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This restored estate located in Saône-et-Loire, France, is currently listed for 2,630,000 € (approximately $2,768,627 USD) by Architecture de Collection.

An aerial view of the French compound, located on the banks of the Loire in Iguerande. The property is home to the award-winning restaurant and hotel La Colline du Colombier, which was established in 2008. Soon thereafter, the family owners joined forces with architect Patrick Bouchain to revive the rural complex, including the multiple buildings included.

The primary suite spans across the lower level, providing direct access to the pool deck.

Extensive glazing lining the front facade enhances the property's intimate ties with nature.

Vaulted wood-beamed ceilings cap the main living areas, which are encompassed by sliding glass doors that open to the wraparound Ipe-wood deck.

While the home’s amenities feel wholly residential, different rooms are specific to the couple’s various projects. This space is outfitted as an analogue synthesizer studio, where Mel, who is also a film composer, records and edits music.

In the dining room, under one of six large industrial skylights, one of the massive hearths is ornamented with a single red tile. Though they don’t know why Katselas placed it there, Mel and designer/project manager Carter Bradley turned it into a motif that pops up unexpectedly elsewhere in the house.

Hamra site plan

The clients' request for a mouse-proof house informed the shape of the home and the use of cast concrete for the foundation.