A classic “double” Échoppe, with rooms on either side of the entryway, in an inner suburb of Bordeaux, France, on May 14.
Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
Design
How the Low-Rise Échoppe Homes of Bordeaux Went Upmarket
The modest single-story houses that define the heart of this French city have a mixed reputation, but modern buyers have rediscovered their charms.
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If you traveled back in time 50 years to tell residents of Bordeaux’s échoppe houses that their streets would one day become world heritage monuments, they would probably be flabbergasted.