The late French architect and designer Thierry Despont, named to Architectural Digest’s AD100 2023 Hall of Fame before he died in August, was known around the world for his artistic eye, refined taste, and exacting standards.
The 5,500-square-foot, six-bedroom primary residence, once the riding club’s main barn, embraces a central cobblestone patio-courtyard with a fountain at its center. The property also includes a separate four-bedroom guest house or caretaker’s residence, a pool house converted from a stabling block, and a converted barn/four-car garage, which also served as the multifaceted creative powerhouse’s art studio.