Anglet, Aquitaine 64600

You push open the door and the ceiling takes flight. The living room rises into a double-height volume, the bay windows run from floor to roof, and the garden enters the room as if there had never been a wall. This is the kind of villa that tells its story through space before describing itself in figures. Nearly 580 sqm of contemporary architecture in Anglet, set on a 2,392 sqm plot planted with palm trees and ancient olive trees, just minutes from Chiberta, its beaches and its golf course. Timber cladding, hardwood flooring, clean lines the work of an architect can be read in every detail, without showiness. The main house unfolds over three levels and brings together a vast dining room, an open-plan kitchen, a wine cellar, a wellness area and gym, a games room, as well as several bedrooms with their own bathrooms and dressing rooms. Set apart, a single-storey annexe arranged as a one-bedroom flat with a shower room allows family or friends to stay in complete independence. Outside, everything is in place to make the most of it: swimming pool, pool house, exotic-wood terraces, a Basque pelota fronton and a pétanque court, all within a garden dense enough to feel entirely shielded from view. A bold architectural signature, a rare address in Anglet, and a level of appointments that places this property among the finest in the Basque Country. Agency fees: 4.98% incl. Vat payable by the purchaser. Price excluding agency fees: 3,715,000