Home With A Price

David Price’s family home is a culmination of nearly 30 years of experience in designing dream residences for an international clientele across the south of France. Lynn Tan discovers how the owner-founder of David Price Design taps on his expertise to transform this dilapidated Provence property into a new home for his family.

- Lynn Tan

Nearly three decades of creating dream homes for wealthy clients has honed David Price’s ability to spot a great plot, identify the restoration works required and realise his vision with the right materials, tradespeople and suppliers. And what better opportunity for all to come together than for his family home.

David found the perfect property for himself, his wife Anne, and their two daughters in an area of Provence set in the stunning Alpilles region, also known as “Little Alps”. The natural site, north-west of Bouches-du-Rhone, is characterised by a chain of small limestone mountains with a panorama that stretches from Mont Ventoux to the Cevennes, and from the Sainte-Victoire Mountain to the Camargue.

Originally built in the 1970s by a local farmer to serve as an outbuilding for his herd of goats, subsequent additions resulted in the small residential dwelling that caught David’s eye. “The property was formed in a long U shape with living areas at the northern end of the U, and open at the southern end,” David explains. “The inner courtyard was flanked by stables and other accommodation, including a gite d’etape or lodge for guests arriving on horseback.”