Right above the «gîte», there is a similarly divided but more rustic apartment with the same ground surface. All four rooms are only lightly insulated, the bedrooms are equipped with an oven. Bathroom and kitchen are not available, but can be used on other floors. Special: The wooden and parquet floors slope funky.
The space is divided into two parts, with a shop window facing the «Grand Rue». It is suitable either as a showroom or as a studio. Chez Monique is equipped with a „Tibaherd“ stove, that can be used to heat the space on cold days as well as for cooking, preserving food or dying fabrics on site.
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The courtyard essentially has two floors. The temperature on part 1 on the first floor stays rather cool. Part 2, the upper level, allows daylight to enter the lower part thanks to its floor construction. Several plants enrich the terrace. The inner courtyard has a clear plastic sheet as a roof, which as well can be rolled up. In winter, the temperature rarely goes below zero. Furthermore, above the stairs that lead to the first floor, there is an outside bed.
The pottery studio gets daylight through the glass door to the «Rue des Fossés». It is equipped with a turntable, a stable work surface and a large shelf for drying potted objects.
The box is located on the second floor between apartment 2 and the private area (above the common room). It is accessible via stairs directly from the Grange. The box is insulated on all sides and has a small roof window. It is, among other things, particularly suitable for music and sound projects.
The stove forms the centre of the common room and thus divides the room into kitchen/dining area and living room/sewing corner. The kitchen is fully equipped, also for cooking larger quantities. Oil, vinegar and spices should always be available. In the living room is a daybed, a couch and a piano. In the nearby corner is a sewing machine and a basic selection of threads and fabrics.
The green area at the edge of the forest on the upper terrace of the old castle garden offers a great view over the valley. It is suitable for yoga sessions or cosy barbecue evenings, for example.
The three-room apartment consists of a small and a large bedroom, the kitchen with adjoining dining area, a sauna and a bathroom with bathtub and toilet. The apartment is arranged in a ring shape. The small bedroom has a double and a single bed as well as a small desk. The large bedroom has a double and a single bed, a fireplace and a library. The kitchen is open to the dining area, with a table for about eight people and another fireplace. The sauna is electrically heated. The whole apartment can be heated with the central heating (wood-heating; located on the first floor) and by the two fireplaces.
The large workshop is equipped with basic hand machines and tools as well as a small storage of materials to use. Furthermore, there is a large band saw and a gas-shielded welding machine. The windows to the Grange (barn) bridge the two spaces visually and allow the exchange of objects. The passage through an archway on the side of the «Grand Rue» allows to work on large objects in the workshop. The room is not heatable.
