Back to the Beginning
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The structure’s entrance courtyard, where centuries of development were peeled back.
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A 17th-century arched opening in a boundary wall gives access to the well-shaded inner portion of the property.
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Daniel Vial commissioned Anthony Ingrao to turn an early-medieval priory in France’s Lubéron region into a personal retreat. The tower was built in the 11th century.
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Using stone from the site and the old construction methods, a wing was rebuilt to accommodate the kitchen, the study and a guest room.
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In the abbey’s apse, the original stone archways are still intact. Ingrao installed banquettes, a 17th-century chest, and pottery excavated from the site. “The idea was to keep the design elements very simple so as not to interfere with the purity of the space,” he says.
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The breakfast room.
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What had been the priory’s well—used for doing laundry—was expanded in the restoration and made into a swimming pool.
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Lunch is typically served in the garden, which overlooks the Lubéron valley, a national park since 1977.
