THE GARDENER'S HOUSE
Built between 1811 and 1815 by Lemot and its architect Crucy, the house of the Gardener is inspired by the rural constructions of central Italy, the «castelli» of Tuscany and Umbria, as seen in the background of the landscapes of Nicolas Chick and Claude Lorrain. In the spirit of Lemot and Crucy, it was to be a model for the reconstruction of Clisson and its surroundings, with the use of brick and tile: several building bodies in differentiated volumes, around a courtyard of a muraille wall and dominated by a tower tower, low-slope roof roofs, open attic, gallery and loggia, serliennes, twin bays, arches in full brick clad with brick. The pavilion near the entrance of the court was the model, defined in Tuscany around 1770, of the «casa colonica», intended to shelter peasants on the lands that had just been redistributed to land reform. There is a permanent exhibition on the history of the site. A child workshop is on site. But it is also, and above all, a place for walking and meeting with nature. It is also a place of inspiration for artists according to the wish of its creator François-Frédéric Lemot (1771-1827). Today the gardener's house successfully combines the reference to ancient and Italian, inspiring from Lemot, and artistic creation.
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