1005 route de Villerest, 42155, Ouches, France
"PIEDS-À-TERRE", FLEXIBLE ROOMS AND GÎTES FROM 2 PEOPLE, ACCOMMODATING UP TO 10 ADULTS AND 7 CHILDREN - "Le Pré Cheval, a farm combined with gîtes with a view where guests are invited to slip into the warmth of family and farm life — unless they simply prefer to contemplate the surrounding countryside. Supported by her partner Jérémy, Marion combines her passion for horses with her innate sense of hospitality. "At Troisgros, we love creating worlds that are intimately our own. For me, Le Pré Cheval has the clean, warm feel of the Nordic countries I love so dearly, and the profile of a hacienda with its central riding arena surrounded by farm buildings and the main farmhouse." "The son of a farmer, renowned for his particular sensitivity to the nobility of agricultural work, architect Pierre Janin combines common sense, generosity and inventiveness. The clean lines of the spaces he designs and his choice of materials aim for the essential. At Le Pré Cheval, we are surrounded by raw unsawn timber, draped corrugated polycarbonate and grey fibre cement sheets with delicate nuances. He established a fruitful complementarity between the different elements — the barn, the stable, the livestock shed and our home — while creating freely modular living spaces. Guests can come alone or stay with family, with loved ones, enjoy the lounge together, forge friendships. An elevated walkway runs alongside the riding arena with its show jumping course, while on the other side alcoves open out onto the fields, with Le Bois sans feuille and its Bois dormant in the distance." - Marion - Photos: Félix Ledru