The plot is located in the heart of the beautiful watchmaking town of La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the center of a district of 20th century villas. The house has only one direct neighbor because it is located between two intersections of secondary streets. On the other three sides, we can observe three masterpieces of early-century architecture, including the Villa Schwob or Villa Turque by Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, the future "Le Corbusier".
The building is located in a relatively quiet area and built on a plot of 1,432 m with clearance and sunshine. You will find bus stops nearby. It benefits from an underground garage (under the garden) for 3-4 cars and public parking spaces on all adjacent streets. Despite a slightly off-center location to the northwest of the city center, every convenience is less than a kilometer away on foot. The plot is surrounded by a stone wall except to the east where the garden adjoins the neighboring villa.
This 1913 mansion was inspired by Renaissance architectural styles and designed by Léon Boillot, a locally renowned architect.
The entrance is located on the ground floor, on the same level as the rue du Temple-Allemand. On each side of the main entrance, you can go around the house with the possibility of entering through secondary doors (through the kitchen on the left or through the swimming pool on the right).
The main entrance opens onto a vestibule, followed by a hall leading to the rooms on the ground floor. On the left, a short corridor serves the cloakroom with the guest toilet, the kitchen with a small dining area and direct access to the dining room. Opposite the entrance, two glass doors give access to the large living room. On the right, you access the main door of the Charles-Edouard Jeanneret library, future "Le Corbusier", with frescoes by Charles L'Eplattenier. Access to the small living room, also called the TV room, is either through the large living room or through the library.
In the small living room, an old fireplace and a built-in corner unit for the TV accentuate the charm of this room, naturally filtered by its two high windows. The large living room has three high windows and a French window giving access to the porch and the terrace. This room has a magnificent mahogany parquet floor with lemon tree marquetry. At both ends of the large living room are large sliding doors that adorn the dining room and the small living room. The dining room with its oak paneling and wall tapestry is breathtaking.
The kitchen has a separate entrance, for example for the house staff. It is fully equipped with semi-professional appliances and a beautiful space is thus set up for culinary preparation, spread over 4 separate worktops. Very bright thanks to its four light sources and very ergonomic for cooking, it also allows you to sit in the "breakfast" corner to eat or have coffee. Hidden in the oak layout is the access to the cellar via a narrow staircase. It serves the technical rooms, various cellars, the swimming pool and the garage.
On the first floor as on the ground floor the walls are covered with splendid Japanese papers in a gamboge shade. A corridor is positioned in the center of the villa, opening onto the various rooms. To the north, to the right of the stairwell, are the guest toilets for the first floor. To the left, there is a storage room or possibly an independent wardrobe.
To the northwest is a small, bright bedroom with a bathroom with a bathtub and green carpet. Opposite it, to the southwest, is a large bedroom with a bathroom with a bathtub and a shower. The main wall has a large mirror and the floor is covered with blue carpet.
The office is one of the building's character rooms. With English green carpet and shiny wallpaper between greige and steel gray, it is accessed from the master suite or from the upstairs hall. There is also a "cubbyhole" type storage room. Located in the center of the south facade, this room gives access to the balcony. The tree-lined view is relaxing and overlooks the century-old trees in the garden.
The master suite is composed of three elements: a very large bedroom with a walking dressing room, a large bathroom with a shower and a whirlpool bathtub as well as two sinks and a small living room to the North-East of the house. This room has more than 6 large windows. A very bright and spacious living space.
The second floor has no hall, only a long corridor joins the two ends of the building. To the west is the hunting room, also called the games room. The rooms adjacent to it are mainly "maids' rooms" or "small offices or workshops". Access to the attic of the villa is on the left and goes up under the cold roof. Decorated with dormers, these rooms overlook the surrounding buildings and offer a view of the rooftops of La Chaux-de-Fonds.
