Topped by a hipped tiled roof with bull's eyes or pedimented dormers, the main building has a long, pale pink rendered facade with arched windows surrounded by stone and protected by bluish louvered shutters. From the main road between Beaune and Dijon, the townhouse can be glimpsed through a gap between the 17th and 18th century buildings. Although by no means ostentatious, it catches the eye for its harmonious proportions, its roof clad in a mosaic of traditional flat tiles typical of Burgundy and its large, carved wooden carriage entrance framed by a double row of rusticated stonework, highlighted at the ridge by a thin stone cornice with upturned ends.
At right-angles, marked by stone corner quoins, the side elevation follows the course of the road leading to the western part of town. A large, solid wood carriage entrance painted light blue provides access to the inner courtyard and the garden. A few dozen metres further on, an automatic gate opens onto the courtyard and its many outbuildings.

The townhouse

In this region, settlements predate the Roman Empire, and the Nuits-Saint-Georges area has continued to develop ever since. In the 14th century, ramparts were built to protect the prosperous little town from frequent pillaging. The many abbeys and feudal estates in the surrounding area created great wealth from wine and olive growing, agriculture and the production of linseed, all of which contributed to the development of trade relations. In fact, King Louis XIV went so far as to promote the wines of Nuits, which had been recommended by his physician Guy Fagon. At the beginning of the 18th century, in times of peace within the kingdom of France, the ramparts were demolished and elegant townhouses and noble residences were erected. The townhouse was probably built on the site of an earlier structure, and the cellars still retain some of the original architectural features. Legend has it that on two occasions, Napoleon Bonaparte stayed briefly at Nuits-Saint-Georges and slept in one of the property's bedrooms.

The ground floor
The large wooden carriage entrance on the street side opens onto a wide hallway tiled with Burgundy stone, which serves as a waiting room. There are seven offices on either side of the ground floor. The rooms have retained original features such as wood panelling, doors and locks, stone fireplaces, beamed ceilings, terracotta tiled floors, oak parquet flooring with a ladder pattern and interior wooden shutters. From the waiting room, a discreet door leads into a modest hallway with the start of a superb quarter turn hanging stone staircase with a well hole and a scrolled bottom tread. A wrought-iron balustrade with simple arabesques and a slender handrail accompanies the flight of stairs, which is topped at the start by a Gothic ceiling with a hanging double voussoir. In the centre of the ceiling on the second floor, a plasterwork ornament decorates a light. Under the staircase, a small door opens onto the main office, embellished with wood panelling and illuminated by two windows overlooking the garden. Another door leads to a modest courtyard in the centre of the building, from where the U-shaped layout of its inner side becomes apparent. The building is harmoniously shaped, flanked by two small symmetrical wings with separate ground-level entrances to the rear of the current offices and the technical rooms.
The first floor
The staircase leads to a vast landing where a glazed partition wall separates the entrance to the flat from the stairwell, while allowing the light to flood in from the window overlooking the inner courtyard. A corridor to the right leads to two single bedrooms in the wing at right angles, a shower room and a lavatory. There is a door opening onto a tiled kitchen and a technical passageway under a sloping ceiling. On the street side, there is a dining room with straight strip parquet flooring, featuring an alcove framed by two pilasters and a few cement floor tiles indicating the former location of a stove, followed by a sitting room with a fireplace adorned with a simple edged overmantel. The rooms can also be accessed via a corridor on the inner courtyard side. This corridor extends to two small single bedrooms with street views, fitted wardrobes and closets, as well as a master bedroom situated at right angles, with en-suite bathroom and lavatory. One door provides access to the attic, another to the right leads to the ground floor via a wooden staircase that connects to a small hallway serving one of the offices, a room and a machine room.
The attic
The upper part of the stone staircase has wooden and terracotta steps leading up to the various attics on the top level. The height of the roof structure provides scope for conversion, taking advantage of the excellent condition of the beams and the dormer windows.
The cellar
There are four adjoining vaulted stone cellars in the basement of the townhouse, all of exceptional architectural quality. They are accessed from outdoors via a stone flight of stairs next to the carriage entrance, running along one of the building's wings. In addition, the property includes three further cellars under the outbuildings, bringing the total usable floor area of the cellars to roughly 720 m².

The outbuildings

The inner courtyard is surrounded by a number of asymmetrical buildings. Close to the noble residence, a woodshed, a bread oven and a technical room are harmoniously covered by flat-tiled roofs with glazed motifs. A dressed stone house built over a vaulted cellar comprises a downstairs carriage shed and an upstairs lodging with three habitable rooms. At the far end of the courtyard, there are a large workshop, two garages, a storage area with a small loading bay built over two cellars and two large sheds with an upper level. Two gates, an old one close to the main building and another automated gate near the carriage houses and workshops, provide independent access. Part of the gravel courtyard features a large area of deactivated concrete, right next to the commercial buildings.

The cottage
This habitable flat of approx. 60 m² is located on the first floor of one of the outbuildings and comprises a small entrance area, a kitchen, a sitting and dining room, a bedroom and a shower room with toilet.
The workhouse
The property has two workshops, totalling a floor area of almost 265 m².
The garage
The two carriage houses have attics.
The garage
There are two closed garages.
The cellar
All three vaulted dressed stone cellars are situated beneath the outbuildings.