Five-room duplex, top floor

A rare volume, right in the centre of Gland

You walk in, and it is the height that strikes you first. The living room opens over two levels, under a panelled roof frame, and light moves through it unhindered. The modern, fully fitted kitchen opens straight onto the living space: you cook without leaving the conversation.

At the end of the day the sun swings to the south-west and the balcony becomes the place where you linger. The glass-fronted fireplace, set against the living room wall, carries its masonry chimney breast to the top of the volume and gives the room a character no floor area can replace.

The three bedrooms are grouped on the night side, and they are generous: 18, 17 and 17 sqm of floor area, each lit by its own dormer. One is set apart from the corridor by a door and has its own dressing room and bathroom: a complete master suite. Upstairs, the gallery open to the living room has the feel of a loft: 51 sqm under the roof frame, with its own separate shower and WC and a run of wardrobes along the whole length. Fitted out as a bedroom, it makes a second suite, or a real office away from the rest of the apartment.

The building dates from 2013, the apartment is in very good condition, and the service charges remain modest for the size.