SOLAN – Ainay, Lyon 2nd

Character duplex, renovated, exclusive terrace.

In the heart of the Ainay neighbourhood, within a grand early-19th-century bourgeois co-ownership building, this 124 sq m duplex apartment strikes a rare balance between period character and a thoroughly refined contemporary renovation.

The ground floor is organised around a vast reception room with fireplace and 4 m ceiling height, a fitted kitchen, two bedrooms, a shower room, and a separate WC.

A central structural element has made it possible to create a full upper level: an open space overlooking the reception room below leads to a complete master suite with bathroom and independent WC.

Herringbone parquet flooring, cornicing, a marble fireplace — all period features carefully preserved and brought to life by a sober, coherent contemporary intervention.

The crowning feature: a 25 sq m private terrace, a rarity that the Ainay neighbourhood — sought-after as it is — can seldom offer.

Ainay is Lyon at its most residential: quiet, central, a short walk from Bellecour, the Saône riverbanks, and Perrache station. An area that speaks equally to discerning Lyon residents and to Parisian or international buyers in search of a property with genuine character.

Photos: Manon Bossard