Labarraque
property details
for a Hub House co-operative coliving project

Environment ✧ agricultural edge of mountains; trails 10mins train

Services ✧ all

Access ✧ station 10mins walk: 3h Lourdes airport (2 changes), Toulouse/Bordeaux airport 4h30 (2 changes); Paris station 5h or nightrain (both 1 change)

Area ✧ presentably unique little town, with its two deep rivers and buildings hanging over it crossed by old bridges; certainly it has its fair share of empty shops but several projects underway to reinvigorate, several streets paved with greenery and better layout, an abandoned 1700m2 building 10mins walk is being converted into a tiers-lieu with indoor japanese garden, resturant and uh just 23m2 of coworking space
✦ climate is temperate with lots of rain (much more than England heavier over similar number of days, but more sun), nicest Jun–Oct which is rather short, nonetheless makes it very green and lush (unlike the south east!) but one has to be ready to take advantage of shower-free periods; given the otehr benfits I'm not covinced this is a bad thing as those with flexible timings simply work on less inviting days
✦ good coffeshop, bars and restaurants; organic bakery
✦ 15mins walk on lanes to a hillside walk but really requires a pickup to be interesting; possible 2h walk along river and back on other side via devils bridge; better 10mins drive
✦ 10mins bike to long gentle tracks through fields and woods with many variants, along river, or 15mins to good hills; many more options with quick train
✦ trains to bedous for good mountains
✦ 30 mins train to very nice little city of Pau (last 8:30pm) with lots of gardens and some novelty, although 10–15mins stroll and wait each end nontheless this is part of the outing
✦ massive indoor rock climbing gym next door
✦ rafting and kayaking at the door, canyoning and climbing not far
✦ 50mins drive mountain peak/spanish border for bike descents, a bit further for canfranc of which the train tunnel may reopen oneday
✦ bus to nordic skiing but only 1500m

Property ✧ the lack of a garden is not terrible as there's a good grassy terraced park above the river 2mins away, and 10mins to a hilltop green, amongst others; tennis at door
✦ the outdoor space being entirely inward is less desireable thus would need good greenery
✦ 3 wings plus 80m2 courtyard which has been covered for the ground floor currently giving a 1st floor terrace, would need uncovering to light the ground (currently garages/storage) and be part transformed as orangerie
  ✧ south/front 65m2; ground has big shop windows, attic has 5 dormers to south along front and 1 at back, given this it would be a common space with views
  ✧ west/side 55m2, some skylights in attic at west, new ones could be added courtyard side for use as pods
  ✧ north/rear 70m2; idem
✦ 190m2 per floor, but ground and attic to be transformed (2 floors usable)

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in good condition but all windows ultimately need replacing being old single glazing