WHAT'S ON THE MARKET: Le Corbusier House in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, near Lyon, France

Despite its name, this is not a Le Corbusier-designed property. But nevertheless, it is an interesting mid-century house all the same. Located in 8,000 square metres of private land on the outskirts of Lyon in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, France, the house was completed in 1961 and contains many of the features that Le Corbusier included in his domestic architecture. The house has the external spiral stair inspired by Atelier Ozenfant; the horizontal strip windows and view framing openings from La Villa Savoye; the external walkways found at Villa Lipchitz-Miestchaninoff and the multiple-level sun terraces designed for Villa de Madame Manorama Sarabhai, Ahmedabad, India. Perhaps it is a shame the latter’s concrete slide from the first floor into the swimming pool hasn’t also been replicated. With five-bedroom house, it is for sale for €1,950,000 (£1,644,000).

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