with natural insulation and fire resistance.

Wind-fallen trees were used for the timber-frame construction, while the cherry wood used in the kitchen fixtures came from certified sustainable sources.

Recycled and salvaged materials were used wherever possible, contributing to a home that with a healthy indoor environment and a positive impact on its surroundings.

If winter is coming, this hybrid load-bearing + frame-and-cladding house may be the most brilliant way to weather those long cold nights. Likewise in summer, a combination of shade and openness provides the right balance of protection from and exposure to nature.

Dubbed Under the Moonlight by its designer Giovanni D’Ambrosio, this Australian home blends solid stone with blackened steel that combine to tie it into the landscape and capture incredible views at the same time.

Masonry elements directly connect inside and out, rising up from the ground but cantilevering into the primary first-floor living space as well.

Thin windows likewise run right from the intersection of structure and earth, breaking down the distinction between interior and exterior.

Ground-floor grandeur gives way, ultimately, to surprisingly cozy upstairs rooms including master bed and bath, lofted, tucked inside and sheltered by branch-like structural supports.

Concept designs are more than mere fantasy or idle musing – they drive real technological change, keeping us here-and-now humans looking ahead toward a never-certain future.

Many concepts are already in the works: cars that plug into rather than park next to homes, mobile pods for off-the-grid living and three-dimensionally-complex objects that only a few years ago were hard to model on a computer, let alone construct in real life.

From aquatic towns to orbital hotels, the above articles cover unbuilt wonders that test the limits of curry technology but also provide something for the future to look back on as a benchmark. It is always hard to say whether they will seem dated or visionary ahead of time.

It starts with a fluid central volume with operable circular windows and skylights for seasonal weather-based temperature flexibility, then spawns a series of additional indoor and outdoor spaces.

Scheduled to be constructed on the coast of South Korea by 2015, Planning Korea let each sub-structure reflect its function with respect to the whole, including party rooms, work spaces, bedrooms and lounges that jut out at angles in each direction.

A green roof also varies in height, rising toward one end of the site and sinking into a swimming pool with a view toward the ocean, reinforcing a sense of motion and creating additional views at various points along the way.

NURBan Design: Extreme Curved-in-3D Home Construction

With the shape of a spaceship, scaled skin of some giant serpent and amazing futuristic forms that defy easy description, this home seems like some kind of science-fiction vision or creative artist rendering … but represents a reality architects have dreamed of for decades – a whole house of NURBS.

“Non-uniform rational basis spline (NURBS) is a mathematical model commonly used in computer graphics for generating and representing curves and surfaces which offers great flexibility and precision for handling both analytic and freeform shapes.” In short: they are a way to create incredible irregular shapes that are often nearly impossible to construct in the real world … until now.

Increasingly complex computer programs and precise laser-cutting techniques have turned even the most irregular, unusual and unique shapes into potentially buildable structures like this amazing new home designed by architect Enric Ruiz-Geli.

The so called ‘Villa Nurbs’ is a tribute to the amazing potential of these innovative technologies and even looks (at least at first glance or in the distance) like something too perfect, too smooth and too space-age to possibly be a real building.

Architects have been creating models of this kind for a long time and many are still beyond the capacity of construction companies and building groups, but more and more high-profile designers are pushing the limits like this and some engineering and manufacturing firms are catching up quickly.

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