It may not look like it but, appropriate to its hilltop site, the
Maison à Bordeaux is arranged like a medieval castle. It has an
entry courtyard like a bailey, off which there is some secondary
accommodation for guests and the housekeeper. Along the
courtyard’s south-western side stands a three-storey range of
accommodation for the client and his family.
The levels – stratification – of a castle are an important
part of its architecture. Because of the need for defence, the