The estate Domaine Château de Ballerand is located in Marval, 70 km south of Limoges in central France. First mentioned in the middle of the 15th century, this 230-hectare property includes not only one of the former hunting lodges of the Sun King Louis XIV, but also parks, wooded areas, some lakes, a private hunting ground and two quarries.
The estate of the current owners, who have moved their permanent residence to Ballerand, was not under monument protection and was ready for changes. What Kehrbaum Architekten initially found was a castle on a silted lake, completely hidden behind trees and bushes. However, the owners of the castle wanted a representative, “open” castle to live and entertain in.