Although both Marie Bergé and her husband, Emmanuel, are from Rheims and knew the area well, they were surprised when their estate agent showed them a rundown midcentury property in the heart of the city that they had never seen before.
“We found a real gem,” says former fashion stylist Marie when describing her first visit to the 1950s house located in what is unofficially known as the capital of France’s Champagne region. And it is special, the architectural style is typical of the French modernist movement, in the tradition of Le Corbusier with substantial expanses of glass providing lots of natural light. And it makes sense that they hadn’t seen it before – the two-storey house is surrounded by mature trees, offering privacy and a comforting sense of isolation.
